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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8769593" data-attributes="member: 6987520">"Hard" for someone who is "good", that was in the OP. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />You have to decide for yourself (which is why I left it open-ended) what constitutes "good" (what modifier total) and what DC would be "hard" for that individual. Once you make those choices, you get the % chance and vote.Now, you can do it the other direction as well:For instance, given for most PCs the range is -1 (ability score 8) to +17 (ability score 20, tier 4, expertise), you might decide someone is "good" at +8. They aren't great (maybe +10-12) or incredible (+13 or whatever...), and they are better than someone who is decent (maybe just +5?).It is entirely subjective, of course.Then, you think: "How likely should someone who is good succeed at a difficult task?" Perhaps 35%? 50%? 65%? 90%?Again, entirely subjective and you have to decide for yourself.Doing a bit of algebra will then decide the DC. In the example above, if you are +8 and want a 35% chance of success. Well, 35% is a roll of 14 or better, adding 8 makes the DC 22. Hmm... is that too high? Maybe, maybe not...50% would be DC 19, 65% would be DC 16, and 90% would be just DC 11!So, what seems most "right" to you? Is "good" +8? Is "difficult" DC 22, 19, 16, or 11? And of course, ultimately, what are then their chances? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />You can go as in-depth in your thinking or just go with your gut on what feels like the chance should be for someone good doing something difficult.</blockquote>

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