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<blockquote data-quote="Thomson" data-source="post: 4354708" data-attributes="member: 69543">Well, I would recommend everybody to read <a href="http://gloomforge.livejournal.com/12135.html" target="_blank">this</a> on skill challenges.Skill challenges are not &quot;roll this skill x times and don't fail y times&quot;One example of a skill challenge we had last session:DM: &quot;There is a chest on top of the pile of silver and gold pieces&quot;P1: &quot;I will look at the chest... uh... wait... I ask the rogue to have a look at the chest&quot;P2: &quot;Ok I look at the chest, anything suspicious?&quot;DM: &quot;Please roll perception&quot;P2: &quot;Wow, 21&quot;DM: (Making a mental note: 1st success of skill challenge) &quot;Ok, you discover that the chest is locked and trapped with a poison needle&quot;P2: &quot;Uh, I try to disarm the trap. Thievery?&quot;DM: &quot;Sure.&quot;P2: &quot;Woot, 24&quot;DM: (Making a mental note: 2nd success of skill challenge) &quot;The needle is disarmed, the lock seems to be pretty complicated&quot;P1: &quot;Hey maybe I can assist him by having a look at the lock. Perception?&quot;DM: &quot;Uh, maybe Thievery...&quot;P1: &quot;Oh I got an 11 on Perception&quot;DM: (Making a mental note: 2 successes - he tried to assist, so no failure) &quot;Well you're not of much help...&quot;P2: &quot;I try to open the lock... Thievery again?&quot;DM: &quot;Yea sure...&quot;P2: &quot;Yeah, a 23!&quot;DM: (3 successes), &quot;Ok you are almost there, but this lock is... really tough. You have made it past a few bolts, but the chest still does not open...&quot;P1: &quot;I will try to help him again, this time with my thievery skills... Oops, five&quot;DM: (Thinking that P1 effort rather hinders than helps, 1st failure)P2: &quot;Well hey I will make it on my own! I made my 20 on Thievery!&quot;DM: (4 successes, 1 failure) The chest opens!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thomson, post: 4354708, member: 69543"] Well, I would recommend everybody to read [url="http://gloomforge.livejournal.com/12135.html"]this[/url] on skill challenges. Skill challenges are not "roll this skill x times and don't fail y times" One example of a skill challenge we had last session: DM: "There is a chest on top of the pile of silver and gold pieces" P1: "I will look at the chest... uh... wait... I ask the rogue to have a look at the chest" P2: "Ok I look at the chest, anything suspicious?" DM: "Please roll perception" P2: "Wow, 21" DM: (Making a mental note: 1st success of skill challenge) "Ok, you discover that the chest is locked and trapped with a poison needle" P2: "Uh, I try to disarm the trap. Thievery?" DM: "Sure." P2: "Woot, 24" DM: (Making a mental note: 2nd success of skill challenge) "The needle is disarmed, the lock seems to be pretty complicated" P1: "Hey maybe I can assist him by having a look at the lock. Perception?" DM: "Uh, maybe Thievery..." P1: "Oh I got an 11 on Perception" DM: (Making a mental note: 2 successes - he tried to assist, so no failure) "Well you're not of much help..." P2: "I try to open the lock... Thievery again?" DM: "Yea sure..." P2: "Yeah, a 23!" DM: (3 successes), "Ok you are almost there, but this lock is... really tough. You have made it past a few bolts, but the chest still does not open..." P1: "I will try to help him again, this time with my thievery skills... Oops, five" DM: (Thinking that P1 effort rather hinders than helps, 1st failure) P2: "Well hey I will make it on my own! I made my 20 on Thievery!" DM: (4 successes, 1 failure) The chest opens! [/QUOTE]

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