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<blockquote data-quote="Swarmkeeper" data-source="post: 8416331" data-attributes="member: 6921763">And I'd wager that you'd be right.Hmm.&nbsp; Do most DMs have real life experience with swordfighting or thieves tools or cliff climbing or [enter D&amp;D adventurer skill here]?&nbsp; Methinks not.&nbsp; Yet somehow it all works.&nbsp; YMMV.&nbsp;Why is it necessary to agree when the DM is empowered to make fair adjudications?&nbsp; In other words, the play loop - along with ability checks as appropriate - seems to take care of these types of things at many tables.&nbsp; Spells can be helpful in the game but are not a requirement for Getting Stuff Done (TM).&nbsp; I mean, I understand the desire to have more written guidance on specialized topics, but 5e is not the game that provides it out of the box.&nbsp; Perhaps there's something on the DMs Guild or DriveThruRPG that would help scratch that itch for your table?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Swarmkeeper, post: 8416331, member: 6921763"] And I'd wager that you'd be right. Hmm. Do most DMs have real life experience with swordfighting or thieves tools or cliff climbing or [enter D&D adventurer skill here]? Methinks not. Yet somehow it all works. YMMV. Why is it necessary to agree when the DM is empowered to make fair adjudications? In other words, the play loop - along with ability checks as appropriate - seems to take care of these types of things at many tables. Spells can be helpful in the game but are not a requirement for Getting Stuff Done (TM). I mean, I understand the desire to have more written guidance on specialized topics, but 5e is not the game that provides it out of the box. Perhaps there's something on the DMs Guild or DriveThruRPG that would help scratch that itch for your table? [/QUOTE]

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