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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Zardoz" data-source="post: 752770" data-attributes="member: 704">Its because having the skill cap allows a DM to create an adventure with skill based obstacles that are appropriate to the level of the players.If you remove this cap, the problem isnt about having 1 stat with all the points.&nbsp; Its about having 3 stats with all the points.&nbsp; At 44 points, you can have +15/+15/+14 to three stats.&nbsp; Add in a modest ability adjustment, and you have a skill god.A theif with those kind of ranks in Open Lock, Disable Device, and Search will never worry about getting nailed by a trap.&nbsp; Writing an adventure with that kind of Super theif in the party is difficult.&nbsp; Of course, you could just jack up the DC of the traps and locks to balance that.&nbsp; But not every player will max those particular skills.Putting the skill cap in forces characters to be a bit more balanced, and makes them more managable to DM for.END COMMUNICATION</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lord Zardoz, post: 752770, member: 704"] Its because having the skill cap allows a DM to create an adventure with skill based obstacles that are appropriate to the level of the players. If you remove this cap, the problem isnt about having 1 stat with all the points. Its about having 3 stats with all the points. At 44 points, you can have +15/+15/+14 to three stats. Add in a modest ability adjustment, and you have a skill god. A theif with those kind of ranks in Open Lock, Disable Device, and Search will never worry about getting nailed by a trap. Writing an adventure with that kind of Super theif in the party is difficult. Of course, you could just jack up the DC of the traps and locks to balance that. But not every player will max those particular skills. Putting the skill cap in forces characters to be a bit more balanced, and makes them more managable to DM for. END COMMUNICATION [/QUOTE]

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