Why I Hate Skills

[Bill Zebub]

I suppose I could have titled the thread “What happens if you…” and then described a narrow definition of skill use.

I guess I learned all about clickbait thread titles from zaardnar.

 

[soviet]

Flashbacks!

Well no, time is linear. The only verisimilitudinous explanation is that the relevant knowledge spontaneously appears in the character's brain.

 

[Bill Zebub]

Well no, time is linear. The only verisimilitudinous explanation is that the relevant knowledge spontaneously appears in the character's brain.

But that’s TOO real. I might never be able to return to reality.

 

[MichaelSomething]

Pretty much all knowledge checks in skill-based systems basically acknowledge that a particular character's knowledge is all in a Schrodinger's box state; the check is just when we actually decide to open it.

I do think the check will generally have an in-fiction narration, though; it's the character taking a second to wrack their brain and try to remember a detail. That isn't always applicable, but I think it's pretty common for situations that call for some kind of Lore/Knowledge/Intelligence check.

Would you rather the GM write up/buyl a hundred pages of setting knowledge and give players access to certain parts based of class/background/intelligence/etc. ???

This will also require a system of gaining access to more bits based on PC actions.