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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mallus" data-source="post: 5794393" data-attributes="member: 3887">Something I came to appreciate about 2e's approach was they way skills didn't scale with level. A PC could be an expert at 1st level. Having PCs with a mix of exceptional, level-dependent skills (casting, thief skills) and more mundane skills they could excel in from the very start was nice.There's no good reason for cooking and violin-playing to be level-dependent in D&D. Probably not. So here's my quick-and-dirty default skills system for 5e. At the base level of complexity, no skills/NWPs at all, just ability checks, d20 + ability score modifier. Base DC = 10 for any skill/task that fits the PCs background/description, ie an aristocratic fighter trying to impress the princess with his courtly dance moves. DEX or CHA.Base DC = 15 for any skill/task outside the PC's shtick, but still somewhat plausible, ie seeing if the same fighter knows anything useful about an powerful wizard who just kidnapped the princess-- hey, the fighter's rich, he can read, and his dad had a good library. INT.Base DC = 20 for something completely left-field, ie the same fighter being able to recognize the wizard's magic warding rune on a ruined tower -- what do you know, the fighter was library was really good! INT.</blockquote>