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Why PCs should be competent, or "I got a lot of past in my past"
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<blockquote data-quote="GrimCo" data-source="post: 9265505" data-attributes="member: 7044462"><p>And what level of competence would be ok with you so you can say that character is competent?</p><p></p><p></p><p>DC are there for tasks that you do under stress or duress and there is repercussions if you fail. Not for tasks that you do under normal circumstances. For that you don't even need to roll. You do just succeed. If you character is a smith and wants to forge a blade, you don't need a roll. If you have enough time, access to tools, forge and good materials, you just forge a blade, some days you do more, some less, sometimes you fudge something so you need to rework it, but in the end, you are successful. But if your smith has to make it on the short order for local noble or you are getting evicted, then you are under stress and you roll. </p><p></p><p>Thats how it works in real life. I'm sure you also seen people fudge tasks that they done hundreds of times and can almost do it in their sleep, because they are stresed out, they are facing very tight deadlines or something like that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GrimCo, post: 9265505, member: 7044462"] And what level of competence would be ok with you so you can say that character is competent? DC are there for tasks that you do under stress or duress and there is repercussions if you fail. Not for tasks that you do under normal circumstances. For that you don't even need to roll. You do just succeed. If you character is a smith and wants to forge a blade, you don't need a roll. If you have enough time, access to tools, forge and good materials, you just forge a blade, some days you do more, some less, sometimes you fudge something so you need to rework it, but in the end, you are successful. But if your smith has to make it on the short order for local noble or you are getting evicted, then you are under stress and you roll. Thats how it works in real life. I'm sure you also seen people fudge tasks that they done hundreds of times and can almost do it in their sleep, because they are stresed out, they are facing very tight deadlines or something like that. [/QUOTE]
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