Worst skill challenge ever.
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RyvenCedrylle
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I concur with most everyone here - it's an ingenious use of the skill, let him do it.
If it were my player, I'd throw him a bonus token. In my games, a bonus token means 'you did something that seems like it should be helpful, but I'm not sure it makes sense right now.' Later on, players can use bonus tokens to 'buy' other effects or advantages. Narratively speaking, it models a situation where a character's action doesn't have an immediate effect, but influences a future situation. This seems like the perfect situation for that - the constant questioning wears the victim down and, combined with other factors, causes him to accidently let slip a piece of information that the PCs didn't expect or weren't asking for, but is still very useful.
If it were my player, I'd throw him a bonus token. In my games, a bonus token means 'you did something that seems like it should be helpful, but I'm not sure it makes sense right now.' Later on, players can use bonus tokens to 'buy' other effects or advantages. Narratively speaking, it models a situation where a character's action doesn't have an immediate effect, but influences a future situation. This seems like the perfect situation for that - the constant questioning wears the victim down and, combined with other factors, causes him to accidently let slip a piece of information that the PCs didn't expect or weren't asking for, but is still very useful.
Nytmare
David Jose
I don't know. It feels more contrived than clever to me.
I can easily see situations where endurance is used during an interrogation, but I get the feeling that the player was attacking the problem in a "what skill has the highest number next to it and how do I come up with a way to hammer it into this scenario" way instead of "what does my character want to do, and what skill best describes that course of action" which, as a DM, bugs the heck out of me.
I've definitely seen my fair share of people who think that "I do pushups?" is an acceptable answer to every skill challenge.
I can easily see situations where endurance is used during an interrogation, but I get the feeling that the player was attacking the problem in a "what skill has the highest number next to it and how do I come up with a way to hammer it into this scenario" way instead of "what does my character want to do, and what skill best describes that course of action" which, as a DM, bugs the heck out of me.
I've definitely seen my fair share of people who think that "I do pushups?" is an acceptable answer to every skill challenge.
