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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 5419436" data-attributes="member: 386">I think "game" is a good choice of words.Outside of combat, how do the mechanics respond to the choices the players make?  Do they feed back into character resources?  The adversity the players face?  The rewards the characters earn?I think the mechanics don't do anything outside of combat because they aren't part of the game.  A successful Perception check at the right time & place isn't going to reveal a cache of treasure (character resources) that the PCs wouldn't have found anyway.  You might do things other than combat because you enjoy it, but it doesn't tie into anything the system cares about (like HP, GP, the powers you have, your attack bonus, defences, etc.).Skill challenges do grant XP, but there are issues with skill checks that cause problems when you use skill challenges.</blockquote>