tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173632392733978892.post4522080874183401572..comments2024-03-20T00:11:06.022-07:00Comments on Game Design Fanatic: Skill Checks, part 2Game Design Fanatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03071346689910755467noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173632392733978892.post-51747226869604637452009-04-27T14:00:00.000-07:002009-04-27T14:00:00.000-07:00With monsters, I would normally just set a DC for ...With monsters, I would normally just set a DC for the characters. No need to be "fair" to the monsters, I just decide how hard I want it to be for the players to spot them and have them roll the dice. My experience with my players has been that they like rolling dice, so I let them roll the dice in almost all skill situations. <br /><br />I rarely use passive skill checks at all. I started writing an answer describing issues involved in passive skill checks, but it seemed involved and should be in a full article. But a simple reason is that it fits my theory that players like to roll dice.Game Design Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071346689910755467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173632392733978892.post-78394491773119559472009-04-18T04:25:00.000-07:002009-04-18T04:25:00.000-07:00Interesting idea regarding the stealth check. It w...Interesting idea regarding the stealth check. It will of course increase complexity slightly, but the amount of stealth rolls the group performs during a session shouldn't be overwhelming either.<br />I was thinking there might be a potential issue with only the most stealthy characters sneaking forward, but after writing out a whole example, I think I disproved my own theory.<br />I am curious however, would you use this rule for monsters as well? Or would they simply create a set DC for the players to roll against, as you also mentioned in your post?<br />(This leads me to a follow-up question regarding your view on using passive perception/insight vs calling for a roll?).<br /><br /><br />I think your are running the new stealth rules from the book correctly - at least I also understood the rules as the player making one stealth check and then being hidden from some monsters and seen by others.Neubertnoreply@blogger.com