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Skill checks (infosec.pub)

submitted 3 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

How do you create fair encounters without knowing your player's character's stats? 🤨

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Throwing whatever you please at them. It's fair because they're informed of the risks and given opportunities to adjust their plans.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just because I have a sense of what modifiers are and might check during encounter building doesn't mean I have them all memorized. That's genuinely like over a hundred numbers to have memorized. Plus I can look at a sheet while building an encounter and not waste anyone's time.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I never mentioned having them memorized. I specifically said you should have a copy of their sheets. lol

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Do you want me to check all eight of their sheets and all their abilities that could possibly modify their scores or just ask them to make a Blah (Foo) check check and see what the result is? It's gonna be way faster for everyone to just ask them to roll.

I never said I didn't have the sheets. You keep trying to make this about access to sheets.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah; you just assumed I meant to memorize it, despite my initial comment straight up asking "don't you have your PC's sheets?" 🤦‍♂️

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

why did you let them roll in the first place?

Because I don't have everyone's modifier for every skill, ability, saving throw, and attack memorized off the top of my head

Why the hell not? You're the DM. Why do you not have copies of your player's character sheets?