Questions tagged [skills]
For questions about skills, abilities of characters that describe their capabilities in a range of areas.
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Can temporary bonuses be used for magic item crafting checks?
In pathfinder, the rules for magic item creation state that one must make a skill check at the end of the crafting process:
At the end of this process, the spellcaster must make a single skill ...
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Does an accidentally cursed magic item lose all other magic except the curse?
On Magic Item Creation says that
At the end of this process, the spellcaster must make a single skill check (usually Spellcraft, but sometimes another skill) to finish the item. ... Failing this ...
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Is passive Investigation essentially truesight against illusions?
I have been thinking about this for a few days (since taking the Observant feat specifically) and have now seen my logic backed up in this question.
Let's assume a character has 20 passive ...
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If a player tries to persuade somebody, what should that creature roll not to be persuaded?
It's clear that we should roll Insight versus Deception (I guess) , but what should be rolled against Persuasion or Intimidation checks? Is the answer to this question different for NPCs and PCs?
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Can I reuse a disguise check/familiarity if I'm always using a fabricated identity?
I have a character who is always in disguise and I was wondering how that affected things. Does he have to reroll his check every day? Does someone he’s known for years have a bonus to seeing through ...
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Can I use a Talent without initation?
I'm currently creating my first character for a Würm game. At character creation you choose a tribe (which determines starting skills) and Strengths.
My character is a Long Man (Aurignacian culture) ...
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Do lightfoot halflings get +2 to Acrobatics?
I'm creating a lightfoot halfling bard via 5e Companion App, and it automatically added a proficiency to Acrobatics. Is that legit, or do I need to remove it?
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How does a character proficient in the Medicine skill help other characters recover from diseases, injuries, or similar effects?
Recuperating is described as a downtime activity option on Basic Rules Version 1.0, page 71:
You can use downtime between adventures to recover from a debilitating injury, disease, or poison.
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Is the Exclusive trick the only “official” way to keep others from using Handle Animal on an animal?
I'm asking this because I think it's ridiculous to be able to handle someone else's loyal animal (e.g. a guard dog, animal companion) without training the animal to accept such handling.
Exclusive (...
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Are these skills not part of any skill group?
I am reading over the Shadowrun 5e core rulebook and see a lot of skills that are not included in any skill group, even when obviously you can group them and I would even expect it in this type of ...
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How can I determine an appropriate DC for an Acrobatics check to “vault” over a barrel?
My PC is running down a hallway. She comes across a section that is blocked by beer barrels (3' tall, 2' round). She finds a place where the blockade is only one barrel deep.
She asks for an ...
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Can a Medtechie use Medical Tech for First Aid checks?
Can a Medtechie use Medical Tech for First Aid checks?
Or, in fact, is there any reason to, since it doesn't explicitly say a thorough patching up takes any more time than some first aid (other than ...
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What's the rule for a natural 20 on a Perception check?
I was just watching this video from Geek & Sundry while I was preparing some content for tomorrow's session. If you click the link you should be at a specific time in the video. If you watch those ...
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How often can a PC check with passive perception during a combat turn?
Scenario: Players are fighting an invisible beholder and its Antimagic Cone. One player, with high passive perception, wishes to check to see if they are being effected by the cone every five feet ...
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Can Listen be used to pinpoint the location of an invisible enemy?
I know I will still have to deal with the miss chance from concealment, but can I use Listen to at least find which square to attack?
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How to determine the appropriate number of Skill Points when skills are removed from the available list or grouped together?
I plan to run a Savage Worlds campaign. I will use the new Adventure Edition. According to these rules, there are 32 skills. At character creation, 12 points can be distributed amongst those skills. ...
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How does DC work with natural 20?
To keep it short, the D&D Dungeon Master's Screen has certain Difficulty Levels with the respective DC. The issue is that there are two Difficulty Levels namely Very Hard and Nearly Impossible ...
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Using UMD to activate a Ring of revelations
I'm a life Oracle but would quite like some of the other oracles revelations. Would it be possible to use a Ring of revelations with use magic device to use a mystery from a different oracle I.e a ...
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Skills with different abilities: How to adjudicate what combination to use?
In the D&D 5e Player’s Handbook, there is a variant option called Skills with Different Abilities:
Normally, your proficiency in a skill applies only to a specific kind of ability check. ...
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If someone intimidates another person, does the person affected gain the Frightened condition?
This came up when a PC in my game was immune to the Frightened condition. They said that the intimidation should fail since it relied on fear. How do I rule this?
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Do defenders who win an Opposed Melee Test in combat do weapon damage to the attacker?
In WFRP 4e, the rules aren't clear if a defender who wins an opposed Melee (any) test in combat will do damage to the attacker.
A first reading of the combat rules on p. 158:
1: Roll to Hit
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When stealing something, do you need to roll both Stealth and Sleight of Hand checks?
Scenario: An Arcane Trickster casts disguise self to appear as a blind old man.
In a crowded room, his accomplice distracts the target, while the Arcane Trickster tries to steal his pouch of gold. ...
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Can I choose the same starting skill twice?
All (that I know of) schools in the first edition of Legend of the Five Rings provide the set of starting skills for the characters. Sometimes one or more of those skills are "open ended" like "any ...
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Do warhorses know the combat riding tricks? Can they be changed?
I reckon not many DMs or players would ever waste time into arguing about this, I would rule it as "do what's best for your character". But let's assume I'm playing with a very nitpicky DM who wants ...
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What kind of check is needed to read a language you don't speak to a character that doesn't know how to read?
So, I have a party with a Half-Orc Barbarian who cannot read and only speaks very simply. The last session ended with the party discovering a note written in Orc, which nobody other than the barbarian ...
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The Passive Wisdom (Perception) score of my character on D&D Beyond seems too high
I just made a 7th-level Dragonborn Vengeance Paladin character on D&D Beyond.
It says his Passive Wisdom (Perception) is 18, but I don't understand how they calculated that number.
The ...
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Can a tabaxi rogue with the Criminal background start with 8 skill proficiencies?
Assuming:
If a character would gain the same proficiency from two different sources, he or she can choose a different proficiency of the same kind (skill or tool) instead. (PBR, p. 36; PHB, p. 126)
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Do you need to make a Medicine check to use the second benefit of the Healer feat?
The Healer feat (PHB, p. 167) says:
When you use a healer’s kit to stabilize a dying creature, that creature also regains 1 hit point.
As an action, you can spend one use of a healer’s kit to ...
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What character skill would be able to be used for medical/healing purposes?
For a character in the Dresden Files who is a doctor/medic, which of the Skills is supposed to actually be used/rolled on to try put that medical ability into use?
For instance, I'd say "scholarship" ...
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Does the word 'expertise' have a Formal Ontology in 5th Edition?
I'm going to use one example just to demonstrate the relevancy of this question, but I want to make clear that this one example does not constitute the complete domain of my question; nor do the other ...
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Does the Aboleth have expertise in History and Perception?
The Aboleth statblock states:
Int: 18 (+4)
Wis: 15 (+2)
Skills History +12, Perception +10
Senses passive Perception 20
CR: 10
A CR of 10 translates to a proficiency bonus of 4....
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What happens when you roll a nat 20 on an Animal Handling check? [closed]
My Dragonborn Barbarian has animal handling as part of his skillset, which he used to tame a wolf collected from a goblin camp. Now this wolf has proven to be the unsung MVP of our recent encounters ...
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How does the racial feature Mask of the Wild apply in practice (how is it beneficial?)
My interpretation of Mask of the Wild is that players with this feature are able to hide in situations that other players are unable to. For example, a wood elf can attempt a stealth roll in heavy ...
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What outcomes could arise from using group passive Intimidation checks to determine the attitude of NPCs/weak monsters?
When a group of characters are walking around, I imagine they could be very intimidating. Wearing armour, carrying weapons, possibly covered in blood etc.
What outcomes could arise if a DM chose to ...
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When an Adult Gold Dragon changes into an Archmage, what are its saving throw and skill bonuses?
An Adult Gold Dragon has Change Shape as one of its actions (emphasis mine):
Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its ...
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What are the key differences between the Charm Person spell and the Diplomacy skill when trying to make someone friendly?
What are the key differences between trying to change someone to friendly via the skill Diplomacy vs trying to do it with the spell Charm Person?
I'm trying to figure out if it makes much sense for ...
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Does the Rogue's Reliable Talent feature work for thieves' tools, since the rogue is proficient in them?
Does the Rogue's Reliable Talent work for thieves' tools, since the rogue is proficient in them?
On PHB, pg. 96, it says when Reliable Talent is applicable:
Whenever you make an ability check that ...
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Can you spend access after character creation to improve your character?
I have been looking at the Paranoia: High Programmers book, and I am a bit confused about something. At the start of the game, you can use up access to improve your skills.
After creating your ...
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Do werebeasts get Keen Hearing and Smell in human form?
Do werebeasts get Keen Hearing and Smell in human form?
My PC is a werewolf. I was wondering if I'd have Keen Hearing and Smell in my humanoid form, or if that's just a hybrid/wolf form ability.
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When a druid wild shapes to a beast that has double proficiency with a skill, should the druid's proficiency bonus be doubled with that skill?
When a druid uses its Wild Shape feature:
Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the beast, but
you retain your alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and
Charisma ...
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Which skill should be used for secret doors or traps: Perception or Investigation? [duplicate]
Which skill should be used for finding secret doors or traps: Perception or Investigation?
If I only look at the SRD, it seams pretty cut and dry; all the examples for Wisdom (Perception) are ...
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Can a swarm be intimidated?
Last night the party ran into a swarm (this one was rats) which proved rather difficult, but interesting, for them to overcome. The bard, looking for an effective way to light them on fire cast ...
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How do I rule on a character who cooks food? [closed]
I have a player who's character wants to preserve and enhance the dwarven culture by learning new cooking techniques and ingredients. As such she has taken Profession (Cooking) as a skill (she's a 1st-...
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Does the Rock Gnome trait Artificer's Lore apply when you aren't proficient in History?
Rock Gnomes have the following racial trait (PHB, p. 37):
Artificer’s Lore
Whenever you make an Intelligence (History) check related to magic items, alchemical objects, or technological ...
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If a projectile attack at a monk misses, can the monk use Deflect Missiles to catch the projectiles and throw them back? [duplicate]
Say there are projectiles aimed at a monk that don’t quite beat the AC, leading to a missed attack, but the roll was close to hitting (only falling short by 3-5).
Can monk use Deflect Missiles to ...
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If a dagger thrown at a monk splits into multiple daggers mid-air, each with their own attack and damage rolls, can Deflect Missiles deflect them all?
Situation:
A dagger is thrown at a monk. On that attack, the dagger multiplies into 2 or 3 daggers in mid-air, each dagger with its own rolls for attack and damage. The daggers move one after another ...
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How can I adjudicate one character attemping to jump off a party member's shield at the enemy?
Last session, two of the members from my table attempted to make a combo together! I love when people contribute to the story, especially if it's going to be something epic like this situation, but I ...
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How much do locked gauntlets impede a character?
All the following questions are about constrained hand[s] only (so no scenarios in which a free offhand would do the trick) and, in the event that it would change the outcome, with or without a weapon ...
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What passive scores exist?
Passive Wisdom (perception) is common and we use it often. But I read on this forum that there are other passive stats. My Question is now what other passive stats exist and when should you use them?
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How do I calculate my passive Wisdom (Perception) check? [duplicate]
My 1st level Wizard has a Wisdom of 13 (modifier +1) and proficiency in Wisdom saving throws, but not proficiency in Perception. Does that mean my passive Wisdom (Perception) score equals 10+1 or 10+1+...
