tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post3248213846127837532..comments2023-05-27T11:14:02.426-04:00Comments on Some Space to Think: Color And SkillAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14216103531396452644noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-29008199973516247852010-01-31T03:01:58.143-05:002010-01-31T03:01:58.143-05:00The challenge to the GM who wants to create an eng...<i>The challenge to the GM who wants to create an engaging skill challenge is to offer lots of explicit actions to be taken, ideally with specific mechanical and color impacts, as if each action was a well designed power.</i><br /><br />If this can be done, it's too much work for each DM to do on a per skill challenge basis. <i>Wizards </i> should publish a book of "skill powers."Noumenonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01597461989960782762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-77464069827519367202010-01-29T15:41:35.099-05:002010-01-29T15:41:35.099-05:00I honestly don't think that coming up with a l...I honestly don't think that coming up with a list of powers for skills would be that difficult. You have the various skill uses to work from as a template, so the athletic skill's powers can deal with climbing, escaping from a grab, jumping, swimming, etc. These could just provide bonuses or alter the use slightly, like increasing the distance jumped or the speed swum. <br />You also have the various utility powers to draw from. Something like the warlock's beguiling tongue could stand as a template for a skill power, as could expeditious retreat, fleeting ghost, or crucial advise.<br /><br />I think the real question is how would you present these? At-will's gained when you're trained? Encounter powers based on levels? Stances?Seth Claytonnoreply@blogger.com