New Posts For Thread: Some Help Understanding Skill Challengeshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29594201/Some_Help_Understanding_Skill_ChallengesI'm not sure I fully grasp the concept of skill challenges, or even how to pull off something similar. After reading up on any thread I could find on the subject, the general concensus was to ignore skill challenges as they had been written and insteYeah, totally -- like I said, if they decide to hunt down the enemy in their camp, I'll have the camp prepared and ready to go! It's a permanent fixture in the world now, so who knows how the players might end up there?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29594201/Some_Help_Understanding_Skill_Challenges?post_id=527539501#527539501Yeah, totally -- like I said, if they decide to hunt down the enemy in their camp, I'll have the camp prepared and ready to go! It's a permanent fixture in the world now, so who knows how the players might end up there?Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:09:24 -0600Yeah, if you ever develop something and don't use it, don't worry - file it away, because odds are good that you're going to need something just like that down the line, even if it's in an entirely different campaign.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29594201/Some_Help_Understanding_Skill_Challenges?post_id=527533905#527533905Yeah, if you ever develop something and don't use it, don't worry - file it away, because odds are good that you're going to need something just like that down the line, even if it's in an entirely different campaign.Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:08:02 -0600@Skaevola, I wouldn't say that it was time wasted. I'm sure you'll be able to put that enemy camp to use at some point.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29594201/Some_Help_Understanding_Skill_Challenges?post_id=527522771#527522771@Skaevola, I wouldn't say that it was time wasted. I'm sure you'll be able to put that enemy camp to use at some point.Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:54:03 -0600Here's a little bit of followup if anyone cares:I used the three-round setup suggested on the first page. On round one, the room would fog up, adding a -2 to any rolls the players made. On round two, the players' NPC companion would pass out. THe idehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29594201/Some_Help_Understanding_Skill_Challenges?post_id=527515057#527515057Here's a little bit of followup if anyone cares:I used the three-round setup suggested on the first page. On round one, the room would fog up, adding a -2 to any rolls the players made. On round two, the players' NPC companion would pass out. THe ideThu, 27 Dec 2012 00:05:04 -0600Skill challenges generally work best when they're used to represent an extended, dynamic activity rather than a single, straightforward one. Escaping the gas trap room is essentially a single activity, and it isn't particularly dynamic (they get out,http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29594201/Some_Help_Understanding_Skill_Challenges?post_id=527514749#527514749Skill challenges generally work best when they're used to represent an extended, dynamic activity rather than a single, straightforward one. Escaping the gas trap room is essentially a single activity, and it isn't particularly dynamic (they get out,Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:20:41 -0600