[UA] Dicey Incompetence

[Stuart Anderson]

Kevin Elmore wrote:

> > I just didn't want a bunch of characters running around
> > in UA who were
> > really good at multiple things.  Besides, being able to
> > perform a task with
> > 55% accuracy under tremendous pressure is actually pretty
> > good, IMHO.
>
> And that's the important distinction right there.
>
> Too many times I have been in a game where the GM (and
> sadly I've been guilty of this in periods of mental
> constipation) makes the player roll for a skill for no
> reason at all.

I have this conversation a lot. Games just do it differently,
so once you have a feel for it, discuss it with new players
before sitting down. Sometimes (surprisingly, to me) you accept
a player's statement and they give you a sad puppy face and
ask, "Don't I have to roll it?" That can bust up their
suspension of disbelief, so try to cover it beforehand.
--Stu


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