Multiple Skill checks at the same time? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Multiple Skill checks at the same time? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Aleolus
02-25-08, 10:59 PM Here's a question for you DMs here. How would you handle someone who is wanting to make a skill check using two related skills simultaneously? I'd say do the secondary one first at a DC 10 or so, if it succeeds, then they get a +2 or so bonus to the skill they are using primarily.

Example, a Bard with ranks in Perform (Sing) and Perform (Stringed Instrument) is wanting to make a performance playing his lute (or whatever) and singing at the same time. With the method I was thinking, first he would make either a DC 10 Perform (Sing) check, or a DC 10 Perform (Stringed Instrument) check, and if that one succeeded, it would give a +2 bonus to their overall check result.
Kouk
02-25-08, 11:23 PM That's probably what I would do.

... Though if he fails to assist (doesn't make at least DC 10), he actually penalizes the other skill check by -2. Doesn't help your singing too much to randomly be wailing on the lute.
Wharin
02-25-08, 11:25 PM Back when I was playing a Bard, we had it worked out the same way. If singing and playing, I could use one of those to "assist" myself in the other.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Aleolus 02-25-08, 10:59 PM	Here's a question for you DMs here. How would you handle someone who is wanting to make a skill check using two related skills simultaneously? I'd say do the secondary one first at a DC 10 or so, if it succeeds, then they get a +2 or so bonus to the skill they are using primarily. Example, a Bard with ranks in Perform (Sing) and Perform (Stringed Instrument) is wanting to make a performance playing his lute (or whatever) and singing at the same time. With the method I was thinking, first he would make either a DC 10 Perform (Sing) check, or a DC 10 Perform (Stringed Instrument) check, and if that one succeeded, it would give a +2 bonus to their overall check result.
Kouk 02-25-08, 11:23 PM	That's probably what I would do. ... Though if he fails to assist (doesn't make at least DC 10), he actually penalizes the other skill check by -2. Doesn't help your singing too much to randomly be wailing on the lute.
Wharin 02-25-08, 11:25 PM	Back when I was playing a Bard, we had it worked out the same way. If singing and playing, I could use one of those to "assist" myself in the other.