Hi Matt. Question regarding how you handle skill challenges, if I may: How do you deal with players using spells or other special abilities during skill challenges? E.g. Find the Path in the collapsing fortress, Expeditious Retreat/Fly in a rooftop chase scene etc. It's never something I've had a problem with. I don't think I deploy skill challenges that players can bypass with a spell. I just let them use their spells, that's what they're for. I use skill challenges for low-level heroes and stuff they can only solve by working together.
— Matt Colville (@mattcolville) November 6, 2018
Interesting, thanks for the reply. If it came up though (let’s say for the sake of the argument that a player pulled out a spell you forgot they had), would you allow helpful spells to add successes to the challenge? Of course! Maybe more that one success. What's the alternative?
— Matt Colville (@mattcolville) November 6, 2018