Skill Challenges

Skill challenges are a new mechanic for 4e. Many DMs are not really sure how to run a skill challenge and may not use them. Likewise, a lot of experienced gamers don’t understand what is expected of them when their turn in a skill challenges comes around. In order to help rectify this problem, we are going to provide a series of aides for DMs and players alike.

Incorporating skills into a game that is combat heavy poses a lot of challenges. You don’t want to turn every game night into a lengthy dialogue where the players are forced to use every skill listed on their character sheet. But you don’t want to leave out skill challenges altogether. There needs to be balance.

What you will find below is a listing of the Skill Challenges that we’ve put together at Dungeon’s Master. We hope you enjoy them.

Skill Challenges
June 9, 2010   Crossing The Chasm
Feb 18, 2010 Olympic Games
Dec 11   Holiday Shopping
Dec 8   Crafting Items
Nov 25   The Kitchen Adventure
Oct 13   Battle for the Remote
Sep 29   Babysitting the Brats
Sep 10   Honour the Dead
Aug 26   Back to School
Aug 13   Protect The Caravan
Jul 24   Find and Repair the Warforged Scout (Part 2)
Jul 23   Find and Repair the Warforged Scout (Part 1)
Jul 7   Negotiations
Jun 19   The Dungeon Crawl
Jun 18   Prison Break
Jun 17   Stormy Waters
Jun 16   Fixing The Lightning Rail
Jun 16   Maintaining the Karrnathi Army
Jun 15   The Princess Bride
Jun 14   Research
May 18   Skinning the Beast
May 12   Playing With Fire
Apr 28   Kidnap and Ransom (Part 2)
Apr 27   Kidnap and Ransom (Part 1)
Mar 23   It’s Mine
Mar 16   Defend the Camp
Mar 9   Temple Treasure
Mar 2   Travelling Underground
Feb 26   Rightful Heir
Feb 23   The Missing Ingredient
Feb 18   Information Gamble
Feb 16   Ditch the Tail
Feb 14   Border Crossing
Feb 9   “X” Marks the Spot
Feb 7   The Waiting Game
Feb 5   On the Road
Feb 3   I Didn’t Do It!
Feb 2   Introduction
     
Skill Aides
Always Train Your Worst Skills
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Assisting (Part 1)
Assisting (Part 2)
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Dragonmarks
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Knowledge Is Power
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Skill Focus: Athletics
Skill Focus: Bluff
Skill Focus: Diplomacy
Skill Focus: Endurance
Skill Focus: Intimidate
Skill Focus: Heal
Skill Focus: History
Skill Focus: Nature new
Skill Focus: Perception
Skill Focus: Religion new
Skill Focus: Streetwise new
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Skill Matrix Update
Skill Matrix by Class and Race
- Skill Matrix by Class
- Skill Matrix by Race
- Skill Matrix by Monster
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Skill Training
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Using Rituals In Skill Challenges new