Cruven – I use Arcana to investigate the origins of the portal in order to learn how we might vanquish the elder evil that has attacked the realm.
DM – Will anyone assist Cruven? The DC to assist is 17.
Dox – 29. I assist.
Jacinth – 25. I assist.
Luk – 17. I assist.
Josey – 18. I assist
Cruven – Ok, with four assists that’s +8 to my roll. My base is a 17, so I’m rolling on a 25. Here goes…
DM – Don’t bother. The DC is only 23 so with the assists you can’t fail this check.
How often has this happened at your gaming table? Assisting is a great way to help a PC out with a check that they might not make on their own. It’s a potentially game breaking mechanic if a PC is already highly proficient at a given skill. As the DM, how do you prevent reckless assist roles?