Skill Check DCs per Character Level
Added 2021-02-26 18:07:30 +0000 UTCA nifty tool I've created for all of you today, this chart takes every single level and most common combinations of character skill check bonuses and breaks it out to what DCs you need to set in order to create appropriate challenges.
For example, if you want to create a "hard" DC for a 6th-level rogue with expertise in thieves' tools, you'd set the DC as 20. They'd have a 55% chance of accomplishing the task.
Let me know what you think!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HCTt_lSZDKRsZNbvVK0duCV9_iuWM0WUoTvKN97FA1E/edit?usp=sharing
Comments
Thank you, I really needed this
Gravy
2021-03-13 23:52:58 +0000 UTCBrilliant! this chart shows me that I am still too old school. allow for more fails thatn passes. It will be my players that will be thanking you for thsi chart :)
Ltbadger
2021-03-01 16:17:25 +0000 UTCExactly my problem! I think I make things too easy sometimes so it's good to have a chart to reference
2021-02-27 18:36:21 +0000 UTCReally itβs to show more or less what to expect as a reference. Iβm lazy honestly. For me itβs always 10, 15, and 20 π
DM Dave
2021-02-27 07:38:55 +0000 UTCThanks! I think Iβm always to easy on skill checks, this will help even it out.
2021-02-27 06:34:40 +0000 UTCAwesome. Thanks for taking the time to reply!
2021-02-26 22:11:08 +0000 UTCReally, you should scale it based on normal proficiences as that would be a reward for folks who double down on certain skills.
DM Dave
2021-02-26 21:49:09 +0000 UTCThanks! I'll try it out. Not generally my style to match the DC's with the character levels, my world is still stuck in AD&D, but I'm open to giving it whirl. Might just be the 5e tool we've been missing.
2021-02-26 21:07:57 +0000 UTCHa, fair enough! I was just curious if you would continue to scale the difficulty for a rogue with reliable talent, so they don't automatically succeed every (prof.) skill check, or if you let them succeed most/all of them because, well, that's supposed to be the point of reliable talent? Certainly a minor question (I have a rogue in my game, she never rolls lowers than a 23 on stealth, investigation, perception, etc. haha). Love this spreadsheet, this will be an amazing reference for both encounter building and quick in-game referencing. Thanks!
2021-02-26 19:36:37 +0000 UTCNo. If I factored in every single possibility the sheet would have 1,000,000 columns
DM Dave
2021-02-26 19:25:20 +0000 UTCSuch a roll would be a contest based on the guardβs insight. π
DM Dave
2021-02-26 19:24:19 +0000 UTCI love this kind of stuff. I'm always here for a great spreadsheet!
Tactical Tokens
2021-02-26 18:49:42 +0000 UTCWhat if the maxed out charlatan rogue attempts to persuade a guard and fails, and then the barbarian with no charisma tries? Does the barbarian have the same DC as the rogue, or do you lower it? At that point, why use skill checks at all when everything could just be a straight D20?
2021-02-26 18:47:08 +0000 UTCHoly cow this is amazing!
2021-02-26 18:43:04 +0000 UTCthis is great thanks Dave!
2021-02-26 18:33:30 +0000 UTCOo love this!
K Strobes
2021-02-26 18:21:45 +0000 UTCI thought so but I also did not want to come off with a "That was my idea!"
Brad Thomson
2021-02-26 18:20:18 +0000 UTCThis is very very very useful. Thanks Dave! Rad
2021-02-26 18:19:48 +0000 UTCDoes this factor in a Rogue's Reliable Talent, which makes it basically impossible for them to "roll" less than a 10 on the die? Which means an 11th level Rogue wouldn't be able to roll less than a 23 on a skill they're proficient in, unless they're playing at a table who uses critical fails for ability checks. Or would you just not factor that in, and let them basically pass all of their (proficient) ability checks because, rogues?
2021-02-26 18:16:32 +0000 UTCI read your comment and made it. Haha :D
DM Dave
2021-02-26 18:16:08 +0000 UTCUm...Wow, that was fast or just coincidental.
Brad Thomson
2021-02-26 18:13:53 +0000 UTC
