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What character skills would you say are missing in TTRPGs?
For example, for me, I don't quite know what skill to call for messing with controlling an unknown device that may use magic, but doesn't use magic for its controls.
Yet, Vampire has Drive as a skill. 5e has Land-Vehicles, but that's like horse and buggy stuff, not ... a car?
@pangoriaF Archana, insight, or investigate seem reasonable for the example you used. Maybe history if a character has a familiarity with the peoples who made it. Each of thise rolls could provide different information on how it operates or what it is.
I find it best to throw out some possibilities. Players will use skills that they feel are appropriate or that they're better at. Odd choicescan be vetoed or you can let players explain their reasoning.
You could add another skill for mechanized vehicles or just give them a chance with theskill, giving disadvantage if it's really different.
Give it a little thought but don't get bogged down with overthinking it.
@cynical13 yeah, so I would add a Drive skill if I was playing in a more modern world. Are there any skills you would say are missing in 5e?
@pangoriaF not really. Characters get precious few skills in 5e. You can usually find something that works for a given situation. If nothing else, you can add tools to let players roll their attribute checks with their bonus.
Dimension 20 series are often in more modern settings. You can watch some episodes and see how Brennan Lee Mulligan runs things.