I didn't see this covered anywhere, and I figured it fits in this forum best.
Does anyone think ability checks need revision badly?
The current system, which makes them work much like skills, just does not work, and often tends to produce comical results - like a supposedly very strong character needing 3 or 4 tries to bust open an average door, and so on.
The question is what to do about it? Revise the DCs? Meh. The 4E way (adding 1/2 level to ability checks) does not appeal to me at all, because I see no reason for a Str 10 20th level wizard to be effectively much stronger than a Str 20 1st level fighter, for example. Unfortunately, a good alternative escapes me... Thoughts? Suggestions?
