DCs by Level examples

[no good scallywag]

Looking at page 503 of the Core Rulebook, I see a great chart that lists DCs by level of the challenge.

However, it doesn't give any advice or examples on this particular page.

For example, maybe lifting ip a manhole cover should be a Level 1 challenge with a DC of 15.

I realize a lot of challenges fit neatly in skills listings, but since this list was provided in the rules it would be awesome to see what everyone has done.

[thenobledrake]

The reason examples aren't accompanying this chart is because the chart is only meant to be used for things that actually have a level.

Tasks that don't involve something with a level, like a manhole cover, are what the other chart (Simple DCs) are for.

That's why the text accompanying the charts say "Simple DCs work well when you need a DC on the fly and there's no level associated with the task." and "When you're determining a skill DC based on something that has a level, use Table 10-5 to set the DC."

[Deadmanwalking]

Yeah, DCs by Level are not used for static obstacles like a manhole cover, they're for active opposition of the level in question (like Recall Knowledge checks on a specific foe, or other things targeting or relating to said specific enemy).

Simple DCs (with the modifiers for 'Adjusting Difficulty' sometimes) are used for other things that lack a level. And, indeed, if you look in the Skill rules, many actions have a number of sample difficulties listed by the Simple DC chart.