The ULTIMATE Guide to Skills | Learn to Play DC20 (Alpha 0.6)

Jakin presents the ultimate guide to skills in the brand new TTRPG, DC20!
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⏰ Timecodes ⏰
00:00 - How To Play DC20!
00:13 - How Skill Checks Work in DC20
00:59 - Might Skills
01:33 - Agility Skills
02:06 - Charisma Skills
02:52 - Intelligence Skills
03:37 - Knowledge Skills
04:51 - Prime Skills
05:11 - Outro
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About:
After the OGL (Open Gaming License) scandal of 2023, Jakin decided to try TTRPGS (Tabletop Roleplaying Games) other than D&D (Dungeons & Dragons). He tried Pathfinder 2e (Second Edition) and even streamed it with his friends. After a few sessions, it was clear the game wasn't for him. He enjoyed being a player, but not running the game. Later that year, he attended GenCon with the OSQ (One Shot Questers) crew and got to play test the Dungeon Coach's DC20. Ever since then, Jakin has been obsessed with game. He quickly convinced all of his current D&D home games to convert to the DC20 system and he hasn't looked back. In this video, Jakin explain how skills work in DC20. He starts by explaining each skill will fall under one of the five attributes; Might, Agility, Charisma, Intelligence, and Prime. Athletics and Intimidation fall under Might. Acrobatics, Trickery, and Stealth fall under Agility. Animal, Influence, and Insight fall under Charisma. Investigation, Medicine, and Survival fall under Intelligence while Arcana, History, Nature, Occultism, and Religion fall under the subcategory of Intelligence called Knowledge. Awareness is the only skill under the Prime attribute.

[@swordplaysorcery]

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[@subterranean327]

The skill and attribute system is another HUGE thing I love about DC20. In general, 5e ability scores and skills make logical sense but don't always work out well mechanically. (I.e. Too many skills that it's NEVER worth it to take proficiency in.) One of the hardest things about making a TTRPG is finding the balance between "real world logic" and mechanical intuitiveness. DC20 does a better job of finding the balance than any system I've seen.

[@swordplaysorcery]

Couldn't agree more!

[@YoungFox78]

Keep up the good work Swordplay & Sorcery. Love the channel. Thanks for going deep into skills. Good stuff!

[@swordplaysorcery]

Thank you! I look forward to making more DC20 related content!

[@KindredKio]

Thanks man, ive been wanting to branch out fro dnd and im potentially writing my own game. I really like the breakdowns of DC20 as im trying to branch out to understand and try new rules and ideas. Great Job!

[@swordplaysorcery]

Thank you! If you want to learn even MORE about the game, I highly recommend checking out Brandon Lane's "Let's Learn DC20" playlist! He's got a fantastic series of videos breaking the rules of the game now! kzbin.info/aero/PLl_ecoitslmhXaiBnm1-c7VXyjAcQduKw&si=COeKmAHszO0I1oet

[@ttrpg-spark]

Very good working! Crystal clear. 💙

[@swordplaysorcery]

Thank you!

[@LuizCesarFariaLC]

Great video, Jakin!

[@swordplaysorcery]

Thank you!

[@GrandOldDwarf]

Thanks for the coverage!

[@swordplaysorcery]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@TheUglyGoblin]

Haha love these videos xD so much fun

[@swordplaysorcery]

Yooo thank you so much! Big fan of your videos!

[@TheUglyGoblin]

@@swordplaysorcery aw shucks :3 looks like you're getting pretty close to 1k now :D

[@mikfhan]

If you can always use a different attribute for a skill when it makes sense, the prime attribute seems a bit superfluous, no?

[@swordplaysorcery]

I’m not sure I understand what you mean

[@mikfhan]

Ah, its just me being dense :) still getting used to INT/CHA melee and MIG/AGI casters being effective in combat (if they take cover, and get the relevant caster MP feats). Sounds like DC20 always ties skills (except awareness) into one attribute, so Prime is more for non-skill checks, and awareness which every character is equally good at anyway. I should read up more on the DC20 previews PDFs, looks interesting :P pillars of eternity kinda

[@someusername9591]

Isn’t jump distance based on Agility? Are ou sure jumping is athletics? (Using athletics for jump is what I use jn dnd and what makes sense to me, but idk if the same is true in DC20)

[@swordplaysorcery]

Correct! Your jump distance is based on your Agility Value, but if you're going to attempt a jump that EXCEEDS your jump distance, that's when Athletics comes into play!

[@someusername9591]

@@swordplaysorcery aaaahhh I see, thanks for the clarification

[@damoncranston9364]

Lost me in the first 40 seconds.

[@eoris12]

Intimidation being a might skill is an example of why dc20 is not for me. Alan is a great guy, but his logic is not very logical to me.

[@subterranean327]

The problem with intimidation being a purely charisma-based skill is it doesn't account for imposing physicality. A player tries to intimidate an NPC; which is skill is that? It depends! Did the player make a threatening remark like, "It would be a shame if something happened to you," OR did the player act physically imposing and yell something? The skill could be Influence or Intimidation. In D&D, you might have a special intimidation ability, but you get it from a class that forces you into strength instead of charisma, so it's not very effective. Example: Berserker Barbarian; Intimidating Presence at 10th level, but the saving throw is based on Charisma. Facepalm!

[@GlenFinney]

I actually think that intimidation should be more of a condition and that you should be able to use a variety of attributes and skills to intimidate depending on the scenario. Having said that I think might intimidation makes about as much sense as charisma intimidation. The variant rules allow you to use other attributes with skills so you can still do a charisma intimidation in DC20 if you wish it.