Appendix A: Skill Challenge Template

This skill challenge is for level ______ characters who are:

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Players. The goal of the skill challenge is to ___________________________________________________________

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During the skill challenge each character will be able to perform a check in a skill that they are proficient in. However,
once somebody makes a skill check, that person cannot make the same check again. Checks are made by the
characters around the table until the party accumulates six successful checks or three failed checks.

Any skill can be used if the players make a good case for it. Brainstorm 3 examples below:
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DM. The DC for success in this skill challenge is ______. The party must accumulate six successes to win. If a
character fails a skill check during this challenge, roll on the Consequences Table to determine the outcome. Some
DMs may find that this skill challenge is more interesting if each failure has a unique consequence. In that case, if you
roll the same consequence twice, choose an unused consequence instead.

Outcomes. If the party accumulates six successes, they succeed on the Skill Challenge. This means that they are able to:
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If the party accumulates three failures, they fail the Skill Challenge. This results in at least one consequence:
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However, regardless of whether they succeed or fail the Skill Challenge, the characters do ______________________
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Skill Challenge Consequences

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