robbmiller wrote:http://youtu.be/BKVBBEKzDUg?t=43m0s
In the video series of "Don't Leave the path" At about 43 minutes. Theodmund of Rohan is asked to roll a persuade check to get a horse onto a raft. Shouldn't it just be assumed that a man of Rohan should be able to do this? Or, am I miss reading the rules?
http://youtu.be/BKVBBEKzDUg?t=45m0s
@45 minutes he tells the player character how the action proceeds. Is this correct play?
I'm not trying to be critical. Rather trying to improve my understanding. The appear to be having much fun.
Hmmm... If I were the player, I would argue that have a Horsemanship trait would allow a simple basic success without having to roll.
My understanding of the scene as written in Tales is that it's really intended as a moment to show the otherworldliness of the Elves... they can whisper into the horse's ear and have it step onto the raft and stay still. The LM in this case seems to be in a more 'traditional' or 'practical' mode, with the talk of blinders and what-not.
This isn't to say that it's wrong, and to be fair I didn't watch the whole thing, just a couple of minutes around the marks you gave.
EDIT: Nominally there are two ways for rolls to come up... Tasks and Tests:
Task
Player: 'I want to do something.'
LM: 'Well, how are going to do this something.'
Player: 'Skill X. I got a...' {or Player: 'Trait Y should be an automatic success.' or Player 'Trait U should allow me to roll Skill V.'}
Of course, with experience, the player can often nominate skills immediately and newer players might well need suggestions from the LM.
Test
LM: 'Roll a W Test'
Lots of times this is an involuntary check, like a Corruption Test or Fear Test. But you could also determine that 'The troll smashes the wagon with his club. Everyone on the wagon must make an Athletics test or you're trapped in the wreckage and can't act this round.' is a test.