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author=Sailerius
The problem with skill checks is that you're adding in conditional content that only a few players will see

That's exactly why I like a skill-based approach. In my opinion, a RPG should encourage - if not outright *require* - players to choose some skills and specialize in them, thus avoiding the far too common "jack-of-all-trades" kind of characters. Then, it's up to the game to provide multiple (possibly mutually exclusive) skill-based ways of solving problems: that's what distinguishes a poorly integrated skill system (Oblivion's) from other ones which represent the groundwork upon which the rest of the gameplay is built (Realms of Arkania's, Fallout's, Arcanum's and so on).

It's quite interesting to see a RPG2k game with skill checks.