I'd just lower the Balance DCs a bit.

Quote from: RPGPundit;676530I'd just lower the Balance DCs a bit.

Get out of here with your simple, common sense solution.  How are the masses supposed to maintain their rage unless the math is horribly broken!

I'm not even really sure the DCs are off...the Cirque example is comparing ideal conditions with the rogue who happens upon a slim wire that needs to be traversed in a dungeon (or whereever). What should the chances of success for someone who has dedicated themselves to such a task be? Should the DC try and emulate some kind of real world odds? I don't think the haters are going to like that, as the results would likely be grim. There's a reason people practice these things for years before doing them under controlled conditions. Should it be "cinematic," whatever that means (main characters rarely fail these things in movies)?

I think there's also an underlying problem others have alluded to that confuses what a skill check represents, and hence, when a skill check is required.