like your new friend, molly's participation, who makes your work and life looks so real! 2. build a strong bond with your audience. but the other issue i see that is i think a big part of the reason why people don’t like ability/skill checks is how the rules are engaged. simple, because you see…since it’s a digital course my costs to deliver it to you are small compared to if i had to actually print it out (which would double the costs). it sounds like an interesting story and not one that you see every day. 