Quote Originally Posted by Knaight View Post
Normal locks and such just sort of ceasing to exist doesn't make any sense either. Sometimes, capable people are going to encounter normal tasks and make mincemeat out of them, which 4e scaling doesn't appreciate.
Sure it does, unless you're using it in a bizarre way.

That Tavern Lock in Hommlett is still a Moderate DC for a 1st-level character. Your epic-tier rogue can pick it with a chicken leg or a firm knock at that point.

The Next DC chart is just the 4e DC chart with the "level-appropriate" treadmill removed. Bounded accuracy and all that. It's mostly good for the same stuff, only now your fighter with 8 dex can pick locks pretty well because your DC range needs to stay exceptionally narrow to account for constrained bonus ranges.

-O