Editing Open4E: Core Mechanic (section)

==Rewarding Creativity==
Even in situations where the mechanics are well established, creative and appropriate responses to situations should be rewarded. Check modifiers or DC modifiers of -2 to +2 are appropriate in situations where player ingenuity should reasonably lean the odds in your favor. Players who find a creative and novel way of approaching a situation might even adjust the difficulty level of the task by a difficulty level or more (such as hard to moderate, or moderate to easy), which is equivalent to a +5 or higher bonus. As always, the DM is the ultimate arbitrator of what modifiers are appropriate and when.