How to do the Aliens knife trick?

[Leon The Lion]

I honestly have no idea what subforum this best fits in, but it is kind of an game-mastering decision, so here goes:

How would you do Bishop's knife trick from Aliens in game?

As in, what would you have the character roll to perform it? I think obviously DEX, but what skill, if any, would be the best fit? Would Melee be applicable? Or maybe Sleight of Hand if you use that skill in your game?

Thoughts?
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[jmanski]

Make a roll for each pass, with each pass being more difficult (since it gets faster).
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[CRMcNeill]

Dex or Melee Weapons, starting at Easy, then increasing by one level of Difficulty per round.
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[Leon The Lion]

[CRMcNeill]

Then why bother with Melee Weapons if you can't use it to make a knife go where you want it to?
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[Tupteq]

[CRMcNeill]

Sorry, but using a knife to stab a specific point between a person's fingers has everything to do with Melee Weapons. Sleight of Hand is for picking pockets, palming small objects and other prestidigitation feats, not a catch-all for unspecified feats of dexterity. Melee Weapons is about using a close combat weapon (such as a knife) and making it go where you want it to go (either into a person or just close to a person).
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[CRMcNeill]

[shootingwomprats]

Wow you guys make this entirely too difficult. Since this is nothing more than a cinematic contest of skills, roll vs DEX unless someone has a specific skill they have purchased for it or can make a logical case to the GM that allows him a modifier. If a 1 is rolled on the Wild Die it is an automatic complication, "stabbed yourself". STR+1D damage.
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[CRMcNeill]

But that's just boring, to make a single dice roll. Sure, its a cinematic effect, but there should be some fun for the players, too, and the suspense of multiple dice rolls against increasing difficulty at least provides a little suspense.
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[DougRed4]

My first thought was Sleight of Hand (being as it can also cover prestidigitation), but I can see going with a straight DEX roll or even Melee Weapons, too.

If we ever incorporated the 'affinity' rule, I could see going with a DEX roll, with affinities to your roll if you have any training in Sleight of Hand and/or Melee Weapons.

In any event, with the Wild Die as a possibility, I'd be hesitant to do this with a 1 in 6 chance of stabbing somebody in the hand! (but I suppose Bishop is more like Data, so a variant of a Droid in SW)
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[garhkal]

I say straight up melee.
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[jmanski]

I'm with Melee.

And I'd like to see a situation where two or more folks try to "outdo" each other... sounds like dangerous fun.
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[Tupteq]