• Luci@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I make my players roll randomly just so they think I’m a competent DM.

    • fiah
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      1 year ago

      won’t that backfire on you when they roll a nat 20?

      • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 year ago

        That’s like what a 5% chance, I think I’m good

        2 players roll nat 20s back to back on random dice rolls

        …shit

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        1 year ago

        Not if you play the rules as written. There is no such thing as a critical success on an ability check in 5E. Nat 20s only apply to attacks.

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        Thats when I pull a random character sheet from the book of random encounters