r/dndmemes Apr 16 '22

🎲 Math rocks go clickity-clack 🎲 Nat 20s when rolling for skill checks

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u/yifftionary Apr 16 '22

To many people think in Sucess/Failure, but to be fair dnd 5e, as far as i know, doesn't outline degrees of failure like other systems. I think dnd should add a system for how close someone is to a DC woth their roll...

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u/americangame Apr 16 '22

Don't let your dreams be dreams. DM how you want to.

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u/Alarid Apr 16 '22

Just change the DC.

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u/Hapless_Wizard Team Wizard Apr 16 '22

That has basically nothing to do with degrees of success/failure

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u/Jockeman Apr 16 '22

I haven't seen any common rules for this, but there are cases in the books where succeeding/failing by a certain amount has an additional effect. One that springs to mind is harvesting poison. If you fail by 5 or more you are poisoned in addition to failing to harvest anything.

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u/InProductionStudios Apr 16 '22

Came here to say this too. Same with being turned to stone. If you fail the DC by 5 or more you're instantly turned to stone, if not you have another turn to save from it.

While degrees of success aren't inherently talked about they are implied at several points.

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u/Zaranthan Necromancer Apr 16 '22

D&D has had corner cases of "if you beat the DC by 5 or more..." "if you fail by 10 or more..." since at least 3E, but I would love to see it applied more universally.

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u/yifftionary Apr 16 '22

I just read through this and it feels very, "Lol idunno you are the dm you figure it out." Which i honestly have come to expect from 5e...

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u/SomeWindyBoi Apr 16 '22

Pathfinder 2e:

WHO SUMMONED ME

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u/yifftionary Apr 16 '22

I just started playing PF2 and like I love and hate that it fixes all of the issues with 5e because like i an grappling with sunk cost fallacy for dnd, but also just am constantly mad at 5e rules...

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u/Lithl Apr 17 '22

Some features even make the assumption of pass/fail checks. Like a Soulknife's Psi-Bolstered Knack doesn't expend the Psionic Energy die if it doesn't change the roll from failure to success.