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[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Why are you rolling in those cases?

[–] TheMinions@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

BG3 is a video game, no DM to say “oh the rogue with a +17 doesn’t need to roll”

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It was not clear from context that it was a comment about checks in BG3. I read it as a reason why they hated similar checks at the table.

[–] TheMinions@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

No worries, we all fail perception checks every once in a while. Or spot checks, depending on edition/game.

[–] HardlightCereal@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago
[–] teft@startrek.website 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't understand what you mean. The game rolls automatically for lockpicking. If you roll a 1 it fails even if say the DC is 10 and you have +9 from expertise and various gear.

[–] Omniraptor@lemm.ee -2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Is taking 10/taking 20 not a thing in later editions?

Edit: apparently not explicitly though the dm handbook implies you should delete players auto succeed on tasks they can retry

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This comment chain is about Baldur's Gate 3.

[–] Omniraptor@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

yeah I replied to the wrong comment my b