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That damn armor (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Sort of since what the DM says ultimately goes, but no - a crit fail means your effort just fails no matter what. Now, it may also mean that your acrobatics check ends in you slipping on a banana peel and breaking your back, but it doesn't have to be dramatic.

So, crit fail means that no matter how skilled you are, you have a 5% chance of failing anything you attempt (without advantage, lucky, etc. anyway)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Does the DM 'have' to make it worse than a normal fail? I know some swear by it, but I've never actually looked if it's any written rule or suggestion.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

No not at all - it's just fun to. A nat one on attacks always misses though. Some DMs say if you nat one your attack you might hit a teammate or do something else disadvantageous, but it's all contextual.