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<blockquote data-quote="Arial Black" data-source="post: 7111177" data-attributes="member: 6799649"><p>"All poodles are dogs, but not all dogs are poodles".</p><p></p><p>If a character deliberately attempts an action then we certainly can and do make ability checks, so the text is not wrong. But the text in no way <em>limits</em> tests of talent and training to situations where the creature being tested must be consciously trying to do something.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In previous systems there would be various positive and negative modifiers to be collated for various situations. In 5E the advantage/disadvantage system has both strengths and weaknesses, and this is one of the weaknesses.</p><p></p><p>If my PC wears a magic ring that gives him advantage on Perception checks, if the DM said that being asleep gives me disadvantage and they cancel out, I wouldn't think that the system was being unfair.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't agree that you're playing the way the book recommends, and in a thread about the rules on this subject I'm justified in saying you're doing it wrong in rules terms, to inform those reading the thread.</p><p></p><p>I'm not saying, "You're having fun wrong". I'm saying, "The way you do it is not consistent with either the rules or the intent of the game. Those of you reading this thread to try to understand what the rules are should take note".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arial Black, post: 7111177, member: 6799649"] "All poodles are dogs, but not all dogs are poodles". If a character deliberately attempts an action then we certainly can and do make ability checks, so the text is not wrong. But the text in no way [i]limits[/i] tests of talent and training to situations where the creature being tested must be consciously trying to do something. In previous systems there would be various positive and negative modifiers to be collated for various situations. In 5E the advantage/disadvantage system has both strengths and weaknesses, and this is one of the weaknesses. If my PC wears a magic ring that gives him advantage on Perception checks, if the DM said that being asleep gives me disadvantage and they cancel out, I wouldn't think that the system was being unfair. I don't agree that you're playing the way the book recommends, and in a thread about the rules on this subject I'm justified in saying you're doing it wrong in rules terms, to inform those reading the thread. I'm not saying, "You're having fun wrong". I'm saying, "The way you do it is not consistent with either the rules or the intent of the game. Those of you reading this thread to try to understand what the rules are should take note". [/QUOTE]
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