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<blockquote data-quote="5ekyu" data-source="post: 7584483" data-attributes="member: 6919838">this is only partially true - partially misleading. Basically it is true if the Gm decides thats appropriate for the scene.A room might have a hidden cabinet that is easy to find with a DC 10 due tyo frequent traffic, and older long forgotten safe DC 20 and a picture with hidden glyphs at Dc 30.The knowledge of &quot;Baronian Military history&quot; may include relatively well recorded &quot;facts&quot; at DC 5, more detailed accounts at DC 15 and the real secret info covered up on the betrayal at the end with DC 25. There does not have to be &quot;ONE TRUE DC for all of things&quot; in a room, in a subject, etc etc etc etc etc.So, when looking at a task like searching a room, looking for secret compartments or researching that famous battlefield - it can very clearly matter what DC you rolled and be true that higher rolls get you more info because 5e lets the Gm set the DC and all the DCs as its default methodology for ability checks and more - and, unlike Highlander,&nbsp; it never says &quot;there can only be one (DC).&quot;Failures *at tasks* are very non-binary in 5e and if the Gm sets multiple DCs for different outcomes by setting up a complex scene - neither are successes *at tasks.*</blockquote>

[QUOTE="5ekyu, post: 7584483, member: 6919838"] this is only partially true - partially misleading. Basically it is true if the Gm decides thats appropriate for the scene. A room might have a hidden cabinet that is easy to find with a DC 10 due tyo frequent traffic, and older long forgotten safe DC 20 and a picture with hidden glyphs at Dc 30. The knowledge of "Baronian Military history" may include relatively well recorded "facts" at DC 5, more detailed accounts at DC 15 and the real secret info covered up on the betrayal at the end with DC 25. There does not have to be "ONE TRUE DC for all of things" in a room, in a subject, etc etc etc etc etc. So, when looking at a task like searching a room, looking for secret compartments or researching that famous battlefield - it can very clearly matter what DC you rolled and be true that higher rolls get you more info because 5e lets the Gm set the DC and all the DCs as its default methodology for ability checks and more - [B]and, unlike Highlander, it never says "there can only be one (DC)."[/B] [B]Failures *at tasks* are very non-binary in 5e and if the Gm sets multiple DCs for different outcomes by setting up a complex scene - neither are successes *at tasks.* [/B] [/QUOTE]

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