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<blockquote data-quote="BeauNiddle" data-source="post: 2790170" data-attributes="member: 836">No it's not. A natural 20 is an automatic hit and an automatic save. But for skills it is merely a 20. Similarly a 1 is an automatic miss and an automatic fail for saves (and runs the risk of kit being damaged) but for a skill it is merely the number one.This means that is somebody ends up in a situation where they have +20 to hide then they will NEVER be spotted by somebody without a positive modifier (or until the situation changes in the spotee's favour).This also means a Take 20 is not a guarantee of success it is merely the best that that person can ever hope to acheive (and it takes 20 times as long as a single check [2 minutes for normal actions] and can only be done if there is no penalty for failure).It's also worth noting that a Take 20 is different from a Take 10. A Take 10 is merely an average attempt at a skill which only takes the same amount of time as a normal check but can only be done if the person is in a state of calm (not being attacked, hurried, buffetted by storm winds, etc.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BeauNiddle, post: 2790170, member: 836"] No it's not. A natural 20 is an automatic hit and an automatic save. But for skills it is merely a 20. Similarly a 1 is an automatic miss and an automatic fail for saves (and runs the risk of kit being damaged) but for a skill it is merely the number one. This means that is somebody ends up in a situation where they have +20 to hide then they will NEVER be spotted by somebody without a positive modifier (or until the situation changes in the spotee's favour). This also means a Take 20 is not a guarantee of success it is merely the best that that person can ever hope to acheive (and it takes 20 times as long as a single check [2 minutes for normal actions] and can only be done if there is no [b]penalty[/b] for failure). It's also worth noting that a Take 20 is different from a Take 10. A Take 10 is merely an average attempt at a skill which only takes the same amount of time as a normal check but can only be done if the person is in a state of calm (not being attacked, hurried, buffetted by storm winds, etc.) [/QUOTE]

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