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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 7482557" data-attributes="member: 6779196">Correct.No, that's a conceit of my table. I, as a DM, assume your character is trying the best they can at all times unless you say otherwise. Frankly, I think it would be pretty silly not to. Can you imagine failing a check because you didn't explicitly state that your character was giving it your all? Or having a character fail a roll, then ask to try it again with advantage because they're trying harder this time?To try just jumping like normal, when you're aware your best long jump wouldn't clear the distance? Yes, that would indeed be foolish. Now, trying to jump and catch the ledge, trying to climb down and back up, trying to do a parkour wall run and jump the remaining distance, trying to use your spear to vault, these are all ways you might be able to buy yourself a chance of success. Or, as discussed earlier, you might even argue that in this stressful scenario you should be able to go Plus Ultra thanks to the adrenaline or whatever. There are all sorts of ways one might approach this goal, all of them more interesting in my opinion than "the same way I always jump, but better."</blockquote>