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<blockquote data-quote="Aldarc" data-source="post: 7695330" data-attributes="member: 5142"><p>I don't think it's so much that these posters insist that fumbles must be interpreted in that manner, but, rather, that they recognize that fumbles are often interpreted in that manner. Again, this is theory vs. practice at work. In theory, this should not be the case or must be the case. In practice, however, it commonly is. Sure, that may be different when sitting at the table of an experienced GM who knows , but such "vets" are likely a minority of the overall GMs. </p><p></p><p>But one does not exactly have to look far in terms of the wider culture of the d20 Natural 1 to see how this often plays out in practice. How many memes are out there on the internet mimicking "pet shaming" with notes, but about shaming d20s that roll a lot of Natural 1s? E.g., "I cause my owner to do nothing but chop off at their own leg or shoot arrows at their allies." The messages are often about low rolls, but just as many provide evidence regarding the common consequences of rolling Natural 1s in a lot of games. Sure the memes are comical, but they are also illustrative of what Natural 1s mean for a number of tables.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aldarc, post: 7695330, member: 5142"] I don't think it's so much that these posters insist that fumbles must be interpreted in that manner, but, rather, that they recognize that fumbles are often interpreted in that manner. Again, this is theory vs. practice at work. In theory, this should not be the case or must be the case. In practice, however, it commonly is. Sure, that may be different when sitting at the table of an experienced GM who knows , but such "vets" are likely a minority of the overall GMs. But one does not exactly have to look far in terms of the wider culture of the d20 Natural 1 to see how this often plays out in practice. How many memes are out there on the internet mimicking "pet shaming" with notes, but about shaming d20s that roll a lot of Natural 1s? E.g., "I cause my owner to do nothing but chop off at their own leg or shoot arrows at their allies." The messages are often about low rolls, but just as many provide evidence regarding the common consequences of rolling Natural 1s in a lot of games. Sure the memes are comical, but they are also illustrative of what Natural 1s mean for a number of tables. [/QUOTE]
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