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<blockquote data-quote="Olaf the Stout" data-source="post: 5755938" data-attributes="member: 13703">I brought in something similar in the game I run.&nbsp; If you roll a natural 1 in combat you possibly give up an AoO to those who threaten you.&nbsp; You make a second roll to &quot;confirm&quot; the fumble, much like confirming a critical.The only difference with this is if the &quot;confirmation&quot; roll hits your opponent's AC then you don't give up an AoO (just like not hitting on the confirmation roll for a crit means that you don't crit).It has worked well in my campaign that has been running for 3 years now and I think I will keep it for the next one.&nbsp; The good thing about it is that is scales a little bit.&nbsp; Against high AC opponents (which generally means they are a higher CR) you have a greater chance of giving up a AoO, while a 20th level fighter battling goblins would basically have to roll a second 1.Also, your DM has probably house-ruled this, but skill checks should not fail on a 1 according to the RAW.&nbsp; Attacks and saving throws do, but not skill checks.Olaf the Stout</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Olaf the Stout, post: 5755938, member: 13703"] I brought in something similar in the game I run. If you roll a natural 1 in combat you possibly give up an AoO to those who threaten you. You make a second roll to "confirm" the fumble, much like confirming a critical. The only difference with this is if the "confirmation" roll hits your opponent's AC then you don't give up an AoO (just like not hitting on the confirmation roll for a crit means that you don't crit). It has worked well in my campaign that has been running for 3 years now and I think I will keep it for the next one. The good thing about it is that is scales a little bit. Against high AC opponents (which generally means they are a higher CR) you have a greater chance of giving up a AoO, while a 20th level fighter battling goblins would basically have to roll a second 1. Also, your DM has probably house-ruled this, but skill checks should not fail on a 1 according to the RAW. Attacks and saving throws do, but not skill checks. Olaf the Stout [/QUOTE]

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