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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7293652" data-attributes="member: 23751">Then bold explains it.Pretty much everything has a failure chance, even if it is very small.&nbsp; By rolling I am not adding in a failure chance.&nbsp; I'm simply allowing the natural failure chance to re-assert itself and no longer override it.I disagree.&nbsp; The alternative is for me to have people roll dice for a chance to fail for every mundane action they take, and that's just absurd. It's far more preferable for me to just give auto-successes when applicable and to allow failures for rolls. The take-away is this.&nbsp; Don't roll the dice ahead of time.&nbsp; It's cheating(albeit minor cheating) and you could be gimping yourself.Which is no different from the reckless players losing a lot of PCs to death due to hitting traps, attacking dragons solo, etc.&nbsp; Player behavior impacts the game.&nbsp; It's unavoidable and not necessarily a bad thing.&nbsp; I don't, either.&nbsp; I have no animosity towards the behavior.&nbsp; It's just has a certain result since rolling happens when outcomes are in doubt and at no other time.&nbsp; That's how I run my game.&nbsp; I'm not into punishing players and would never do that.&nbsp; I'm not their parent.It's not &quot;legal&quot; to roll without the DM asking.&nbsp; No rule allows it.&nbsp; You can house rule it in, like with your lasso example, but the DM is the one who calls for rolls.&nbsp; Players don't get to just roll first by RAW.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7293652, member: 23751"] Then bold explains it. Pretty much everything has a failure chance, even if it is very small. By rolling I am not adding in a failure chance. I'm simply allowing the natural failure chance to re-assert itself and no longer override it. I disagree. The alternative is for me to have people roll dice for a chance to fail for every mundane action they take, and that's just absurd. It's far more preferable for me to just give auto-successes when applicable and to allow failures for rolls. The take-away is this. Don't roll the dice ahead of time. It's cheating(albeit minor cheating) and you could be gimping yourself. Which is no different from the reckless players losing a lot of PCs to death due to hitting traps, attacking dragons solo, etc. Player behavior impacts the game. It's unavoidable and not necessarily a bad thing. I don't, either. I have no animosity towards the behavior. It's just has a certain result since rolling happens when outcomes are in doubt and at no other time. That's how I run my game. I'm not into punishing players and would never do that. I'm not their parent. It's not "legal" to roll without the DM asking. No rule allows it. You can house rule it in, like with your lasso example, but the DM is the one who calls for rolls. Players don't get to just roll first by RAW. [/QUOTE]

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