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<blockquote data-quote="Redneckomancer" data-source="post: 8828209" data-attributes="member: 7038172"><p>Rereading your Op I see you're more asking as a player than a DM, so when I do play, which isn't often, I roll (heh) with it. I rolled a nat one on this diplomacy? Let me play that out. It's an opportunity for some good comedy, honestly. I rolled low on the stealth check? Well, I wait for the Dm to tell me what that looks like and prepare for the next action.</p><p></p><p>The investigation and perception checks are a bit trickier. If I know I rolled low on an investigation, I accept that my character couldn't find anything worth finding. If I have other reasons to suspect that there IS something worth finding, then I try to find another thing to search or a different angle to approach from. No evidence in the office files? Grill the receptionist. Butter up the intern etc etc.</p><p>A lot of this depends on how the DM is running. Too many 5e DMs I've had just have me roll a skill with no real regard for what I specifically say my action is. </p><p>"I search the locked side table" "Roll investigation." "Uh, an 8?" "You don't find anything relevant." Hmmm.</p><p>Or even weirder, "20." "You don't find anything relevant in the side table but you find a secret compartment under the desk in the next room." I.. Uh... (actual table story)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Redneckomancer, post: 8828209, member: 7038172"] Rereading your Op I see you're more asking as a player than a DM, so when I do play, which isn't often, I roll (heh) with it. I rolled a nat one on this diplomacy? Let me play that out. It's an opportunity for some good comedy, honestly. I rolled low on the stealth check? Well, I wait for the Dm to tell me what that looks like and prepare for the next action. The investigation and perception checks are a bit trickier. If I know I rolled low on an investigation, I accept that my character couldn't find anything worth finding. If I have other reasons to suspect that there IS something worth finding, then I try to find another thing to search or a different angle to approach from. No evidence in the office files? Grill the receptionist. Butter up the intern etc etc. A lot of this depends on how the DM is running. Too many 5e DMs I've had just have me roll a skill with no real regard for what I specifically say my action is. "I search the locked side table" "Roll investigation." "Uh, an 8?" "You don't find anything relevant." Hmmm. Or even weirder, "20." "You don't find anything relevant in the side table but you find a secret compartment under the desk in the next room." I.. Uh... (actual table story) [/QUOTE]
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