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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 6282344" data-attributes="member: 2525">"I've whittled a bone down to be a makeshift lockpick, and now I try to open the lock with it before the guard on his way can catch me doing it".That doesn't seem like getting caught up in a minor detail.  The quality of the tool is pretty major in that encounter.  In addition, 5e is specifically trying to get away from little +1 and -1 bonuses/penalties.  Instead, they encourage more use of the ad/disad mechanic instead.  Because it 1) does not change the max/min result outside the intended boundaries, and 2) serves as a nearly universal mechanic for dealing with smaller bonuses and penalties.</blockquote>