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<blockquote data-quote="DMShoe" data-source="post: 4036307" data-attributes="member: 16607">Well, the PC in question made approximately 20 attack rolls, give or take -- given the 6-8 round length of each combat and around 1 attack roll per round. (the last encounter went a bit longer, but the warlord didn't attack every round once the darkness decended) The PC also rolled initiative, and some various skill checks, so she rolled a d20 maybe 30 times or so. Rolls were in the open, on the table, and the player involved was so excited about each roll that she pointed at the die and yelled out &quot;oh yeah! 20 baby!!&quot; (I'm paraphrasing, but you get the idea). I know she critted at least 5 times, and two of those were back-to-back in the first fight. I'm unsure of the sixth crit, but it plausibly could have happened.Probability and observed behavior are interesting&nbsp; and intriguing things. Knowing how rare something might be allows you to appreciate it even more when it happens. It is a memory that will stand out for all players involved, much like the time my dwarf dagger thrower once picked up a fallen foe's longbow and rapid-shotted three arrows, hitting a fleeing enemy at maximum range, rolling 3 consecutive 20's on the attack rolls and confirming two of them with nat 20's. It's the sort of story that legends are made of, and the only way to confirm the truth is to ask the others involved. (ask Noonan sometime about how I earned my &quot;I roll twenties&quot; t-shirt)As far as providing the playtest reports to Dragon -- I've got enough going on that I don't want to commit to a schedule for playtest updates. By blogging them, I can get some details out (which some of you seem to want to read), while not feeling obligated to hit some deadline and add the report to my workload.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DMShoe, post: 4036307, member: 16607"] Well, the PC in question made approximately 20 attack rolls, give or take -- given the 6-8 round length of each combat and around 1 attack roll per round. (the last encounter went a bit longer, but the warlord didn't attack every round once the darkness decended) The PC also rolled initiative, and some various skill checks, so she rolled a d20 maybe 30 times or so. Rolls were in the open, on the table, and the player involved was so excited about each roll that she pointed at the die and yelled out "oh yeah! 20 baby!!" (I'm paraphrasing, but you get the idea). I know she critted at least 5 times, and two of those were back-to-back in the first fight. I'm unsure of the sixth crit, but it plausibly could have happened. Probability and observed behavior are interesting and intriguing things. Knowing how rare something might be allows you to appreciate it even more when it happens. It is a memory that will stand out for all players involved, much like the time my dwarf dagger thrower once picked up a fallen foe's longbow and rapid-shotted three arrows, hitting a fleeing enemy at maximum range, rolling 3 consecutive 20's on the attack rolls and confirming two of them with nat 20's. It's the sort of story that legends are made of, and the only way to confirm the truth is to ask the others involved. (ask Noonan sometime about how I earned my "I roll twenties" t-shirt) As far as providing the playtest reports to Dragon -- I've got enough going on that I don't want to commit to a schedule for playtest updates. By blogging them, I can get some details out (which some of you seem to want to read), while not feeling obligated to hit some deadline and add the report to my workload. [/QUOTE]

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