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<blockquote data-quote="FireLance" data-source="post: 1376098" data-attributes="member: 3424">To elaborate on what Hong said:Taking 10 means that you are paying attention to what you are doing and performing a task carefully.&nbsp; Your skill check result is equal to 10 + skill modifier.&nbsp; It doesn't take any more time than a normal attempt, and you can take 10 even if there is a penalty for failure.&nbsp; However, you cannot take 10 when you are distracted, for example, if you are being attacked.Taking 20 means that you keep trying to do a task until you get it right.&nbsp; Your skill check result is equal to 20 + skill modifier.&nbsp; It takes 20 times as long as a normal attempt because you are assumed to try and try again until you roll a &quot;20&quot;.&nbsp; For the same reason, you cannot take 20 if there is a penalty for failure.&nbsp; Failure to complete the task, e.g. opening a lock, is not in itself a penalty for failure (it is just a failure), but other consequences are, e.g. falling off a ledge on a failed Balance check.You can take 10 on a Craft check, but you cannot take 20 as there is a penalty for failure (you ruin your materials if your check fails by 5 or more).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FireLance, post: 1376098, member: 3424"] To elaborate on what Hong said: Taking 10 means that you are paying attention to what you are doing and performing a task carefully. Your skill check result is equal to 10 + skill modifier. It doesn't take any more time than a normal attempt, and you can take 10 even if there is a penalty for failure. However, you cannot take 10 when you are distracted, for example, if you are being attacked. Taking 20 means that you keep trying to do a task until you get it right. Your skill check result is equal to 20 + skill modifier. It takes 20 times as long as a normal attempt because you are assumed to try and try again until you roll a "20". For the same reason, you cannot take 20 if there is a penalty for failure. Failure to complete the task, e.g. opening a lock, is not in itself a penalty for failure (it is just a failure), but other consequences are, e.g. falling off a ledge on a failed Balance check. You can take 10 on a Craft check, but you cannot take 20 as there is a penalty for failure (you ruin your materials if your check fails by 5 or more). [/QUOTE]

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