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<blockquote data-quote="DMSage" data-source="post: 6749841" data-attributes="member: 6803552">THIS^ Good points. I'd just like to link here the angry DMs article <a href="http://theangrygm.com/adjudicate-actions-like-a-boss/" target="_blank">Adjudicating actions like a mother F$%ing Boss</a>Many DMs, especially with traps, just do the disable traps or thieves tools check. But checks are only for things that have a chance of failure. If there is a chest on a pressure plate, and I decide to use the reverse gravity spell on the area. There is no chance of failure. I dont have to roll to see if the trap triggers. The chest is flying off the plate and the trap is either triggering or breaking. NO other options. You just say. Ok you do that and here is what happens. Same with the barbarian kicking the chest off the pressure plate. No need to roll to see if it works. Chest is kicked and the only thing you might have to roll is the con save when the poison arrow hits him in the stomach. Point, Dont roll anything if the action they are doing cant fail.Dont roll anything if the action they are doing cant succeed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DMSage, post: 6749841, member: 6803552"] THIS^ Good points. I'd just like to link here the angry DMs article [URL="http://theangrygm.com/adjudicate-actions-like-a-boss/"]Adjudicating actions like a mother F$%ing Boss[/URL] Many DMs, especially with traps, just do the disable traps or thieves tools check. But checks are only for things that have a chance of failure. If there is a chest on a pressure plate, and I decide to use the reverse gravity spell on the area. There is no chance of failure. I dont have to roll to see if the trap triggers. The chest is flying off the plate and the trap is either triggering or breaking. NO other options. You just say. Ok you do that and here is what happens. Same with the barbarian kicking the chest off the pressure plate. No need to roll to see if it works. Chest is kicked and the only thing you might have to roll is the con save when the poison arrow hits him in the stomach. Point, Dont roll anything if the action they are doing cant fail. Dont roll anything if the action they are doing cant succeed. [/QUOTE]

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