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<blockquote data-quote="Benjamin Olson" data-source="post: 9043902" data-attributes="member: 6988941">Unless it is a very rigidly RAW DM I expect Nat 20s and 1s to get some sort of special treatment on ability checks. It may not be auto-success/failure per se, but the RAW approach of not making them special at all is clearly out of sync with the overall D&amp;D zeitgeist of these rolls being special.I expect the rule that it takes an action to equip or unequip a shield to be ignored. I don't have particularly strong feelings on this, it's just that few tables seem to be aware of the rule, many of those that are aware don't enforce it, and I think it's a rule best left forgotten.I have found that when it comes time to drink a potion there's about a 50% chance of someone asking whether it is an action or bonus action. While I'm inclined to think the RAW answer of &quot;action&quot; seems to be in the minority, I can say with much more certainty that people definitely expect tables to differ on this point, players who have had multiple groups are probably more likely than not to have known multiple rules on this point, and many people struggle to remember which rule is enforced at a particular table they play at.By similar reasoning I suspect about half of tables must not calculate crit damage right, because how it is done is discussed at least once every 2nd or 3rd session (unless a VTT is calculating it for people). Personally I don't really care whether people double the roll total or double the dice rolled. I personally prefer the latter (RAW) option as it is less streaky, but I suppose if you don't play with extra dice right in front of you that becomes cumbersome.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Benjamin Olson, post: 9043902, member: 6988941"] Unless it is a very rigidly RAW DM I expect Nat 20s and 1s to get some sort of special treatment on ability checks. It may not be auto-success/failure [I]per se[/I], but the RAW approach of not making them special at all is clearly out of sync with the overall D&D zeitgeist of these rolls being special. I expect the rule that it takes an action to equip or unequip a shield to be ignored. I don't have particularly strong feelings on this, it's just that few tables seem to be aware of the rule, many of those that are aware don't enforce it, and I think it's a rule best left forgotten. I have found that when it comes time to drink a potion there's about a 50% chance of someone asking whether it is an action or bonus action. While I'm inclined to think the RAW answer of "action" seems to be in the minority, I can say with much more certainty that people definitely expect tables to differ on this point, players who have had multiple groups are probably more likely than not to have known multiple rules on this point, and many people struggle to remember which rule is enforced at a particular table they play at. By similar reasoning I suspect about half of tables must not calculate crit damage right, because how it is done is discussed at least once every 2nd or 3rd session (unless a VTT is calculating it for people). Personally I don't really care whether people double the roll total or double the dice rolled. I personally prefer the latter (RAW) option as it is less streaky, but I suppose if you don't play with extra dice right in front of you that becomes cumbersome. [/QUOTE]

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