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<blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 7830657" data-attributes="member: 97077">I would say that the player declares an intent to perform a task with a known duration (ask the DM if not sure). Spells or class features that will aid in the task with the same duration can be applied before the attempt. The ability check is made. The player applies the bonus dice from the spell (if desired). The DM narrates the result of the adventurer's action.So basically, if you want the benefit of these spells, you have to front load their use. Or, I also think it's fine for Player A to say &quot;I'm doing X&quot; and Player B jump in to say &quot;Before Player A does X, I cast (or use) Y to help.&quot; But again, the players need to know the duration of the task here ahead of time. If the task takes one hour, bardic inspiration isn't going to help you. If the task takes 2 minutes, guidance won't help you, but bardic inspiration will. If the task take 1 minutes or less, both guidance and bardic inspiration will help you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="iserith, post: 7830657, member: 97077"] I would say that the player declares an intent to perform a task with a known duration (ask the DM if not sure). Spells or class features that will aid in the task with the same duration can be applied before the attempt. The ability check is made. The player applies the bonus dice from the spell (if desired). The DM narrates the result of the adventurer's action. So basically, if you want the benefit of these spells, you have to front load their use. Or, I also think it's fine for Player A to say "I'm doing X" and Player B jump in to say "Before Player A does X, I cast (or use) Y to help." But again, the players need to know the duration of the task here ahead of time. If the task takes one hour, bardic inspiration isn't going to help you. If the task takes 2 minutes, guidance won't help you, but bardic inspiration will. If the task take 1 minutes or less, both guidance and bardic inspiration will help you. [/QUOTE]

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