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Full plate be like (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network

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[–] kichae@wanderingadventure.party 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

See, I don't think that 20 does make up for that 1, any more than your 20 on an attack roll lets me roll damage on my 1.

The party isn't some cohesive, singular unit that catches or avoids attention based on some average of the total behaviour. It's instead a cloud of actors that are only as strong as its weakest member.

Like, if they were 4 kids sneaking cookies from the cookie jar, and the youngest knocked the jar off the counter, it really doesn't matter how quiet the other 3 were, the shattering of the jar is going to get them all caught.

[–] Susaga@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

But that attack roll isn't a group attack. This is a group check. You are testing the skill of the group, and part of being stealthy as a group means making sure nobody else makes any noise as well. The group supports each other.

Those kids are going to be shushing, watching, keeping everything stable so it doesn't wobble... Yeah, the 20 is doing well enough to catch the jar.

If a single success is not a success, a single failure should not be a failure.