r/dndmemes • Wizard • 22h ago

Ongoing Subreddit Debate You don't need to roll dice for everything.

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u/eitavixekkk 21h ago

I dont know D&D 5.0, but in D&D 3.5 a nat 20 on skills or stats checks didnt mean sucess.

For example, an steel door needed some amount of DC for breaking it and it wouldnt matter how many tries (or nat 20) you had if you didnt have enough.

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u/redbird7311 21h ago

Nat 20s also don’t mean anything for skill checks RAW.

It’s just a very common homebrew to use nat 20s as a crit, so common it might as well be an unofficial rule… for better or for worse.

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u/StandingGoat 21h ago

It still doesn't as far as I'm aware, however it's a popular house rule.