• PineRune@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Had a group that would play DnD 3.5, where you need to roll to confirm crits (20 auto hits, roll again against AC to crit). We ended up rolling to confirm fumbles as well because catastrophic failure doesn’t just happen 5% of the time. Imagine 5% of your army accidentally chopping their foot off or beheading their nearest kinsman every few seconds.

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      9 months ago

      That’s the way I handle it. A 1 on the die is automatic failure, but roll again and on another 1, it’s catastrophic.

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      9 months ago

      I’ve been mostly playing Pathfinder 1e for years, we use the same system. It’s great when it does happen though.