I’m glad you know them so well. In what way is such a popularly used rule not a rule?
Incidentally I find it interesting that d&d 3.5 specifically calls out that a 20 isn’t automatic success, and a 1 is not an automatic failure, where 5e removes that clarification, simply saying “if the roll plus bonuses is less than the DC the check fails”.
That looks to me like they are leaving it more open to the common house rule
Yes he is and no it does (edit: has) not. That is a common house rule Larian implemented into BG3, but it is not part of the original rules of DnD 5e.
I’m glad you know them so well. In what way is such a popularly used rule not a rule?
Incidentally I find it interesting that d&d 3.5 specifically calls out that a 20 isn’t automatic success, and a 1 is not an automatic failure, where 5e removes that clarification, simply saying “if the roll plus bonuses is less than the DC the check fails”.
That looks to me like they are leaving it more open to the common house rule