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Lesson # 32 - Contests and Dragons
Detentions and Dragons
English - April 09, 2018 07:00 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 75 ratingsGames Leisure Hobbies 5thedition beginners dnd dungeonsanddragons education gaming school teaching Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Lesson # 32 Agenda
Many DMs know that a player character can open a door by rolling a high enough number on an ability check. But what happens when that door is sentient and fights back? This situation calls for a 1v1 D20 roll-off, a contest.
On this lesson, Josh and Matt discuss the a special variation of ability checks called contests. They discuss what contests are, when to use, and how to run them in a 5th edition game. They also provide several common and uncommon examples of contests in 5E.
Pie gets discussed a lot.
Exit Ticket: We have graded homework! Josh and Matt review many of the entries in our Creative Writing Prompt Assignment on disasters and almonds for willing listeners. Hopefully, these D&D minds can provide some inspiration for your D&D campaign!
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