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: A 'natural result' is the actual number rolled on a D20, before any modifiers. Natural 20's can only occur on D20 rolls, no matter how many times you roll that darned D12 by mistake. (We've ALL done it.) | : A 'natural result' is the actual number rolled on a D20, before any modifiers. Natural 20's can only occur on D20 rolls, no matter how many times you roll that darned D12 by mistake. (We've ALL done it.) | ||
: Natural 20's in Epic Path are always good. In combat, a natural 20 always hits, for example. Natural 20's are related to but different than the threat range (or critical range) of a weapon. A natural 20 always hits, and usually threatens a crit, as well, but crits must still be confirmed, and it is possible to roll a natural 20, hit, but then miss the confirmation roll. It is also common for the threat range to be wider than just a 20 (such as 19-20), and if you roll a number inside the threat range of your weapon (say, a 19), but that result would usually miss your target, then that is counted as a | : Natural 20's in Epic Path are always good. In combat, a natural 20 always hits, for example. Natural 20's are related to but different than the threat range (or critical range) of a weapon. A natural 20 always hits, and usually threatens a crit, as well, but crits must still be confirmed, and it is possible to roll a natural 20, hit, but then miss the confirmation roll. It is also common for the threat range to be wider than just a 20 (such as 19-20), and if you roll a number inside the threat range of your weapon (say, a 19), but that result would usually miss your target, then that is counted as a critical hit, and you get to roll a confirmation die. Yay you! | ||
: If you are using an electronic die roller (see '[[Dice]]', above), a natural 20 is the base result coming up as a 20 before any modifiers are added or removed. If your die roller won't report the base result, than you cannot claim the sweet, sweet rewards of that lucky roll, so buy some dice. | : If you are using an electronic die roller (see '[[Dice]]', above), a natural 20 is the base result coming up as a 20 before any modifiers are added or removed. If your die roller won't report the base result, than you cannot claim the sweet, sweet rewards of that lucky roll, so buy some dice. | ||