D&D Questions
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Sorry
Anyways, @clasingla
I have a few questions
So I'm learning as I go and I think I've got most of it down
However, how does proficiency work?
There was one time we had to roll initiative and I got 17 and you said with proficiency I got a dirty 20, meaning I got +3
But I haven't gotten proficiency again
What all do I get proficiency in and how high is it in each area I have it?
Also, you made me choose Athletics and Acrobatics
What are those for?
I may have more questions and I'll bring it here when I do
If any of our other members have questions, feel free to put them here!
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I answered what I could. Could be wrong though but it’ll appear when it’s approved.
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Proficiency yields a bonus to that particular skill and is based on character level. Right now it’s +2 but at level 5 it increases to +3 and can go as high as +9 if we manage to get to level 29 or 30. In your case you have Acrobatics(Dexterity skill) and Athletics(Strength skill). Normally your action rolls that involve Strength and Dexterity would be D20 + Str/Dex ability modifier but since you have a Proficiency bonus, you get another +2. If you look at my character sheet, I have +5 in Intimidation and Persuasion because they’re both Charisma skills. I have 16 in Charisma for a +3 modifier but with Proficiency it’s +5, meaning I’m way more likely to succeed when doing those types of actions. What you have proficiency in are filled in circles on your character sheet. I don’t recall him picking those skills for you but the Skills you have are quite good and highly recommended given your playstyle.
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My issue isn’t necessarily a question but more to do with my inexperience in that I have to constantly look up which ability modifier to use for a given action/skill so that I can add it to my roll. Like if I’m rolling for Combat order, that’s Initiative, which pulls from my Dexterity stat or +1. If I’m investigating my surroundings, that’s Intelligence or +1 and I often have to check if it’s investigation or perception that uses Wisdom. Still a +1 on either of them but that slows me down a bit lol. I then have to check my spell list(including cantrips) and what die it uses(D4, D6 or D8), range, etc. Amount of time it takes me to function, I’m amazed I even get a decision off. You combine that with the approval process and it’s a wonder I haven’t lost my sanity lol.
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20 is the highest level
Proficiency bonus is the bonus you add to certain skills you are proficient in currently it’s +2 if you are proficient in a skill that means you now not only add your bonus from your stat (str cha wis dex int con) you also add an additional 2 (it will increase as time goes on) to that roll
For proficiency and what you have it in it’s the skills I asked you to choose from and maybe a few additional ones from your background
Most of the time you rolled high enough that you succeed without your proficiency bonus and rolled low enough where it failed with your proficiency bonus and I usually do the calculations in my head first so if something has a dc 12 and it requires a stat you have +3 in and Beira has +1 then if you both roll 9 blaze would succeed and Beira would fail I would only probably announce the later cause that’s the result that will happen in game
Athletics and acrobatics are the things you are proficient in this means instead of using strength and dex you use str+prof and dex+prof for those rolls
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Initiative is pulled from your Dexterity modifier. You have a Dexterity stat of 16 or +3, hence +3 Initiative. My Dexterity is only 13 or +1, hence I have +1 Initiative. Basically, when we roll for Combat order, its your D20 + Initiative(aka Dex modifier). So if you rolled 13 on your die, your result is 16 thanks to your Initiative. With respect to Proficiency, it's basically a bonus to certain skills. Each action in D&D pulls from a list of skills. Like lifting a heavy rock would pull from Athletics or a Strength skill. Due to your Strength Stat, you'd get +3 boost but since you're proficient in Athletics, you get a Proficiency bonus that makes it +5 and the boost you get is dependent on what level you are and what skills you happen to be proficient in. In your case, you're proficient in Athletics(Strength skill) and Acrobatics(Dexterity skill). You'll also notice on your character sheet that you have Strength and Dexterity filled in for saving throws. Whenever an event requires a saving throw from a particular stat, you utilize your ability modifier for that specific stat. Yet in your case you have "proficiency" in Strength and Dexterity, so you get a bonus to saving throws that utilize those two stats. The reason you have proficiency in Strength and Dexterity is due to your Class or in this case Monk. My saving throw boosts come in Constitution and Charisma because that's what a Sorcerer/Sorceress class gets a boost in.
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