Quick Question about Disable Device

[Volt875]

Hi all, new here so hope this is the right place to ask this.

Ok so here's the question. If someone attempts to disarm a trap and fails by 4 or less do they know they have failed or would the dm saying "You think you got it" be acceptable. I ask because it says you can retry if you fail by 4 or less.

[Dolanar]

This seems like GM discretion, you make the ultimate decision on whether that 4 or less was enough to know they failed or if they think they got it, as they cannot retry unless the KNOW they failed the check.

[Volt875]

Ah ok I'll probably go with the "Ya you think you got it". I just wanted to make sure there wasn't a rule that would make the dm saying that "wrong".

[Dolanar]

Not in particular, there may be more information about certain traps in the traps description (if using a remade trap) if so you can go by that, otherwise its a GM's discretion of determining the margin by which a player fails & the information they gain by failing.

[mln84]

Volt875 wrote:

Ah ok I'll probably go with the "Ya you think you got it". I just wanted to make sure there wasn't a rule that would make the dm saying that "wrong".

Except the bit about re-trying. Because why would you retry when "you think you've got it"?

Trap on door- fail by 5 or more, trap goes off; fail by less than 5 and think you've got it- no retry and trap goes off when you open the door. Doesn't seem right to me. Takes away that little "advantage" of almost getting it.