Negative skill checks

[matt lyons]

if i have no points in acrobatics and a +1 dex mod and make a jump check with a -6 armor check penalty, do i subtract the armor check from my skill or from my roll? basically if i rolled a 10 would i end up with 10 or 5

[blackbloodtroll]

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[Midnight_Angel]

matt lyons wrote:

if i have no points in acrobatics and a +1 dex mod and make a jump check with a -6 armor check penalty, do i subtract the armor check from my skill or from my roll? basically if i rolled a 10 would i end up with 10 or 5

Subtract from whatever you wish. Just keep in mind that there is no limit at zero. Your effective acrobatics total, considering all modifiers, is -5.

Thus, if you roll a 2, your check result is a whopping -3.

[Drejk]

Even if you have ranks in skill you can end with negative total if penalties are high enough.