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=== Effect of Success === | === Effect of Success === | ||
A successful Save can mean completely avoiding negative effects, reducing the damage received (usually by half), or both. For example, successfully saving against a spike trap could mean that a creature takes no damage at all, because it successfully evaded the spikes. On the other hand, if it's caught in the area of effect of a {{ | A successful Save can mean completely avoiding negative effects, reducing the damage received (usually by half), or both. For example, successfully saving against a spike trap could mean that a creature takes no damage at all, because it successfully evaded the spikes. On the other hand, if it's caught in the area of effect of a {{SAI|Fireball}}, then a successful save will merely halve the damage. Saving against {{SAI|Thunderwave}} both halves the damage taken, and prevents a creature from being pushed by the spell. | ||
Some effects don't allow for a Saving Throw at all, for example the spell {{ | Some effects don't allow for a Saving Throw at all, for example the spell {{SAI|Sleep}}. | ||
== Ability Check == | == Ability Check == | ||