Difficulty Class

For a comprehensive summary of the mechanics behind all rolls and modifiers, see Die Rolls.

Difficulty Class (or DC) is a number that must be matched or exceeded to succeed when rolling for Ability Checks, Attack Rolls, or Saving Throws.

Rolling a 1 on a d20 always fails.
Rolling a 20 on a d20 always succeeds (except Ability Checks).

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