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Depending on the Ability Score, the Saving Throw may be referred to as a Strength Saving Throw, Dexterity Saving Throw, Constitution Saving Throw, and so on.  (Further shortened to Strength Save, Dexterity Save, etc.)  The Proficiency Bonus is only added if the creature has [[Proficiency]] in the corresponding type of Saving Throw.  Each [[Class]] grants a creature two Saving Throw Proficiencies.

The Difficulty Class is also determined by the source of danger.  If a creature casts a spell that imposes a Saving Throw on another, the Difficulty Class is determined by the '''spell caster's''' Modifiers, using the following formula:

In other scenarios, such as traps, the game chooses an appropriate Difficulty Class, depending on how serious the danger is.

A successful save could mean completely avoiding negative effects, or it could mean reducing the damage received.  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 [[Fireball]], then a successful save will merely halve the damage.  Some effects don't allow for a Saving Throw at all, for example the damage taken from [[Magic Missile]].