Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
A character tries to roll a skill check in D&D or another RPG. The rest of the players decide their characters should also try the check, all at the same time. Should we allow that? Let's examine the math of multiple characters rolling a check, guidance and the Help action, the fiction behind this, and other techniques for Dungeons & Dragons or your choice of roleplaying game.
Contents:
00:00 Multiple PCs Making a Check?
01:18 Not Just in D&D
02:03 Rules for Good Play
06:56 Why Do We Care?
10:12 Daggerheart and Draw Steel Change This
11:41 Math for One Skilled PC
13:53 With the Guidance Spell
14:49 Multiple Characters Try
16:14 Help Action and Advantage
17:27 When to Allow Multiple Checks
21:17 Justifying a Single Check
25:08 When to Allow Help or Guidance
28:17 When to Use Group Checks
33:30 Support the Show
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#DnD #ttrpg #tabletopgames #rpgs #dungeonsanddragons #tabletoprpg #PirateBorg #DrawSteel #Daggerheart #dungeonmaster #dmadvice #dungeonmasteradvice #dungeonmastertips
A character tries to roll a skill check in D&D or another RPG. The rest of the players decide their characters should also try the check, all at the same time. Should we allow that? Let's examine the math of multiple characters rolling a check, guidance and the Help action, the fiction behind this, and other techniques for Dungeons & Dragons or your choice of roleplaying game.
Contents:
00:00 Multiple PCs Making a Check?
01:18 Not Just in D&D
02:03 Rules for Good Play
06:56 Why Do We Care?
10:12 Daggerheart and Draw Steel Change This
11:41 Math for One Skilled PC
13:53 With the Guidance Spell
14:49 Multiple Characters Try
16:14 Help Action and Advantage
17:27 When to Allow Multiple Checks
21:17 Justifying a Single Check
25:08 When to Allow Help or Guidance
28:17 When to Use Group Checks
33:30 Support the Show
Support me and join our community to help shape this show (and get a copy of my Adventure, Encounter, and Monster Design Tools): alphastream.org/index.php/support
You can find more RPG and D&D insights on my blog, alphastream.org
Subscribe to my newsletter to receive a FREE product and get updates on new RPG products and blog posts! alphastream.org/index.php/subscribe-to-alphastream-org
Follow me on Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@Alphastream
Follow me on Patreon: patreon.com/Alphastream
#DnD #ttrpg #tabletopgames #rpgs #dungeonsanddragons #tabletoprpg #PirateBorg #DrawSteel #Daggerheart #dungeonmaster #dmadvice #dungeonmasteradvice #dungeonmastertips
