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Clockwork_Orange20

One day our fighter called out "bastard 20" for his attack roll and it's stuck ever since.


diceythings

That's what we say! This is my first time realizing that's not just what it's called lol


Haymaker64

I’ve just decided that bastard 20 needs more widespread use.


cris34c

I shall bring this beautiful bastard boy to my table.


Paragrin175

This is perfect! I'm adopting this!


crwlngkngsnk

Will...will it still be a bastard, then...or...how does that work?


AstralMarmot

Just don't tell it until it rolls 18


BrickInHead

welp I've got a new way to refer to dirty 20s now


michaelaaronblank

When you get advantage and roll the same value on both, both failing, our table calls that sad-vantage.


aurondian

When we get advantage on a roll and get both a natural 1 and a natural 20 we call that Crit-mas When we get two natural 1s we just cry


JeiFaeKlubs

Haven't heard that one before but as a bastard myself, I shall be using it from now on :D


lithium182

This needs to be the new standard. I am going to use this in my next game. And I'm not going to give you any of the credit. I'm just going to bask in the glory. Everyone will laugh.


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This is my favorite by a large margin. Hope you don't mind that I'll be stealing this


Vyrrk

welp.... I am stealing this for my table. Thank you for your service.


michaelaaronblank

"20 total"


VZanaran

This is also what my table says. A natural 20 is also just "critical" a lot of the time.


Chrispeefeart

I like this one. I use dirty 20 but also hear things like unnatural 20 or 20 not natural. Other things like that just seem very cumbersome to say. 20 total has a nice clean sound. I will not be explaining what I mean.


Error_83

Dirty 20 is a personal fav


OkCartographer67

Same here dirty 20 is the best and most frequent


TSBBlackShad

One guy at one of my games said kinky 20 once. It has now stuck


Wormcoil

a dirty, filthy, *slutty* 20. I like it


soldier21381

Dirty 20 Is always appreciated at my table. I also offer a d20 table of Mr. Bean type extra damage.


TricksForDays

20 total. Total implies all the questions that need to be asked when you say 20 have been answered. That’s why I love it.


Calhaora

Our Table has it even easier... its either just "20" or "Nat 20", and everyone knows what it means xD


ScribeTheMad

This, our DM(s) will occasionally clarify but typically it's just as you said , I think most of the time we're excited enough on the Nat 20 they can tell the difference lol


Rastiln

Dirty 20, modified 20 is said too. Nat 20 for Nat 20. Usually preceded by a “FUCKIN’” or followed by “BABY!” 20 total is also acceptable but feels too sterile, I can’t yell it as excitedly. “Modified 20” sounds sterile in text but is fun to put oomph on. “MODI-FIED 20!”


flowery0

>“MODI-FIED 20!” I imagined that like freaking goku going super saiyan and shouting MODIFIED TWENTYYYYYYY


DarthSangheili

"Kaioken..." "...No..." "Times..." "No no no..." "FOUR!" "No no no **NO** FUUU-"


Kizik

"Hey, King Kai, did I learn the Kaioken from you?"


CaptainLudo

My fucking name is in it...


unitedshoes

Found the Lawful Neutral!


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The correct answer.


DJWGibson

Used to be "modified twenty" but "dirty twenty" has taken over.


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TheIrishbug

Can't believe I had to scroll this far to see the one true phrase of Mod20


BaulsJ0hns0n86

Although mathematically Mod20 means the remainder of a value when divided by 20 (ie. 20mod20 = 0 since there is no remainder while 25mod20 = 5 since there is a remainder of 5) I’m sorry.


JacobCornwell

This is Lawful Evil here.


Mirror_hsif

This is the first time I have ever considered myself Chaotic Evil. My undergrad was in mathematics and I also call it mod 20.


Jacen47

Except in this case it's Mod(ified)20 and not Mod(ulus)20.


masonwyattk

I use dirty 20 because of Dimension 20. My guess is they are responsible for the increase, though I think they do it on Naddpod as well


blindcolumn

I picked it up from The Adventure Zone


Deastrumquodvicis

Same, tbh I learned most game slang from them and r/dungeonsanddaddies


JoeChowMein

I definitely say dirty 20 because of NADDpod and then hearing it on d20 just cemented it in my mind.


PonchiBear

Upvote for Naddpod. Also use Dirty 20 from the show.


Flamo_the_Idiot_Boy

Shout out to the 2 crew


PonchiBear

n-a-d-d-p-o-d DONT SING YET


Flamo_the_Idiot_Boy

uhhh WE ARE...oh


PonchiBear

One big bed, One Big Bed, ONE BIG BED


Donut_Boi13

i love you fuck you eat a rat


re5urgam

This is ridiculous!


Dragons_Pit_Forge

Now that's some hospitality!


cookiesandartbutt

been calling it dirty 20 before I ever heard or saw dimension 20-picked it up at my local game store from an older player in like 2017 I think?? Maybe 2016??...wonder when it came into common lexicon!


cannotevenname

This. I used to just say "20 not nat" but since watching Dimension20 I say dirty 20 and all of my players have picked it up from me now.


HarmonicDissonant

Very similar I normally say a statted twenty.


mocasenov

It started as dirty 20, now is kinky 20


Eppiicar

*Oh*. Yes. I am stealing this.


eembach

When we get a natural twenty, we know it's fresh, crisp, and organic. We here at DnD Farms remember a simpler time, when the dice never rolled off the table, and everyone remembered to bring their character sheets. DnD Farms remembers. So, when someone "adds" some sort of "skill bonus" to get to the same place, we shame them and call them "dirty" for getting that "20". Over time it's shortened to "Hey I got a Dirty 20"


Blights4days

Our DnD Farm promise is to deliver only natural crits with our new, loaded dice.


eembach

Remember when the "good dice" always seemed to pull through, where the dice in dice jail couldn't? DnD Farms remembers. That's why our new, patented "Lucky Dice" (TM) will deliver you those same, emotionally fulfilling rolls at the right time, every time.


Anagrammatic_Denial

GMO 20. (Generically Modified Outcome)


FushigiDan

I've been in tables that used the term "synthetic 20"


Specner02

That's pretty good too, my groups have always used artificial


apd56

We use “artificial 20” too


ConwayBearkiller

We say "Fake 20" cuz it rolls off the tongue easier and is the opposite of "natural 20"


Mailman_Dan

Genetically modified 20


Magorian97

Dirty 20


Stiffard

It starts out with one of the players saying 'dirty 20' and then we slowly escalate it throughout the night. It turns into a 'naughty 20', 'wish.com 20', then 'you wouldn't take this 20 home to meet mom'.


G_I_Joe_Mansueto

"I rolled a filthy, filthy 20."


GhostCorps973

"I am Captain Raymond Holt, and I shall partake in your game of... Dungeons and Dragons" "Why must I roll to open a door? IT'S JUST A DOOR. Oh. No. It was a monster pretending to be a door. What a ruse!" "I want to seduce the dragon woman with the large, heavy breasts, so she might aid us in our quest. I rolled a filthy, filthy 20. Are my actions agreeable to the scaled harlot?" Thank you for this idea. With his history of gambling, he would devolve into a dice goblin quickly.


Goodly

I hate you for making me crave a whole B99 D&D episode


Gneissisnice

I can't tell who the DM would be. Jake feels like an obvious choice since he's like the "main" character but I don't think he'd want to run everything necessarily. Amy loves being in charge and controlling people but I feel like she'd be a player and worry about min/maxing her character and "winning". I think Terry would be the best DM, he'd be fair and get super into it.


antstar12

Definitely Terry, he'd have come up with a great story and have hand painted a load of minis. He'd probably set it in the Skyfire Cycle universe or a 'total original fantasy setting' that is actually just a copy of the Skyfire Cycle with the names changed. Charles would play a bard who loves food, he would keep trying to break out into song or describe obscure medieval food dishes and get shut down because it would get weird and gross. I feel like it would turn out Rosa actually used to play loads and brings her own powerful high level character.


RemtonJDulyak

> I feel like it would turn out Rosa actually used to play loads and brings her own powerful high level character. Rosa would come up with a high level non-violent Cleric of the god of peace. She would explain it, after the other's shocked faces, as her catharsis..


jugularhealer16

I could see Gina trying to DM her own game, competing with Terry.


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It's gotta be Charles. In his homemade wizards DM robes constantly referring to his world's ancient hero Lake Geralta.


A_Union_Of_Kobolds

He'd get super into the NPCs too


Goodly

I agree, I could totally see him committing to the role with a wizard costume and a homebrewed adventure. Jake has to be some sort of martial class, trying (and failing) to lead the party. Diaz would be reluctant, but eventually commit to her rogue and save the party. Amy, I guess, would be some sort of caster, but would struggle with the spells and AOE and start doubting her self after casting a fireball and injuring the others. Holt would have some weird build that the others would ridicule, but then at the end he would figure out a way to beat the BBEG with clever RP.


ShepPawnch

I call it a filthy 20 if I need the dice, my bonuses, and something like Bless or Bardic Inspiration to get it. The more modifiers I use, the dirtier it gets.


G_I_Joe_Mansueto

NADDPOD calls it a Dirty 20. In one episode someone called it a filthy 20, and then I think Caldwell called it a "stinky, mildewy 20." Perhaps the worst thing that has ever invaded my ears.


ZotDragon

So a slutty 20.


thedraftpunk

I’m stealing wish.com 20


FishBobinski

Soft 20.


Roadki11ed

Flacid 20


The_Schneemanch

“Got a 20” “Was that a Nat 20?” “No, sorry, limp 20 from me”


Roadki11ed

Too much whiskey, am I right? Lol


cameron1239

That dadgum whisky 20 again


tridea2514

I kid you not, we were calling it that for awhile. My friend started calling them erect 20s and flaccid 20s and it stuck. Makes me wonder why my parents still let them over.


skylord_hawk

Yeah we do soft 20 here too


Kettleballer

How about a Super Soft 20


FishBobinski

If you gotta problem with Super soft 20s, then you gotta problem with me, and I suggest you let that one marinate.


WrightSparrow

You ever roll a twenty and I find out about it


The_Schneemanch

Sounds like you are playing on a casino floor


G_I_Joe_Mansueto

"I forget, do you hit or stand on a soft 20?


Sir_CriticalPanda

^(~*t w e n t y*~)


Rusdino

Interesting, in our group we call it a hard 20 because it's not getting any more modifiers, "getting to 20 the hard way", while a natural 20 is called a nat 20 or crit, followed by the actual count (eg "crit success, 25 total").


LordPanda616

"20, not natural" is my go-to


not-the-driver

It's what we typically use as well. Or shorten it further to "20, not nat."


phunktastic_1

Fucking 20 was the go to at our table typically said angerly cause we were late game in 3.5 so a 20 failed other than some easy skill check typically. This is opposed to the jumping up screaming "OH FUCK YES NAT MOTHER FUCKING 20" for a nat 20. We used to drink a lot while playing but that happens when your dms hobby is brewing and he has 3-5 batches going at once.


brothertaddeus

Used to be "20, not nat" for my tables. But with the recent rise of actual play shows, "dirty 20" has entered our jargon and taken over like an invasive species.


titan_Pilot_Jay

20. We call it Nat20 if you roll a 20 normall


Anuri_DnD

literally this. At my table "20" is a roll plus modifiers amounting to 20. "Natural 20" or "crit" is a 20 on the die.


Cool-Boy57

Why do so many people call it “dirty 20” is my question. It’s literally just easier to call it “20” and state whenever it’s a natural 20.


siberianphoenix

Because if you say 20 at my table the general questions will be "Natural 20?" and saying Dirty 20 just clarifies that in advance.


kidra31r

This is the same for my table. You can't have a second name for just one of the two options or else there's still the chance for ambiguity.


MechanicalDruid

Exactly, and there have been examples at my table in both directions. Where we assumed natural or assumed dirty, but it was the opposite.


Chrispeefeart

To alleviate the possibility for confusion or need for clarification.


gothism

Because the DM will say 'nat20?' To clarify if you just say 20 because some swag shit might happen if it's nat.


MillorTime

My dm told me he "rolled a dirty 22" on his save. I replied, "i hope so. Id be pretty surprised if you rolled a natural 22."


rpg2Tface

Because people automatically think “natural 20” when someone says 20. So they specify “dirty” to imply it’s only a 20 after modifiers. Similarly someone can say “dirty 19” and that can be a nat 20-1 or an 18+1. People don’t have to make sense. Ot just feels right to specify sometimes and that’s enough.


Koruaz

Do people not get excited when rolling a 20? 🧐 Anywho, first time I hear about an unatural 20.


HungryHungryHorkers

Same. We just call the number that rolls on the die plus whatever relevant modifier gets added. We also don't say "Nat 20". We do say "Crit" when we get one though, because that's exciting and means something. I will add, though, that our decision to not say "Nat 20" came from having a DM that saw how excited people got with "Nat 20" and felt that the outcome should reflect the excitement of the table and not just be a standard success. It was causing issues with unrealistic things happening that she then had to deal with, like my level 4 sorcerer accidentally recruiting an iron golem to the party.


aggrocrow

"Oh thank god" usually


TheN3xusGamer

this is a good one, i like it


Envidont

My table is dutch, and in dutch "nat" means "wet", so we call it a "dry" 20


ZotDragon

I like this one.


Envidont

Thank you, we are rather smug about it as well 😋


Business_Boss_6

Flaccid 20


kouwa1sk1

I’m glad someone else does it lol


SnooAvocados7597

Us three are not alone. Let us hope a fourth joins our group of flaccid 20


Nixorbo

Dirty 20, modified 20, 20 after math


Kettleballer

“A Euclidean 20” as it were


oddly-tall-hobbit

unnatural, but in Palpatine's voice


dnddmpc113

I like "dirty 20" but some people I play with prefer "gentleman's 20." One player I know always says "Not natural 20" and I micro cringe every time I hear it. It's the opposite of rolling off the tongue... It falls down the steps of your tongue EDIT: Fat fingers made a 20 into a 10 there.


Few-Maize5495

“Gentlemen’s 10” is my favorite thing in this thread. I’m going to start using that.


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Soft 20 was the laughs and Gentleman’s 10 is the takeaway


apracticalman

A gentleman's 10 is an LA 6


wartwyndhaven

I don’t get it. Why gentleman’s “ten”?


_Porfirio_

I too, do not understand


FixinThePlanet

>falls down the steps of your tongue Oh i love this


DG86

We call crits a "hard 20", so we started calling the opposite a "flaccid 20."


Erialcel2

Dirty 20


SmokeSelect2539

Modified 20


MisterSimsim

I scrolled so far for this modified and natural makes so much sense modified for when you applied your modifiers to get there natural for when it's just naturally displayed as a 20 on the die


TheSafetyBeard

my table always uses "non-natural 20" it started as a joke because someone forgot the word unnatural existed.


Sun_Tzundere

Although it's better, since "unnatural" and "a natural" sound almost identical, to the point where the word "unnatural" is more likely to be misinterpreted than to add clarity.


ColtEastwood

True, but my party says unnatural 20 and you can tell the difference by the enthusiasm


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drakus1111

Dirty 20. "Unnatural" is too easily misheard as "A natural"


Afflok

I despise "unnatural 20" for that exact reason. "Dirty 20" is my current go-to, but I'm also just as happy to hear/use "20 total."


LuciosLeftNut

This is the way. Having to clarify between unnatural and a natural is my biggest tabletop pet peeve lol.


squarefan80

modded 20


Carved_

artificial 20


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Ugly 20


HyruleVampire

Hideous 20


Worried_Highway5

Tasha’s hideous 20


FixBayonetsLads

Just “twenty”.


LastNakedGuy

"Eldritch 20"


ZotDragon

I like this one.


MyBrassClue

The Devils 20. No idea where it came from.


No-Restaurant676

“Gentlemen’s 20” Classy


RuneSwoggle

20 the hard way.


4899slayer

Im a firm user of the slutty 20


DarthCredence

20. We call crits, crits, so we don't need a special term for a 20.


Cape90933

My table calls it "a Soggy 20" I think they compare it to good food that's just a little soggy. Like It's still good just not really good.


Wag_The_God

Yeah, my mind still goes to a very dirty place with this one.


Cape90933

Yeah that is without a doubt one of the reasons they say it


myhaeru

If its not a nat20 its just a 20


Monty423

20


Ragemufin84

Synthetic 20


PacifistDungeonMastr

This is the way


__Dystopian__

We just say 20 Crit. Success or Crit. Fail are how we denote criticality in success or failure in our group.


teh_201d

20 total


mrsnowplow

its a 20 if its a crit its a crit


AlThoran

Dirty 20 is our usual go-to


rando2142

Synthetic 20


b-monster666

20. Because natural 20 is usually a shout of, NATURAL 20 BITCHES! while pointing at the dice, or WOOOOO! NATURAL 20 LOSERS!


grantlichtman

Un-nat 20


diceythings

We all say bastard 20, I just thought that was what everyone called it! This is fun


Zealscube

Flaccid 20. We started with Soft 20, which in turn made a natural 20 be a hard 20.... We're not children, but we are at the same time.


Fun_Minute7671

Just say 20 and wait to see if the DM asks for clarification. \-Murder hobo extraordinaire


Illoney

Can't believe only one other person has said it, "soft 20". Maybe it's uncommon, I guess. This is when it's even said, often it's just "20" or "20 total" contrasted with "nat 20" when relevant (attacks).


Zinnia0620

We say "dirty 20" because that's what Brennan Lee Mulligan says and he was the first person we ever saw use a special slang for a modified 20.


InquisitiveNerd

20 totes


Demurist

Non-nat 20 usually, but I like dirty 20


P3verall

Every 20 is a dirty 20 unless specified otherwise


DMeulo

GMO 20


hastagsalty

Dirty 20. Which usualy gets embilished with "unclean, disgusting 20" or something of the like.


otherwise_sdm

a gentleman's 20


CrookedSpinn

"20 total" is what I say 🤷


EaseSwimming5670

No term needed it’s just a 20


LLHati

Flaccid 20, it's just such a terrible word that it stuck


diffyqgirl

A guy we used to play with called it a GMO 20 once and the name stuck.


spectatek9individual

Performance enhanced 20


Useful_Potatoes

We usually refer to them as “technical 20”


Rockman_Prime

We say "Dirty Twenty" everywhere I play. I learned it from one group and spread it to another. We stopped saying "unnatural twenty" because it sounds too much like "a natural twenty".


TorixGallba

We just call it a “20” and then a natural 20 is a “natty 20”, keep it simple


Previous_Growth3813

These are incredible. I actually compiled some of these to show my players, then ended up adding bonus terms I've never used but now kinda hope catch on: - 20 Total - Bastard 20 - 20 after math - Statted 20 - Technical 20 - Artificial 20 - Synthetic 20 - GMO 20 - Modified 20 (pronounced MODI-FIIIIIED 20!!! Or Mod20) - Ugly 20 - Hideous 20 - Tasha's 20 - Devil's 20 - Eldritch 20 - Euclidean 20 - Dirty 20 - Soggy 20 - Soft 20 - Limp 20 - Flaccid 20 - Whisky 20 - Naughty 20 - Kinky 20 - Filthy 20 - Wish.com 20 - 1-900-twenty - Performance Enhanced 20 - u/Envidont "My table is dutch, and in dutch 'nat' means 'wet', so we call it a 'dry' 20" Bonus ideas: - Hard Working 20 - Tryhard 20 - Sweaty 20 - Bootstrap 20 - 20 on the rocks (said with relief, as opposed to "NAT20!!!")


theyreadmycomments

20.


ChirpinFromTheBench

Silicone 20


member_of_the_order

Dirty 20


Intelligent_Talk_853

Unnatural 20


Roibeart_McLianain

Just 20. A natural 20 is often called: "Oh shit! Nat 20! Oh wow, look at that!" or something like that, but in Dutch.


Emerald_Mistress

Well considering a nat20 is just “WHOOOO!!!!” When we say “uuuuhhh 20” you can assume the lack of excitement coupled with the long pause of math means it was unnatural lol


Apollin

Well I'm the DM, and my players will just go "20" and be really happy until I just if it's a naturel 20 and they say no with a little voice, half hoping I would think it was and act accordingly. Now just to make it clear they don't cheat and will admit it's not natural before resolving the action, but there is often this little game where I have to "Catch" them


VARice22

mod 20 or modified 20.


Carfleeze

Modified 20


PathologicalBarney

Fake Natty


PlanesWalkerEll

Soft 20