FAQ
Rules questions
Section titled “Rules questions”Q: Does a Tenacity-bumped natural 20 trigger a crit?
Not by default. The original die face determines the crit, so a roll bumped to a total of 20 is not a crit. The Tenacity Crits setting overrides this per world. See Settings.
Q: Does a Tenacity-bumped roll of 1 still fail?
Yes. A natural 1 still fumbles. The die face determines the fumble, not the total. The bump displays cosmetically; mechanical resolution stays unchanged.
Q: How does Tenacity interact with advantage or disadvantage?
Tenacity bumps the kept die only. The keep resolves first, then the bump applies to that single die total. There is no second-die rescue.
Q: When does Tenacity resolve relative to other rerolls such as Lucky, Indomitable, or Portent?
Tenacity spend resolves last. Reroll features complete and produce a final chat card, then the Spend button appears on that card and mutates that final result.
Q: Can Tenacity stack with Bless, Guidance, or Bardic Inspiration?
Yes. Dice and feature bonuses apply first, then Tenacity adds on top.
Q: Can a player spend Tenacity on the roll that just granted it?
No. Self-rescue is blocked. Each Mote stores the chat message ID it came from, and the Spend dialog filters out any Mote tagged to the current roll. A refunded Mote keeps its original source ID and stays locked to that roll.
Q: Can a player spend Tenacity on a concentration save or death save?
Not by default. Both are excluded from earn and spend. The Allow Concentration Save Raises and Allow Death Save Raises settings override this per world. See Settings.
Q: What happens in a group check?
Each member spends individually. There is no group pool.
What Tenacity does not do
Section titled “What Tenacity does not do”- No help-other or cross-character spend. Each actor’s Motes belong to that actor only.
- No damage-roll bumping. Tenacity raises d20 totals and leaves damage rolls untouched.
- No initiative or hit-dice bumping. Neither produces a d20 test the failure detector recognizes.
GM control questions
Section titled “GM control questions”Q: Can you grant Tenacity manually?
Yes. With the grant button enabled, a +1 Tenacity button appears on d20 chat cards for you. The API also exposes api.grant(actor, { reason: 'manual' }). See API Reference.
Q: Can you revoke Tenacity?
Yes. The sheet badge exposes adjust controls in edit mode, and the API exposes a remove path. See API Reference.
Q: How do you disable Tenacity for NPCs?
Set NPC support to none. Failed NPC rolls then grant no Motes. See Settings and Earning Tenacity.