saving throw
Resist the effect
A saving throw is a dice roll in tabletop role-playing games that determines whether a character avoids or resists a harmful effect—poison, a spell, a trap.
The term originates from Dungeons & Dragons and has spread to video games and figurative use: I made my saving throw against buying another unnecessary gadget.
Twenty-faced gaming die
- natural 20Maximum on a d20
- critical successPraised by professional reviewers
- critical failureCatastrophic malfunction or defeat
- modifierWord altering another
DC · roll · percentile · dice · check · bonus · advantage · disadvantage
Stay away from
- resistOppose or refuse compliance
- escapeFlight from captivity
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
- evadeEscape by cunning
shrug off · withstand · overcome · endure · survive · make it · pull through · close call
Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- RPGExplosive launcher or fantasy genre
- dungeon masterTabletop RPG narrator
- game masterTabletop campaign narrator
- character sheetRecorded traits of persona
player character · rulebook · campaign · encounter · initiative · poison · trap · petrification
Enduring courage under pain
- reflexInvoluntary stimulus response
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
wisdom · resilience · endurance · agility · mental fortitude · immunity · vulnerability · negates
d20
Twenty-faced gaming die
- natural 20Maximum on a d20
- critical successPraised by professional reviewers
- critical failureCatastrophic malfunction or defeat
modifier · DC · roll · percentile · dice · check · bonus · advantage · disadvantage · reroll
avoid
Stay away from
evade · shrug off · withstand · overcome · endure · survive · make it · pull through · close call · narrow escape
Dungeons & Dragons
Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- RPGExplosive launcher or fantasy genre
- dungeon masterTabletop RPG narrator
- game masterTabletop campaign narrator
character sheet · player character · rulebook · campaign · encounter · initiative · poison · trap · petrification
fortitude
Enduring courage under pain
- reflexInvoluntary stimulus response
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
dexterity · wisdom · resilience · endurance · agility · mental fortitude · immunity · vulnerability · negates · partial
- RPG mechanicsmin-maxing, level up, XP, HP, power leveling
- tabletop RPGsD&D, sourcebook, dungeon master, game master, DM
- desperate measureslast resort, desperate plea, desperation move, last ditch, last chance
- dicedice, d6, d20, d10, roll