RPGMemes

See, I don't think that 20 does make up for that 1, any more than your 20 on an attack roll lets me roll damage on my 1.

The party isn't some cohesive, singular unit that catches or avoids attention based on some average of the total behaviour. It's instead a cloud of actors that are only as strong as its weakest member.

Like, if they were 4 kids sneaking cookies from the cookie jar, and the youngest knocked the jar off the counter, it really doesn't matter how quiet the other 3 were, the shattering of the jar is going to get them all caught.