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→Proficiency Bonus
Characters have a proficiency bonus determined by level. Monsters also have
this bonus, which is incorporated in their stat blocks. The bonus is used in
the rules on [[#Ability Checks|ability checks]], [[SRD5:Saving_Throw|saving throwsthrow]]s, and [[SRD5:Action#Attack|attack ]] rolls.
Your proficiency bonus can’t be added to a single die roll or other number
more than once. For example, if two different rules say you can add your
proficiency bonus to a [[#Wisdom |Wisdom]] [[SRD5:Saving_Throw|saving throw]], you nevertheless add the bonus
only once when you make the save.
Occasionally, your proficiency bonus might be multiplied or divided
([[SRD5:Double|doubled]] or [[SRD5:Half|halved]], for example) beforeyou apply it. For example, the rogue’s [[SRD5:Rogue|rogue]]’s [[SRD5:Rogue#Expertise |Expertise]] feature doubles theproficiency bonus for certain [[#Ability Checks|ability checks]]. If a circumstance suggests
that your proficiency bonus applies more than once to the same roll, you
still add it only once and multiply or divide it only once.
By the same token, if a feature or effect allows you to multiply your
proficiency bonus when making an [[#Ability Checks|ability check ]] that wouldn’t normally
benefit from your proficiency bonus, you still don’t add the bonus to
the check. For that check your proficiency bonus is 0, given the fact
that multiplying 0 by any number is still 0. For instance, if you lack
proficiency in the [[#History |History]] skill, you gain no benefit from a featurethat lets you double your proficiency bonus when you make [[#Intelligence|Intelligence]]([[#History|History]]) checks. In general, you don’t multiply your proficiency bonus for attack rollsor saving throws. If a feature or effect allows you to do so, these samerules apply.
In general, you don’t multiply your proficiency bonus for [[SRD5:Action#Attack|attack]] rolls
or [[SRD5:Saving_Throw|saving throw]]s. If a feature or effect allows you to do so, these same
rules apply.
== Ability Checks ==
An ability check tests a character’s or monster’s innate talent and
