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this comment is asking about how the
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rules for proficiency interact in 2024
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D&D when you have both skills and tools
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that apply to the same check so normally
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when you're making an ability check
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you'll apply an ability modifier and
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then if you have a relevant proficiency
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in either a tool or a skill you'll also
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apply your proficiency bonus now in some
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cases you'll be proficient in both a
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skill and a tool that are relevant at
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the same time my favorite example here
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is performance and proficiency with
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instruments which is super common for
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bards because you're automatically
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proficient in performance and you're
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automatically proficient in several
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instruments so in those cases you take
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the higher modifier if they're different
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which can happen sometimes you take the
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higher of the two modifiers and you roll
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with advantage now this was explained in
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Xanithar's Guide to Everything
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originally but it's now in the 2024
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Players Handbook so in our example of a
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bard if you're performing and also using
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an instrument you will have advantage on
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that check and you'll be doing you know
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charisma plus proficiency bonus and
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let's say you had expertise in
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performance but not with the tool then
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you would use the higher modifier and
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apply your proficiency bonus twice
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anyway I hope that helped uh if you have
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more rules questions let me know in the
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comments i'm always happy to help
