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Natural 20

When the twenty-sided die itself shows 20, before any modifiers. Many games treat it as a special success.

A "natural" roll is the number on the die before modifiers. A natural 20 is the best a twenty-sided die can show. Many rulesets make it special, for example a critical hit on an attack. What it does depends on the ruleset.

In Fantasy RPG

Fantasy RPG: on an attack roll a natural 20 is a critical hit. On checks and saving throws it is just a high roll.