Are To-Hit Rolls Ability Checks?

[Almea]

I tried looking it up, but I'm not sure. I want to know if things like Guidance and Enhance Ability affect your effective chance to hit.

[Glyph]

They are not. They are attack rolls.

[Recjawjind]

Nope, attack rolls are never ability checks.
Saving throws aren't either.
Those are generally the 3 types of d20 rolls you make, and they are wholely seperate

HOWEVER initiative is an ability check, a dex based one, so enhance ability and guidance should work for it.

[Lunar Shower]

No, hit chance is effected by your Ability modifier generally speaking, for melee being dex or str depending on which is higher, and any other +hit modifiers you have, like weapon enhancement. Guidance merely effects skill checks, so generally speaking it won't have a lot of combat usefulness, save for perhaps things that might trigger Athletics checks, so improvised weapon, throwing an npc, and shoving an npc.

Resistance on the other hand, since it improves chances of succeeding on saving throws, can help out in combat a bit, just there will generally be better options.

[Almea]

Alright, thank you.