This is puelry semantic, but I've been referring to Impossible checks as Improbable instead. So while a check's success is improbable, it is still possible. In my opinion it removes some of the negativity associated with the word impossible, and it has actually encouraged more daring-do.

Edited for grammar.

As you said it's primarily semantics. I think it's fine and if it benefits your table that's awesome.

But just playing devil's advocate here. If it's impossible and they pulled it off wouldn't that be more epic? Isn't Star Wars about doing the impossible? (Never tell me the odds!)

Course it's a moot point at my table. We've just numerilized the whole thing. "Make a diff 4 roll with 2 upgrades and 2 black dice". When we first started playing, there were so many new terms, rules, dice, and style changes.. it became easier to just say the number so there was one less thing confusing my players.

Now you got me wondering if we are missing a tiny thematic component though...

If there isn't a DP to flip it is Impossible.....

Just realized I never used the impossible rolls. Missed that all these years. I always assumed that was the name for a diff higher then 5. Just looked it up. Oops. I would just upgrade the roll a bunch and add black die, if I thought it was "impossible". Well that's egg on my face.

You could call them "inconceivable" instead.

In our group, I think I might describe it as “Infinitely Improbable”, at which point everyone would get the Douglas Adams reference, and we’d go off on a weird tangent about some player’s lightsaber suddenly turning into a chicken, or whatever.

But they’d definitely get the point. And it would stick in their mind.

IMO, you’ve got to do what works for you and your group. FFG gives you their idea of how things should work out-of-the-box. However, while they give you the crayons and the templates, once those are in your hands, it’s up to you to decide where the lines are and whether and how to color inside or outside of them.

You could call them "inconceivable" instead.

OK, I'll bite. I do not think it means what you think it means.

edit: Of course, it would cost a DP to say that at the table.

This is puelry semantic, but I've been referring to Impossible checks as Improbable instead. So while a check's success is improbable, it is still possible. In my opinion it removes some of the negativity associated with the word impossible, and it has actually encouraged more daring-do.

King of the Improbable?

Negative connotations?

BAH!

It means AWESOME!