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D&D and change?

Started by Jaeger, October 11, 2006, 03:51:57 AM

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jrients

#15
October 11, 2006, 05:18:58 PM
2d6 is a totally legit dice mechanic for D&D.  Just ask the guys who started with Chainmail.
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blakkie

#16
October 11, 2006, 06:56:41 PM
Quote from: Sosthenes1-20, 2-20, 3-18. Different probability curves, but a rather similar range. I don't see the big difference. If you'd use one of them for a AD&D attribute test, you'd still have attributes values similar to the D20-based tests. And the change on the good old bend bars/open doors check would be even less...

With a die/dice+modifier system, you wouldn't neccesarily get DCs that are closer together. Most bell-curve systems have the intention of making higher DCs even more unattainable.
Ah, I see. Yes, relying on results with that range IS the issue. :)
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fonkaygarry

#17
October 11, 2006, 07:08:19 PM
Why do away with the most iconic elements of D&D (which Pundit pretty well summed up in his post?)  To win over hypothetical players who suffer erectile dysfunction when exposed to Initiative rolls?  

What's there to gain?
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Sosthenes

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October 12, 2006, 01:46:46 AM
Quote from: fonkaygarryWhy do away with the most iconic elements of D&D
What's there to gain?

I'm just saying that most of those mechanic elements aren't as iconic as one might think. They did away with quite a lot when they introduced 3E already (bend bars, anyone?). We're just arguing how much one could strip away, while  still retaining enough "D&D-ness". For no good reason at all but the sake of the argument.

Although I have a bad feeling that we'll go a long way down that road with the release of 4E...
 
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