| From: | Vincent Pellerin <Vincent.Pellerin@***.GMC.ULAVAL.CA> |
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| Subject: | dice rules and threat ratings |
| Date: | Fri, 17 Mar 1995 13:01:17 -0500 |
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Richard Bukowski writes
>Response 2: An optional rule that I have been considering for a while
>now, and I'd like your general opinion on this rule as well. A die
>with a result greater than 6 counts as _multiple dice_, for multiples
>of 6 below the actual result. So, for example, a roll of 15 on one
>die counts as if it was 3 dice: one with a roll of 15, one with a 9,
>and one with a 3 (multiples of 6 down from the actual result). This
>corrects the "not enough dice" problem that seems to crop up in a lot
>of places in SR; someone with a sufficiently small skill will be
>_mathematically incapable_ of rolling a "n success" result, when there
>should be a small chance of success. For example, a person with 2
>dice in a social skill makes a roll on that skill, and the table says
>you need 3 successes to get a certain piece of information. That
>person could roll a 2,234 and a 5,385 on his two dice (unlikely, but
>possible!) and still not get the piece of information. This seems
>bogus to me.
>
>So, what do you think?
>
We have been using this system for years and it work like a charm.
It add a bit of randomness, but now a guy with firearm-2 and a light
pistol can kill someone. As a bonus, the players have more respect for the
less powerfull oposition, a force 3 spirit can get 8 success on a very
good roll, so better watch out.
I have a small question about threat ratings. Do the elementals ofa
player character have any threat rating (same things for watchers) ?
In "double exposure" one of the player send an elemental against one
guarding an area. They had the same force, but the player elemental did'nt
have a threat rating. I took a fast decision and ruled that the elementals
use their threat dice only against the mage (or somebody who have dice
pools).
Any idea on that ?
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