From:	korishinzo@*****.com (Ice Heart)
Subject:	SR4 Conversion
Date:	Wed, 27 Jul 2005 09:21:26 -0700 (PDT)

--- Bull <bullcon@*****.com> wrote:

> One thing about this, whether you give your players TN's or not, is
> that it's much easier to figure out the "odds of Success" without
> beinga math major. I was an English Major for a reason, and
> couldn;t tell you the odds of rolling anything in the old game.

1 in 6 :p

(disclaimer: not responsible for injuries caused by the incalculable
odds of rolling anything over a 7...) *grin*

> However, with a Fixed TN of 5, it makes it a LOT easier now to
> figure these things out. And you can both adjust the threshhold as
> well as imposing Penalties/Bonuses to Dice Pools in SR4, allowing
> you to tailor the odds of success a couple ways.

Yes. This system has a much more straight forward scaling of odds.
Part of its weakness, IMO. :)

> <shrug> I liked the old system a lot. I like the new system a
> lot.

Let's all play 1st Ed. again. *ducks* ;>

======Korishinzo
--personally loves telling someone they have a 1-in-6 chance of
rolling a 7... they look so lost... *evil grin*




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