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Dice! (diyrpg.org)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network
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[–] 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I'm going to be completely honest: I understand the probability distribution is better and lots of d6 systems are more elegant and better balanced than d20 systems.

However, my love for fancy math rocks almost always keeps me coming back to d20 systems...

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I really like the Genesys dice system. It sucks that they're proprietary dice, but you get them in various shapes and colors and it feels good to just roll a big handful of them. The main appeal is that you get something more interesting than a pass/fail result.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Proprietary dice are just an hour of 3d printing away. I was curious what dice you were talking about so I looked them up, it appears the originals are hard to find but people are already selling printed dice to take up the slack.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Flat distribution is great when you want swingy results and the drama that comes with it, and bell curves when you want a "realistic" chance of your character succseeding on a task roll.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah. DCC holds an appeal for me specifically because you get to roll D7s, D16s, D24s, etc.

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