tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post6500608104403922165..comments2023-08-09T23:49:41.885-04:00Comments on Rule of the Dice: 5 Rules that Should Be Included in Every RPGJohn Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05940190831705865182noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-44541510122388583102014-03-26T11:53:00.996-04:002014-03-26T11:53:00.996-04:00Huh, the site didn't notify me of a reply thou...Huh, the site didn't notify me of a reply though I checked the box.<br /><br />I see your point. I do. It's just... I don't know if it's necessarily worth the rulespace to cite exceptions and caveats, y'know? Some of the big ones like what makes it into a FAQ -- I think getting the big stuff right is hard enough that devoting space to fixing flubs might best be left to individual groups and common sense.<br /><br />However uncommon sense may be... Also, if you put those rerolls and stuff in the rules themselves, players have a tendency to work them into their strategy. That rogue party member you mentioned above? Well, what if he lied about his force-attacker-to-reroll ability, and was "theoretically untouchable?"<br /><br />I also stand on my point about re-roll rules pandering to poor sports. I've seen multiple players (poor sports) build their PCs around re-rolls and do-overs.<br /><br />--Ditherditherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636135891319380870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-65300944783278217202014-03-19T09:07:32.107-04:002014-03-19T09:07:32.107-04:00I will take that bet if the odds payout at least 5...I will take that bet if the odds payout at least 5 to 1.C.D. Gallant-Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080400727631587101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-28800542170346617312014-03-19T07:34:17.615-04:002014-03-19T07:34:17.615-04:00Bet ya $5 D&D Next doesn't have gambling.....Bet ya $5 D&D Next doesn't have gambling...Jsalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656209604636722780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-64733403190810523502014-03-18T21:09:46.081-04:002014-03-18T21:09:46.081-04:00What if the die falls of the table, gets swallowed...What if the die falls of the table, gets swallowed by the cat and then hacked up again in a hairball? Is that worth a do-over, or do you the dice fall where they may and count it?<br /><br />Or what if you spend hours fighting a monster and getting your ass kicked, only for the DM to eventually realize he was reading the wrong stat block and using the stats for "Hastur" instead of "halfling?"<br /><br />How about if a party member goes rogue and attacks the rest of the group, slaughtering everyone in three combat rounds because he lied about his THAC0?<br /><br />Sometimes you just gotta say "Okay maybe we f*cked up and need to try that again."C.D. Gallant-Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080400727631587101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-81077380161837967992014-03-18T10:58:36.188-04:002014-03-18T10:58:36.188-04:00#5 Ew, no. No do-overs. I think I can live with ru...#5 Ew, no. No do-overs. I think I can live with rules that are similar in function -- like 5e's Advantage that lets you roll two dice and take the better of the two. Do-overs waste time -- it can take some players long enough to roll the dice once, now double that time while they "warm up the dice" for a second roll -- but it also perpetuates the idea that "the dice don't matter," or that they're only there to be ignored or overridden.<br /><br />It's fine if you want to ignore the dice when they disrupt the story, but a player's first instinct should be to go WITH the outcome of the dice, not IGNORE them simply because they don't provide the player with a favorable outcome. Do-overs encourage players to ignore dice when they don't feel like using their imagination.<br /><br />Do-overs also pander to "poor sports," who think RPGs can/should be "won."<br /><br />--Ditherditherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636135891319380870noreply@blogger.com