Comments on: Giving up the d20 http://www.cineris.org/blog/2007/07/06/giving-up-d20/ Musings on Electronics and Culture Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:26:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Dragavan http://www.cineris.org/blog/2007/07/06/giving-up-d20/#comment-24546 Dragavan Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:01:39 +0000 http://www.cineris.org/blog/2007/07/06/giving-up-d20/#comment-24546 Although I agree with (and have come to mostly the same conclusions for my game) your stance on the D20 vs 2D10 thing, I have to point out that you have one point wrong in your math in this article (not that it matters since you choose not to use the method in the end). The 4D6 method does not preserve the 20 point spread range. It is actually a 21 point spread. It gives a range from 4 to 24, subtract 3 and you have 1 to 21 and not 1 to 20. Common mistake as people think they can subtract one end from the other to get the spread, but that always leaves you one short because the range doesn't start at 0. The only midrange die combination that would give a good 20 point spread is 2D8 1D6, for a range of 3 to 22. Subtract 2 and you have 1 to 20. But who would want to use a crappy mixed die set like that as the basis for their system? Although I agree with (and have come to mostly the same conclusions for my game) your stance on the D20 vs 2D10 thing, I have to point out that you have one point wrong in your math in this article (not that it matters since you choose not to use the method in the end).

The 4D6 method does not preserve the 20 point spread range. It is actually a 21 point spread. It gives a range from 4 to 24, subtract 3 and you have 1 to 21 and not 1 to 20. Common mistake as people think they can subtract one end from the other to get the spread, but that always leaves you one short because the range doesn’t start at 0.

The only midrange die combination that would give a good 20 point spread is 2D8 1D6, for a range of 3 to 22. Subtract 2 and you have 1 to 20. But who would want to use a crappy mixed die set like that as the basis for their system?

]]> By: Cineris http://www.cineris.org/blog/2007/07/06/giving-up-d20/#comment-24511 Cineris Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:09:51 +0000 http://www.cineris.org/blog/2007/07/06/giving-up-d20/#comment-24511 [quote comment="Havoc"]D&D 4 (4DVENTURE) will be released on May 2008.[/quote] Thanks, caught this last night actually. %name said:

D&D 4 (4DVENTURE) will be released on May 2008.

Thanks, caught this last night actually.

]]> By: Havoc http://www.cineris.org/blog/2007/07/06/giving-up-d20/#comment-24510 Havoc Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:13:21 +0000 http://www.cineris.org/blog/2007/07/06/giving-up-d20/#comment-24510 D&D 4 (4DVENTURE) will be released on May 2008. D&D 4 (4DVENTURE) will be released on May 2008.

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