Chaska the Magic Dog  Jul 18, 2023

#askfedi

What are you opinions on the d20 dice itself. Do you find that it creates too large of a spread? Do you dislike how most games use the 1 and the 20 for critical failures and successes? Do you swap it out for 3d6 or something else?

#3d6 #d20 #dnd #dnd5e #pathfinder #fallout #dnd35 #adnd #odnd #dice #dicegoblin #ttrpg #rpg #roleplaying #dicerolls

Show thread Glen Mastodon ☠Jul 18, 2023

@ChaskaTheMagicDog I used to think it has too large spread. But after playing with many other systems, I came to a conclusion that d20 is completely fine. Even great for more complex systems such as dnd or #pathfinder

The best part is that you can freely give all kinds of 5% micro bonuses without being afraid of disbalancing something.

Show threadChaska the Magic Dog  Jul 18, 2023
@viktorTheBoar I tend to think that Pathfinder 2nd Edition really took advantage of the d20 and did amazing things with it. I was skeptical until I saw it in action.
Show threadCocaine OwlbearJul 18, 2023
@ChaskaTheMagicDog @viktorTheBoar I was going to say this, and to add that you need to be careful with those 5% microbonuses in #pathfinder2e; in that game, every +1 counts.
Show thread Glen Mastodon ☠Jul 18, 2023
@s20 @ChaskaTheMagicDog okay pf2 is pretty tight compared to dnd5e hitpoint sponges, but it's still not a huge problem when you have dice that can roll 20 different results
Show threadCocaine OwlbearJul 18, 2023
@viktorTheBoar @ChaskaTheMagicDog that's the thing, though. If it were just a 5% change to success rate, I'd totally agree. But it's also a bonus towards critical success and away from critical failure. You've got wiggle room, sure, I'm just saying you need to be a bit more attentive. That +1 means more in PF2e than it does in D&D.
Show thread Glen Mastodon ☠
@s20 @ChaskaTheMagicDog This brings us back to the original question if d20 has too many numbers. Obviously not ^^
Jul 18, 2023 at 9:55pmWeb