Re: (TFT) one other benefit

["Ty Beard" <tbeard@tyler.net>]

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> One other benefit of a d20 system: lets say three DX11 archers are firing
at
> Our Hero.  With 3d6, you roll for one, pick up the dice, roll for the next
> one, pick up the dice, roll for the third one.  With d20's, you just grab
> three, roll 'em, and that's that.  You know at once how many of them hit.
> This may not sound like a very big advantage, but trust me on this one: it
is.

I hadn't though of that! I call this "parallel processing" and I agree that
it's key to having a fast playing game. Players of my various miniature
rules (www.tyler.net/tbeard/home.htm) know that I am very fond of parallel
processing game systems.

> So I take back what I said earlier about combats running slightly longer.
I
> think the added speed in dice-handling more than makes up for slightly
more
> misses.

Good point.

--Ty
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