Re: (TFT) d20 TFT Battle Report --> Rick's comments.

["Dan Tulloh" <dwtulloh@zianet.com>]

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From: "Ty Beard" <tbeard@tyler.net>
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Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: (TFT) d20 TFT Battle Report --> Rick's comments.


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "rsmith" <rsmith@lightspeed.ca>
> To: <tft@brainiac.com>
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>
> > But in practice this won't be a big
> > deal.  In TFT GM's could throw around 6
> > die rolls knowing that the actual difference
> > between a 5 and a 6 die roll was small for
> > most characters.  The chances of getting
> > lucky is about the same in both cases.  But
> > it is more dramatic to make a 6 die roll!
>
> No doubt. As anyone who plays my miniature rules will attest, I love
> handfuls of d6's. This is one reason it took me 22 years to figure out
that
> the real problem with TFT is the 3d6 bell curve -- it's the problem with
> GURPS as well IMHO.
>

I dont think the bell curve is the problem with TFT and GURPS, I think the
problem is rather a matter of its application.   The DX add/minus system is
all screwed up.   I think that the rolls should be made against percentages
and that the DX add/minuses should be in percentages as well.   So a DX-2
might work out to being a -10% probability to hit.    So you look at the
characters DX ... figure his base percentage based upon the bell curve and
then add or subtract percentages accordingly.

Dan
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