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Re: (TFT) d20 TFT Issue -- Armor
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From: <srydzews@ix.netcom.com>
To: <tft@brainiac.com>
> I'd say so. Sure, plate is excessive at -10 DX, but it was excessive
at -5
> too. A DX 10 guy has a ~5% chance to hit whether you're using standard
TFT or
> this system.
I wonder if the armor DX adjustment system is necessary in a d20 TFT system?
One of the significant benefits of the orginal system is that it acted as a
brake on DX and helped keep characters from getting a high DX too quicky. In
original TFT, an adjDX of 12 was "high" -- ~75% chance of success. On the
other hand, this system had an engaging game effect -- players had to choose
quickness vs ability to take a blow.
Looking at the statistical effect of DX penalties, I chose to focus on the
DX 6-15 range. In that range, a -1 is equivalent to ~9% reduction. (For
comparison, a -1 is equivalent to ~-12% if you look at the DX 9-12 range).
The effects are very roughly linear, so -2 is ~-18% and so on. This results
in these armor DX adjustments:
Cloth: -2 (-9%)
Leather: -4 (-18%)
Chainmail: -5 (-26%)
Half Plate: -8 (-40%)
Plate: -9 (-45%)
Fine Plate: -7 (-34%)
Small Shield: -2 (-9%)
Large Shield: -4 (-18%)
Tower Shield: -5 (-26%)
Obviously, it would be easier to simply double the standard DX adjustments.
But this makes heavier armor even less advantageous.
I may simply use the base TFT armor DX adjustments as is. This will impose a
small penalty on characters (which I think is warranted), yet it will make
armor wearable.
--Ty Beard
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