Re: (TFT) Re:

[Margaret Tapley <barnswallow@sbcglobal.net>]

On Sep 6, 2011, at 10:13 PM, Jay Carlisle wrote:

> On Tuesday, September 6, 2011, Margaret Tapley wrote:
> > TFT is a gaming system based on rolling 3 6-sided dice and hoping  
> > that
> their sum, plus any modifiers, is less than a predetermined number.  
> Can we
> help you?
> >
>
> Who told you that this system was fixed to 3d6?
> BAD info IMO.
> Better to say it's fixed to a bell curve.
> An honest d20 is 5% per face.
> There is only one result that gets you 3 on three die six.
> Not trying to "lecture" but rather mention that it can be more of an  
> x-d6
> system rather than a 3d6 ceiling.

All very true, but that 3-die roll is by far the most common one, so I  
don't feel too bad about putting it that way, especially to a  
beginner. Besides, when I wrote that answer, all I had was the phrase  
"who tft", which doesn't really bolster confidence in the math skills  
of its author - although now I know that it was a fluke and not  
representative :)

Oh, and welcome to the list, K Peterson! :)

- Meg
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