Here's what I mean. A dice pool uses a pool of several dice of the same shape and is usually rolled against a difficulty number. For example, the World Of Darkness is this style. For every dot in a Stat and skill, the dot represents one d10 and the standard difficulty is 7. If you have a DEX of 3 and a Firearms of 2 that's five d10s to roll.
The original Star wars used d6s.
Dungeons and Dragons uses different dice, it uses a d20, d12, d10, d8, d6 and a d4, for different tasks. A d20 is used to roll a to hit against someone's defenses. several d6s are used to determine the damage of a Fireball spell.
So which style do you prefer? Do you prefer a dice pool or a variable dice system?
I like both styles myself.
The original Star wars used d6s.
Dungeons and Dragons uses different dice, it uses a d20, d12, d10, d8, d6 and a d4, for different tasks. A d20 is used to roll a to hit against someone's defenses. several d6s are used to determine the damage of a Fireball spell.
So which style do you prefer? Do you prefer a dice pool or a variable dice system?
I like both styles myself.