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<blockquote data-quote="DonAdam" data-source="post: 451340" data-attributes="member: 2446">I think the -10/30 rule is decent, but only favorable if you have your characters roll for every action they take.the 5%/5% mechanic, however, is much, much more realistic for combat situations. In the heat of a hectic battle, of course you have a 5% chance of failure. Your 5% chance of success (which doesn't apply to skill or ability checks, mind you) could be due to your opponent having a 5% chance of failure (you still have to position yourself properly in armor).In day to day situations, where the rule might become absurd (I walk to the refrigerator to grab a soda- balance check!) we have the rule of taking a 10.In other words, I think the variant isa) unnecessaryb) unrealistic (since the 5/5 only comes into play in combat and without it you're saying that kobold has 0% chance of hitting, or that the high level fighter must always hit- that's nuts)&nbsp;Of course they don't. To automatically miss an opponent you would have to assume there is no roll. There's nothing automatic about rolling a 1. Your question is nonsensical to begin with. What stretches credibility is to say that the high level fighter has 0 chance of missing the average kobold.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DonAdam, post: 451340, member: 2446"] I think the -10/30 rule is decent, but only favorable if you have your characters roll for every action they take. the 5%/5% mechanic, however, is much, much more realistic for combat situations. In the heat of a hectic battle, of course you have a 5% chance of failure. Your 5% chance of success (which doesn't apply to skill or ability checks, mind you) could be due to your opponent having a 5% chance of failure (you still have to position yourself properly in armor). In day to day situations, where the rule might become absurd (I walk to the refrigerator to grab a soda- balance check!) we have the rule of taking a 10. In other words, I think the variant is a) unnecessary b) unrealistic (since the 5/5 only comes into play in combat and without it you're saying that kobold has 0% chance of hitting, or that the high level fighter must always hit- that's nuts) Of course they don't. To automatically miss an opponent you would have to assume there is no roll. There's nothing automatic about rolling a 1. Your question is nonsensical to begin with. What stretches credibility is to say that the high level fighter has 0 chance of missing the average kobold. [/QUOTE]

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