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<blockquote data-quote="Sorry_Charry" data-source="post: 5350397" data-attributes="member: 49866">Nice.&nbsp;On another note, a lot of people have mentioned 'fumbling' skill checks as part of the pro's and con's of supplanting the 1d20 with multiple dice.&nbsp;I'd like to point out: there is no automatic failure/success for skill checks. If a roll of 1 beats the DC (after all appropriate modifiers, that is)... then the check passes.&nbsp;Automatic success/failure only apply to saving throws and attack rolls.&nbsp;There. Now that my OCD has been sated... I've seen the 2d10 method in action and I tend to like the 'bell curved' results. What I don't like is the reduced level of critical hits and fumbles... (1% chance of occurrence of each one if you require two 10's or two 1's respectively). So we used 19-20 &amp; 2-3 respectively for those (upping the chance of a crit/fumble to 3% each... still less than the traditional 5% with 1d20). &nbsp;That way, the character's skill level and competence still had an increased role in the less random system, but there was still the outside chance that criticals would occur. Giving guys a 1% chance throughout the session just seemed, I don't know... to take the wind out of the sails of the game, and having fun is the #1 rule.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sorry_Charry, post: 5350397, member: 49866"] Nice. On another note, a lot of people have mentioned 'fumbling' skill checks as part of the pro's and con's of supplanting the 1d20 with multiple dice. I'd like to point out: there is no automatic failure/success for skill checks. If a roll of 1 beats the DC (after all appropriate modifiers, that is)... then the check passes. Automatic success/failure only apply to saving throws and attack rolls. There. Now that my OCD has been sated... I've seen the 2d10 method in action and I tend to like the 'bell curved' results. What I don't like is the reduced level of critical hits and fumbles... (1% chance of occurrence of each one if you require two 10's or two 1's respectively). So we used 19-20 & 2-3 respectively for those (upping the chance of a crit/fumble to 3% each... still less than the traditional 5% with 1d20). That way, the character's skill level and competence still had an increased role in the less random system, but there was still the outside chance that criticals would occur. Giving guys a 1% chance throughout the session just seemed, I don't know... to take the wind out of the sails of the game, and having fun is the #1 rule. [/QUOTE]

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