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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 6231298" data-attributes="member: 1">I think I've got a handle on what I want to do.So, putting this together, this seems to be a first-pass summary of the difficulty value assignment on 5d6.&nbsp; I'm currently situations, or non-average people who might mean rolls of more or less than 5d6.The difficulty value of a standard task that most people would succeed at 50% of the time is 18.&nbsp; Breaking a door down, climbing a tree, jumping the gap between two buildings, attempting to navigate official bureaucracy, or getting an excited dog to sit.A look at the statistics will assist the GM in assigning appropriate difficulty levels. Consider the following facts:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The average human attribute (without skill bonuses) is 5. </li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">This means that an average human adult will tend to roll between 5-30 on 5d6, with the most common result being 18. </li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Because 5d6 is a bell-curve, the results will tend towards the average, and half of the time the average human will roll between 15 and 20. </li>
</ul>So if you want a difficulty level that the average person would succeed at half the time (perhaps breaking down a regular door), you should set it at 18.&nbsp; Some significant “landmarks” are as follows:&nbsp;&nbsp;[TABLE=&quot;width: 100%&quot;] [TR] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 5[/TD] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Lowest possible roll[/TD] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Trivially easy;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; success guaranteed[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 15[/TD] [TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Low end of most rolls[/TD] [TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 18[/TD] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Average roll[/TD] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; About 50% success&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; rate[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 20
[/TD] [TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; High end of most&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; rolls[/TD] [TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 30[/TD] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Highest possible roll[/TD] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Incredibly difficult;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; success unlikely[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]&nbsp; More difficult tasks have a higher difficulty value.&nbsp; However, no matter how difficult a task, the exploding dice mean that there's always a chance, even if it's very small.[TABLE=&quot;width: 100%&quot;] [TR] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #99ccff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Sample Task&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #99ccff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Difficulty Value&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Picking up a heavy book&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Hearing a loud voice just outside&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Breaking down a standard pine door&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 15&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Building a campfire&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 18&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Spotting a hidden compartment or&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; door&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 23&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Picking a regular lock&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 25&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Swimming a fast-flowing river&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 25&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Building a starship engine&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 30&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Hacking into government systems&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [TD=&quot;bgcolor: #e6e6ff&quot;]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 40*&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] *Obviously, unless additional dice are rolled, an average attribute with no trained skill will not be able to do this (excepting luck from exploding dice).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 6231298, member: 1"] I think I've got a handle on what I want to do. So, putting this together, this seems to be a first-pass summary of the difficulty value assignment on 5d6. I'm currently situations, or non-average people who might mean rolls of more or less than 5d6. The difficulty value of a standard task that most people would succeed at 50% of the time is 18. Breaking a door down, climbing a tree, jumping the gap between two buildings, attempting to navigate official bureaucracy, or getting an excited dog to sit. A look at the statistics will assist the GM in assigning appropriate difficulty levels. Consider the following facts: [LIST] [*]The average human attribute (without skill bonuses) is 5. [*]This means that an average human adult will tend to roll between 5-30 on 5d6, with the most common result being 18. [*]Because 5d6 is a bell-curve, the results will tend towards the average, and half of the time the average human will roll between 15 and 20. [/LIST] So if you want a difficulty level that the average person would succeed at half the time (perhaps breaking down a regular door), you should set it at 18. Some significant “landmarks” are as follows: [TABLE="width: 100%"] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] [CENTER]5[/CENTER] [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] [CENTER]Lowest possible roll[/CENTER] [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] [CENTER]Trivially easy; success guaranteed[/CENTER] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [CENTER]15[/CENTER] [/TD] [TD] [CENTER]Low end of most rolls[/CENTER] [/TD] [TD] [CENTER] [/CENTER] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] [CENTER]18[/CENTER] [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] [CENTER]Average roll[/CENTER] [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] [CENTER]About 50% success rate[/CENTER] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [CENTER]20 [/CENTER] [/TD] [TD] [CENTER]High end of most rolls[/CENTER] [/TD] [TD] [CENTER] [/CENTER] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] [CENTER]30[/CENTER] [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] [CENTER]Highest possible roll[/CENTER] [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] [CENTER]Incredibly difficult; success unlikely[/CENTER] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] More difficult tasks have a higher difficulty value. However, no matter how difficult a task, the exploding dice mean that there's always a chance, even if it's very small. [TABLE="width: 100%"] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #99ccff"] Sample Task [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #99ccff"] Difficulty Value [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] Picking up a heavy book [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] 5 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Hearing a loud voice just outside [/TD] [TD] 10 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] Breaking down a standard pine door [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] 15 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Building a campfire [/TD] [TD] 18 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] Spotting a hidden compartment or door [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] 23 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Picking a regular lock [/TD] [TD] 25 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] Swimming a fast-flowing river [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] 25 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Building a starship engine [/TD] [TD] 30 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] Hacking into government systems [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: #e6e6ff"] 40* [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] *Obviously, unless additional dice are rolled, an average attribute with no trained skill will not be able to do this (excepting luck from exploding dice). [/QUOTE]

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