Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="SSquirrel" data-source="post: 1515062" data-attributes="member: 5202">Actually the system is simple it's just odd at first.  Each skill has a attribute linked to it...so say Intellect for Languages.  If you have a 4 Int and 3 Languages you would roll 7d10 for your checks.  By 3rd ed they had made it standard that 7s are always the target number, barring mods by the GM.  So you rol your 7d10 and look at the results.  1 5 7 9 6 0 9 comes up.  The 1 cancels the 0 as it is the highest and you're left with a 7 and 2 9s or 3 successes.  Some stuff you just need to succeed, some are contested rolls (ie their dodge would need to beat your 3 successes) etc.   To be slightly more complex...skills or attributes you have 4 or higher can have a specialty..like sumerian for Languages.  If you have a 0 come up on a roll dealing with Sumerian, since it is your specialty and you know it inside out, keep the 0 result and roll that die again.  This is one of the few times (besides damage) that rolling a 1 won't hurt you as only successes count on the specialty roll. Ok so not THAT simple, but then again neither is D&D. Hagen</blockquote>