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<blockquote data-quote="trancejeremy" data-source="post: 1659936" data-attributes="member: 924">While that's possible, it's not exactly d6's fault, per se.Like I said, heroes average 3D in each attribute, with a maximum of 4D.&nbsp; (5D for aliens/fantasy races). Which in d20 terms, would be the equivalent of 18.&nbsp; The only way they have the same gun skill, is if you give them the same number of skill dice. A young kid should really not have as many skill dice as a experienced mercenary.That is one of the downsides of d6, at least in the old game - there was no guideline for creating characters of differing power levels - everyone, old or young, just got 7 skill dice.&nbsp; (Though the simple answer was to just give more experienced characters more skill dice).Anyhoo, you also get both of those things in d20.&nbsp; Say you have character A, the kid, who has a Dexterity of 18.&nbsp; He'll get a +4 to hit to hit rolls with his gun, the same as grizzled mercenary, if he had a dexterity of 18.&nbsp; At low levels, the bonus from dexterity is much greater than what he gets from his BAB.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="trancejeremy, post: 1659936, member: 924"] While that's possible, it's not exactly d6's fault, per se. Like I said, heroes average 3D in each attribute, with a maximum of 4D. (5D for aliens/fantasy races). Which in d20 terms, would be the equivalent of 18. The only way they have the same gun skill, is if you give them the same number of skill dice. A young kid should really not have as many skill dice as a experienced mercenary. That is one of the downsides of d6, at least in the old game - there was no guideline for creating characters of differing power levels - everyone, old or young, just got 7 skill dice. (Though the simple answer was to just give more experienced characters more skill dice). Anyhoo, you also get both of those things in d20. Say you have character A, the kid, who has a Dexterity of 18. He'll get a +4 to hit to hit rolls with his gun, the same as grizzled mercenary, if he had a dexterity of 18. At low levels, the bonus from dexterity is much greater than what he gets from his BAB. [/QUOTE]

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