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<blockquote data-quote="MechaPilot" data-source="post: 6827171" data-attributes="member: 82779">Why roll more than once when you can roll just once instead?&nbsp; I see four main reasons why people might want to do this:1) Multiple rolls are less swingy, reducing how much of a role the luck factor plays.2) Multiple rolls are better for measuring degrees of failure or success, which can be desired when a range of good and bad outcomes are reasonably possible/likely.3) Multiple rolls can reflect changes in skill.&nbsp; A player who is making multiple rolls to craft a suit of armor may have a higher proficiency or ability modifier before the task is completed.4) Multiple rolls can reflect situations where more than one score or skill is relevant.&nbsp; For example, a character who uses her knowledge of local history to inspire a crowd to be as great as the heroes of old who lived there could reasonably see both Intelligence (for information recall) as well as Charisma being relevant.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MechaPilot, post: 6827171, member: 82779"] Why roll more than once when you can roll just once instead? I see four main reasons why people might want to do this: 1) Multiple rolls are less swingy, reducing how much of a role the luck factor plays. 2) Multiple rolls are better for measuring degrees of failure or success, which can be desired when a range of good and bad outcomes are reasonably possible/likely. 3) Multiple rolls can reflect changes in skill. A player who is making multiple rolls to craft a suit of armor may have a higher proficiency or ability modifier before the task is completed. 4) Multiple rolls can reflect situations where more than one score or skill is relevant. For example, a character who uses her knowledge of local history to inspire a crowd to be as great as the heroes of old who lived there could reasonably see both Intelligence (for information recall) as well as Charisma being relevant. [/QUOTE]

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