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<blockquote data-quote="jester47" data-source="post: 2805392" data-attributes="member: 2238">Thanks for clearing that up!&nbsp; I think you completely misunderstood me!&nbsp; But I have some bad news for you.&nbsp; You still don't.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Ok, I am going to call up your other example because in it you get really close to what I am talking about:So you would say that if you needed one success you had over an 80% chance of getting it if you rolled 6d6.&nbsp; My point is that if the chance of success is 80% then that means that there is a 20%chance of failure.&nbsp; This can be modeled just as easily on one d20 roll.&nbsp; If a character has 4 skill ranks, and a +2 stat bonus, then to get a 80% chance of success the DC needs only to be an 11.&nbsp; I guess my question comes down to why all the dice-robatics?&nbsp; d20 just seems so much more elegant.&nbsp; I have a roll bonus of +6, if somthing has a 90% chance of failure then the DC should be 25.&nbsp; I think the difference is that you are really concerned about how the stats look on the way there and I am saying &quot;well if the bottom line is X% and you know that, why not do it on a linear roll?&quot;EDIT: Ok so it would help here if I had read your last major post first!&nbsp; Doh! The simple answer is that people just like their pie made different.&nbsp; Still, I am a minimalist, so rolling lots of dice should be reserverd for special moments like Fireball, Sneak Attacks and Criticals.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jester47, post: 2805392, member: 2238"] Thanks for clearing that up! I think you completely misunderstood me! But I have some bad news for you. You still don't. :) Ok, I am going to call up your other example because in it you get really close to what I am talking about: So you would say that if you needed one success you had over an 80% chance of getting it if you rolled 6d6. My point is that if the chance of success is 80% then that means that there is a 20%chance of failure. This can be modeled just as easily on one d20 roll. If a character has 4 skill ranks, and a +2 stat bonus, then to get a 80% chance of success the DC needs only to be an 11. I guess my question comes down to why all the dice-robatics? d20 just seems so much more elegant. I have a roll bonus of +6, if somthing has a 90% chance of failure then the DC should be 25. I think the difference is that you are really concerned about how the stats look on the way there and I am saying "well if the bottom line is X% and you know that, why not do it on a linear roll?"[I]EDIT: Ok so it would help here if I had read your last major post first! Doh![/I] The simple answer is that people just like their pie made different. Still, I am a minimalist, so rolling lots of dice should be reserverd for special moments like Fireball, Sneak Attacks and Criticals. [/QUOTE]

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