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<blockquote data-quote="Ovinomancer" data-source="post: 8680367" data-attributes="member: 16814">Tables can be multiple things.&nbsp; Depends on how they are used.&nbsp; They are, fundamentally, a tool for disclaiming a decision as to what, exactly, happens.&nbsp; You have a list of things you think could be, in a table, and you roll on it to pick one instead of you picking one.&nbsp; Or maybe someone else gives you the table.&nbsp; You're still rolling to pick one thing.Or, and possibly and, you're rolling on the table and you're going to see if you like it or not.&nbsp; If you don't, you might pick something close to the roll.&nbsp; This is a combination prop and prompt. I'm not at all trying to say an entire type of roll is one thing or the other -- as I said in the OP, the reasoning behind and use of a roll may change even between rolls for the same general purpose.&nbsp; I'm tying to point out that dice DO something, and get a little thought going about how and why we're using them when we do use them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ovinomancer, post: 8680367, member: 16814"] Tables can be multiple things. Depends on how they are used. They are, fundamentally, a tool for disclaiming a decision as to what, exactly, happens. You have a list of things you think could be, in a table, and you roll on it to pick one instead of you picking one. Or maybe someone else gives you the table. You're still rolling to pick one thing. Or, and possibly and, you're rolling on the table and you're going to see if you like it or not. If you don't, you might pick something close to the roll. This is a combination prop and prompt. I'm not at all trying to say an entire type of roll is one thing or the other -- as I said in the OP, the reasoning behind and use of a roll may change even between rolls for the same general purpose. I'm tying to point out that dice DO something, and get a little thought going about how and why we're using them when we do use them. [/QUOTE]

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