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<blockquote data-quote="Calico_Jack73" data-source="post: 1393521" data-attributes="member: 14403">Seems to me that it would be just as easy if not easier if you were playing a more open game like Storyteller.&nbsp; You'd want to jump it and I'd have you roll your Strength + Athletics vs Difficulty 6 and need 2 successess to do it.See, I don't really like the idea of players putting the odds together like that.&nbsp; It is too much like Battletech.&nbsp; For me it is far better for the game if the Player asks the DM if he thinks he can make it and the DM will give an honest DESCRIPTION based upon the player's abilities rather than the Player stating &quot;Oh, piece of cake, all I need is to roll a 10 or better to clear that pit&quot;.Would you as a real person know for sure if you could make the jump?&nbsp; If you yourself went up to a 10 foot wide pit would you break out a calculator, scratch paper, and a pencil to start figuring out your odds on jumping the pit?&nbsp; Of course not, you'd go over to the side, decide if you feel lucky and either choose to jump or not.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Calico_Jack73, post: 1393521, member: 14403"] Seems to me that it would be just as easy if not easier if you were playing a more open game like Storyteller. You'd want to jump it and I'd have you roll your Strength + Athletics vs Difficulty 6 and need 2 successess to do it. See, I don't really like the idea of players putting the odds together like that. It is too much like Battletech. For me it is far better for the game if the Player asks the DM if he thinks he can make it and the DM will give an honest DESCRIPTION based upon the player's abilities rather than the Player stating "Oh, piece of cake, all I need is to roll a 10 or better to clear that pit". Would you as a real person know for sure if you could make the jump? If you yourself went up to a 10 foot wide pit would you break out a calculator, scratch paper, and a pencil to start figuring out your odds on jumping the pit? Of course not, you'd go over to the side, decide if you feel lucky and either choose to jump or not. [/QUOTE]

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