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<blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 8819898" data-attributes="member: 6685730">I'm not sure that this requires a die with more sides so much as a GM who knows where to draw the strength-line.&nbsp; Can Spiderman or Captain stop the tank?&nbsp; No, but Hulk could.&nbsp; Can Captain punch through the brick wall?&nbsp; No, but Spidey might, and Hulk could do it by accident.That's the side issue.&nbsp; Why use a d2?&nbsp; Because the GM forgot her dice.&nbsp; Because the d20 just rolled into the dog bowl.&nbsp; Because the scene is PERFECT, and the GM doesn't want to stop to look through the dice pile for the right die.It occurs to me that several of the ideas here don't stand up well against Cypher System, in which the GM definitely doesn't have more than a d2.&nbsp; Does it have granularity?&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; Degrees of success?&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; A GM searching for dice and doing small amounts of arithmetic? No.I like a GM to do some rolling because it can make PCs more hopeful: a 4 or 5 out of 20 isn't all bad for a PC if there's still a chance that the GM rolls lower.&nbsp; It's sort of like an anti-20 when the GM rolls a 1.&nbsp; Does that work for a GM's d2?&nbsp; Maybe... a 1 would lose to any PC roll over 10, while a 2 would win against any PC roll under 11, right?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMMichael, post: 8819898, member: 6685730"] I'm not sure that this requires a die with more sides so much as a GM who knows where to draw the strength-line. Can Spiderman or Captain stop the tank? No, but Hulk could. Can Captain punch through the brick wall? No, but Spidey might, and Hulk could do it by accident. That's the side issue. Why use a d2? Because the GM forgot her dice. Because the d20 just rolled into the dog bowl. Because the scene is PERFECT, and the GM doesn't want to stop to look through the dice pile for the right die. It occurs to me that several of the ideas here don't stand up well against Cypher System, in which the GM definitely doesn't have more than a d2. Does it have granularity? Yes. Degrees of success? Yes. A GM searching for dice and doing small amounts of arithmetic? No. I like a GM to do some rolling because it can make PCs more hopeful: a 4 or 5 out of 20 isn't all bad for a PC if there's still a chance that the GM rolls lower. It's sort of like an anti-20 when the GM rolls a 1. Does that work for a GM's d2? Maybe... a 1 would lose to any PC roll over 10, while a 2 would win against any PC roll under 11, right? [/QUOTE]

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