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<blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 9179757" data-attributes="member: 6685730">I'm reading a post that talks about levelling up/skill up/what have you, and seeing some algebra involved: at level x-1 you need x experience points to do (some cool thing). Now, this process is probably written out in plain language or found in a table, so there's no actual Solve For X required.&nbsp; But it raises the question...How much math skill can an RPG expect from its players?The lowest level is, what, compare high/low?&nbsp; Or identify numbers (did I roll a 6 or not)?Then you get notorious addition and its dark sibling, subtraction.&nbsp; Hit points love these guys.Multiply: critical times 2!&nbsp; Divide: energy resistance!Exponents I have not seen, but it seems like something for a warmech game or mass warfare.And then there's algebra.&nbsp; This is ripe for GM-designed puzzles, but do the rules ever call for algebra?&nbsp; Is it too much?&nbsp; For example, should a character's carrying capacity x equal her heart score times 5?&nbsp; What if the number of appearing goblins x should equal the current hit points of the party members y divided by 10?For reference, Modos 2 uses compare high/low (e.g. contests and damage), addition (e.g. add hero point roll to contest), subtraction (protection from damage), and division (use half of the highest roll).&nbsp; The one place where I see algebra is possibly my least favorite part of the game: with the Bonus Action perk, you gain bonus actions x equal to your normal attribute less 11, then divided by four (round down).&nbsp; Evidently, I lean toward 5th grade levels of math expectations, because now I'd rather use a Bonus Action perk that just says: &quot;you gain a bonus action if you are 5th level.&nbsp; You can take this perk again to gain additional bonus actions after levels 9, 13, and 17.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMMichael, post: 9179757, member: 6685730"] I'm reading a post that talks about levelling up/skill up/what have you, and seeing some algebra involved: at level x-1 you need x experience points to do (some cool thing). Now, this process is probably written out in plain language or found in a table, so there's no actual Solve For X required. But it raises the question... How much math skill can an RPG expect from its players? The lowest level is, what, compare high/low? Or identify numbers (did I roll a 6 or not)? Then you get notorious addition and its dark sibling, subtraction. Hit points love these guys. Multiply: critical times 2! Divide: energy resistance! Exponents I have not seen, but it seems like something for a warmech game or mass warfare. And then there's algebra. This is ripe for GM-designed puzzles, but do the rules ever call for algebra? Is it too much? For example, should a character's carrying capacity x equal her heart score times 5? What if the number of appearing goblins x should equal the current hit points of the party members y divided by 10? For reference, Modos 2 uses compare high/low (e.g. contests and damage), addition (e.g. add hero point roll to contest), subtraction (protection from damage), and division (use half of the highest roll). The one place where I see algebra is possibly my least favorite part of the game: with the Bonus Action perk, you gain bonus actions x equal to your normal attribute less 11, then divided by four (round down). Evidently, I lean toward 5th grade levels of math expectations, because now I'd rather use a Bonus Action perk that just says: "you gain a bonus action if you are 5th level. You can take this perk again to gain additional bonus actions after levels 9, 13, and 17." [/QUOTE]

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