Normalized d20 dice

[Acmite]

As far as I can tell, that is why "Taking 10" exists. If you wish an average result, you take 10.

I like the fact that under stressfull situations, the result is more random. It allows for a more interactive game. It gives the DM an opportunity to explain what happens when the player rolls an abnormally high or low value.

Randomness is an integral part of the game, and of the game design.

I would rather just use the take 10 mechanic.

Having said all that, I'm a die whore. So I'd probably buy one.

 

[Agnostic Paladin]

Gah. Normalizing skill rolls? I want to be able to do the really frikken hard. I want my players to feel like Aragorn, not the unwilling 13 year old militia member. 3d6 (beyond maxing at 18) is insane. One chance in 216 rolls to get the max result? Why even bother rolling then? Just make every skill check be a take ten if you don't want randomness.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

I would buy one just for fun. However, I would not use it as I like the even chance rather then a forced bell curve.

I would buy a dozen and make them the default dice for the game I run...

The place I would most like to see more normalization is straight stat checks. Though I might settle for just using a smaller die. That and opposed skill checks, esp at low levels. There's so many things that go into combat, yeah, dumb luck should play a role. But the Rogue should not ever beat the Barbarian arm wrestling...

Kahuna Burger

 

[Sanackranib]

dice roll

I like my dice and have no room for a d30. I tried that with another system about 14 years ago and it was abismal. I like my dice just the way that they are.

 

[The Traveler]

Personally, I think the benefit to d6 based resolution such as GURPS, In Nomine, LotR, etc. lies not in statistical geekery, but the ability to get the dice at almost any store or, failing that, swipe them from your little brother's Monopoly set.

 

[Umbran]

If this idea is popular, maybe we can suggest it to a dice manufacturer since they have existing d30 molds.

*shrug*. That would be statistically similar enough to using a dice pool that I see little use for it. If I want to play a dice-pool game, there's enough of them around that I don't need to turn d20 into one.

 

[DWARF]

You could do something similar using 2d10's, etc.