Rotten Toes - An Orcish Dice Game

[Matt James]

My buddy came up with this bolt-on cap system that would work in any edition. It is surprisingly fun and an interesting thing you can add to your game. Adjust as necessary and have fun.

http://www.loremaster.org/content.php?287-Rotting-Toes-An-Orcish-Dice-Game

 

[malcolm_n]

Sounds like a lot of fun. I will definitely be saving that for a rainy day.

 

[Matt James]

Thanks Malcolm.

 

[NekoIncardine]

Quick odds look:
The odds of getting doubles on 4d6:
1st die can't be double. 2nd has 1/6th of being double. 3rd has 1/3rd of being double. 4th has 1/2 of being double. 5/6*2/3*1/2 (the odds of failure on each die after the first) = 5/18th odds of not getting doubles.

2nd set has 5/6*2/3 = 5/9th odds of not getting doubles.

3rd set has 5/6th odds of not getting doubles.

Winning on the first two sets: 13/18*4/9 = 26/81.
Winning on the 1st and 3rd: 13/18*1/6 = 13/108.
Winning on the 2nd and 3rd: 4/9*1/6 = 2/27.

Running through a decimal calculator because I'm lazy, the chances of a Hand winning are about 51.5%. Betting on the Hand is better by a fair factor, especially after you calculate the boon from a win.

On the other hand, playing three rounds has a better-than-one-eighth chance of getting a bunch of Orcs to beat the crap out of you. So that kind of makes it a wash.

 

[Matt James]

Quick odds look:
The odds of getting doubles on 4d6:
1st die can't be double. 2nd has 1/6th of being double. 3rd has 1/3rd of being double. 4th has 1/2 of being double. 5/6*2/3*1/2 (the odds of failure on each die after the first) = 5/18th odds of not getting doubles.

2nd set has 5/6*2/3 = 5/9th odds of not getting doubles.

3rd set has 5/6th odds of not getting doubles.

Winning on the first two sets: 13/18*4/9 = 26/81.
Winning on the 1st and 3rd: 13/18*1/6 = 13/108.
Winning on the 2nd and 3rd: 4/9*1/6 = 2/27.

Running through a decimal calculator because I'm lazy, the chances of a Hand winning are about 51.5%. Betting on the Hand is better by a fair factor, especially after you calculate the boon from a win.

On the other hand, playing three rounds has a better-than-one-eighth chance of getting a bunch of Orcs to beat the crap out of you. So that kind of makes it a wash.

The Orcs would beat up your character before you did the math. They like that part of the game.

 

[Herobizkit]

Yoink! I'm DM'ing a game where Humanoids are the top of the heap - this game should be right up their alley. Deceptively simple, yet... always good for a thrashing.

 

[WhimsyTheFae]

I like this idea. I'm going to use it as a game invented by Lepers in my setting that has no orcs. It could retain the same name, but might also be known as Leper's Luck.

Thank you for sharing.

 

[malcolm_n]

I like this idea. I'm going to use it as a game invented by Lepers in my setting that has no orcs. It could retain the same name, but might also be known as Leper's Luck.

Thank you for sharing.

Not so sure I'd want to take dice from a leper, hehe.

 

[WhimsyTheFae]

Not so sure I'd want to take dice from a leper, hehe.

What about a toe?

 

[Matt James]

What about a toe?

LOL