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<blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 2872256" data-attributes="member: 2011">Actually, the rules do address this:But, there are situations which this rule only sort of covers. I have had the following situation occur during a game:A Troll is on one side of a door. Several strong PC Fighters are on the opposite side of the door. The Troll is trying to push his way in, the Fighters are trying to keep him out.If you just roll dice, this does not really make sense. If the Troll is much stronger, he should be able to win. If the Fighters are much stronger, they should be able to win. It is only when their relative strengths are similar that randomness should come into play.So, the rule covers when there is a big disparity. However, it does not state when to actually roll. So, if the Troll has a Strength of 23 and the Fighters have a combined Strength of 23 (i.e. two 18 Strength Fighters), then the dice should be rolled each round until the Troll finally wins.But, what happens if the Fighters have a Strength of 17 and a Strength of 18.&nbsp; Do you still roll? Probably. What happens if it is 16 and 18? At what point do you just assume that the Troll is too powerful and will win right away as per the rule above? The rules do not really cover this unless you literally use the rule above to only roll when both have the exact same Strength and to always let the slightly stronger opponent win every other time right away. That seems a bit extreme.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KarinsDad, post: 2872256, member: 2011"] Actually, the rules do address this: But, there are situations which this rule only sort of covers. I have had the following situation occur during a game: A Troll is on one side of a door. Several strong PC Fighters are on the opposite side of the door. The Troll is trying to push his way in, the Fighters are trying to keep him out. If you just roll dice, this does not really make sense. If the Troll is much stronger, he should be able to win. If the Fighters are much stronger, they should be able to win. It is only when their relative strengths are similar that randomness should come into play. So, the rule covers when there is a big disparity. However, it does not state when to actually roll. So, if the Troll has a Strength of 23 and the Fighters have a combined Strength of 23 (i.e. two 18 Strength Fighters), then the dice should be rolled each round until the Troll finally wins. But, what happens if the Fighters have a Strength of 17 and a Strength of 18. Do you still roll? Probably. What happens if it is 16 and 18? At what point do you just assume that the Troll is too powerful and will win right away as per the rule above? The rules do not really cover this unless you literally use the rule above to only roll when both have the exact same Strength and to always let the slightly stronger opponent win every other time right away. That seems a bit extreme. [/QUOTE]

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