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<blockquote data-quote="Lamoni" data-source="post: 1301363" data-attributes="member: 12680">Taking 20 takes 20 times as long.&nbsp; Taking 10 doesn't take any longer.&nbsp; Taking 20 assumes that you get a 1, 2, 3, etc. all the way up to 20.&nbsp; Taking a 10 just means you want to use your default or average roll.&nbsp; Actually it is slightly below average.So, taking a 10 takes 6 seconds (for most tasks).&nbsp; And taking a 20 takes 2 minutes (again, for most tasks)I really like the take 10 rule.&nbsp; It doesn't take any more time to do an average job at something.&nbsp; Taking a 10 only rules out the possibility of doing an exceptionally great job or an exceptionally poor job.It is true that mistakes do happen, but they usually happen when you are trying extra hard to do something.&nbsp; If you are worried about making an iron pot for your mother and want to make it better than anything you have made before, you may be more apt to mess the whole thing up.&nbsp; If you want to try to jump further than you have ever jumped before, you may try so hard that you trip over your own feet.&nbsp; When you only try to do an average job, you will end up with an average job 99.5% of the time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lamoni, post: 1301363, member: 12680"] Taking 20 takes 20 times as long. Taking 10 doesn't take any longer. Taking 20 assumes that you get a 1, 2, 3, etc. all the way up to 20. Taking a 10 just means you want to use your default or average roll. Actually it is slightly below average. So, taking a 10 takes 6 seconds (for most tasks). And taking a 20 takes 2 minutes (again, for most tasks) I really like the take 10 rule. It doesn't take any more time to do an average job at something. Taking a 10 only rules out the possibility of doing an exceptionally great job or an exceptionally poor job. It is true that mistakes do happen, but they usually happen when you are trying extra hard to do something. If you are worried about making an iron pot for your mother and want to make it better than anything you have made before, you may be more apt to mess the whole thing up. If you want to try to jump further than you have ever jumped before, you may try so hard that you trip over your own feet. When you only try to do an average job, you will end up with an average job 99.5% of the time. [/QUOTE]

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