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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Morris" data-source="post: 6071540" data-attributes="member: 87">Ok, next problem.&nbsp; If the strongest human fighter has a d12 strength, how strong is a giant?&nbsp; A dragon?&nbsp; In a system that handles the ability checks of mortals, how do you deal with fantastic creatures such as this? Superhero games are also a problem.Here's my solution - When a d12 ability is raised you add another die, a d4, and then take the highest roll between them on the check.&nbsp; After 5 ability raises you'd be taking the best roll between 2d12.&nbsp; After 10 raises it's the best of 3d12.This causes the success rate of the character to continue to advance at a slower rate without the target numbers needing to be adjusted.&nbsp; Also, on certain rolls you can add up all the dice - say damage rolls.&nbsp; So a giant may have 2d12 strength and when it rolls to hit you it takes the best roll of the two.&nbsp; When it rolls to damage you it adds the two dice.&nbsp; Same with a dragon that has 4d12 strength.The only problem I see is that the dice need to be grouped.&nbsp; Suppose a superhero character with 2d12 skill at fighting and 3d12 strength. The solution is to color coding the dice.Note that the majority of play with this mechanic would not occur with characters rolling buckets of dice this way. But it does allow characters to have an unbounded stat system without it collapsing into a mess.Thoughts about this approach?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Michael Morris, post: 6071540, member: 87"] Ok, next problem. If the strongest human fighter has a d12 strength, how strong is a giant? A dragon? In a system that handles the ability checks of mortals, how do you deal with fantastic creatures such as this? Superhero games are also a problem. Here's my solution - When a d12 ability is raised you add another die, a d4, and then take the highest roll between them on the check. After 5 ability raises you'd be taking the best roll between 2d12. After 10 raises it's the best of 3d12. This causes the success rate of the character to continue to advance at a slower rate without the target numbers needing to be adjusted. Also, on certain rolls you can add up all the dice - say damage rolls. So a giant may have 2d12 strength and when it rolls to hit you it takes the best roll of the two. When it rolls to damage you it adds the two dice. Same with a dragon that has 4d12 strength. The only problem I see is that the dice need to be grouped. Suppose a superhero character with 2d12 skill at fighting and 3d12 strength. The solution is to color coding the dice. Note that the majority of play with this mechanic would not occur with characters rolling buckets of dice this way. But it does allow characters to have an unbounded stat system without it collapsing into a mess. Thoughts about this approach? [/QUOTE]

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