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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannager" data-source="post: 5727331" data-attributes="member: 73683">The size of the die is not the issue. At all.The issue is the compound effect that character options (like feats, for instance) have on specialization. A 1st-level character's ability to specialize is very limited, while a 20th-level character's ability to specialize is very large. If those characters choose to act on that ability to specialize, the DC system will break down at about the same point no matter what your die size is.To illustrate, if at 1st level the difference between no specialization (no character options invested in that particular skill) and full specialization (every character option possible invested in that particular skill) is five points, then you might decide to use a d10 for your core mechanic because it handles the influence of random chance for your range fairly well. But if your characters then reach level 20 and the difference between no specialization and full specialization is 30, your d10 no longer serves you well if you want to keep chances of success/failure fairly static (note: this isn't necessarily desirable!). But you can't change it to a d50 (or whatever), because if you did then your 1st level characters' choices in terms of skill investment would matter very little.The only impact die size has is on how much of a given check's success depends on chance. The larger the die size relative to the median and spread of the DCs (not the size of the DCs), the bigger the role that chance will play.Again, size of die type doesn't really matter, in terms of when the system will break down. Size of bonuses doesn't really matter, in terms of when the system will break down. The gradual increase in the specialization gap that is the result of an accumulation of character options as level increases is what's important.And, really, none of this is inherently a bad thing. Continued investment of character options in specialization should be rewarded. The only danger lies in allowing a specialized character to perpetually "pick his battles" in such a way that he is only ever faced with challenges that play to the strengths of his specializations.</blockquote>

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