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<blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 8690883" data-attributes="member: 6685730">And the modifiers, or bonuses, are why getting a tie becomes less likely.&nbsp; If one side rolls d20 and the other side rolls d20+19, then there's a 1-in-400 chance of rolling a tie.I have this weird notion that the best-outcome-roll should be less likely than other outcomes, which is why the tied roll (followed by a &quot;confirmation&quot; if you will) is a likely candidate.&nbsp; It's also why I'm not a fan of 20-is-best; you have the same odds of rolling any other number.&nbsp; If you add &quot;and win&quot; to the condition of &quot;roll X&quot; then winning in this way becomes less likely but...wait for it...rolling a 20 and winning is more likely than rolling a low number and winning when considering the results of the two rolls.One of the Other candidates could be &quot;roll a winning result that your opponent cannot achieve.&quot;&nbsp; This will only happen if your bonuses are higher than the GM, and requires some maths, but it answers the question &quot;why are you neatly beating the GM on this roll?&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMMichael, post: 8690883, member: 6685730"] And the modifiers, or bonuses, are why getting a tie becomes less likely. If one side rolls d20 and the other side rolls d20+19, then there's a 1-in-400 chance of rolling a tie. I have this weird notion that the best-outcome-roll should be less likely than other outcomes, which is why the tied roll (followed by a "confirmation" if you will) is a likely candidate. It's also why I'm not a fan of 20-is-best; you have the same odds of rolling any other number. If you add "and win" to the condition of "roll X" then winning in this way becomes less likely but...wait for it...rolling a 20 and winning is more likely than rolling a low number and winning [I]when considering the results of the two rolls[/I]. One of the Other candidates could be "roll a winning result that your opponent cannot achieve." This will only happen if your bonuses are higher than the GM, and requires some maths, but it answers the question "why are you neatly beating the GM on this roll?" [/QUOTE]

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