D&D 4E WHat should be random in 4E?

[Nifft]

That's one of my favorite features of DR is that I feel comfortable giving my players the AC of their opponents (which speeds things up) and I don't worry about random HP.

I actually give them both within ~5 rounds of combat. They get the AC when they hit exactly that AC (or miss by 1), and the DR they get around the 10th hit.

Cheers, -- N

 

[Zulgyan]

All the above except monster ability scores... they should not have those...

 

[Li Shenron]

Everything in action, that has always been random, should remain random.

Everything in character creation can be made non-random, but I would leave the random option (with averages slightly better than the non-random option) in the PHB as exactly that: an option.

 

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

Saving throws should probably also be added in here, but as I suspect that they'll become defenses with the attacker rolling to overcome them, I didn't vote for them.

I voted that they should be random, but random as they are in SWSE (i.e. the attacker makes the roll, not the defender).

 

[Baby Samurai]

Weapon Damage Rolls 163 96.45%
Spell Damage Rolls 164 97.04%
To Hit Rolls 167 98.82%
Saving Throws 138 81.66%
Skill/Ability Checks


Yep, looks like people are on my page.

 

[Nikosandros]

With good reason. Without any random factors, it's not a game. It's an algorithm.

There are diceless games out there and they work... however, I definitely don't even want to consider a diceless D&D.

 

[sjmiller]

I think they all should be random. Life itself is random, and the games have always been random. Besides, these games have survived in their randomness for all these years for a good reason. They work.

 

[Lonely Tylenol]

WHat should be random in 4E?

Wandering prostitute tables.

 

[Lord Zack]

I think everything except saving throws should be random, though there's of course the option for non random hp and abilities. But saving throws should be randomized against traps and poisons, ect. which should have a static number that's rolled aganist.