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Why saving throws? Why doesn't the attacker roll to beat your score?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kragar00" data-source="post: 2922720" data-attributes="member: 39701"><p>I think it has more to do with giving the player the illusion of being able to resist these things... </p><p>If you use a resistance score (like AC) then the player may feel as if he is not in control of what does and does not happen to the character....</p><p>While if the player rolls the die, he has the illusion of being in control.... The illusion that he can do something to help his character....</p><p>I think it all comes down to giving the player a physical task in the game (rolling the die) to give them a feeling of control and participation in the game.... otherwise it's just the DM telling the player what his character does...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kragar00, post: 2922720, member: 39701"] I think it has more to do with giving the player the illusion of being able to resist these things... If you use a resistance score (like AC) then the player may feel as if he is not in control of what does and does not happen to the character.... While if the player rolls the die, he has the illusion of being in control.... The illusion that he can do something to help his character.... I think it all comes down to giving the player a physical task in the game (rolling the die) to give them a feeling of control and participation in the game.... otherwise it's just the DM telling the player what his character does... [/QUOTE]
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