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Heroic Liberator
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Ormacord was a mistake.
TemplarGR
Dumbfuck!
Oh, didn't know he stalked her in other media, sorry.
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Also, Fluent was never a quality poster.
Lhynn
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Yeah, but most of us arent either, and that includes you, yes YOU.
Im talking to you faggot.
Ol' Willy
Arcane
In today's world, you should pick one of these
TemplarGR
Dumbfuck!
I am a Christian, i don't have to. I am against both.
I think You should take it personally.Yeah, but most of us arent either, and that includes you, yes YOU.
Im talking to you faggot.
Alex
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In bad systems, yes.
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Heh, no. In the better systems.
Alex
Arcane
An example of bad system, D&D 5e:
In any success roll, you consider an attribute bonus that can go up to +5, a competency bonus that goes up to +6 and maybe some situational bonus, or a bonus from a feat that might sum up to +5 (note that getting to the maximum of the sum happens only at very high levels). Then you add the random element that goes from 1 to 20 with an equal probability for each value.
An example of a better system, GURPS:
You have a skill value that, for a starting but competent character should be at least 12, but can easily reach 15. Dice rolls are 3d6, giving you a very nice curve where extreme values are very unlikely, and success is determined by rolling at or below your skill level. For a normal roll (which usually represents something difficult, but not awe-inspiring), the chances of passing a roll with a skill of 12 are close to 75 percent. With a skill of 15, you will fail less than 5% of the time; while also having a good success chance with more difficult uses of the skill (at -3, which represents some pretty difficult actions already, you would succeed 75% of the time).
I say GURPS is better because, while randomness is still important there, it doesn't outshine deterministic aspects such as your character's build or your idea of how to deal with a problem.
In any success roll, you consider an attribute bonus that can go up to +5, a competency bonus that goes up to +6 and maybe some situational bonus, or a bonus from a feat that might sum up to +5 (note that getting to the maximum of the sum happens only at very high levels). Then you add the random element that goes from 1 to 20 with an equal probability for each value.
An example of a better system, GURPS:
You have a skill value that, for a starting but competent character should be at least 12, but can easily reach 15. Dice rolls are 3d6, giving you a very nice curve where extreme values are very unlikely, and success is determined by rolling at or below your skill level. For a normal roll (which usually represents something difficult, but not awe-inspiring), the chances of passing a roll with a skill of 12 are close to 75 percent. With a skill of 15, you will fail less than 5% of the time; while also having a good success chance with more difficult uses of the skill (at -3, which represents some pretty difficult actions already, you would succeed 75% of the time).
I say GURPS is better because, while randomness is still important there, it doesn't outshine deterministic aspects such as your character's build or your idea of how to deal with a problem.
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Bigg Boss
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We even tolerate Greek commies.
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Ah, yes. I know GURPS works just fine, but I have no experience on D&D 5e. (I'm not a balance enthuast either.)
But a bad system is a bad system regardless of if it uses dicerolls or determinism. The point is about general terms instead of handpicking singular examples that only leads to countering one another with different systems.
Good explanation, though.
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Avarize
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In years of lurking I never saw a good take by Fluent.
"I would like to begin by telling you that I don't know what I'm talking about, but here's my valuable insight anyway"
Are you a wine mom?
Nifft Batuff
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I am an atheist. I am fucked.
LizardWizard
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Free Fluent
you forgot the later abominations making them worth burning at the stake for a reason?
the only person getting triggered by your post above is Infinitron during a POE1/2/7 kickstarter, or very dumb people
Avarize
Magister
Just do some occult larping and you are fine for the first category.
Ol' Willy
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You don't have to be a believer to recognize the inferiority between various races. Even more, because Christianity, being a egalitarian religion, teaches about equality of every men.
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I haven't been paying attention to BG3. I hear the apha is out. Is it gud?.
'Cause, ideally, I want it to be the continuation of the sage and everything a BG fanboi has been waiting for over the past 20 years or so.
Also, Viconia as a drow domme would be awesome, but not totally required.
'Cause, ideally, I want it to be the continuation of the sage and everything a BG fanboi has been waiting for over the past 20 years or so.
Also, Viconia as a drow domme would be awesome, but not totally required.
Bruma Hobo
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Expeditions: Conquistador did nothing wrong.
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