Questions tagged [difficulty]
Use this tag when asking about the target numbers rolls are trying to achieve, in systems which call them "difficulties." (Questions about RPG systems that describe the target number of a roll as a "difficulty class", such as D&D, should be tagged [difficulty-class] instead.)
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Adjust difficulty without affecting character's capacity, without adding steps to assess result, for a dice pool with unvariable target system
I'm searching for alternatives to adjust the difficulty for a count success system with a d6 or d10 dice pool, where characters' stats form the pool (ex: dext 3 + guile 3 = 6 dice pool).
The ways I do ...
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How do I calculate the probabilities of two consecutive success results in AnyDice?
I know that rolling with disadvantage gives you a negative bonus in between 1 and 2, that's easy to calculate in anydice.com but how can I estimate the increasing in difficulty that adds an extra roll?...
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Is this encounter in the Frozen Sick adventure unbalanced?
In the DND 5e Critical Role source book Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, there is an adventure Frozen Sick. One of the encounters in it seems a little strong to me. (The adventure is also available ...
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How does a Hold or Clinch maneuver interact with the blind fighting rules in Vampire: The Masquerade v20?
Say two kindred are clinching one another, or one performs a Hold maneuver on another, in blind fighting conditions (in pitch darkness for example).
Let's say one of them is Gangrel with Eyes of the ...
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How can I write a formula for this houseruled roll in AnyDice?
So here it goes:
The roll is a pool of dice of d6s, d8s, and d10s. The minimum dice pool is 1d6 and the maximum dice pool is 10 dice. It could be 2d6 + 2d8 + 1d10, for example.
Rolling 5+ is a ...
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How to check for normal skill or action?
For example a player wants to kick a door open or transport glasses over a slippery wet floor. The player has no fitting advanced skill for those.
The base SKILL is 1d3+3 which can be very low. ...
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GMs That Are Setting 'Average' Difficulties Too High [closed]
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Over the course of my TTRPG 'career', I have seen this pattern in different campaigns and with different GMs (probably 10-25% of those I played under). It looks approximately like this:
A ...
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What is the best number of combat encounters for a 6-player level-3 party in one adventuring day? [closed]
Soon, I'll be hosting a D&D session for six 3rd-level characters, but I was having some difficulty on deciding the amount of encounters. Our sessions typically last 6-8 hours.
Everyone has some ...
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Does everything that eases a task, but is not listed as an asset, stack with other 'untyped' eases?
The rules as interpreted in this question:
Is the maximum a task difficulty can be eased 4 without applying Effort?
state that you cannot ease a difficulty by more than 2 levels with assets, however ...
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Is the maximum a task difficulty can be eased 4 without applying Effort?
The rules on task resolution are stated below:
A character’s level of skill is either trained
(reasonably skilled) or specialized (very skilled).
If you are trained in a skill relating to a ...
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How difficult will this set of encounters be?
I'm trying to make a set of encounters for the following party:
Rogue, Cleric, Fighter, Sorcerer, Monk - all 3rd Level.
I have built three encounters:
1 at Challenge XP 600 (6 Lower Level Minions)
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What is a good Fate Accelerated Benchmark Ladder [duplicate]
In a game of fate where each player has +3, +2, +2, +1, +1, +0. What is a Cheat sheet ladder to have. I.E. There is a large Iron door in the way, the brute says he's gonna force his way through it. ...
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How do I telegraph that an encounter that was too difficult before is now achievable?
Assuming you used the techniques from How can DMs effectively telegraph specific dangers in D&D? and How can I make my PCs flee? to telegraph danger and the need to improve the characters skills/...
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Scaling encounter difficulties in Rolemaster
Rolemaster is by it's very nature a rather deadly rule system, up to the point where there are even some passages in the rule books mentioning this - alongside some advice for players to not neglect ...
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Is this monster in Lost Mines of Phandelver too much for a group of level 3 characters?
My group of 8 level 3 players are about to run through the Thundertree Ruins and will probably have a hand at fighting the dragon. My question stems from the fact that a single poison breath attack ...
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