Alternate FU Dice System
I'm going to try some solo RP for the first time this weekend using a Gamemaster's Apprentice Deck for random inputs, and the often recommended FU as my resolution system.
But like many before me, I couldn't just let the dice mechanic sit as-is. The jump from 50% chance to 75% (or 25%) just seemed a little too potent for only having a net advantage of 1 on a roll.
Instead, I'll be working with a d10 + or - net advantages/disadvantages as a modifier on the following scale:
No and: 1-
No: 2-3
No but: 4-5
Yes but: 6-7
Yes: 8-9
Yes and: 10+
The original mechanic (best/worst of a d6 pool) technically leaves all answers on the table at all times, but after 2 net shifts, some of those answers get so unlikely that they may as well not be around at all.
Though this method takes some of the original system's extremely unlikely results off the table entirely, it keeps the Advantage -> "Yes and" & Disadvantage -> "No and" rates from blasting into the stratosphere so quickly. In either system, a net advantage of four makes any kind of "No" practically impossible, but with a d10, the more modest "Yes" answers should still stay entertainingly frequent.
Thoughts? Recommendations? I know I only have myself to please with this, but counterpoints from the experienced crowd are welcome.
Funny, I just posted something similar on another thread. Woot! Great minds think alike. :-)
ReplyDeleteTodd Zircher Was it another thread in this community, or somewhere else entirely?
ReplyDeleteThere's another system I think first introduced in FUBAR. At minimum, roll 5 dice. Count successes (4 or greater) and compare:
ReplyDelete0 = No, and...
1 = No...
2 = No, but...
3 = Yes, but...
4 = Yes...
5 = Yes, and...
Bonus or penalty dice get thrown in as per the rules, if in a bonus situation, count our successes first until you have five dice. If penalty, count out misses first.
This keeps a nice curve centered on the middle and doesn't mess with the odds. Requires a love of throwing lots of dice. ;)
roryb bracebuckle In my case I'm looking to keep the number of dice involved as low as I can, but thanks for the additional option!
ReplyDeleteI've never used a d6 poll. However for 1d10, there is a version I posted was about a month ago in the same section of the community. So your 1d10 number scale is good. https://plus.google.com/+KenWickham/posts/hadFnv1C2Jt
ReplyDeleteFU is always my system to use with solo play. Can't get much easier, fast, and fun.
ReplyDeleteThe Earthdawn Fu system is slightly modified if i recall correctly...
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