6-sided open-ended die

[atul]

Weren't most battle dices rolled with 2d6? Like ATT+2d6 vs DEF+2d6? Or does my memory fail me? In that case there wouldn't be any discontinuity regardless of numbers used, just a statistical weight on the middle values. Remember, there is no spoo... er... 'discontinuity in that scenario'.

And such things as neat order and common sense have nothing to say when it comes to the hardened habit of an old rpg'er to use dices with numbers from 1 up. Never have thought there would be anything strange with Shadowrun system, but put it that way... yes, the distinction between 'moderately hard' and 'hard' is irrelevant.

[Saber Cherry]

I know some rolls are 2d6, but I thought those were mainly single rolls (like rolls for MR, which have no counter-roll). So, beats me=)

[Johan K]

The dominions d6 is open enden upwards with sixes giving you a new roll. So 1,2,3,4,5,7,8....

[Saber Cherry]

Strange. You silly pen-and-paper gamers=) Thanks for the info.

[Chris Byler]

Originally posted by Saber Cherry:
I know some rolls are 2d6, but I thought those were mainly single rolls (like rolls for MR, which have no counter-roll). So, beats me=)

Actually, MR does have a counter roll (at least in Dom I): caster rolls Spell Base Penetration (usually 11) + (power in spell's primary path / 2) + item bonuses + 2d6*, and target rolls MR + dominion bonus (if a god or prophet) +/- magic scale bonus/penalty + item bonuses + 2d6*. (d6* is the open-ended d6). IIRC, caster wins ties.

As you can see this means that most spells will usually not be resisted by average humans (MR 10), even when cast by a relatively low-powered caster.

Of course, I don't know if any of this has changed in Dom II. But I do know that when my God casts Blindness, enemies rarely resist - and he's only level 4 in Fire.

[Saber Cherry]

Spells were too hard to resist in Dominions, IMO... even if your troops had super-human resistance.

[Jasper]

It's awfully hard to judge the MR issue without knowing how much of a bonus the various penetration items give. This is one of the hidden but key aspects of Dominions I would dearly like to know!