tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post826119200717403065..comments2024-03-27T01:28:28.346-07:00Comments on False Machine: Shrinking the 5e stat blockpjamesstuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13288777018721199748noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-21892705709421137482015-11-23T11:14:41.953-08:002015-11-23T11:14:41.953-08:00I'm not hella-wedded to my stat block, but man...I'm not hella-wedded to my stat block, but man, oh man, are you making this over-difficult.<br /><br />If you are going to do anything, just use d4 through d10 and use it to determine the modifier. In 5e you don't give a shit about the actual numbers, you just use them to determine the bonus, which is the mechanical piece you actually need.<br /><br />Your method there adds unnecessary dice rolling and math conversion to basically everything that isn't straight combat roles. That's not super efficient.Jeremy Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072164588443858336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-10308184313934531692015-11-22T16:37:03.974-08:002015-11-22T16:37:03.974-08:00so instead of having +1 for initiative you would r...so instead of having +1 for initiative you would roll 3d6 add them together and then work out the modifier to the initiative?<br />This seems terrible. Roll the stat when you need it seems okay , but as it's not for every time you need the roll. That would be too slow. But it might mean that rerolling would reduce the swingness of 3d12/3d6/etc somewhat. So if an orc had 3 for constitution it wouldn't have it for long.<br /><br />However I still think something like 10+1d6 would be better than 3d6 for speed and consistency in the result. Or just writing the number.<br /><br />Like the point of a stat block is to give the user a guideline of what the mechanics of the monster are like so writing it in a house ruley way because that's what you would use seems terrible because you wouldn't need the stat block as much as you created the monster.<br /><br />So just use Jeremy's stat block I reckon and you can use that weird dice thing for youscrap princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278801560026111482noreply@blogger.com