[IaWA] using different dice?

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Dionysus:
Howdy.

Just wondering if anyone has given thougt to changing the dice?

I have a metric ton of d6 and d10, but no d12, d8 or d4 dice.

Has anyone given thought to modifying the mechanics to use pools of dice rather than just the roll for a dice? Is it even possible?

lumpley:
Try this, but absolutely no promises. D6s only.

Assign these to your forms: 1 1 1 2 2 3. Assign these to NPC forms: 2 3 5. Those are how many dice you roll when you roll that form.

When you roll, sum your two highest dice. Use the rest of your dice to break ties. Compare, reroll, etc. as normal.

Particular strengths are worth 1 die, potent ones 2 dice, doubly potent ones 3 dice. Just include them in your roll.

The advantage die works exactly as it does now - a distinctive die to add to your two-highest-sum.

Did I miss any details? I think that might work.

-Vincent

Dionysus:
Hmmm.. interesting.

I think i like very much - actually seems a bit of a simplification.

One thing that still confuses me a bit, is the "bonus die with pips". In the rules it seems to only act as a +1, cant ever see the dice actually being rolled.

Am i missing something there?

Paul T:
I don't have the book in front of me, but the rule is unambiguous:

You add the pips on the advantage die to the total on your highest die.

So, if you roll an 8 on your d10, and a 5 on your d6 (advantage die), your total is 13 (8+5).

I hope that helps.

Dionysus:
ahh ok.. I supse its just that the first example he is rolling 1.

so in a "d6" version lumpley posted above - the bonus dice would be a straight adder 2d6 -> 3d6

so if a person had 3d6 to roll, and a 1d6 strength, I would roll 4d6, and sum the top two dice?

but a 3d6 and 1 advantage dice would roll 4d6 and sum the top three dice?

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