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A | A '''dice pool''' is a game mechanic that does not look for a specific number, but instead successes. Successes are generated by rolling multiple of the same kind of dice, the number rolled is most commonly determined by a stat of some type with beneficial modifiers and negative penalties taken into account. The most common way to "count" successes is to cast the dice and see how many of the dice [[roll over]] a predetermined value. A less common example is counting successes as matching dice, or even sequences of numbers. | ||
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Revision as of 16:20, 4 July 2008
A dice pool is a game mechanic that does not look for a specific number, but instead successes. Successes are generated by rolling multiple of the same kind of dice, the number rolled is most commonly determined by a stat of some type with beneficial modifiers and negative penalties taken into account. The most common way to "count" successes is to cast the dice and see how many of the dice roll over a predetermined value. A less common example is counting successes as matching dice, or even sequences of numbers.