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| − | + | Dice are used in many games to create randomness. The range provided by the dice does however give a fixed interval of which results can be achieved before the roll is made. This can be avoided by letting certain results, e.g. a 6 on a 6-sided die, signify that additional dice should be rolled to create the random value. This makes the upper bound (since added dice are typically used to increase the result) of the die roll open-ended. | |
=== Examples === | === Examples === | ||
| + | The D6 System by West End Games<ref name="weg"/> has one ''wild'' die for damage rolls and checks against skills or attributes. When a 6 is rolled on the ''wild'' die, another ''wild'' die is rolled to generate the result, and this can potentially continue for ever. | ||
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| + | == Using the pattern == | ||
| − | + | A weaker form of [[Open-Ended Die Rolls]] can be created by putting constraints on how many times dices can be added; this provides an upper bound but still achieves the effect of having some results be rarer and more exceptional. | |
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| − | + | An alternative to [[Open-Ended Die Rolls]] is [[Critical Results]]. | |
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Revision as of 09:42, 10 January 2013
Die rolls where some results indicate making more die rolls to achieve the final result.
Dice are used in many games to create randomness. The range provided by the dice does however give a fixed interval of which results can be achieved before the roll is made. This can be avoided by letting certain results, e.g. a 6 on a 6-sided die, signify that additional dice should be rolled to create the random value. This makes the upper bound (since added dice are typically used to increase the result) of the die roll open-ended.
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Examples
The D6 System by West End Games[1] has one wild die for damage rolls and checks against skills or attributes. When a 6 is rolled on the wild die, another wild die is rolled to generate the result, and this can potentially continue for ever.
Using the pattern
A weaker form of Open-Ended Die Rolls can be created by putting constraints on how many times dices can be added; this provides an upper bound but still achieves the effect of having some results be rarer and more exceptional.
An alternative to Open-Ended Die Rolls is Critical Results.
Diegetic Aspects
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Narrative Aspects
Consequences
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Can Instantiate
Can Modulate
Can Be Instantiated By
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Can Be Modulated By
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Possible Closure Effects
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Potentially Conflicting With
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History
New pattern created in this wiki.
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