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| Topic | d20's are the d6's of the tabletop gaming world |
| ParanoidObsessive 06/05/19 5:19:23 PM #4: | OniRonin posted... d20s are preferred over d6s because the greater precision allows the wider range of outcomes for advanced simulation No, d20s are preferred because the OGL made them popular. In the 80s and 90s, d10s were the absolute kings - many of the 80s games used them as percentile dice to simulate even more potential outcomes on a scale of 1-100, while the massive success of White Wolf in the 90s led to widespread adoption of the d10 roll/drop and "exploding" mechanics. In the years to come, if D&D 6e (or beyond) radically changes its choice of primary die, or another system grows in popularity to the point of becoming a major rival (or outright outpacing D&D entirely the way White Wolf did for a time), then that will inspire imitators and give us a new most popular die. The only thing that remains forever constant is that the d12 will always be the bastard stepchild of every system. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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