tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post3616532495006977495..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: Re-Thinking Story: Scriptless PlanningTalysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-73271368058449060252010-03-10T17:17:11.691-08:002010-03-10T17:17:11.691-08:00Good idea, Rob! Do you do anything with the numbe...Good idea, Rob! Do you do anything with the number rolled?<br /><br />I've settled on the reading-left-to-right schtick for now, but I'm tempted to changing to near-to-far, since it seems easier to explain. Especially the part about dice lining up: "If two dice are equally close to you, read both results together". Hmmm...Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-77715542784275400252010-03-10T02:42:52.061-08:002010-03-10T02:42:52.061-08:00Something I've done for years is roll a D8, D1...Something I've done for years is roll a D8, D10 and D12 in secret to determine the reaction of a marginal NPC. I cup the dice and see where they fall, the dice nearest me is the most important. <br /><br />If the D8 is nearest, the NPC will react in a way that makes it more difficult for the players. Regardless of their own interests.<br />If the D10 is nearest, the NPC will react in their best interest or let the PCs have another go at convincing them etc.<br />If the D12 is nearest, the NPC acts in a way that helps the players.<br /><br />I use the difference size dice so that it is easy to see at a glance which one is nearer. A friend does the same thing with three opaque D10s - Red, Yellow and Green. I don't want to be doing any adding up because that will take my attention away from the conversation and doing this means that I can roll while speaking and keep the flow going.Rob Langhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01377928640392467606noreply@blogger.com