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I've been toying with the idea of using 6dF instead of 4dF. So far, it's been 
nice. Rolls are much more likely to land in the characters area of expertise, 
and extraordinary rolls are even more rare. It also extends the range  (-6 to 
+6), which I also like. 

Has anyone else done this, and how well did it work for you?

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Ron
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Sequence	First Line	Username	Date
0	I played a campaign where I used 4d6.1 for most actions, and 4dF in combat or "stressful" actions.	PaulTarus	2005-02-28 01:46:01
1	I think that's true.	ThomasChassaing	2005-02-23 14:21:40
2	>	BillHamilton	2005-02-23 14:53:48
3	> All of this theory is well and good, but as someone When I first ran Fudge for my group I had the only set of Fudge dice around.	Mitchw	2005-02-25 18:42:57
4	JG>A few years ago, several of us had involved discussions on how to JG>tweak Fudge rolls so that the center was weighted more heavily -- so JG>that someone performed at their skill level (a roll of 0) a little JG>more often than stand	KarenCravens	2005-02-25 18:22:00
5	One could do something similar to the d4-d4 system and use d6s, which would yield a result anywhere from +5 to -5. Mike Conway Ronald Pyatt wrote: >I've been toying with the idea of using 6dF instead of 4dF.	MikeConway	2005-02-22 15:44:57
6	Have you used this in Actual Play yet?	ChrisHelton	2005-02-22 15:43:46
7	> I've been toying with the idea of using 6dF instead of 4dF.	RobbNeumann	2005-02-22 16:07:02
8	Iv never used it like that.	JoeyMullins	2005-02-22 16:05:31
9	RP> It also extends the range (-6 to +6), which I also like.	KarenCravens	2005-02-22 15:58:21
10	> I've been toying with the idea of using 6dF instead of 4dF.	CarlCravens	2005-02-22 16:19:16
11	Right.	FrankFilz	2005-02-22 16:35:14
12	Carl wrote [6DF idea...] > I'm not sure I follow you here.	JohnGuilfoyle	2005-02-22 16:48:35
13	That's true with regular fudge, but I've increased the range of "average".	RonaldPyatt	2005-02-22 17:00:40
14	It was always my impression that the bell curve becomes more narrowsharp and not more flat nor shallow, and that that's where you pick up the edges.	JohnRudd	2005-02-22 21:02:03
15	> It was always my impression that the bell curve becomes more 1dF, 0 = 33.3% 2dF, 0 = 33.3% 3dF, 0 = 25.9% 4dF, 0 = 23.5% 5dF, 0 = 21.0% 6dF, 0 = 19.3% Everything gets reduced a little bit as you add dice, but the center cer	CarlCravens	2005-02-22 22:06:37
16	> I think that's true. That the bell-curve doesn't flatten out as you add dice is certainly not true. > Take a million dice for example.	CarlCravens	2005-02-25 16:47:10
17	I've been toying with the idea of using 6dF instead of 4dF.	RonaldPyatt	2005-02-22 15:15:44
18	I know that using subtraction methods to generate Fudge rolls (like d6-d6) has been discussed before, but I was wondering if anyone else has considered any other ways of doing them. LA Greg The Fudge List FAQ is at GregoryRPayne	2005-02-25 16:56:58
19	> I know that using subtraction methods to generate Fudge rolls (like A few years ago, several of us had involved discussions on how to tweak Fudge rolls so that the center was weighted more heavily -- so that someone performed at t	JohnGuilfoyle	2005-02-25 17:44:12
20	On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 10:56:58 CST, Gregory R.	DavidJaquith	2005-02-25 17:07:49
21	I found this method very good for LARP and used it few time for table top. FUDGE AS A LARP SYSTEM STANDARD ACTIONS Since all contests are either opposed or unopposed its pretty easy to break down th	JoeyMullins	2005-02-25 19:29:35
22	> When I first ran Fudge for my group I had the only set of Fudge dice around.	Chuk	2005-02-25 18:56:51
23	Yeah but I've got two sets of Fudge dice, as does one of my players.	ChrisHelton	2005-02-25 19:30:39
24	So does anyone have any of these alternate dice methods that have been tested out in actualy play and that have "worked" in the opinion of the players and GM at the time? All of this theory is well and good, but as someone who has a	ChrisHelton	2005-02-25 18:12:35

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Date

I played a campaign where I used 4d6.1 for most actions, and 4dF in combat or "stressful" actions.

2005-02-28 01:46:01

2005-02-23 14:21:40

2005-02-23 14:53:48

> All of this theory is well and good, but as someone

When I first ran Fudge for my group I had the only set of Fudge dice around.

Mitchw

2005-02-25 18:42:57

JG>A few years ago, several of us had involved discussions on how to JG>tweak Fudge rolls so that the center was weighted more heavily -- so JG>that someone performed at their skill level (a roll of 0) a little JG>more often than stand

KarenCravens

2005-02-25 18:22:00

One could do something similar to the d4-d4 system and use d6s, which would yield a result anywhere from +5 to -5.

Mike Conway

Ronald Pyatt wrote:

>I've been toying with the idea of using 6dF instead of 4dF.

MikeConway

2005-02-22 15:44:57

Have you used this in Actual Play yet?

ChrisHelton

2005-02-22 15:43:46

> I've been toying with the idea of using 6dF instead of 4dF.

RobbNeumann

2005-02-22 16:07:02

Iv never used it like that.

JoeyMullins

2005-02-22 16:05:31

RP> It also extends the range (-6 to +6), which I also like.

KarenCravens

2005-02-22 15:58:21

> I've been toying with the idea of using 6dF instead of 4dF.

CarlCravens

2005-02-22 16:19:16

Right.

FrankFilz

2005-02-22 16:35:14

Carl wrote

[6DF idea...]

> I'm not sure I follow you here.

JohnGuilfoyle

2005-02-22 16:48:35

That's true with regular fudge, but I've increased the range of "average".

RonaldPyatt

2005-02-22 17:00:40

It was always my impression that the bell curve becomes more narrowsharp and not more flat nor shallow, and that that's where you pick up the edges.

JohnRudd

2005-02-22 21:02:03

> It was always my impression that the bell curve becomes more

1dF, 0 = 33.3%
2dF, 0 = 33.3%
3dF, 0 = 25.9%
4dF, 0 = 23.5%
5dF, 0 = 21.0%
6dF, 0 = 19.3%

Everything gets reduced a little bit as you add dice, but the center cer

CarlCravens

2005-02-22 22:06:37

> I think that's true.

That the bell-curve doesn't flatten out as you add dice is certainly not true.

> Take a million dice for example.

CarlCravens

2005-02-25 16:47:10

I've been toying with the idea of using 6dF instead of 4dF.

RonaldPyatt

2005-02-22 15:15:44

I know that using subtraction methods to generate Fudge rolls (like d6-d6) has been discussed before, but I was wondering if anyone else has considered any other ways of doing them.

LA Greg

The Fudge List FAQ is at GregoryRPayne

2005-02-25 16:56:58

> I know that using subtraction methods to generate Fudge rolls (like

A few years ago, several of us had involved discussions on how to tweak Fudge rolls so that the center was weighted more heavily -- so that someone performed at t

JohnGuilfoyle

2005-02-25 17:44:12

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 10:56:58 CST, Gregory R.

DavidJaquith

2005-02-25 17:07:49

I found this method very good for LARP and used it few time for table top.

FUDGE AS A LARP SYSTEM

STANDARD ACTIONS
Since all contests are either opposed or unopposed its pretty easy to break down th

JoeyMullins

2005-02-25 19:29:35

> When I first ran Fudge for my group I had the only set of Fudge dice around.

Chuk

2005-02-25 18:56:51

Yeah but I've got two sets of Fudge dice, as does one of my players.

ChrisHelton

2005-02-25 19:30:39

So does anyone have any of these alternate dice methods that have been tested out in actualy play and that have "worked" in the opinion of the players and GM at the time?

All of this theory is well and good, but as someone who has a

ChrisHelton

2005-02-25 18:12:35