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Never know when you'll need it (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network
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[–] 18 points 11 months ago (5 children)

But numbers should be spread more uniformly, not in a sequence!

Unless you have a hash table. A hash table with a ratchet on non-blind throws is a fun way to mess with player's bad habits.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    I'm sorry, what is hash table in this context?

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I'm reasonably sure it'd be a list of numbers that just translate.actual die rolls to a new set.

    123456 416352

    Roll a natural 6 on a d6, look at that simple table, you got a 2. Roll a natural 3, get a 6.

    Ratcheting the table would be moving a row, so ratcheting this table by 1 would make it

    123456 163524

    So now you have a new arrangement.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Yeah, except my players were usually quite badass math people, so I get to use reasonably strong crypto (well, not proper crypto, but strong enough against manual attack) stuff for ratcheting. Often it was just OTP (when I'm being lazy). Then everyone just got annoyed with math arms race and we stopped using dice almost entirely.

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