Re: Changing Die Types

John D. Hamill wrote:
> 
> Has anyone on the list experimented with using a different die type
than
> a D6? I've been thinking about changing to a D10 or D20, so that I can
> use more dice modifiers. As the system stands, you can only mess with
> the dice rolls only so much (mods for shields, armor, etc.) so
grafting
> "Lock-on" ECM rules is a little difficult. If so could you post any
> ideas to the list? The only thought I've had is that if you used a D20
> you could have a much bigger modifier and still be able to hit.

One way to do it is to convert the old tables to the new dice, by
percentage.

example: The unscreened damage table -- 1-3 on 1d6 is 50% (17% x 3)
  = 1-10 on 1d20

Doing this, you can convert the tables to any dice roll.

Donald Hosford