Chart-less Alternative

[sunsword]

I know the main project isn't finished, but I had this particular brainstorm yesterday & want some feedback on it. If it has merit, maybe I'll submit.

This currently is designed for the narrow Rating interpretation of the Chart, but could easily be adapted to the Broad interpretation.

Rating/Column 0 has 54% chance of success.
Each Rating Modifier/Column Shift is equal to +/- 3%. So if I were Rating 7, I'd have a 54+21=75% chance of success. If i were at Rating 7 had +2 Modifier, I'd have a 81% chance. Or if I were at Rating 1(57%) & had a -5(-15%) Modifier, I'd have a 42%.

The max chance of success is 96%, the minimum chance of success is 30%

If I succeed on my roll:
If the 1's die comes up a 1-6, I have a Green Result.
If the 1's die comes up a 7-8, I have a Yellow Result.
If the 1's die comes up an 9, I have an Orange Result.
If the 1's die comes up a 10, I have a Red result.

If the modified Rating is 11+, the Results or a successful roll change like this:
If I succeed on my roll:
If the 1's die comes up a 1-5, I have a Green Result.
If the 1's die comes up a 5-7, I have a Yellow Result.
If the 1's die comes up an 8-9, I have an Orange Result.
If the 1's die comes up a 10, I have a Red result.

If the modified Rating is -11 or less, the Results or a successful roll change like this:
If the 1's die comes up a 1-7, I have a Green Result.
If the 1's die comes up a 8, I have a Yellow Result.
If the 1's die comes up an 9, I have an Orange Result.
If the 1's die comes up a 10, I have a Red result.

Please, any feedback is useful, if it doesn't work, its ok. And I don't think the chart is prohibitively slow, I just had a brainstorm.


Thanks,
MC

Dr. Halfight on RPG.NET

[markkrawec]

Very nice. I bet Spinachcat would approve.

[sunsword]

markkrawec said:

Very nice. I bet Spinachcat would approve.

Thanks Mark!

So, nothing I need to polish?

MC

[scott]

Conan is a great game--except for the chart.

I've always wanted to go chartless, but found the chart to wonky to convert simply.

If one weren't wedded to recreating the chart exactly, I would suggest the following tweak for ease of use--and also to make red more rare than orange, orange more rare than yellow, and yellow more rare than green results...

One's Digit (regardless of differential):

1 - 4 = Green

5 - 7 = Yellow

8 - 9 = Orange

0 = Red

So, 40%, 30%, 20%, and 10% chance of each result respectively--and easy to remember.

[The Fiendish Dr. Samsara]

I like the simplicity of that, althouhg I'm not sure how it affects probabilties (and if i care about that).