Merry Christmas Pimps!!! Dungeon World, and the 2d6 Mechanic...

Razor 007 · December 25, 2018, 02:29:52 AM

2 to 6 equals Failure.

7 to 9 equals Partial Success.

10 to 12 equals Complete Success.

What do you think?

finarvyn · December 25, 2018, 08:16:08 AM

I rolled a 5. Failure.

ronwisegamgee · December 25, 2018, 11:27:46 AM

It works.

antiochcow · December 25, 2018, 11:37:57 AM

Quote from: Razor 007;10696272 to 6 equals Failure.

7 to 9 equals Partial Success.

10 to 12 equals Complete Success.

What do you think?

Are you talking without any sort of modifier? Because technically it's 10+, since with mods you can get up to a 16 (assuming a max roll, +3 stat and +1 from a forward or ongoing).

NYTFLYR · December 25, 2018, 01:40:52 PM

50% failure rate?

Spinachcat · December 25, 2018, 04:56:49 PM

Quote from: Razor 007;1069627What do you think?

That Dungeon World stole its mechanics from Better Games, the company which put out Space Gamer magazine in the 90s.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/13327/Better-Games

For my money, Better Games did it better, but sadly they had no budget as a 1990s small press.

Shawn Driscoll · December 25, 2018, 05:08:50 PM

Quote from: Razor 007;10696272 to 6 equals Failure.

7 to 9 equals Partial Success.

10 to 12 equals Complete Success.

What do you think?

Not enough degrees of success/failure. Rule system may be a bit LITE.

antiochcow · December 25, 2018, 06:07:27 PM

Quote from: Spinachcat;1069657That Dungeon World stole its mechanics from Better Games, the company which put out Space Gamer magazine in the 90s.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/13327/Better-Games

You mean Apocalypse World stole its mechanics from Better Games. DW came out after AW, and uses the "Powered by the Apocalypse" system.

Quote from: Spinachcat;1069657For my money, Better Games did it better, but sadly they had no budget as a 1990s small press.

Eh, to be fair Dungeon World doesn't look like it had a budget, either.

GeekEclectic · December 26, 2018, 05:25:52 AM

Quote from: Razor 007;10696272 to 6 equals Failure.

7 to 9 equals Partial Success.

10 to 12 equals Complete Success.

What do you think?

I think it's more or less an accurate, but incomplete, description of the core mechanic in Powered by the Apocalypse games, barring the correction antiochcow already made.

Quote from: NYTFLYR;106965050% failure rate?

An unmodified 2d6 roll would have a 21/36, or 7/12, chance of at least a partial success. That's a bit over 50%. However, in PbtA games, you add the relevant stat to your roll, which can make a significant difference. In most PbtA games, your stats are rated between -1 and +3, and as antiochcow said, there's usually something else that can add a further +1 or so to your roll. It can vary from game to game, as Powered by the Apocalypse is a broader category than it used to be, but this holds true in general.

Altheus · December 26, 2018, 01:42:49 PM

You're missing something, 2-6 is not complete failure, it is the GM makes a move. This can be anything from the pc getting knocked over to the barbarian horde getting careless with their torches and setting the city alight or something advancing a plot behind the scenes. Mere failure is far too dull.