Comments on: The Utility of Average Rolls: A Guest Article by Clinton Hillman https://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/utility-average-rolls-hillman/ Expert advice on creating and running exceptional campaigns. Winner, Silver Ennie 2016 for Best RPG Blog! Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:27:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: Scott https://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/utility-average-rolls-hillman/comment-page-1/#comment-146130 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:27:32 +0000 http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/?p=21714#comment-146130 Excellent Article, thanks Clinton!

]]> By: Mike Bourke https://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/utility-average-rolls-hillman/comment-page-1/#comment-145935 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 08:45:32 +0000 http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/?p=21714#comment-145935 In reply to Loz.

Not me, not often anyway. Half the time I make those rolls in secret so that players don’t even know there is something to perceive.

]]> By: Loz https://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/utility-average-rolls-hillman/comment-page-1/#comment-145934 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 08:27:45 +0000 http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/?p=21714#comment-145934 How many times has a GM said “Make a Perception roll… oops… Oh, well I’ll tell you anyway.”…?

For Perception rolls in some games (especially FATE which is massively story-driven), I just look at a PCs stat/skill and *give* the player the information that level justifies.

Loose: the chance of a lucky roll digging up extra information/clues
Loose: the chance of an UNlucky roll slowing down/stopping play.
Gain : time, control (certainty).

N.B. If a player is not happy with the things they discover, they can invest time/effort/creativity to boost their level with a bonus or two. Call in an expert to help, for example.

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