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UPDATE April 26, 2008: D6 MOD 7 is no longer being actively developed. Feel free to use the mechanic for anything you’d like. It would be nice to attribute the idea to me, but that is not necessary. I’d rather have the material available to you rather than concern about contacting me for permission.
As an alternative to other mechanics in role playing games, the player characters are given a slight advantage based on dice rolls instead of higher attributes.
The mechanic is:
Roll three standard dice and total the result. Divide by the largest factor of 7 and use the remainder (or modulus).
All non-player characters roll two standard dice instead of three. Otherwise, their roll is also computed by totaling the result and finding the modulus 7.
The advantage is approx 5.5% on average in favor of player characters.
It is much easier than it may sound. Once you do it a few times, it becomes second nature. However, Dice Sheets are provided if you do not wish to go through the computation.
Sycarion Diversions is a sister site of pinakidion.*. pinakidion.* deals more with religious and writing topics. This site houses information on games. Specifically, this has information on card games, board games, and role-playing games. Card games and board games are a collaborative effort with my friend Jeff. Jeff has created and briefly marketed one board game and has idea for lots of others. Role-Playing Games are my bailiwick. I've been playing since I was 10 starting with the Mentzer Basic D&D box. I stopped playing in college, but recently renewed my love for RPGs. In 2005, I discovered the Action! System from Goldrush Games. Since then, I have also found Microlite20 and OpenD6. It's a good time to game.
For what it is worth, feel free to use anything that you see on the site. It is not copyrighted or even placed under a Creative Commons License. Part of the reason for this is that rules for games cannot really be copyrighted. However, the main reason is that the value of this site is the community I am a part of. Restrictions on ideas and games can delay innovation, even simple restrictions can be an impediment. Sure, I'd like a link and to be given credit, but that's up to the person.
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