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Andrew Doull

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16th level information technologist, 12th level game designer | 60y in space https://half-apress.itch.io/60-years-in-space | pronoun he/him/his/his/himself

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Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · Jul 28

I've release a new solo/coop TTRPG about mapping a journey through the Milky Way with your immortal and unusual crew. It's inspired by the High Frontier Interstellar board game I helped develop but goes much, much further: to the galactic core and beyond! half-apress.itch.io/a-lot-of-zer...

A Lot of Zeroes by half-a.press

A solo or coop game of mapping interstellar journeys.

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Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 3h

History is the wrong sword to study bsky.app/profile/andr...

Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 3h

I checked and yes, Kojima predicted this in 2008

🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 6h

i cant believe the revolution is going to be hoards of people in inflatable frog armor with jerry rigged n99 filtration on their inflation intakes

Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 3h

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Haven Trooper

Haven Troopers, also known as FROGS or Frog Soldiers, were an army of elite, female soldiers equipped with powered suits that operated under Liquid Ocelot's direct command. They also accompanied membe...

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Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 3h

I checked and yes, Kojima predicted this in 2008

🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 6h

i cant believe the revolution is going to be hoards of people in inflatable frog armor with jerry rigged n99 filtration on their inflation intakes

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Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 11h

Engineers disease is the belief that because you have expert knowledge in one field, you are an expert on everything

Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 20h

I think they’re a lot more prone to engineers disease which is a well established risk factors for extremism

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Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 21h

Yeah 3D6 is just a crazy curve.

Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 21h

Can you intuitively tell me where 57 cm falls on a 1 m long ruler without reading the numbers?

Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 21h

And to answer the obvious question, Sixty Years in Space is a 1D6 roll under system that masquerades as something much more complex so you feel like you’re getting your moneys worth.

Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 21h

Thinking about Apocalypse World dice curves must be in the water tonight.

Josh Fox 🔜 Ex Tenebris coming to Kickstarter @armadajosh.bsky.social · 22h

Good morning! I have had a couple of people tell me Ex Ten shouldn't use 2d10 because it breaks the PBTA probability curve. They could not be more wrong and I am going explain why, because it's the end of my campaign and I need something to keep me sane, ok?

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a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with papers on it .

Alt: a man in a suit and tie is standing gesticulating in front of a wall with paper and red thread on it

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Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 22h

Thanks. It’s great to see a nuanced view on this.

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Josh Fox 🔜 Ex Tenebris coming to Kickstarter @armadajosh.bsky.social · 22h

Anyway, the answer to your question is "there's nothing wrong with using 1d20". I actually think the significance of die choice is massively overplayed. My whole rantthread was really a response to someone saying my dice mechanic was borked, but TBH I don't think the choice is that significant.

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Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 22h

What’s wrong with using 1D20? It’s a lot more intuitive for modifiers.

Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 22h

Flexibility how? Reducing the standard deviation of a roll only matters if you use the numerical output - not for a binary pass/fail. And if you’re using the numerical output, I’d argue you could just use a fixed value in almost every instance eg hit points.

Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 22h

With a 1D20 system you’re comparing two numbers.

Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 22h

You’ve already made two numeric errors defending 2D6 in the space of this thread, if you want a real world example of how hard it is to understand.

Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 22h

You’re still adding numbers together.

Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 22h

Designing a game where the players have to understand a 2D6 probability curve is a much greater failure.

Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 22h

Fight me

Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 22h

In summary, 1D20 is better than any 2Dn system for making probabilities intuitive to the players.

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Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 22h

In summary, 1D20 is better than any 2Dn system for making probabilities intuitive to the players.

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Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 23h

18-20 is also a 1 in 6 chance.

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Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 23h

If you told your players they’d have to roll 18+ to succeed on a D20 for every roll they’d rebel and yet that’s what Apocalypse World does.

(10-17 is a mixed success. And you wonder why players get “complication fatigue”).

Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 23h

Regular reminder that rolling 12 on 2D6 is almost twice as unlikely as rolling natural 20.

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Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 1d

So what mechanic is it? Bad board buff?

Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 1d

I guess the better fix is to let Falcon bounce 0 cost cards. That’d make Hammer decks slightly better.

Andrew Doull @andrewdoull.bsky.social · 1d

You’re playing a bounce deck. You’re already having to play around Killmonger.

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