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Date Posted: 09:41:41 02/11/04 Wed
Author: Bob
Subject: Players roll
In reply to: Fyrestryke 's message, "Good discussions" on 06:39:50 02/11/04 Wed

This is so brilliant I'm surprised it didn't occur to me!

Players Roll All The Dice -- Each time an enemy attacks a PC, the player rolls a defense check (1d20+character's AC modifiers) against the opponent's attack score (11+enemy's attack bonus). Any time a player casts a spell or uses a special attack that forces the enemy to make a saving throw, he rolls a magic check (1d20+ spell level + ability modifier + other modifiers) against the enemy's fortidude/reflex/will score (11 + enemy's save modifier).

You end up with the exact same odds, it simply reverses them onto the player instead of the DM. For a DM it would be a tremendous boon -- of course all materials would need to be retrofitted. Another drawback is that DMs could no longer fudge the dice if he realizes that an encounter that was intended to be easy might kill everyone!

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