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Dice pool

In some role-playing game (RPG) systems, rather than rolling a single die to determine the success or failure of an action, the player rolls a number of dice simultaneously, known as a dice pool. The number and type of dice to be rolled are defined by the mechanics of the game.

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The use of dice pools

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Dice pool

Nodes39
Edges38
Triples56
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
Components1

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Dice pool

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related to history · 23
Dice pool → Ars Magica, Bob Charrette, Dowd, Edge, Ghostbusters, Greg Costikyan's Star Wars, Greg Stafford, Jonathan Tweet, Lynn Willis, Mark Rein-Hagen, Over, Paul Hume, Sandy Petersen, Shadowrun, The, The Masquerade, The Roleplaying Game, Tom Dowd, Vampire, Vampire's Storyteller System
related to The use of dice pools · 10
Dice pool → British, For, Game, In, Jenny Ford, Kent Games, Man, Rolling, That, The
related to Mechanics · 8
Dice pool → Attributes, Deadlands, Dice, In, RPG, Skills, Some RPGs, While
related to Definition · 5
Dice pool → Albert Julius Liu, Dice Pool Probabilities, Efficient Computation, Icepool, In
related to Advantages and problems · 3
Dice pool → Dice, The, They
related to External links · 2
Dice pool → Calculator, Scott Gray's Dice Pool
related to Modifying the dice pool · 2
Dice pool → In, Penalties

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dice pool die number system game used roll may rolling rolled pools systems success games character player skills rather single

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
runninginstance ofa leg wound may reduce the dice pool for actions0.80text
climbinginstance ofa leg wound may reduce the dice pool for actions0.80text
and jumpinginstance ofa leg wound may reduce the dice pool for actions0.80text
Dice poolrelated to Advantages and problemsDice0.60section
Dice poolrelated to Advantages and problemsThey0.60section
Dice poolrelated to Advantages and problemsThe0.60section
Dice poolrelated to DefinitionIn0.60section
Dice poolrelated to DefinitionIcepool0.60section
Dice poolrelated to DefinitionEfficient Computation0.60section
Dice poolrelated to DefinitionDice Pool Probabilities0.60section
Dice poolrelated to DefinitionAlbert Julius Liu0.60section
Dice poolrelated to External linksScott Gray's Dice Pool0.60section

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