>
>
>
>
> I believe it makes very little difference - about 3%.
>
> There are 400 possible results in d20 vs d20 (20 x 20). Let's say player A
> is rated 15 and player B is rated 10. These are the only possible
> combinations where the difference matters:
>
> A rolls 11, B rolls 11
> A rolls 12, B rolls 11
> A rolls 12, B rolls 12
> A rolls 13, B rolls 11
> A rolls 13, B rolls 12
> A rolls 13, B rolls 13
> A rolls 14, B rolls 11
> A rolls 14, B rolls 12
> A rolls 14, B rolls 13
> A rolls 14, B rolls 14
> A rolls 15, B rolls 11
> A rolls 15, B rolls 12
> A rolls 15, B rolls 13
> A rolls 15, B rolls 14
> A rolls 15, B rolls 15
>
> That's 15 possibilities out of 400, or about 3%. Shocking, I know, but
> that's how the maths works. 97% of the time the difference between 15 and 10
> is irrelevant.
>
> --- In HeroQuest-rules_at_yahoogroups.com <HeroQuest-rules%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "DanWater" <danwater_at_...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Can anyone tell me the odds of a 15 ability beating a 10 ability. All
> else is equal and no masteries are involved.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > BTW, I'm pretty sure the 15 ability is not 25% better than the 10 ability
> but outside that I'm lost as to how much better the 15 ability is.
> >
>
>
>
-- "Any Sufficiently analysed magic is indistinguishable from Science" Agatha, Girl Genius http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20081205
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