Dice sum
Roll multiple dice and get a number smaller than a target. Gives predictable results with sporadic surprises.
Examples: GURPS, and Dungeon World.
Different dice mechanics affect not only the chances of success, but also the player perception of fairness and control over the situation. Single dice rolls feel more random than sum rolls, dice pool reinforces the feeling of control, keep best dice gives a sense of advantage, while exploding dice give a sense of awesomeness.
Roll multiple dice and get a number smaller than a target. Gives predictable results with sporadic surprises.
Examples: GURPS, and Dungeon World.
Roll multiple dice and count the number of dice above the target number. Generates a tactile sense of the power to overcome the test.
Example: Vampire, the Masquerade.
Roll multiple dice and keep the best (or worse). You need at least one above the target number. Predictable results with a sense of epicness.
Example: 7th Sea, and DnD roll with advantage.
Choose the rolling style below and find the probability ranges.
Generates a table with probalities of success for throwing multiple dice, and considering as success if the sum of them are equal or below the target number.
Choose the dice.
The lines are the number of dices you throw and the columns are target number.
Generates a table with probalities of success for throwing multiple dice and counting the ones equal or above the target number.
Choose the dice, choose the target number.
The lines are the number of dices you throw and the columns are the number os success required.