tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post8144588288567399866..comments2024-03-29T07:44:02.365-04:00Comments on Dreams in the Lich House: D&D Professional SkillsJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18031181424520125213noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-25728590482760473822012-12-28T02:40:30.021-05:002012-12-28T02:40:30.021-05:00I do something similar, only I use a d20 (bell sha...I do something similar, only I use a d20 (bell shaped curves aren't intuitive to me despite playing a lot of traveller).<br /><br />Unskilled +3 (But reading from a book or something)<br />Dabbler +6<br />Apprentice +9<br />Journeyman +12<br />Master +15<br />Grandmaster +18<br /><br />So a Grandmaster only fails if he rolls a 1, which is probably too high but eh, good enough.<br />Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06440605975564288373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-19739155413934731662012-12-27T10:23:25.392-05:002012-12-27T10:23:25.392-05:00A system I have used with great success is a simpl...A system I have used with great success is a simple 1d6. When the players order an item from a professional, they roll a d6. If they roll a '1' then it is available sometime during the session. Every subsequent session adds 1 to the chance of it being ready. This progression can be sped up or slowed down according to how difficult the item is to make or if a session runs longer/shorter in game time than a normal session.<br /><br />Built into this is a sense that these things take time to make and that if something takes a full six sessions to complete, the person was unskilled at that particular task, whereas if it is ready the same session, they managed to find someone with a lot of skill (and/or no other work).<br /><br />It is simple, easy to remember and really emphasizes a world where things are made by hand.<br /><br />It also invites the possibility of error when a player rolls a '6'. I don't often use this, but there have been occasions when it was useful for revealing some interesting campaign background.FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.com