ERRATA Skill rolls vs Skill checks
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:56 amI was pouring through the material, and as you guessed I am now in the skill section.
So, I noticed some inconsistency in terminology on the verbage for skill resolution.
I felt this was kinda important so I wanted to post here about how it should be referenced...
In RPG PnP game systems, dice rolls are used to resolve skill failure or success are called Skill checks.
A decision may be necessary to decide between a "skill roll" or a "skill check". And adjust all text accordingly.
Also,
You are using a difficulty labeling system to associate modifiers to your dice rolls. This is a common system of "Hard", "Very Hard", etc.,
You may want to consider that any reference to a "skill roll" or "skill check" include the appropriate label.
(ie "will require a Hard skill check" or "will require a Hard skill roll").
So, I noticed some inconsistency in terminology on the verbage for skill resolution.
I felt this was kinda important so I wanted to post here about how it should be referenced...
In RPG PnP game systems, dice rolls are used to resolve skill failure or success are called Skill checks.
A decision may be necessary to decide between a "skill roll" or a "skill check". And adjust all text accordingly.
Also,
You are using a difficulty labeling system to associate modifiers to your dice rolls. This is a common system of "Hard", "Very Hard", etc.,
You may want to consider that any reference to a "skill roll" or "skill check" include the appropriate label.
(ie "will require a Hard skill check" or "will require a Hard skill roll").