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The D&D game that the characters are playing uses random dice throws. That means you could get different results on different playthroughs.

However, once the dice are thrown, the value sticks- it doesn't matter how many times you rollback or reload, you'll get the same throw.

But I could change it so that you get a different throw if you rollback.

(Unfortunately, I don't think it is possible to make it optional)

What would you prefer- dice values that stick once thrown, or, dice that give different values if you rollback or reload?

Comments

DobbyMD

As Hentai Ouji suggests, this type of game doesn't benefit from random rolls. Morale choices are fine but if dice rolls stop me seeing boobs, then I will go back. Random can work for things like the amount of cash earned for an action but this should also be paired with a skill level to make it more interesting. If players are asking for rollback or reload, the you should be asking yourself "if players want to go back for this, should I be introducing the random element?" At the end of the day, this is your game, you make it the way you want. I just ask, play it yourself and ask "was that fun?" My two pennies worth :)

SlowBurnGames

Valid comment- but remember the rolls are just for a trivial part of the game- as Hentai Ouji says, it's not Baldurs Gate. The random element is not part of the main game system and the game paths certainly don't depend on randomising (so no, it won't stop you seeing boobs!) I completely agree that would be a bad way to go! It's just for fun and another bit of immersion.

Anonymous

I like random chance, critical failures are always the funniest part of any random chance system, but in this context it isn't so much that I want full control, it's more that I don't want to work extra hard or use UnRen and dig through system files to see what the alternative situations were, even if they are minor. It's sort of like having a save for all paths. I'm all about the corrupting Clara path, but it doesn't mean that I don't want to see want to see what Betsy and Amy have for their exclusive sections. I just want to see everything and then continue on with my canonical save.