On the topic of RNG... (Hope this is the right board)

Thanks I'll take a look at it.

Let's say you make it so that something has a one in three chance of happening. You set the scale from 1 to 3 an if you get a 1 then there's that 1 out of 3.

It depends on whatever sort of system you want to use. Here's some examples, but keep in mind that I'm still a novice at building these systems myself.



Example 1: If you were going to use it for say, deciding whether or not an attack will connect, you would have certain numbers that would cause the attack to fail. So, if you're using an RNG that ranges from 1 to 100, and you wanted the character to have a 95% chance to hit, any number 95 or below would be a successful attack. Any number 96 or above would be a missed attack.

Example 2: If you wanted to see what stats would increase and by how much, you would first assign each stat to a number. Let's say you had 8 stats, numbered 1 through 8. Depending on how risky you want level up stat increases to be, like the possibility of none increasing, you would set the range accordingly.

For at least one stat to increase for sure, you would set the range between 1 and 8. Roll the RNG 8 times, recording what numbers you get. In this scenario, at least one stat will always be able to increase, but it may be more likely to have lots of stats increase, so you have to think about if that's the right balance for your story or not. To make it a little harder, you could set the range to 1 through 10, meaning that there's a 2 out of 10 chance that no stats will increase, since either a 9 or a 10 will result in no stats being chosen for that roll since there's no corresponding stat. I would try several different ratios and change up the number off rolls until I found something I liked that I thought was balanced before deciding on the exact system.

So, let's say you ended up with a 2, 4, 5, and 8. You'll increase the corresponding stats. The increase could be scripted, as in decided by you and not subject to randomness, or could also be decided by RNG. To decide them by RNG, set the range between the minimum and maximum increases you want, and roll for each stat, recording the numbers and using them as the amount the stats increase.


The best thing to do is experiment and take your time finding the balance you think is right for the story, and decide on where you're going to use RNG. Keep calm, and you should do fine. And if you find dice to be easier to work with, that site also has a function for them. And don't be afraid to use scripting for certain things if you need to. After all, you have to walk before you can run.

I hope this helps.

I use dice and math too. Twenty cube dice to be exact.