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karlosovic · 12-19-2002, 10:43 AM

PnP or P&P = Pen and Paper

This is where roleplaying started, with games like Dungeons and Dragons, and incidently, is where the rules for Balders Gate come from. BG actually uses the 2nd edition rules of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, adapted to PC. When you see an item description that says, eg for damage 2D6... this is actually the result of rolling 2 standard 6-sided dice and adding the scores. AD&D is pretty much based on rolling all different kinds of dice (the computer simulates these of course) to determine the odds of something working.

If you look at Heartless Butterscotch's picture under his(her ?) name, you will see 6 dice. these are the most commonly used ones and are (left to right):
D20, D12, D10, D8, D6, D4

12-19-2002, 10:43 AM	#23
karlosovic Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: December 1, 2002 Location: Newcastle, Australia Age: 47 Posts: 636	PnP or P&P = Pen and Paper This is where roleplaying started, with games like Dungeons and Dragons, and incidently, is where the rules for Balders Gate come from. BG actually uses the 2nd edition rules of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, adapted to PC. When you see an item description that says, eg for damage 2D6... this is actually the result of rolling 2 standard 6-sided dice and adding the scores. AD&D is pretty much based on rolling all different kinds of dice (the computer simulates these of course) to determine the odds of something working. If you look at Heartless Butterscotch's picture under his(her ?) name, you will see 6 dice. these are the most commonly used ones and are (left to right): D20, D12, D10, D8, D6, D4 __________________ Sunglasses of Coolness +2<br /><br />Cernd: \"It is with great pride and pleasure that I accept this Most Valuable Player award....\"<br />(from the genius of Six of Spades)