Hello Everyone !!
Happy Easter or Happy Long Weekend!! And sweet chocolate thoughts to the ones who work!!!
I have ONE question today and it has been bothering me for a while now and I can’t find an efficient way to find the answer.
I am in the process of exploring the rules of online role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. I have never played the non virtual version nor do I intend to play any of the versions (online or not). I just want to understand one piece of information:
What happens to the dice, and the outcome of actions usually based on the result of the rolling dice when RPG are played online?
Everywhere I look, it is like everybody knows, or at least, you have to engage into playing to find this out. And I don’t have time for that (register, choosing a character, learn all about it, abilities, languages, spells, etc., learn about the other characters at least a little, join a community, explore the territory and go on quest… -- Aren’t you already tired just to read all that?)
So, once again the question: What takes on the role of the dice in online D&D role-playing games? If you have a reference that could help me in finding the answer, it would be much appreciated!!!
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In the paper version from like 15-20 years ago, the Dungeon Master would roll most of the dice, since the DM is handling most of the action and communication anyway, so chances are he or she still has those Dragon Dice like d20 and pyramid d4's around that you can get at hobby stores. I used to let the players roll the d20 for combat since that's always fun. But with online, the players would just say they rolled an 18 (generally higher numbers are good and indicate a hit) and there's no trust they really did that.
.What do you mean, when you say that the d20 dice is so much fun?
Hope you're having a great Easter!!
I've never played D&D. I've read about some of the computer RPG (not D&D) and they seem to program an element of chance in character interactions. The Star Wars game, Knights of the Old Republic, was supposed to be a very good RPG computer game. When your character attacked, your hits and success rate would depend on a sort-of internal dice rolling in combination with the pre-determined strength and speed of each character.
The only computer game I've really played in the last 4 years if Warcraft III (The Frozen Throne and the original Reign of Chaos). It's classified as a real-time strategy (RTS) game with RPG elements. It's probably different than D&D but there are some similarities. If you haven't tried it out, I'd recommend it. You can get both the original and the expansion pack for a pretty low price these days. (Warcraft III was the last RTS version of the Warcraft franchise before Blizzard moved onto online-RPG with the hit game World of Warcraft.)
Hmmm.. I'm not too familiar with those games - but I can see that others are. I hope you'll figure it out (What you're seeking is really some kind of "slackers guide to role playing" he he 
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Thanks, for the advice, 123home123. I hope I get some time to do that. I find it scary to go out and play online with other people ... Only enjoyed so far Me against the Machine.... Heck, we only live once! Once I'm done with Broken Sword, maybe a detour to the Sims and then.... The WORLD!!!
..Very perceptive of you, Monster!!! I booked the book Dungeons & Dragons for Dummies at the city library, but the current user is getting late in giving it back and I got impatient.....
You go Reghat!!! And don't forget to tell us all about the progress!!!
There is an online multiplayer component of Warcraft III but it's entirely optional. On the other hand, World of Warcraft is based on the same Warcraft universe but it's exclusively online multiplayer.
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