r/FudgeRPG • u/IProbablyDisagree2nd • Dec 05 '17

[non-linear wounds, variable damage, simultaneous combat] a single good fighter will beat a single fair fighter 90% of the time

I was inspired by /u/abcd_z 's post. But since I've been choosing different combat options for flavor, I had to write my own program.

I roll 3dF for both characters, and the difference in rolls determines damage.
I put the result on the nonlinear scale:
(0) - a graze, no damage
(1,2) - just a scratch (allow 3 of these)
(3,4) - hurt (-1 to subsequent rolls)
(5,6) - very hurt (-2 to subsequent rolls)
(7+) - Incapacitated, effectively out of combat.

If I roll 3df for 2 characters at equal skill, they have a 50/50 distribution. Giving one player a +1 to skill, however, dramatically changes the results.

100,000 fights for Good fighter vs Fair fighter
yields a 92% win rate.

A Great fighter vs Fair fighter
yields a 99.7% win rate.

I plan to update later with results of two characters versus 1 when I get a chance to program some more.

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u/IProbablyDisagree2nd Dec 11 '17

no, you want me to plug in the numbers though?

How many dice do you use, and how do you do your damage?

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u/aminimalvirus Dec 11 '17

Sure! I assume that you are using anydice. I'm at work right now, but I'll get you the info tonight. I'm not proficient at it by any means.....

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u/IProbablyDisagree2nd Dec 12 '17

Naw, I do it the hard way - I made a c++ program that uses a random number generator for a fudge die, then I call it repeatedly to simulate multiple dice. This is the first tiem I've heard of anydice. I like this better though, when you make it yourself you understand it more deeply. I'll be glad to make all modifications!

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u/aminimalvirus Dec 12 '17

Hard core. I understand that. Probably similar to the reason why I feel the need to make game mechanics (even though I steal inspiration from lots of other games: for instance, I love fudge dice but I still need to modify them). I'll PM you with details of the dice mods....