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    How much do you know about role playing games?

    What better describe a 'dice pool' mechanic vs. to single d20?

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    Various aggregate rolls (successes/sum) modeling distribution and reliabilityCorrect
    A dice with 20 sides
    A system without chance
    A throw that is always critical

    Pools tend toward more concentrated distributions (less extremes) and allow granularity by number of successes or margin, giving a different sense of risk.