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From: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach)
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Subject: Re: Info on hit dice, Ac, etc for monsters (question)
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Date: Sat, 12-May-84 16:45:37 EDT
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Hit dice is a term stolen from Dungeons and Dragons (TM TSR) or any of the
FRP games. What it means is that you roll a certain number of dice to see
how many hit points are taken away from you. If a monster does 2d4 of damage,
this tranlates into 2 four sided dice or 2-8 hit points. 1d8 is one 8 sided
dice or 1-8 hit points. Occasionally you will see something like 2d4/2d4. 
This means that the monster is given two chances to hit you, each chance
worth 2-8 points. If luck is for you he misses both times. If luck is 
against you he gets 16 points. The range would be 2-16. This can be
stacked to as many attacks as the controller of the game thinks he can
get away with.
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Half asleep I hear a voice; is it only in my mind?
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