Flaw: Unlucky [Archive] - Wizards Community

Flaw: Unlucky [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Orenmir
03-19-08, 05:39 PM I'm trying to come up with a Flaw that is universally penalizing for any character in D&D. Let me know which you think this is most balanced.

Unlucky:

A: On any d20 roll that is subject to automatic failure (1) or success (20), a result of 2 is an automatic failure.

-OR-

B: On any d20 roll that is subject to automatic failure (1) or success (20), a result of 20 is not an automatic success.

-OR-

C: Both A and B combined.

-OR-

D: On any d20 roll that is subject to automatic failure (1) or success (20), a result of 20 is an automatic failure.
Krusk
03-19-08, 06:43 PM Out of those I like B the best, and D the worst.

A suggestion, perhapse a flaw to extend the options for crit failure. Normally skills dont auto fail, let them auto fail on a nat 1 as a flaw.
zeratulcraft
03-19-08, 06:48 PM Heh, your option D is the granted 'power' of clerics of Failure in the world I play in...

I reckon just A is pretty harsh. If you've got a high enough mod, even 2's work...
Orenmir
03-19-08, 07:13 PM A suggestion, perhapse a flaw to extend the options for crit failure.

RAW, a crit failure (rolling a 1) simply means an automatic miss. What do you mean by extending the options?

Normally skills dont auto fail, let them auto fail on a nat 1 as a flaw.

I like that, but by itself, it seems not penalizing enough to balance a free feat.
Krusk
03-20-08, 12:27 AM Extending the options for a crit failure, could mean one of two things.

Either making it so crit failure (but not success) applies to everything, not just the given set list of things it normally applys to. (Most noteably skills)

Or you could create a sort of critical fumble and only apply it to this player. No one else crit fumbles, aside from this guy, who 1 in 20 attacks throws his sword.
Adonis1x23
03-22-08, 04:52 PM Those all seemed rather harsh, much more so than most flaws.

How about:

Unlucky
When a character with this flaw rolls a 20 in a situation that would normaly grant automatic success, the character must roll the d20 again. If the roll is even, the success is confirmed.
Wolf_BladeGX
03-26-08, 04:46 AM Hey, I think I have that Flaw in real life! It's called every time I get pizza from Papa Murphy's I get pulled over by a cop! :mad:
Rederik
03-28-08, 05:57 PM Saving Throws...

*shudders*

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Orenmir 03-19-08, 05:39 PM	I'm trying to come up with a Flaw that is universally penalizing for any character in D&D. Let me know which you think this is most balanced. Unlucky: A: On any d20 roll that is subject to automatic failure (1) or success (20), a result of 2 is an automatic failure. -OR- B: On any d20 roll that is subject to automatic failure (1) or success (20), a result of 20 is not an automatic success. -OR- C: Both A and B combined. -OR- D: On any d20 roll that is subject to automatic failure (1) or success (20), a result of 20 is an automatic failure.
Krusk 03-19-08, 06:43 PM	Out of those I like B the best, and D the worst. A suggestion, perhapse a flaw to extend the options for crit failure. Normally skills dont auto fail, let them auto fail on a nat 1 as a flaw.
zeratulcraft 03-19-08, 06:48 PM	Heh, your option D is the granted 'power' of clerics of Failure in the world I play in... I reckon just A is pretty harsh. If you've got a high enough mod, even 2's work...
Orenmir 03-19-08, 07:13 PM	A suggestion, perhapse a flaw to extend the options for crit failure. RAW, a crit failure (rolling a 1) simply means an automatic miss. What do you mean by extending the options? Normally skills dont auto fail, let them auto fail on a nat 1 as a flaw. I like that, but by itself, it seems not penalizing enough to balance a free feat.
Krusk 03-20-08, 12:27 AM	Extending the options for a crit failure, could mean one of two things. Either making it so crit failure (but not success) applies to everything, not just the given set list of things it normally applys to. (Most noteably skills) Or you could create a sort of critical fumble and only apply it to this player. No one else crit fumbles, aside from this guy, who 1 in 20 attacks throws his sword.
Adonis1x23 03-22-08, 04:52 PM	Those all seemed rather harsh, much more so than most flaws. How about: Unlucky When a character with this flaw rolls a 20 in a situation that would normaly grant automatic success, the character must roll the d20 again. If the roll is even, the success is confirmed.
Wolf_BladeGX 03-26-08, 04:46 AM	Hey, I think I have that Flaw in real life! It's called every time I get pizza from Papa Murphy's I get pulled over by a cop! :mad:
Rederik 03-28-08, 05:57 PM	Saving Throws... shudders