When to pay a complement

RyanW · 07-22-2019, 08:03 PM

I was just doing some number crunching on the effect of complementary skills.

If effective primary skill is ___ before the complimentary skill is factored in, a complementary skill of ___ or higher will improve odds of success.

3, 15 (because 4 is no better than 3, and 2 is no better than -1,000,000, you only benefit when critical successes outnumber failures)
4, 5
5, 9
6-9, 10
10-14, 11
15, 12

If effective skill is already 16+, a complementary skill can only reduce the odds of success.

Edit to add: If margin is important, it changes the math.

Prince Charon · 07-27-2019, 01:20 PM

How does this houserule change you calculations, if at all?

07-22-2019, 08:03 PM	#1
RyanW ☣ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southeast NC	When to pay a complement I was just doing some number crunching on the effect of complementary skills. If effective primary skill is ___ before the complimentary skill is factored in, a complementary skill of ___ or higher will improve odds of success. 3, 15 (because 4 is no better than 3, and 2 is no better than -1,000,000, you only benefit when critical successes outnumber failures) 4, 5 5, 9 6-9, 10 10-14, 11 15, 12 If effective skill is already 16+, a complementary skill can only reduce the odds of success. Edit to add: If margin is important, it changes the math. __________________ RyanW - Actually one normal sized guy in three tiny trenchcoats. Last edited by RyanW; 07-22-2019 at 08:06 PM.

07-27-2019, 01:20 PM	#2
Prince Charon Join Date: Dec 2012	Re: When to pay a complement How does this houserule change you calculations, if at all? __________________ Warning, I have the Distractible and Imaginative quirks in real life. "The more corrupt a government, the more it legislates." -- Tacitus Five Earths, All in a Row. Updated 12/17/2022: Apocrypha: Bridges out of Time, Part I has been posted.