Holy crap, really? On rolling dice.

[October Daniels]

Hey guys,

I've been a huge fan of Munchkin since I first played it this summer. As a result, one of my friends just bought Munchkin Cthulhu, and we sat down to play together last night.

At this point, he informed me that EVERYTHING I KNEW WAS WRONG. Or, specifically, one very important thing.

While I've read the rules several times over, I had been taught by my friend that when you're in combat, you roll the dice for a "combat bonus" for your character (adding the numbers to your levels and item bonuses), then once for the monster you're fighting, before adding and comparing the numbers. Sort of like in Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder, you know?

Welp, because I never read anything to the contrary in the rules, I assumed that was the case. My friend informed me that there's nothing about rolling in the rules in the first place. I was so embarrassed! I always thought that the die roll was a big part of it, as it gives you a fighting chance against monsters higher than you.

Is this real life?