-/+ to run away - STUPID QUESTION ALERT

[Clipper]

I'm going to get a little verbose, but I think the following explanation might clear up the confusion. When running away, you don't need to roll a '5 or 6' to escape. The rules actually say you need to roll '5 or better' to escape. That means that under normal circumstances, you do need a 5 or a 6, but a Run Away modifier will change what you roll.

The modifier is added to the number you rolled, so if you roll a natural 4, you consider it to be 5 and you consider a natural 6 to be 7. You escape if this modified result is 5 or better. Thus, if you lose to the Lame Goblin, you run away if you roll 4, 5 or 6 due to the +1 bonus the monster provides. Run Away penalties subtract from the roll. So the -2 from Snails on Speed turns a rolled 6 into a 4, which means they still catch you. To be able to escape the Snails on Speed, you would need a bonus to your Run Away roll from some other source, such as being an Elf (which gives a +1 bonus to Running Away). An Elf running away from the Snails on Speed has a total Run Away modifier of -1, so could escape if they roll a natural 6, as 6 -1 = 5 and that result is 5 or better.

Originally Posted by UnfairBanana

Well...you could roll a d7, if you're like me and collect weird dice...

Sorry to spoil the joke (assuming it was one), but in actuality, you can't. It must be a d6.

[MunchkinMan]

Originally Posted by Clipper

It must be a d6.

And a standard six-sided die that has pips/numbers that represent 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6.