Explosive gems

[phiwum]

Originally Posted by Drakenbow

Charm isn't a DX bonus. Legacy on p.162 doesn't quite live up to the explaination from the Codex (classic). It states the bonuse is added to the die roll and nothing about the actual attribute. The Codex is more clear.
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Reference is the Codex, last page of the Q&As "Question on charms"
Q: Does a charm item effec the die roll before or after the check for automatics/criticals/fumbles? e.g. roll and (sic) 18 with +2 charms treat as 16 (auto miss) or 18 (break weapon)?

A: before, curse works the same way.

<two more questions>
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So, it modifies the roll itself with the final result needing to be within the original range. eg having a +2 Charm changes a roll to hit of 5 into a 3 for triple damage, but it does not change a roll of 3 into a roll of 1.

I agree that Charm will prevent an 18. But you also spoke of a "Taking your time" option. That wouldn't prevent an 18.

Now maybe you realized that "Taking your time" isn't strictly relevant to the problem of prematurely exploding gems, but I wasn't sure.