attribute modifier vs/or xd6 rolls

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Originally Posted by sekalo

"...so is it safe to say that when you want something to fail bad for the player you would use 4d6 since critical failure is higher on the 4d6 vs 3d6?

ITL pg 9 defines the thresholds for critical success/failure for each possible die-count.

1 Die: Automatic success, always, on a 1-die saving roll.
2 Dice: 2 = automatic success; 12 = critical failure
3 Dice: 5 and below = success; 16 and up = failure
4 Dice: 8 and below = success; 20 and up = failure
5 Dice: 11 and below = success; 22 and up = failure
6 Dice: 14 and below = success; 24 and up = failure
7 Dice: 17 and below = success; 26 and up = failure
8 Dice: 20 and below = success; 28 and up = failure