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OOC - Skulls in-game Mechanics

Playing skulls involves rolling 3d6 and tallying the results ( [dice=Skull Roll]3d6+MODS[/dice] ) - For even numbers only (2, 4, 6), when the same number is rolled on two or all three of the dice at once, tally the total rolled and then add ½ of the duplicate numbers total to the 3d6 total. For example, if you rolled a four on all three dice, you would total the amount rolled (twelve in this case), and add half of that total again to your final score (half of twelve is six, twelve plus six is eighteen: your final score for rolling four on all three dice is eighteen). Even numbers are the only ones that count in this manner. The odd numbers three and five add only their face value, while ones (called skulls in the game due to the skull design on the dice) subtract from your final total. Let’s say you rolled two sixes, and a three. You would add the two sixes (twelve points), and then add half of�that total again to that amount (half of twelve is six, twelve plus six is eighteen). Finally, you would add the three to your total (for a final score of twenty-one).

For this Game: MODS = Profession(Gambling) Skill Points

Cheating Mod (Optional): Note that characters caught cheating at this tournament must forfeit to their opponent. Should they be caught cheating a second time, they forfeit their entry fee and are formally exiled from the keep. To simulate cheating - characters have the option to reroll each dice roll once time**. Along with Cheat roll, you must make a Sleight of Hand check opposed by your opponent and any onlooker’s Perception checks. If the opponent’s Perception roll is higher than the cheating character’s Sleight of Hand roll, the cheater is caught.

**You must declare to the GM in OOC that you intend to cheat, and on which roll(s). All re-rolls are final. You run the risk that your Cheat roll might be lower, and you do not get to choose the higher of the two. I’d like to you roll all 3 dice together, initially; then we can worry about Cheat rolls if you want to try it. Finally, there are interval betting rules if you wish to engage in playing skulls with NPC’s outside the tournament. I will document those when you tell me you want to do it.

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