Over on Paul's Gameblog last month, he had a post: "Ego Through the Ages", looking at how the mechanic for magic swords overpowering your will was a moving target throughout the years (OD&D, Moldvay, AD&D, and 3E). I know I grapple with this somewhat awkward rule whenever it comes up in my OD&D games. Check out his analysis!
Worth noting there was also a follow-up post with graphs and a final house rule:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.paulsgameblog.com/2018/01/29/contested-will-probabilities/
Thank you for that!
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