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Originally Posted by Destriarch
I may be missing something, but what exactly is meant by the term 'Ubiquity Dice'?
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I just learned about this myself, so those who actually have the book might correct my terminology, but the probability math should be correct.
Ubiquity dice is basically the mapping of the probability curve of 1 or more "1d2-1" dice (using standard gamer terms) to an eight sided dice.
So a ubiquity d1 is an eight sided dice with 1 on 4 sides and 4 blank sides.
A ubiquity d2 is an eight sided dice with 2 blank sides, 4 sides with "1", and 2 sides with 2. This is the same as rolling 2d2-2.
A ubiquity d3 is an eight sided dice with 1 blank side, 2 sides with 1, 2 sides with 2, and 1 side with 3. This is the same odds as rolling 3d2-3.
So, basically what you get is the ability to roll Exalted style dice pools with fewer actual dice. If you want to roll dice for high/low, a "Ubiquity" d2 takes the place of 2 dice and a Ubiquity d3 takes the place of 3.