====== Understanding the Dice ======

Where we learn how the dice are integrated into the game of Nilgiri the Forgotten World.



We will mostly talk about the 20 sided dice since it is most common. However, there are dice with many more or fewer sides that can be employed with the same basic principles outlined here.

===== 20 sided dice =====
 The 20 sided dice, or simply called the ''d20'', used in almost all decision making. A very basic way the 20 sided dice is used is to determine an event. The event can be hitting someone, touching someone, or random things like a rock falling out of the sky upon someone.

Typically the success of an event is dependent on rolling a ''20'' on a ''20'' sided dice. The table for that would look something like this: 


Of course something like this seems hardly fair. All things are not simply a one-in-twenty chance an event will succeed. So modifiers are added to the roll. A modifier can go either way and add or substract from the ''d20'' roll in or against a players favor.
==== Modifiers ====

If a player has ''+5'' modifier to an _action_ then his roll would be modified by adding ''5''. Thus a ''15'' or more on a ''d20'' would be required in order to succeed in that action. 


Any value that amounts to over ''20'' or under ''1'' is ignored and capped at ''20'' and ''1'' respectively.

==== Natural roll ====

Many times the action can be determined by the natural roll. This means that if on the roll of a ''d20'' and an unmodified _natural_ roll of ''20'' comes up then despite any modifiers, the action is taken. Conversely, if an unmodified _natural_ roll of ''1'' occurs then despite any modifiers, the action fails.

Sometimes special action besides the standard or failure is given. A natural roll of ''1'' may cause the player to fumble the action and hurt himself. A natural roll of ''20'' may cause the player to critically succeed his action. 


A total value of the roll plus the modifier above ''20'' or below ''1'' does not necessarily require any special action unless the dice naturally rolled a ''20'' or a ''1''.

===== Types of Modifiers =====
 The game has several different modifiers applied to different situations. Here are the major modifiers.
==== Percentile Modifier ====