I’m new to both DnD and cRPGs, I’ve read about what the karmic dice does but I wanted to know your opinions as well.
Does it really make it for a “better” experience? Can fights go seriously wrong or extend for a longer time when not using it? What do you all think about it?
EDIT: please read this comment by @burgundymyr@sh.itjust.works, it explains how the dice really works, something I didn’t get at first, thank you burgundymyr!
Karmic Dice will give you better skill checks on the whole, but really isn’t worth it due to it’s effect on attack rolls and AC.
If you are running a build with an AC of 20+, particularly some of the stronger ones, you don’t want to run Karmic dice as it can be a +40% - +85% increase in enemy hit rate. If your build requires a crit in order to be hit this can significantly increase incoming damage as it will effectively turn every other to every third attack into a crit.
Exactly. It seems like it mostly benefits checks that are closer to 50%, artificially giving more variance to prevent streaks. But if you have Astarion picking a DC 10 lock with +19 modifiers, I really don’t want the game to muck with my 95% chance to succeed. I mean, I do have 55 picks but that’s not the point.