Random Number Tables

[UrQuan]

I made this thing for the Combat Profiler: johanr.mbnet.fi/CombatProfiler/

You can select book-specific Random Number Tables.



Something you might not have realized is that while books 11 and 12 share the same RNT, 9 and 10 also share the exact same distribution. Same thing for 6 and 7, where 5 has that same distribution.
Overall the worst RNT is (5, 6, 7) and the best one is (9, 10, 11, 12.) There are scenarios for all custom RNTs where they are better than the default distribution, but at decently negative Combat Ratios (only one's that really matter) it's about 50 / 50. The Grandmaster RNTs are all visually different, but all have very similar distribution. 16, 17, 18 and 19 have the same distribution. 1, 2 and 3 have even distribution.

[Nym90]

This is fascinating stuff.

I wonder if Seventh Sense uses the same RNT for all books or if it uses the customized RNT for each book. I've never looked closely enough to differentiate.

I find it a little surprising that the RNT was changed from one book to the next. I wonder why Joe chose to do that. Perhaps a subtle acknolwedgement that books 9-12 are a bit harder so a deliberate attempt to even the odds a bit?

[UrQuan]

May 24, 2016 16:45:57 GMT Nym90 said:

This is fascinating stuff.

I wonder if Seventh Sense uses the same RNT for all books or if it uses the customized RNT for each book. I've never looked closely enough to differentiate.

I find it a little surprising that the RNT was changed from one book to the next. I wonder why Joe chose to do that. Perhaps a subtle acknolwedgement that books 9-12 are a bit harder so a deliberate attempt to even the odds a bit?

Customized.

It is slightly surprising, especially 5 through 7. My guess is that Joe didn't realize that distribution was worse than default.