[RPG Theory] Re-Rolls

[stevekenson]

It is resolved: a game mechanic that allows for a re-roll of the dice, especially if it involves expending a limited resource (uses per day, points, etc.) should never result in a worse roll than you started with.

Comments

[elissa-carey.livejournal.com]

Agreed. And most rerolls are looking for some kind of success, anyway, so mechanics that allow for that (like White Wolf's expenditure of Willpower for an automatic success, for example) seems the better way to go.