[Rq-rules] Wonky animal SIZ

[Thomas]

murfnmurf at suscom.net wrote:

>    Hi gang,
>    Still working, off-n-on, on my version of the RQ Bestiary. Anyhow, 
> I'm working on stats for a particular creature, and I need it to have 
> a SIZ ranging from 30-45, with 42 being the average.

You can't unless you do some very odd dice combos.

2d6+35?  37-47 average 42 sharp distribution
3d6+31?  34-49 average 42 bell curve we all know and .. know
2d8+33?  35-49 average 42 sharp distribution

How sharp do you want the distribution curve? Does it have to be 30-45? 
Can it not be different?

If it must be so then experiment with different die types, but this is 
very non usual for RQ. The average of a die is number of sides divided 
by two, plus half. So d4=2+.5=2.5 and d10=5+.5=5.5. If you are looking 
at a single die you can round up, and say d10 is averaging 6 (it's not 
but hey), with multiple die add the averages together, 2d6=3.5+3.5=7.

If you play with the die you might find a 30-45 with average 42, but 
it's too short a life to bother if it really doesn't matter.

I realise that you probably know all this and I am teaching grandmother 
to suck eggs, but what the hell, it's this or work!