https://binarystar.games/tags/post-apocalypse/Recent content in Post Apocalypse on Binary Star GamesHugoenTue, 25 Aug 2026 20:09:47 -0400https://binarystar.games/posts/original-1787595433-post-apocalypse-rolls-risks/Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://binarystar.games/posts/original-1787595433-post-apocalypse-rolls-risks/<p>In case you missed my possibly too subtle footnote in <a href="https://binarystar.games/posts/original-1786390406-five-years-in-the-apocalypse/">Five Years in the Apocalypse</a>, APOCALYPSE FRAME 2nd Edition is in the works.<sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">1</a></sup> When envisioning what this would look like, I decided to take this back to some of the first principles mechanically. One huge one from the start was the core rolling mechanic.</p> <h1 id="the-initial-approach"> The initial approach <a class="anchor" href="#the-initial-approach">#</a> </h1> <p>LUMEN uses a variation on the FitD-ish roll Xd6, take highest. It&rsquo;s the same kind of roll, but FitD splits the now-relatively-classic ternary as such:</p>