[UA] "Take 20!" (was Dicey Incompetence)

[holycrow at mindspring.com]

>>That's one good thing that D&D 3E did by implementing the
>>"Take 20" rule.  Pretty much, if a normal person can
>>accomplish the task given enough time, then why bother
>>rolling?
>
>In UA, it's pretty easy to take the result of your failed roll and >use that to determine how long the task takes.  Success = immediate >(or nearly so) success.  Higher failures fulfill the task quicker >than lower ones, but not as quick as a successful roll.  Kinda like >initiative.

Hm... I wonder if a failure roll might not act as a very rough gauge for how long it would take to perform a non-combat action?  Let's see here... one minute per percentage?  So if I try my "Computer Hack" skill at 30% and succeed, I get in the system fairly quickly.  If I roll a 45, it's going to take me 45 minutes to get in?

Maybe... maybe not.  Discussion?

-G.

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