GLOSSARY · Dice & Randomizers
Dice Pool
Rolling a handful of dice at once and counting how many hit a target, instead of rolling one die and adding a modifier.
Detailed definition
A dice pool is a group of dice — often six, eight, or more of the same type — rolled together in one throw, where what matters isn’t the total but how many individual dice land on or above a target number. Roll a pool of eight D6s needing a 5 or 6 to succeed, and you’re counting hits, not adding up the pips.
It’s a different feeling at the table than a single roll-and-modify system: the size of your pool becomes a resource you build up or spend down over the course of a game, and a good pool can make a risky move feel a lot safer before the dice even hit the table. Games built around this tend to reward planning around your pool size as much as the roll itself.
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