How Fate dice work
A Fate die (also called a Fudge die) has two plus sides, two blank sides and two minus sides. You roll four (4dF): each plus counts +1, each minus -1 and blanks 0. Add your skill or approach bonus to get the result, then compare it with the difficulty.
Set your Skill and press Roll. The result and its ladder name show at the top.
The ladder
| Result | Ladder |
|---|---|
| +8 | Legendary |
| +7 | Epic |
| +6 | Fantastic |
| +5 | Superb |
| +4 | Great |
| +3 | Good |
| +2 | Fair |
| +1 | Average |
| 0 | Mediocre |
| -1 | Poor |
| -2 | Terrible |
4dF odds
There are 81 ways four Fate dice can land. This is how often each total comes up, counted exactly:
| Dice total | Ways | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| +4 | 1 in 81 | 1.2% |
| +3 | 4 in 81 | 4.9% |
| +2 | 10 in 81 | 12.3% |
| +1 | 16 in 81 | 19.8% |
| 0 | 19 in 81 | 23.5% |
| -1 | 16 in 81 | 19.8% |
| -2 | 10 in 81 | 12.3% |
| -3 | 4 in 81 | 4.9% |
| -4 | 1 in 81 | 1.2% |
So the dice alone come up 0 or within one step of it 63% of the time; your skill does most of the work.
The ladder names come from the Fate Core System by Evil Hat Productions, LLC (faterpg.com), licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Wheel Mango is not affiliated with Evil Hat Productions.
Questions
What is 4dF?
Four Fate dice. Each shows +1, 0 or -1, so the total runs from -4 to +4, with 0 the most common.
Are Fate dice the same as Fudge dice?
Yes. They are the same six-sided dice with two plus, two blank and two minus sides.
Can I roll more or fewer dice?
Yes, from 1 to 8 dice, for games that use a different number.