In this case it means that the minute circumstance of the moment affects the end result, and this is determined randomly-for sake of avoiding an insane amount of work.
Which is preferable(?).getting shot, or getting slammed with a 20 pound sledgehammer (by an adult with intent to kill)?ĭamage in RPGs usually varies due to user skill, and/or arbitrary circumstance arbitrary here doesn't strictly mean 'random tough luck'-though technically it's indistinguishable from that. There is something to be said here about variable damage.
