thank you for the PEACH, I'll work on the tables to make them more clear.
also, yeah, i can do math for some idiotic and unkown reason

hence the tables
edit: the tables makeover:
before:
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Table 1:
| Save result(Y) | Adjustment to paranoia |
|---|
| Y>=(25-n*5) | 1+n |
| 20<Y<25 | +1 |
| 25<=Y<=29 | 0 |
| Y>=25+n*5 | -n |
| Nat 1 | Adjustment(Y)+1 |
| Nat 20 | Adjustment(Y)-1 |
Table 2
| Save result(Y) | Fort save DC |
|---|
| Y>=(DC-n*5) | 20+n*3 |
| 20<Y<25 | 22 |
| 25<=Y<=29 | 20 |
| Y>=25+n*5 | 20-n*2 |
| Nat 1 | 20+n*5 |
| Nat 20 | No fort save necessary, -1 burden |
Table 3
| Save result(Y) | effects |
|---|
| Fail by 10 or more | -2 con (drain) |
| Fail by 5 or more | -2 str (drain) |
| Fail by less then 5 | 10 HP drain |
| Pass by less then 5 | 10 damage |
| Pass by 10 or more | nothing |
| Nat 1 | Save result – 2 on 1 mental stat (random) |
| Nat 20 | Recuperation* |
after:
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Table 1:
| Save result(Y) | Adjustment to paranoia |
|---|
| fail by 5 or more | +2* |
| fail by less then 5 | +1 |
| pass by less then 5 | 0 |
| pass by 5 or more | -1** |
| Nat 1 | Adjustment(Y)+1 |
| Nat 20 | Adjustment(Y)-1 |
*+1 for every 5 below the DC
** an additional -1 for every 5 above the DC
for critical failure/success, the bonuses are respectively increased/decreased by 1
Table 2
| Save result(Y) | Fort save DC |
|---|
| fail by 5 or more | 20+1* |
| fail by less then 5 | 22 |
| pass by less then 5 | 20 |
| pass by more then 5 | 20-2** |
| Nat 1 | 20+5* |
| Nat 20 | No fort save necessary, -1 burden |
*for every 5 you failed the DC by
**for every 5 you passed the DC by
Table 3
| Save result(Y) | effects |
|---|
| Fail by 10 or more | -2 con (drain) |
| Fail by 5 or more | -2 str (drain) |
| Fail by less then 5 | 10 HP drain |
| Pass by less then 5 | 10 damage |
| Pass by 10 or more | nothing |
| Nat 1 | Save result – 2 on 1 mental stat (random) |
| Nat 20 | Recuperation* |
I know it's still not something a toddler could understand (unless ofcourse you have a frighteningly smart toddler), but it is easier to handle now... I think...
Almagesto, I wrote it as a kind of supplement to FCII: Tyrants of the Nine Hells

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