Earthdawn: Alternate Step Table

[Loswaith]

Steps and Action Dice
The step table has been altered to remove for the most part the discrepancies caused by the addition of a d4 and a d20 into the rolling system.  It is also designed to maximise the potential for at least one die to explode.

Step Table

Step	Action Dice		Step	Action Dice		Step	Action Dice		Step	Action Dice
1	1d2		11	1d12+1d6		21	3d12		31	3d12+1d10+1d6
2	1d3		12	1d12+1d8		22	2d12+2d6		32	4d12+1d6
3	1d4		13	1d12+1d10		23	2d12+1d8+1d6		33	4d12+1d8
4	1d6		14	2d12		24	2d12+1d10+1d6		34	4d12+1d10
5	1d8		15	1d12+2d6		25	3d12+1d6		35	5d12
6	1d10		16	1d12+1d8+1d6		26	3d12+1d8		36	4d12+2d6
7	1d12		17	1d12+1d10+1d6		27	3d12+1d10		37	4d12+1d8+1d6
8	2d6		18	2d12+1d6		28	4d12		38	4d12+1d10+1d6
9	1d8+1d6		19	2d12+1d8		29	3d12+2d6		39	5d12+1d6
10	1d10+1d6		20	2d12+1d10		30	3d12+1d8+1d6		40	5d12+1d8

[Loswaith]

Here is a different step table I was playing around with.  As with the first it also removes the d4 and d20 from the equasion, however it doesnt maximise the odds of one die exploding (though the difference is fairly minimal).  It does however in places reduce the need for more d12s eairly on and offers the use of other multiple dice.

Alternate Step Table

Step	Action Dice		Step	Action Dice		Step	Action Dice		Step	Action Dice
1	1d2		11	1d10+1d8		21	3d12		31	3d12+2d8
2	1d3		12	2d10		22	2d12+2d6		32	3d12+1d10+1d8
3	1d4		13	1d12+1d10		23	2d12+1d8+1d6		33	3d12+2d10
4	1d6		14	2d12		24	2d12+2d8		34	4d12+1d10
5	1d8		15	1d12+2d6		25	2d12+1d10+1d8		35	5d12
6	1d10		16	1d12+1d8+1d6		26	2d12+2d10		36	4d12+2d6
7	1d12		17	1d12+2d8		27	3d12+1d10		37	4d12+1d8+1d6
8	2d6		18	1d12+1d10+1d8		28	4d12		38	4d12+2d8
9	1d8+1d6		19	1d12+2d10		29	3d12+2d6		39	4d12+1d10+1d8
10	2d8		20	2d12+1d10		30	3d12+1d8+1d6		40	4d12+2d10

Both tables are are designed to keep dice numbers to a minimum to preserve as best the flatening out of the bell curve.