Loaded Dice 2

Author : Aron Christensen,Erica Lindquist
Publisher : Loose Leaf Stories
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-19
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781643190624

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Loaded Dice 2 by Aron Christensen,Erica Lindquist Pdf

After two years of writing for The RPGuide, we’ve talked a lot about running and playing role-playing games. So this is a collection of our best and favorite articles from the second year of RPGuide posts. This volume of Loaded Dice has sections on Storytelling, plotting and pacing your game – including romantic arcs – more about non-player characters (NPCs), juggling game rules and mechanics, and advice for players to create characters and then play them in a team sport like RPGs. Whether you’re new to role-playing games or have been gaming for years, come learn from our mistakes and take advantage of our experience. We recommend reading at least the first Loaded Dice, but also consider My Guide to RPG Story­telling, My Storytelling Guide Companion, or From Dream to Dice.

Author : Aron Christensen,Erica Lindquist
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1643190636

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Loaded Dice 2 by Aron Christensen,Erica Lindquist Pdf

The second volume of Loaded Dice, posts from the second year of The RPGuide.

Author : Aron Christensen,Erica Lindquist
Publisher : Loose Leaf Stories
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-16
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781643190556

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Loaded Dice by Aron Christensen,Erica Lindquist Pdf

I’ve been running role-playing games for thirty years, but am relatively new to playing them. Erica’s rolled up dozens of characters, but has only a few Storytelling experiences under her belt. Together, we’ve written a blog about what we learned, the challenges we have to overcome, and all the solutions we’ve come up with to keep an RPG campaign going – The RPGuide. This is a collection of our best and favorite articles from the first year and a half year of RPGuide posts. We’ve got advice for handling players, building NPCs, and we debate rules and play styles. If you’re an old hand at role-playing, maybe you’ll find a new trick to put up your sleeve, or a fresh way of looking at gaming. And if you’re new to RPGs, then you’re welcome to learn from our mistakes and take advantage of our experience. You’ve probably read My Guide to RPG Story­telling, the Companion, or maybe From Dream to Dice, and that’s what brought you around to this little collection. But if this is your first RPGuidebook, welcome! Don’t worry, you don’t need to read any of the others first – Loaded Dice can be used on its own. We’ll even begin with a “What the heck is a table-top role-playing game?” chapter. So let’s play!

Author : Aron Christensen,Erica Lindquist
Publisher : Loose Leaf Stories
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-10
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781643190686

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Loaded Dice: Volumes 1-3 by Aron Christensen,Erica Lindquist Pdf

After three years of writing for The RPGuide, we’ve talked a lot about running and playing role-playing games. Thank you for listening for all these years! This is a collection of our best and favorite articles from all three years of RPGuide posts. It includes three volumes of Loaded Dice, each one covering a year of our ramblings. There are sections on Storytelling, plotting and pacing your game, non-player characters (NPCs), game rules and mechanics, and advice for players to create characters and then play them in a team sport like RPGs. Whether you’re new to role-playing games or have been gaming for years, come learn from our mistakes and take advantage of our experience. Most of the posts included in this boxed set build on the ideas that we set out in our first guidebooks: My Guide to RPG Storytelling, My Storytelling Guide Companion, and From Dream to Dice. You don’t need to read them, but it might help.

Author : Aron Christensen,Erica Lindquist
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1643190563

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Loaded Dice by Aron Christensen,Erica Lindquist Pdf

Author : Béla Bollobás
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2006-09-14
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780521872287

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The Art of Mathematics by Béla Bollobás Pdf

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Author : John Banim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1844
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:752475466

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The Loaded Dice by John Banim Pdf

Author : Ellery H. Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1097027970

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Loaded Dice by Ellery H. Clark Pdf

Author : Ji Sungchul
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781911299776

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Cell Language Theory, The: Connecting Mind And Matter by Ji Sungchul Pdf

This book represents the results of 45 years of research on a wide range of topics, including atomic physics, single-molecule enzymology, whole-cell metabolism, physiology, pharmacology, linguistics, semiotics, and cosmology. It describes the first comprehensive molecular theory of the genotype-phenotype coupling based on two key theoretical concepts: (i) the conformon, the conformational wave packet in biopolymers carrying both the free energy and genetic information; and (ii) the intracellular dissipative structures, the chemical concentration waves inside the cell that serve as the immediate drivers of all cell functions. Conformons provide the driving forces for all molecular machines in the cell, and intracellular dissipative structures coordinate intra- and intercellular processes such as gene expression and cell-cell communications. One of the predictions made by the cell language theory (CLT) is that there are two forms of genetic information — the Watson–Crick genes transmitting information in time (identified with DNA), and the Prigoginian genes transmitting information in space (identified with RNA expression profiles). The former is analogous to sheet music or written language and the latter is akin to audio music or spoken language, both being coupled by conformons acting as the analog of the pianist. The new theory of DNA structure and function constructed on the basis of CLT can rationally account for most of the puzzling findings recently unearthed by the ENCODE (Encyclopedia of DNA Elements) project. The Cell Language Theory has important applications in biomedical sciences including drug discovery research and personalized medicine on the one hand and in the mind-body research and consciousness studies on the other. Contents: PrefaceAbout the AuthorAcknowledgementsIntroductionKey Terms and ConceptsThe BhopalatorCell LanguageMatrix Mathematics of GeneticsBiosemioticsApplications of the Cell Language Theory to Biomedical SciencesThe Universality of the Planckian Distribution EquationThe Universality of the Irreducible Triadic RelationThe Philosophical Implications of the Cell Language TheoryConclusionsReferencesAppendicesIndex Readership: Students, researchers and practitioners of the biomedical sciences and mind-body research and consciousness studies Keywords: Conformons;Cell Language Theory;Intracellular Dissipative Structures;Watson-Crick Gene;Prigoginian GeneReview:0

Author : New York (N.Y.). Police Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951D003834455

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Annual Report by New York (N.Y.). Police Department Pdf

Author : John Soares
Publisher : Dell Publishing Company
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1987-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0440148588

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Loaded Dice by John Soares Pdf

The author describes his experience as a member of a crew of crossroaders who cheated the Las Vegas casinos out of millions of dollars during the sixties

Author : John J. Kinney
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-13
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781118947104

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Probability by John J. Kinney Pdf

Praise for the First Edition "This is a well-written and impressively presentedintroduction to probability and statistics. The text throughout ishighly readable, and the author makes liberal use of graphs anddiagrams to clarify the theory." - The Statistician Thoroughly updated, Probability: An Introduction withStatistical Applications, Second Edition features acomprehensive exploration of statistical data analysis as anapplication of probability. The new edition provides anintroduction to statistics with accessible coverage of reliability,acceptance sampling, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, andsimple linear regression. Encouraging readers to develop a deeperintuitive understanding of probability, the author presentsillustrative geometrical presentations and arguments without theneed for rigorous mathematical proofs. The Second Edition features interesting and practicalexamples from a variety of engineering and scientific fields, aswell as: Over 880 problems at varying degrees of difficulty allowingreaders to take on more challenging problems as their skill levelsincrease Chapter-by-chapter projects that aid in the visualization ofprobability distributions New coverage of statistical quality control and qualityproduction An appendix dedicated to the use ofMathematica® and a companion website containing thereferenced data sets Featuring a practical and real-world approach, this textbook isideal for a first course in probability for students majoring instatistics, engineering, business, psychology, operations research,and mathematics. Probability: An Introduction with StatisticalApplications, Second Edition is also an excellent reference forresearchers and professionals in any discipline who need to makedecisions based on data as well as readers interested in learninghow to accomplish effective decision making from data.

Author : Geoffrey Grimmett,David Stirzaker
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-16
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780198847618

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One Thousand Exercises in Probability by Geoffrey Grimmett,David Stirzaker Pdf

This third edition is a revised, updated, and greatly expanded version of previous edition of 2001. The 1300+ exercises contained within are not merely drill problems, but have been chosen to illustrate the concepts, illuminate the subject, and both inform and entertain the reader. A broad range of subjects is covered, including elementary aspects of probability and random variables, sampling, generating functions, Markov chains, convergence, stationary processes, renewals, queues, martingales, diffusions, L�vy processes, stability and self-similarity, time changes, and stochastic calculus including option pricing via the Black-Scholes model of mathematical finance. The text is intended to serve students as a companion for elementary, intermediate, and advanced courses in probability, random processes and operations research. It will also be useful for anyone needing a source for large numbers of problems and questions in these fields. In particular, this book acts as a companion to the authors' volume, Probability and Random Processes, fourth edition (OUP 2020).

Author : Reza Noubary
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781664110533

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A Journey Through Math-Land by Reza Noubary Pdf

If you look at math by eyes you see symbols, by brain knowledge, by heart truth, and by soul God. This book is about flying over math-land, enjoying the view, and landing safely. It seems inconceivable how much we rely on mathematics/numbers in our daily lives and how natural it feels. Our birth is announced by a set of numbers representing the time, date, and our height and weight. We become a functioning member of society only after a Social Security number is assigned to us. Our health and fitness are evaluated using numbers representing our blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature, and so on. From that point onward, every action performed and every life encountered becomes part of our ongoing use of mathematics/numbers. This book traces applications of mathematics. The goal is to find a way to delight readers about the discipline and open the door for them to see its beauty by presenting a variety of applications. It is particularly useful for the individuals with some mathematics background or interests.

Author : Mark Bollman
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-20
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781000423846

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Mathematics of The Big Four Casino Table Games by Mark Bollman Pdf

Mathematics is the basis of casino games, which are the bedrock of a $100 billion/year industry. Mathematics of the Big Four Casino Table Games: Blackjack, Baccarat, Craps, & Roulette takes an in-depth look at the four biggest table games in casinos: blackjack, baccarat, craps, and roulette. It guides readers through the mathematical principles that underpin these games and their different variations, providing insights that will be of huge interest to gamblers, casino managers, researchers, and students of mathematics. Features A valuable teaching resource, replete with exercises, for any course on gambling mathematics Suitable for a wide audience of professionals, researchers, and students Many practical applications for the gambling industry Mark Bollman is Professor of Mathematics and chair of the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science at Albion College in Albion, Michigan, and has taught 116 different courses in his career. Among these courses is "Mathematics of the Gaming Industry," where mathematics majors carefully study the math behind games of chance and travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, in order to compare theory and practice. He has also taken those ideas into Albion’s Honors Program in "Great Issues in Humanities: Perspectives on Gambling," which considers gambling from literary, philosophical, and historical points of view as well as mathematically. Mark has also authored Basic Gambling Mathematics: The Numbers Behind the Neon, Mathematics of Keno and Lotteries, and Mathematics of Casino Carnival Games.