Keep and Roll

Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.

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Roll and keep are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Roll" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Roll verb - To form into a round compact mass.

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Keep and roll are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Roll".

Nearby Words: rolled, rolling, roller, rollback, rollover

good	good keep	good roll
full	full keep	full roll
best	best keep	best roll
normal	normal keep	normal roll
Other adjectives: specific, perfect, complete, regular, original, single, small, actual, massive, big, huge, major, dramatic, extra.

people	keep people	roll people
name	keep name	roll name
someone	keep someone	roll someone
number	keep number	roll number
Other words: time, way, face, distance, hair, head, ship, city, eyes, enemies.

The system uses a "keep" roll system, where XkY means you roll X dice but only keep the Y highest dice.

Source: Scrappy Weapon
In either case, the rules are similar: if the character continues to roll highly enough, they can keep raining down blows on an unsuspecting, soon-to-be-ex-opponent.

Source: Spam Attack
When used in melee, you roll 2 six-sided dice and get that many plus 4 attacks in that round (keep in mind that, for a character, you should usually get about five attacks).

Source: That One Disadvantage

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