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What is the correct interpretation of the Gambling Results table in Xanathar's Guide to Everything?

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In Xanathar's Guide to Everything, one of the downtime options provided in "Downtime, Revised" allows a character to gamble during their downtime to earn extra money.

Gambling

Games of chance are a way to make a fortune—and perhaps a better way to lose one.

[...]

Gambling Results
begin{array}{|l|l|}
hline
text{Result} & text{Value} \ hline
text{0 Successes} & text{Lose all the money you bet, and accrue a debt equal to that amount.} \ hline
text{1 Success} & text{Lose half the money you bet.} \ hline
text{2 Successes} & text{Gain the amount you bet plus half again more.} \ hline
text{3 Successes} & text{Gain double the amount you bet.} \ hline
end{array}

—Xanathar's Guide to Everything, pg. 130

So if I place a bet of 100gp and make my checks against this table, how much would I have, for each category?

dnd-5e downtime

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In Xanathar's Guide to Everything, one of the downtime options provided in "Downtime, Revised" allows a character to gamble during their downtime to earn extra money.

Gambling

Games of chance are a way to make a fortune—and perhaps a better way to lose one.

[...]

Gambling Results
begin{array}{|l|l|}
hline
text{Result} & text{Value} \ hline
text{0 Successes} & text{Lose all the money you bet, and accrue a debt equal to that amount.} \ hline
text{1 Success} & text{Lose half the money you bet.} \ hline
text{2 Successes} & text{Gain the amount you bet plus half again more.} \ hline
text{3 Successes} & text{Gain double the amount you bet.} \ hline
end{array}

—Xanathar's Guide to Everything, pg. 130

So if I place a bet of 100gp and make my checks against this table, how much would I have, for each category?

dnd-5e downtime

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In Xanathar's Guide to Everything, one of the downtime options provided in "Downtime, Revised" allows a character to gamble during their downtime to earn extra money.

Gambling

Games of chance are a way to make a fortune—and perhaps a better way to lose one.

[...]

Gambling Results
begin{array}{|l|l|}
hline
text{Result} & text{Value} \ hline
text{0 Successes} & text{Lose all the money you bet, and accrue a debt equal to that amount.} \ hline
text{1 Success} & text{Lose half the money you bet.} \ hline
text{2 Successes} & text{Gain the amount you bet plus half again more.} \ hline
text{3 Successes} & text{Gain double the amount you bet.} \ hline
end{array}

—Xanathar's Guide to Everything, pg. 130

So if I place a bet of 100gp and make my checks against this table, how much would I have, for each category?

dnd-5e downtime

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This table describes how much money you would have after one week of gambling.

begin{array}{|l|l|l|}
hline
text{Result} & text{Amount you have after Gambling} & text{Gain} \ hline
text{0 Successes} & text{-100gp (a debt of 100gp)} & text{-200gp}\ hline
text{1 Success} & text{50gp} & text{-50gp} \ hline
text{2 Successes} & text{150gp} & text{+50gp} \ hline
text{3 Successes} & text{200gp} & text{+100gp} \ hline
end{array}

You can instead think about it in terms of percentages:

begin{array}{|l|l|l|}
hline
text{Result} & text{Amount you have after Gambling} & text{Gain} \ hline
text{0 Successes} & text{-100%} & text{-200%}\ hline
text{1 Success} & text{50%} & text{-50%} \ hline
text{2 Successes} & text{150%} & text{+50%} \ hline
text{3 Successes} & text{200%} & text{+100%} \ hline
end{array}

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  @Rubiksmoose I would find that more confusing personally. The values in the table are simply how much gold you end up with. When making this change, to keep it consistent you would need to change the first line to -200gp, the third to +50gp and the fourth to +100gp. Alternatively a different column could be added with these values to make it extra clear?
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This table describes how much money you would have after one week of gambling.

begin{array}{|l|l|l|}
hline
text{Result} & text{Amount you have after Gambling} & text{Gain} \ hline
text{0 Successes} & text{-100gp (a debt of 100gp)} & text{-200gp}\ hline
text{1 Success} & text{50gp} & text{-50gp} \ hline
text{2 Successes} & text{150gp} & text{+50gp} \ hline
text{3 Successes} & text{200gp} & text{+100gp} \ hline
end{array}

You can instead think about it in terms of percentages:

begin{array}{|l|l|l|}
hline
text{Result} & text{Amount you have after Gambling} & text{Gain} \ hline
text{0 Successes} & text{-100%} & text{-200%}\ hline
text{1 Success} & text{50%} & text{-50%} \ hline
text{2 Successes} & text{150%} & text{+50%} \ hline
text{3 Successes} & text{200%} & text{+100%} \ hline
end{array}

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  @Rubiksmoose I would find that more confusing personally. The values in the table are simply how much gold you end up with. When making this change, to keep it consistent you would need to change the first line to -200gp, the third to +50gp and the fourth to +100gp. Alternatively a different column could be added with these values to make it extra clear?
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This table describes how much money you would have after one week of gambling.

begin{array}{|l|l|l|}
hline
text{Result} & text{Amount you have after Gambling} & text{Gain} \ hline
text{0 Successes} & text{-100gp (a debt of 100gp)} & text{-200gp}\ hline
text{1 Success} & text{50gp} & text{-50gp} \ hline
text{2 Successes} & text{150gp} & text{+50gp} \ hline
text{3 Successes} & text{200gp} & text{+100gp} \ hline
end{array}

You can instead think about it in terms of percentages:

begin{array}{|l|l|l|}
hline
text{Result} & text{Amount you have after Gambling} & text{Gain} \ hline
text{0 Successes} & text{-100%} & text{-200%}\ hline
text{1 Success} & text{50%} & text{-50%} \ hline
text{2 Successes} & text{150%} & text{+50%} \ hline
text{3 Successes} & text{200%} & text{+100%} \ hline
end{array}

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  @Rubiksmoose I would find that more confusing personally. The values in the table are simply how much gold you end up with. When making this change, to keep it consistent you would need to change the first line to -200gp, the third to +50gp and the fourth to +100gp. Alternatively a different column could be added with these values to make it extra clear?
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This table describes how much money you would have after one week of gambling.

begin{array}{|l|l|l|}
hline
text{Result} & text{Amount you have after Gambling} & text{Gain} \ hline
text{0 Successes} & text{-100gp (a debt of 100gp)} & text{-200gp}\ hline
text{1 Success} & text{50gp} & text{-50gp} \ hline
text{2 Successes} & text{150gp} & text{+50gp} \ hline
text{3 Successes} & text{200gp} & text{+100gp} \ hline
end{array}

You can instead think about it in terms of percentages:

begin{array}{|l|l|l|}
hline
text{Result} & text{Amount you have after Gambling} & text{Gain} \ hline
text{0 Successes} & text{-100%} & text{-200%}\ hline
text{1 Success} & text{50%} & text{-50%} \ hline
text{2 Successes} & text{150%} & text{+50%} \ hline
text{3 Successes} & text{200%} & text{+100%} \ hline
end{array}

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