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03-06-2001, 07:22 PM
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I'm new to the D&D system, so i'm not familiar witht he weapon system.
Can someone please explain how it works? For examples: 1. Which weapon is better: 1d4 or 2d4? 2. Which weapon is better: 2d6 vs. 1d10? |
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03-06-2001, 07:24 PM
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Horus - Egyptian Sky God
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same as 1d4, it means a range from 1 to 4 so which one do you think is better? |
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03-06-2001, 07:26 PM
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The Magister
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Ok...
The 'd' is for dice... a weapon with 1d4 can make min. 1 damage and max. 4 a weapon with 2d4 rolls two dices an can make min. 2 damage and max. 8 Therefor a weapon with 2d4 is better than one with 1d8. The first have min. 2 damage and a better chanse to get high added results. 1. 2d4 is better. 2. 2d6 is better ------------------ May Helm smile upon thee.. |
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03-06-2001, 07:57 PM
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Elite Waterdeep Guard
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dont go dissing d8.
min on d8 : 1 max:8 mon on 2d4: 2 max: 8 now lets look at odds. odds of getting 8 on d8. 1/8 odds of getting 8 on 2d4 1/16. so you have a better chance of getting max dam on a d8. but equal chance getting min dam. a 2d4 will give you better average results than a d8 but a d8 gives greater chance of max dam ------------------ Master Of Sorcery... Slave To Darkness |
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03-06-2001, 08:20 PM
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The Magister
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Thats correct.
Just another mathematic 
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03-07-2001, 06:05 AM
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Dungeon Master
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Heh...
AD&D. I guess it's a sort of intelluctual type of game. ------------------ A Drawn Sword; A Trickle Of Blood; The Tempest Is Brewing. Nemesis.... |
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03-07-2001, 08:02 AM
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Not particularly. For newbies, think of it like this:
Take 2D6 The minimum is 2 (on the left) and the maximum is 12 (or 2*6). |
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03-07-2001, 04:08 PM
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I personelly think a 2d6 is better then a 1d12
But think about it an averige vor a 1d12 is 6.5 the averige of a 2d6 is 7 Thus a 2d6 is better But not only that it's more consistant And the mininum of a 1d12 is 1 and 2d6 is 2 ------------------ The Legend Rikard T'Aranaxz Master Necromancer Clanmaster and Mental Father of the OHF |
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03-07-2001, 05:34 PM
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Symbol of Cyric
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Im with Rikard on that. I prefer a good average damage rather than a damage with more high/low variances.
* Ertai wonders if someone understood what he said  ------------------  "Let my spells do the dirty work" Ertai, High Sorceror of the Holy Flame
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03-08-2001, 02:11 PM
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The Magister
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Agrees..
Though there is not just as plain as that I was tought during a Matematic Pobability class.. But who needs to count.. A real warrior uses the sword instead of the mind  ------------------ May Helm smile upon thee.. |
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