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Tagged with ability-scores statistics
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AnyDice - Complicated Stat Distribution
I'm trying to model average stat distributions for characters based on what a friend sent me:
Balanced Stat Roll
Roll 4d6 drop lowest five times. Count them together and deduct the total from 72. The ...
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When does Polearm Master deal more damage than an ASI?
Would a fighter deal more expected damage by picking the Polearm Master feat at any point before they maxed their Strength, or is it better to first always increase your Strength in terms of damage? ...
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What is the average total ability score bonus for the best of 4 DCC Characters?
I need some math help to determine what an average character that survived a DCC funnel is like.
When playing a funnel in Dungeon Crawl Classics, players get 4 characters each. Should they survive, ...
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Ability increase for extra HD not calculated correctly under the Lycanthrope entry in the Monster Manual?
In the SRD it states:
https://www.d20srd.org/srd/improvingMonsters.htm#abilityScoreImprovement
Ability Score Improvement
Treat monster Hit Dice the same as character level for determining ability ...
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Struggling with rolling for stats probability calculation
I tried finding a specific statistic calculator, even tried playing with anydice.com, with no success. My friends love to roll dice, but we also want the same playing field when starting a campaign, ...
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Is there any way to improve ability score without items, only with spells or class features? [closed]
I found a few, but they are all bad, like true polymorph to improve ability scores (but I lose class features), does someone know any way to improve ability scores without losing class features, and ...
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How does one calculate the distribution of the Matt Colville way of rolling stats?
Specifically, the Matt Colville way of rolling stats is:
Roll 4d6, drop the lowest value die for 1 stat;
If this roll is lower than 8, reroll it;
Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you have a set of 6 stats ...
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What are the odds of rolling specific ability score totals in D&D?
I am about to start running a new game in 5e and I hate all of the ways of determining ability scores.
I have always felt that we play RPGs at least in part for the opportunity to pretend to be more ...
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What is the average point buy of a stat array from a 6x6 matrix of "roll 4d6, drop the lowest die"?
For character creation my group sometimes uses a weird method to generate stats. We roll 6 stat arrays using 4d6d1 (rolling 4d6 and dropping the lowest), and arrange them on top of one another to make ...
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How can I use AnyDice to simulate rolling 6d6, and dropping the 2 lowest and 1 highest dice?
I'm running a new D&D 5e campaign soon and I'd like to try rolling for stats with some guardrails. Doing some test throws at the table, I liked the look of rolling 6d6, then dropping the highest ...
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Ability score increase or feat? [closed]
I rolled up a character for the new campaign using 3d6 in order method, so now I'm playing as lvl.3 human rogue (Str 6, Dex 12, Con 8, Int 10, Wis 8, Cha 6). How do I maximize my efficiency?
Is it ...
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How can I model this "Party Draft Pool" ability score generation method in AnyDice?
I'm looking to model an alternate to the "4d6, drop the lowest" mechanic for determining ability scores.
The proposed system works as follows:
4 players roll 4d6, drop the lowest x 6 [24 total].
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How can I calculate the distribution of "roll 4d6, keep rerolling 1s and 2s, and drop the lowest die" in AnyDice?
I am joining a D&D group. To generate each ability score, the DM has us roll 4d6, reroll any 1 or 2, and then drop the lowest die. If the reroll is a 1 or 2, then reroll again and again until the ...
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What are the average and median scores for attributes in Tunnels and Trolls?
Attributes for characters in Tunnels and Trolls are rolled as follows (in newish editions; jargon term is TARO):
Roll 3d6.
If all the dice match (you rolled a triple), roll another 3d6.
Continue ...
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Is it better to take the array and be Joe Average, or to roll for the odds of getting on average better scores?
I am new to D&D. I was looking at character creation for D&D 5th edition. There were a few ways one could generate ability scores. I assumed the optional method of taking the numbers 15, 14, ...
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