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[–] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I had someone argue that their cherished d100 gave a different probability than 2d10.

[–] Skua@kbin.social 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I imagine this was them knowing that 2d6 is different to 1d12 and just not quite understanding why that doesn't apply to two d10s used to roll a d100

[–] Schmeckinger@feddit.de 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Couldn't you substitute a D12 with 2 D6? Just roll the first dice remember the number and then roll the second and if the roll is even add 6? Shouldn't that work?

[–] Skua@kbin.social 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

What you described would work, but it's not usually what people mean when they say "2d6". 2d6, or any number of dice in an XdY format, means rolling X number of Y-sided dice and adding the results together. The specific case of 2d6 vs 1d12 comes up a lot in D&D because there are some common weapons that use those two values for their damage rolls

[–] Attaxalotl@ttrpg.network 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] MajorHavoc@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

12d1 is the way to go.