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What DOES it mean??

Discussion in 'Icewind Dale 2' started by Istari of Thay, Feb 8, 2003.

  1. Istari of Thay Banned

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    Ehh...

    I have never quite got the meaning og the 1d4, 2d6 etc. etc. wich is written on weapons... Of course I know that they have to do with damage, but how... :confused:
     
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    With a 1d4 weapon, this means your damage will be taken from a roll with one 4 sided (virtual in CRPG's) dice. That means your damage can vary from 1 to 4. If it says 2d8, this means you have 2 eight sided dice, which means your damage may vary from 2 to 16.

    Etcetera.
     
  3. Istari of Thay Banned

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    [​IMG] Oh!

    Thanks Faragon... I feel enlightened... :) :) :)
     
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    I thought 2d8 means you deal damage ranging from 2-8. Also, does 2d8+1 mean 3-17 dmg?? Help me out Faragon!
     
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    No, 2d8 means you roll 2 eight sided dice. So that will give you a damage range of (1 to 8) + (1 to 8) = 2 to 16.

    The +1 means that you roll the dice normally, and that whatever you roll, it gets +1 added. So if you roll a 3, the effective amount of damage done is 4. (Not counting resistances here of course, to simplify matters) So basically, yeah 2d8+1 gives you a damagerange of 3-17.
     
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    [​IMG] Newbies... :rolleyes:

    1d4 means One Four Sided Dice (1-4 damage).
    1d6 means 1-6 damage.
    2d4 means 1-4 + 1-4 damage (2-8)
    and so on.

    " 2d8+2 "

    [2d] The first number means how many dice you are rolling. In this case you are rolling 2 dice.

    [d8] This says how many sides there are on the die, in this case; this die has Eight (8) sides. So you can get a value from 1-8.

    [+2] This is added on to the end. So you roll your amount of dice, count up the score, then add this to the end.

    So you could roll:
    (first die)= 6
    (second die)= 3
    This would give you 9.
    (add the bonus)= 2.
    This would give you 11.

    Heh. ;)

    [ February 09, 2003, 14:04: Message edited by: Gopher ]
     
  7. Istari of Thay Banned

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    [​IMG] Thanks everybody...

    I've got it... :D
     
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    Well, I must thank you too, but can you list all the dices, which are possible to find in the game or it's a matter of the game that generates them?
     
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    You can find the following deices:
    1d4, 1d6, 1d8, 1d10, 1d12, 1d20, and sometimes to determine a percentage chance of something to happen program uses 1d100.... this could be multipiled like 2d8 ; i think tha's all :)
     
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    [​IMG] Most IE games use the Standard D&D dice, namely the ones Misiek listed. But theoretically, it could use any dice. Even 1d2 or 7d64.
     
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    [​IMG] Who are the "worst" and "best" dices you met in games and you made or was made on you?
     
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    [​IMG] Excuse me? You don't "meet" dice. And you don't "make" dice either.
    Please re-phrase your question, or learn english.
     
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    Don't be confused by the dice thing, it is just another way to express range. You see, all these D&D are initially designed for pen and paper role playing games. It would be easier for people to use dice to decide a number within a specific range rather than ...errr... randomly pick a number withing a range. So, here comes the dice, or more specificly, nDx. If you played Diablo, it is just the same thing. Instead of 1~10, they use 1d10 or 2d5.
     
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    You weren't referring to me now, were you? I mean, or explanations are nearly similar :D Us old guys do still have to be patient with the young and eager Gopher... ;)

    [ February 10, 2003, 00:09: Message edited by: Faragon ]
     
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    [​IMG] OK, perhaps, what was the "best" or "worst" dices that you threw or was thrown on you?
     
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    Hmm... perhaps you mean, "What are the best and worst rolls we have made?" At any rate, dice is plural for die. Check out any pen and paper RPG especially D&D for more info.
    Right! The most common dice though are d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20 and d100 although the d100 doesn't have 100 sides. :D
     
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    If you use a weapon with a 50% chance to stun an opponent, you could say you need to roll 51+ on a 1d100, you could also say you need to roll 2 on 1d2. Now what's the worst roll? :p

    Edit:
    The worst and best rolls I've had sofar were a critical miss and a critical hit. Though a critical hit is easier to roll if you can get them at 19 or even 17.

    [ February 10, 2003, 13:21: Message edited by: Master of Nuhn ]
     
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    [​IMG] Faragon, nope, not you! hehe :)
    I was referring to anyone needing to ask what 1d6 meant. I mean;...really. Oh yes, let's not forget the d20. Anyone here played the "Pulp Fiction" d20 game? No? Didn't think so. :(
    (supplied with last years March issue of 3rd Ed Dungeon Magazine)

    [ February 10, 2003, 17:31: Message edited by: Gopher ]
     
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    Thanks for the Info...
     
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    Charlie, actually there was a d100. it was a polychohedrian or something like that. i own one, beats two d10, the first for the tens spot and the second for the ones spot. The armory ( a company that makes dice for Pen and Paper role playing games) also made a d30 that was usally used with wandering monster tables. :)
     
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