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Roll Xd6, keeping highest value and adding +1 for each duplicate of that value?
I'm making a card/dice game and I'm trying to set something up on Anydice to compare the odds of the dice rolls, but I'm having some trouble wrapping my mind around some of the language Anydice uses.
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Disadvantage/adversity dice pool mechanic that knocks dice greater than 1 out of the pool and adds 1s to it
I am working on a dice pool system for skills and actions to be used in a new system.
In this system, any rolls of 1 will negatively affect the outcome of resolving an action using a dice pool.
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How do I find the odds in a dice pool contest?
I'm designing a system where overall success is determined using a dice pool where you count the number of max-value faces among dice rolled and compare this number to some difficulty number. In this ...
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I need a dice system with a unique behavior and rate of growth (preferably in ANYDICE to verify) [closed]
I am looking for a defense system where the probability of hitting is proportional to the inverse of a quadratic polynomial with respect to defense. I don't care about attack scaling yet.
If you ...
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How do I count the number of duplicates in anydice?
Let's say I have the following roll: 6 6 5 5 5 4. I want to count the number of duplicates, in this case 3 (6 and ...
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Modelling a custom attack resolution in AnyDice: highest non-draw die of pool
I'm experimenting with the probabilities of various "die pool" attack resolutions for a game I'm designing, knowing that pools will generally be 1-4 dice, with sacrifices to temporarily boost a die ...
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Help with probability for a complicated dice pool mechanic
I'm putting together a system with experimental dice mechanics. I want to know the probabilities involved, preferably in a way such as anyDice where I can easily change all variables and get the ...
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How many rolls does it take to get to six coins?
I'm designing a microRPG and need some help calculating probabilities so I can make an informed decision about how many coins to start with (controlling session duration and early-game frustration).
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