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Over time, how does doubling dice on a crit compare vs having another action? [closed]
Basic 5e rules for crits say that you double the values rolled on dice. I'm playing with a homebrew idea where instead of doubling the damage dice you instead get another action, which can also crit. ...
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What deals more damage on a weapon, +1 to hit or +1 to damage?
Background: I'm introducing masterwork items for 5e as a homebrew rule, both to help players spend surplus gold on something useful when they cannot buy magic items, and to make shopping a bit more ...
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How would optional re-rolling of all hit dice on leveling up affect average hp?
I am considering a homebrew rule that would give players the option on leveling up to re-roll all of their hit dice (excluding their first level) instead of only rolling their new hit die when ...
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What is the statistical difference between "choose either total" or "choose new total" when rerolling damage die?
I am reworking a homebrew class I made a while ago where one class feature stated:
when making a melee attack you can choose to reroll the damage die. The new total must be used.
I wanted to make ...
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Is it still a binomial distribution when rolling dice with different probabilities that must be met to count a success?
How do you calculate the probability of success when success is two different criteria/probabilities?
I'm theorizing a resolution system for a homebrewed mechanic that involves rolling a pool of ...
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With a known probability, how can I determine a roll to fit that probability to a population of n?
I'm working on making some homebrew settlement downtime activity, and I'd like to create a table that can provide some various outcomes for a group. So I"m looking for the math that allows to figure ...
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What is the Expected Damage Gain from this Part of my Homebrewed Gunslinger Feat?
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One of the players in a campaign I will be DM’ing for will be playing a fighter archetype called the Gunslinger (made by Matthew Mercer for the RPG show Critical Role). Since the player ...
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