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How long can my character survive without sleep?
I got into a discussion over Discord this morning about whether the Dream spell could be used to kill someone. The claim was, if I remember correctly, that it would only take 6 days/nights because ...
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Is there an easy formula for multiple saving throws?
My issue: I am playing a druid and if I do something like summon 8 wolves I can end up forcing the DM into 8 saving throws each turn.
I mitigate this on my end with an app to roll lots of dice, I pre-...
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How to include successful saves when calculating Fireball's average damage?
I want to know how to calculate the average damage of a spell that also deals half damage on a successful save. For this example, I'll be taking the most popular evocation spell, Fireball.
As far as ...
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Are attack rolls or saving throws more consistent or predictable?
In D&D 5e, spellcasters often have to choose between spells which affect a target on a successful melee attack and spells which affect a target on a failed saving throw. The fire bolt cantrip (...
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How does Meat Grinder mode affect death saving throw probabilities?
The module Tomb of Annihilation features an optional 'Meat Grinder' mode. By using this optional rule, the difficulty of death saving throws is increased from 10 to 15.
The probabilities of living ...
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How does Halfling Luck affect the probability of surviving my death saves?
The probability of a mere human surviving a series of unmodified death saving throws has been established as 59.5125%. But Halfling Luck applies to death saving throws in a dramatic way: A roll of 1 ...
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My DM insists on rolling a single save for groups affected by AoE save spells. How does this affect my odds of successfully affecting the enemy?
As the title question, my DM rolls a single d20 save for groups affected by my area of effect spells that require a save, in order to save time. I can't help but feel like I'm being ripped off by ...
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