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Statistics deals with the mathematics of probability-based games. This tag should be used for questions about tabletop game mathematics that relate to mechanics rather than game elements such as skills or attributes, and have relevance to RPGs in particular.
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How do I mathematically find this distribution?
Still binomial
What you propose only changes the probability of rolling a 6 on every individual die, but they still remain independent of each other. As such it will be binomial, just as it would be w …
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Does bounded accuracy effectively increase randomness in D&D 5e, compared to previous editions?
Only if there is a level disparity
As the rules not only affect PC stats, but all creatures are designed in this framework, against a level-appropriate enemy this does not change much. The AC and DC-s …
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Help with Anydice function for 3d10 dice pool
If you want to subtract the lowest of the 3d10 from the highest, use this:
function: xx A:s xx {
result:1@A - 3@A
}
output [xx 3d10 xx]
Here's a link.
As the function expects a sequence, it evalua …
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What is the average benefit of this particular stats rolling scheme?
The advantage in general is pretty low since the chance of that happening is small. The chance of rolling 4 identical numbers on d6s is \$\frac{6}{6^4} = \frac{1}{216} \approx 0.46\%\$. That would mak …
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How many rounds is persistent damage expected to last?
3+1/3 turns
On your first turn, you always take damage (\$p=1\$). The probability of failing a DC 15 flat check is \$0.7\$. So on any turn after the first, you have \$0.7\$ chance of taking damage, if …
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Is there an online tool that can calculate advantage/disadvantage versus arbitrary dice prob...
The most widely used is AnyDice.
It has options for most situations that come up with dice: rolling multiple, taking the highest value, counting dice rolling above a threshold and others.
Its main ou …
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My DM insists on rolling a single save for groups affected by AoE save spells. How does this...
Overall, this will make area/multi-target spells less reliable, but more potent.
Numbers
The chance of a single individual to save is not affected by this change. The number of individuals affected …
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