User Ilmari Karonen

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How can I test whether a die is fair?

dice loaded-dice

answered Nov 6, 2015 at 21:22

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Is the Saltwater Float represented in this question a good way to test for loaded dice?

dice loaded-dice

answered Nov 7, 2015 at 2:09

86 votes

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Can I be a follower of an evil god and not be evil?

dnd-5e group-dynamics alignment

answered Aug 24, 2015 at 19:08

84 votes

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How did D&D end up so focused on fighting, when its inspirations weren't?

combat dungeons-and-dragons history-of-gaming

answered Sep 15, 2014 at 15:26

84 votes

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How to approximate rolls for potions of healing using only d6's?

dnd-5e dice statistics anydice

answered Mar 3, 2019 at 14:33

65 votes

How to let my players fail their rolls intentionally, but covertly?

gm-techniques game-design dice

answered Feb 9, 2017 at 23:14

60 votes

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Help me identify these 20-sided dice with assorted numbers from 4 to 72

dice product-identification

answered Nov 19, 2020 at 15:20

58 votes

How do you play D&D when we don't have dice to play with?

dungeons-and-dragons dice

answered May 22, 2014 at 11:27

49 votes

Is it legal to adapt a video game franchise into tabletop RPG for private use?

intellectual-property

answered May 12 at 18:34

43 votes

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Can Raise Dead revive a character with zero maximum Hit Points?

dnd-5e dnd-adventurers-league character-death

answered Feb 15, 2016 at 11:59

29 votes

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'Advantage' or 'Disadvantage' on damage rolls

dnd-5e statistics dice advantage-and-disadvantage

answered Jun 28, 2021 at 11:55

28 votes

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How do significantly differing male and female lifespans change my setting?

world-building

answered Dec 25, 2012 at 21:59

27 votes

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Turning a Campaign Evil Leads to "Problems"

dnd-4e campaign-development evil-campaign

answered Feb 24, 2014 at 20:44

24 votes

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Is this Homebrew Advantage rule broken?

dnd-5e house-rules statistics dice advantage-and-disadvantage

answered Mar 31, 2021 at 17:42

22 votes

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How do you handle injury in Roll For Shoes?

combat roll-for-shoes injury

answered May 22, 2015 at 14:52

21 votes

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Can a Staff of Flowers grow trees?

dnd-5e magic-items

answered Apr 14, 2020 at 14:42

18 votes

What is a decent dice rolling strategy for partial/half advantage?

dnd-5e house-rules dice anydice

answered Sep 30, 2021 at 15:24

18 votes

How to help a player to roleplay the character he created?

system-agnostic new-players roleplaying problem-players

answered Apr 20, 2014 at 23:56

17 votes

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How many dice does the GM roll when challenging the players?

gm-techniques roll-for-shoes difficulty

answered May 13, 2015 at 22:18

17 votes

Can you enchant weapons if you aren't a caster by copying an existing magic weapon?

dnd-5e magic-items

answered Oct 27, 2015 at 16:56

17 votes

Seeking a maths formula to determine the number of coins in a treasure hoard, given hoard value

statistics treasure

answered Nov 26, 2021 at 22:11

15 votes

How to calculate the likelihood of success for increasing DC

dnd-5e statistics anydice

answered Oct 15, 2021 at 19:01

14 votes

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When GMing in a high-tech game world how do you handle potentially disruptive tech?

gm-techniques system-agnostic science-fiction

answered Jan 10, 2013 at 5:20

14 votes

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How can I generate a heat map from AnyDice results?

statistics anydice

answered Apr 3, 2019 at 12:58

13 votes

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Can a character relay a distance to another character in exact feet/squares?

dnd-3.5e battle-map

answered Feb 3, 2015 at 22:38

13 votes

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What is the average roll of a die with an expanded explosion threshold as compared to one with an expanded success threshold?

dice statistics

answered Jan 22, 2015 at 5:15

12 votes

Using AnyDice to determine the odds of getting a specific number sequence on multiple dice

statistics anydice

answered Jan 26, 2015 at 22:03

12 votes

How can I examine the distribution of successes-counting mixed dice pools?

tools dice statistics anydice

answered May 21, 2017 at 9:34

12 votes

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Probability of rolling a specific combination of results with nd6

shadowrun-sr5 anydice

answered Sep 17, 2019 at 7:54

12 votes

Is there a formula or method of planning a flexible homebrew campaign or session?

dnd-5e gm-techniques

answered May 4, 2020 at 15:23

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How can I test whether a die is fair?

Is the Saltwater Float represented in this question a good way to test for loaded dice?

Can I be a follower of an evil god and not be evil?

How did D&D end up so focused on fighting, when its inspirations weren't?

How to approximate rolls for potions of healing using only d6's?

How to let my players fail their rolls intentionally, but covertly?

Help me identify these 20-sided dice with assorted numbers from 4 to 72

How do you play D&D when we don't have dice to play with?

Is it legal to adapt a video game franchise into tabletop RPG for private use?

Can Raise Dead revive a character with zero maximum Hit Points?

'Advantage' or 'Disadvantage' on damage rolls

How do significantly differing male and female lifespans change my setting?

Turning a Campaign Evil Leads to "Problems"

Is this Homebrew Advantage rule broken?

How do you handle injury in Roll For Shoes?

Can a Staff of Flowers grow trees?

What is a decent dice rolling strategy for partial/half advantage?

How to help a player to roleplay the character he created?

How many dice does the GM roll when challenging the players?

Can you enchant weapons if you aren't a caster by copying an existing magic weapon?

Seeking a maths formula to determine the number of coins in a treasure hoard, given hoard value

How to calculate the likelihood of success for increasing DC

When GMing in a high-tech game world how do you handle potentially disruptive tech?

How can I generate a heat map from AnyDice results?

Can a character relay a distance to another character in exact feet/squares?

What is the average roll of a die with an expanded explosion threshold as compared to one with an expanded success threshold?

Using AnyDice to determine the odds of getting a specific number sequence on multiple dice

How can I examine the distribution of successes-counting mixed dice pools?

Probability of rolling a specific combination of results with nd6

Is there a formula or method of planning a flexible homebrew campaign or session?