Questions tagged [anydice]
For questions about AnyDice.com, a dice probability calculator that offers probability curves for defined rolls, along with a function library for more complex calculations.
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Highest die in a standard dice pool after eliminating dice vs a rerolling, exploding, dice pool
I'm trying to get the probabilities for the following:
1:Roll xd6 vs xd6.
2: The first pool is a regular pool, the second pool rerolls 1s(even on rerolls) and explodes on 6s(The exploding die does not ...
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Complex dice rolling system for a d6, struggling to get an accurate probability calculator
A friend of mine is working on a ttrpg where checks are done through this: "you roll [Dice Count] amount of d6s. if all of them roll the [Bar] or higher then you succeed. [Drop Modifier] is a ...
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Anydice formula for Dramatic tasks
I am looking for an anydice formula able to display the distribution of probability for a Dramatic Task. Of course, it would be convenient if we could easily modify the number of tokens to gather and ...
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How to count successes in an exploding dice pool?
I want to test this kind of roll:
roll a Xd6 dice pool
for each die 4-5-6 is a success
if die result is exactly 6, add one more die to the roll
the total result is total number of successes
but I'm ...
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How to get the highest one of two separate "count successes" dice pools?
AnyDice has a nice article on Exalted 2 dice with this function:
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How can I model Sharpshooter-like features in Anydice?
I'm currently designing (well, re-designing after a playtest, but I digress) a homebrew class for a D&D setting I run. For one of the subclasses of this class, it has a feature like sharpshooter - ...
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I need help with AnyDice.com to determine probabilities of a new system using d10 + Tarot Cards
I'm writing a new RPG that used 10-sided dice (d10) plus Tarot Cards (Minor Arcana, only) for its system.
Initially, the system is similar to Blades in the Dark, but with 4 possible outcomes instead ...
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How do I access elements of a sequence generated by a function in Anydice?
I feel like I'm tweaking, cause everything I'm reading in the documentation makes me think I'm doing it right.
I'm trying to characterize a roll of 2d6 as a sequence that returns {R, C}, where R is ...
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Anydice: Help calculating survival probability with D&D 5e Death Saves
I've been trying to put together an AnyDice script that calculates the chances of surviving or dying when making Death Saves under the D&D 5e Rules:
A Death Saving Throw is a Saving Throw with DC ...
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Need to graph probability distribution for 2d20 +/- 1d6. Adding the d6 if over 10.5, subtracting d6 if under 10.5
I'm making a crit chart. But I do not want a bell curve distribution like 3d6, nor a flat one like percentile dice.
I'm entertaining the thought of a bimodal (just learned that term looking for a ...
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Probabilities that dice roll contains sets/sequences
How do I make Anydice output the probabilities for 3d6, 4d6, and 5d6 to contain the following:
Any 1 pair
Any 2 separate pairs (could be 4 of a kind)
Any 1 triple
Any 1 triple, and any 1 separate ...
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What would an anydice function to calculate odds on Daggerheart's duality dice look like?
Daggerheart uses Duality Dice. This is usually 2d12 (dice can be changed, so a proper formula will allow for setting die sizes) with one die named Hope and the other named Fear. The higher die is its ...
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Using Anydice to calculate duplicate dice doubling?
Let's say I have an ability that does 5d6 damage, but it has the added feature that if any of the dice rolled are duplicates, each counts twice. For example, if I roll two threes, each would count as ...
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Need help trying to differentiate botches from failures
System: To explain world of darkness has a dice system where you roll a pool of D10s to determine your success by every number that meets or beats the difficulty stated by your ST/DM. If you have a ...
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Comparing two dice with specific values meaning "infinity" or "0" and re-rolls
I'm trying to create a roll calculator for the Cyberpunk Red: Combat Zone game. The thing is that rolling there is not a simple "roll and compare," but there are re-rolls and an automatic ...
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