a simple question

Coconut_Crab · Post by **Coconut_Crab** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 10:38 pm

What does "1d8" mean in a physical or spell damage?

thnx for replies.

Skuld · Post by **Skuld** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 10:45 pm

You roll an 8 sided die once. So basically it's 1-8 damage. Whenever there's an "xDy" y=amount of sides on the die, and x=how many of them you roll. Pretty simple. Good luck.

Idioteque · Post by **Idioteque** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 10:46 pm

It means 1 roll of an 8 sided die, which determines how much damage you do with that weapon. Likewise, 2d6 would be 2 rolls of 6 sided die. Factors such as character strength and specialization affect how much damage you do also.

Coconut_Crab · Post by **Coconut_Crab** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 9:14 am

Thanks!

Stilgar · Post by **Stilgar** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 3:04 pm

An easy way to see what does the most damage is to calculate the avarage damage.

For example:
Longsword+1
1d8+1 damage
Minimum = 2 (1+1)
Maximum = 9 (8+1)
Avarage = 5.5 ((9+2)/2)

Bastardsword +1
2d4 +1
Minimum = 3 (2 dices so the minumum on both is 1 together that makes 2, and offcourse the +1 enchantment)
maximum = 9
avarage = (9+3)/2 = 6

So if you are proficient in both, the bastardsword does more damage