Explain 1d4, 1d6, 1d12 etc

[Bajkę]

what the hell is this? How should interpret theses? Also, which is a better weapons 1d4 or 1c6?

[CatsWithShoes]

these are dice rolls.
1 d 4 means one four sided die, so you'll get a random result 1-4
1 d 6 means one six sided die, so you'll get a random result 1-6

so a weapon that does 1d6 damage will tend to do more damage on average than a weapon that does 1d4 damage.

[Zamza]

They're dice rolls. d4 means you're rolling a 4 sided dice, a d12 means you're rolling a 12 sided dice. The number in front means how many dice you're rolling so a 2d6 means you're rolling two six sided dice for possibe 2-12 outcome of whatever.

[TotalKhonest]

Originally posted by Powietrze ☁:

what the hell is this? How should interpret theses? Also, which is a better weapons 1d4 or 1c6?

1 d4 means you roll a four sided die. So it's 1-4 damage.
1 d6 is a six sided die. So 1-6 damage.

So 1d6 is the better weapon as it has a higher damage potential

[Jeris]

1d12. 1d is the number of dice. 12 is the number of sides on those dice.

[Rez Elwin]

It means 1 dice of that number, Exmaple 1d6 means you role one 6 sided dice and the number you role is what you get. A higher number is better. 1d12 is better than 4 or 6. Also note that they can be multiple dice as well like 2d6 or so. 2d6 is actually slightly better than 1d12 because you cannot roll a 1 for damage.

[Knavian]

Dice sizes. A d6 is the die most people are familiar with, 6 sides, numbers from 1 to 6.
D&D (the system the game is based on) uses different sizes of die to differentiate damage etc., for example a dagger usually does 1d4 (so numbers from 1-4) damage, while a greataxe does 1d12 (so 1-12 damage).

[Etherion]

The 'd' stands for die (singular form of dice), so 1d6 means 1 die with 6 sides, which is your most common die that you've probably seen. d4 is a 4-sided die and d12 is a 12 sided die and so on. You can see from that that damage on 1d4 is from 1 to 4, 1d6 is 1 to 6, etc.
If you have higher number in the front, that means rolling that number of the same dice - 2d6 is rolling 2 six-sided dice with the outcome being from 2 to 12.

[Husband]

"dice" dont have a singular form.....

[Zamza]

Man, this brings me back. Not knowing anything about D&D while trying to figure out which is the better weapon in the first Baldur's Gate.

[BigRockWall]

2.5 , 3.5 , 6.5 average damage respectively. That what a MMO damage value would list if thats what your familiar with

[Etherion]

Originally posted by NickroAnima:

"dice" dont have a singular form.....

Of course they have - it's die. You can check a dictionary or wikipedia if you don't believe me

[Bajkę]

So guys, what does 2d6 means? Two dice?

[Cheb]

Originally posted by Powietrze ☁:

So guys, what does 2d6 means? Two dice?

Yeah 2 six-sided dice. Can easily be transcribed as 2-12 :)

[Rez Elwin]

Originally posted by Powietrze ☁:

So guys, what does 2d6 means? Two dice?

Yes you are rolling 2 6 sided die, giving you a 2-12 damage range.

[Bajkę]

Originally posted by Rez Elwin:

Originally posted by Powietrze ☁:

So guys, what does 2d6 means? Two dice?

Yes you are rolling 2 6 sided die, giving you a 2-12 damage range.

Noice