Explain 1d8 to me...

[Project Danny]

So I see weapons with 1d8 1d9 1d21 ect..

But what does that mean? Does the weapon do 1 dame plus 8 to make 9?

So is the weapon on its own do 1 damage but the 8 is the added damage from strength or dex?

So if a weapon says 2d8 it means it does 2x 8 damage to make 16?

I'm so confused on what 1d8 means lol

[Secret Squirrel]

I think it means the game rolls on 8 sided die, and whatever that roll is, is what the damage is.

[Ackranome]

a die with 8 sides = 1d8.

So, you roll the die, and it is either 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8.

If it has a "+1" note it means you roll the die like above and add a "1" to total number.

2d8 means two dice are rolled so, 1 through 8 + 1 through 8. If a modifier is on this it is just +1 per total set of rolls not +1 per die roll.

[Raab]

one 8 sided dice is rolled for 1-8 damage etc.

[Shroomy]

1-8 result on a 8 faces dice. You can throw 1 damage to 8.
If 2 dice, you at the lowest number (1 + 1 = 2) and the largest one 8 + 8 = 16, to have the range of damage you can make (will depend on if you have leverage in terms of ground, resistance of the enemy, armor class etc. to hit more or less)

[Wrath]

xDy = x dice of y face.
so 1d8 means a single roll of 8 face, the damage is a number between 1 and 8 with same chance to be rolled.
3d4 means 3 dice of 4, so a damage between 3 and 12.

for example if you have a weapon 1d4 which add necrotic 1d6 and fire 1d4, the damage should be 1-4 raw + 1-6 necrotic + 1-4 fire, min 3 and max 14 (if a charcacter is not immune to a damage type).

[Faefu]

Maths, my weakness.

I play with my 7 year old nephew and im the dungeon master as well as another player to interact with him, plus i control the enemies. so many numbers

[nurby]

Originally posted by Project Danny:

So I see weapons with 1d8 1d9 1d21 ect..

But what does that mean? Does the weapon do 1 dame plus 8 to make 9?

So is the weapon on its own do 1 damage but the 8 is the added damage from strength or dex?

So if a weapon says 2d8 it means it does 2x 8 damage to make 16?

I'm so confused on what 1d8 means lol

1d8 = an 8 sided dice from 1 - 8 that you roll.

2d8 = 2 dice rolled 8 sided both 1 - 8 with a possible max roll score of 16 or a minimum roll score of 2.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Project Danny:

Explain 1d8 to me...
So I see weapons with 1d8 1d9 1d21 ect..

But what does that mean? Does the weapon do 1 dame plus 8 to make 9?

So is the weapon on its own do 1 damage but the 8 is the added damage from strength or dex?

So if a weapon says 2d8 it means it does 2x 8 damage to make 16?

I'm so confused on what 1d8 means lol

The explainations given before were all fine. If you want to play around with digital dice you could get into the D&D Beyond app. It lets you roll digital dice and gives you easy access to free D&D stuff too.

[Estevan Valladares]

"It is hard to explain that which is self explanatory."

[nurby]

Originally posted by Wrath:

xDy = x dice of y face.
so 1d8 means a single roll of 8 face, the damage is a number between 1 and 8 with same chance to be rolled.
3d4 means 3 dice of 4, so a damage between 3 and 12.

for example if you have a weapon 1d4 which add necrotic 1d6 and fire 1d4, the damage should be 1-4 raw + 1-6 necrotic + 1-4 fire, min 3 and max 14 (if a charcacter is not immune to a damage type).

correct.

[unworshipediety]

(1d8) is an example of how effective something might be. For weapons bigger is usually better. But each weapon has its advantages. Halberds for example may not do as much damage as a Great Sword but it has more reach. A Warhammer may not start out doing more damage that a Great Axe, but it can daze people or outright knock a person prone.


1d6 (knifes, small clubs, maces with no spikes)
1d8 (short swords, small axes)
1d8 (Long Swords, Morning Star)
1d10 (War-hammers, Halberds)

The [+] can be an adjustment from one of your physical stats. Str or Dex whichever specs well with the glass you picked.

The [1] in 1d8 is how many times the die is rolled. The [8] in 1d8 is how many sides that dice has.

For example: on a 2d8 you roll... twice those number could be
3 for the first roll
7 for the second roll.


Lastly, you can also check the [combat log] after each battle and see how the dice rolls things out, for me it was easier to understand once I saw how things were calculated out.

[Sharkinbear]

As a addon to everything everyone has already said: If you ever want a breakdown of how the dice is rolled when you do something in combat, there is a lot of all the rolls made on the right side of the screen. I think its collapsed by default and can be made as big as you want.

Each time you do singing that requires a dice roll you can give over the action preformed and it will give you a breakdown of Everton that occurred to get the result.

[Supply Slut]

Originally posted by Faefu:

Maths, my weakness.

I play with my 7 year old nephew and im the dungeon master as well as another player to interact with him, plus i control the enemies. so many numbers

Props, sounds like a pain and that kid is lucky to have you in their life.