Re: [HOE] probabilities

[Theo McGuckin <tsm@jlab.org>]

> chance of roleing a 6 on a D4 is .25 * .75 = 18.75% as apposed to 16.66% 
> with 1D6.
> 
> Personally I don't like calculating all these probabilties.  I put people 
> that do in the same bracket as Rule Lawyers and Munchkins. My Rule is play 
> the Game have fun and screw worring about the math.

Well I'm a Math/Physics geek. So I like thinking about probabilities for
fun :)
Actually I was thinking about it because I'm in a pbem and I was at a
point where 10 was the TN for a lot of stuff in a row. I had a throwing of
4d10 and a quickness of 4d8 and I noticed I was getting slightly better
numbers over the long haul with the 4d8, so that got me thinking, etc.

Of course if you're trying to hit a number over 10 (or 6 for the d4/d6)
the higher die wins.

Theo McGuckin - SysAdmin, JLab


	"5 x 2 is 10, but 5 + 2 is only 7. Learn by doing." - Tao