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1d8+5 @ AC15 +9 rider 2d8 attacks 2

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Strike

Roll 1 twenty-sided die. Add +9. Compared against AC 15: you hit if the kept d20 face plus the bonus totals 15 or more (so the d20 needs to land on at least 6). A natural 20 always crits, regardless of AC. On a hit, deal 1 8-sided die, plus 5, plus 2 8-sided dice (the rider — extra damage on top of the base, doubled on crit just like the base dice). On a crit, double all the damage dice (the 1d8+5 becomes 2d8+5, the rider 2d8 becomes 4d8); flat modifiers stay the same., plus Roll 1 twenty-sided die. Add +9. Compared against AC 15: you hit if the kept d20 face plus the bonus totals 15 or more (so the d20 needs to land on at least 6). A natural 20 always crits, regardless of AC. On a hit, deal 1 8-sided die, plus 5, plus 2 8-sided dice (the rider — extra damage on top of the base, doubled on crit just like the base dice). On a crit, double all the damage dice (the 1d8+5 becomes 2d8+5, the rider 2d8 becomes 4d8); flat modifiers stay the same.

min 0 max 106 mean 29.10 291/10
P(finish at 53 HP) = 3.03%
  • 0 6.25%
  • 1 0.00%
  • 2 0.00%
  • 3 0.00%
  • 4 0.00%
  • 5 0.00%
  • 6 0.00%
  • 7 0.00%
  • 8 0.07%
  • 9 0.21%
  • 10 0.41%
  • 11 0.68%
  • 12 1.03%
  • 13 1.44%
  • 14 1.91%
  • 15 2.46%
  • 16 2.87%
  • 17 3.15%
  • 18 3.29%
  • 19 3.30%
  • 20 3.19%
  • 21 2.95%
  • 22 2.59%
  • 23 2.11%
  • 24 1.74%
  • 25 1.48%
  • 26 1.32%
  • 27 1.29%
  • 28 1.36%
  • 29 1.54%
  • 30 1.82%
  • 31 2.19%
  • 32 2.55%
  • 33 2.88%
  • 34 3.17%
  • 35 3.39%
  • 36 3.53%
  • 37 3.57%
  • 38 3.53%
  • 39 3.39%
  • 40 3.18%
  • 41 2.91%
  • 42 2.60%
  • 43 2.27%
  • 44 1.94%
  • 45 1.63%
  • 46 1.35%
  • 47 1.11%
  • 48 0.92%
  • 49 0.76%
  • 50 0.64%
  • 51 0.55%
  • 52 0.48%
  • 53 0.43%
  • 54 0.38%
  • 55 0.34%
  • 56 0.31%
  • 57 0.27%
  • 58 0.24%
  • 59 0.20%
  • 60 0.17%
  • 61 0.14%
  • 62 0.12%
  • 63 0.09%
  • 64 0.07%
  • 65 0.06%
  • 66 0.04%
  • 67 0.03%
  • 68 0.03%
  • 69 0.02%
  • 70 0.02%
  • 71 0.01%
  • 72 0.01%
  • 73 0.01%
  • 74 0.01%
  • 75 0.01%
  • 76 0.00%
  • 77 0.00%
  • 78 0.00%
  • 79 0.00%
  • 80 0.00%
  • 81 0.00%
  • 82 0.00%
  • 83 0.00%
  • 84 0.00%
  • 85 0.00%
  • 86 0.00%
  • 87 0.00%
  • 88 0.00%
  • 89 0.00%
  • 90 0.00%
  • 91 0.00%
  • 92 0.00%
  • 93 0.00%
  • 94 0.00%
  • 95 0.00%
  • 96 0.00%
  • 97 0.00%
  • 98 0.00%
  • 99 0.00%
  • 100 0.00%
  • 101 0.00%
  • 102 0.00%
  • 103 0.00%
  • 104 0.00%
  • 105 0.00%
  • 106 0.00%
Strikes to kill 53 HP expected: 2.42
  • ≤ 1 3.03%
  • ≤ 2 63.32%
  • ≤ 3 92.74%
  • ≤ 4 98.95%
  • ≤ 5 99.87%

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