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2d6 @ AC18 +5 attacks 3

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Strike

Roll 1 twenty-sided die. Add +5. Compared against AC 18: you hit if the kept d20 face plus the bonus totals 18 or more (so the d20 needs to land on at least 13). A natural 20 always crits, regardless of AC. On a hit, deal 2 6-sided dice. On a crit, double the damage dice (the 2d6 becomes 4d6); flat modifiers stay the same., plus Roll 1 twenty-sided die. Add +5. Compared against AC 18: you hit if the kept d20 face plus the bonus totals 18 or more (so the d20 needs to land on at least 13). A natural 20 always crits, regardless of AC. On a hit, deal 2 6-sided dice. On a crit, double the damage dice (the 2d6 becomes 4d6); flat modifiers stay the same., plus Roll 1 twenty-sided die. Add +5. Compared against AC 18: you hit if the kept d20 face plus the bonus totals 18 or more (so the d20 needs to land on at least 13). A natural 20 always crits, regardless of AC. On a hit, deal 2 6-sided dice. On a crit, double the damage dice (the 2d6 becomes 4d6); flat modifiers stay the same.

min 0 max 72 mean 9.45 189/20
P(finish at 36 HP) = 0.27%
  • 0 21.60%
  • 1 0.00%
  • 2 1.05%
  • 3 2.10%
  • 4 3.17%
  • 5 4.28%
  • 6 5.46%
  • 7 6.72%
  • 8 6.00%
  • 9 5.40%
  • 10 4.87%
  • 11 4.36%
  • 12 3.80%
  • 13 3.14%
  • 14 3.36%
  • 15 3.35%
  • 16 3.17%
  • 17 2.87%
  • 18 2.50%
  • 19 2.11%
  • 20 1.75%
  • 21 1.48%
  • 22 1.26%
  • 23 1.08%
  • 24 0.94%
  • 25 0.81%
  • 26 0.69%
  • 27 0.57%
  • 28 0.46%
  • 29 0.36%
  • 30 0.29%
  • 31 0.23%
  • 32 0.18%
  • 33 0.14%
  • 34 0.11%
  • 35 0.09%
  • 36 0.07%
  • 37 0.05%
  • 38 0.04%
  • 39 0.03%
  • 40 0.02%
  • 41 0.02%
  • 42 0.01%
  • 43 0.01%
  • 44 0.01%
  • 45 0.00%
  • 46 0.00%
  • 47 0.00%
  • 48 0.00%
  • 49 0.00%
  • 50 0.00%
  • 51 0.00%
  • 52 0.00%
  • 53 0.00%
  • 54 0.00%
  • 55 0.00%
  • 56 0.00%
  • 57 0.00%
  • 58 0.00%
  • 59 0.00%
  • 60 0.00%
  • 61 0.00%
  • 62 0.00%
  • 63 0.00%
  • 64 0.00%
  • 65 0.00%
  • 66 0.00%
  • 67 0.00%
  • 68 0.00%
  • 69 0.00%
  • 70 0.00%
  • 71 0.00%
  • 72 0.00%
Strikes to kill 36 HP expected: 4.59
  • ≤ 1 0.27%
  • ≤ 2 7.54%
  • ≤ 3 28.15%
  • ≤ 4 53.55%
  • ≤ 5 74.18%
  • ≤ 6 87.25%
  • ≤ 7 94.26%
  • ≤ 8 97.60%
  • ≤ 9 99.06%
  • ≤ 10 99.65%

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