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5 years ago ::
Apr 12, 2008 - 12:28PM
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Date Joined:
Jun 18, 2007
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Plain and simple, I don't know how to roll for damage for things like:
Attack: Claw +4 melee (1d2-1)
Full Attack: 2 claws +4 melee (1d2-1) and bite -1 melee (1d3-1)
???
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5 years ago ::
Apr 12, 2008 - 12:32PM
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Date Joined:
Dec 22, 2005
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For a d2, flip a coin. For a d3, roll a d6 and if you get any result above 3, subtract 3 (so 4 is 1, 5 is 2, 6 is 3). For negative modifiers, subtract the result from whatever damage you rolled, and if the total is equal to or less than 0, the damage inflicted is 1 because that's the minimum damage an attack can do (though damage reduction can later reduce this to 0).
For your specific example, if the monster only gets one attack (it's a surprise round, or it has moved and thus doesn't have the option to full attack), you roll d20+4 and compared it to the target's armor class to see if it hits, then check damage if it does hit (though since 1d2-1 can only ever do 1 damage, you might as well not bother rolling). If the creature does nothing but attack all round (exceptions: 5' step and free actions), you do that twice, and also roll d20-1 and check its bite damage (likely another 1 but not necessarily, so roll this one) if that connects.
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5 years ago ::
Apr 12, 2008 - 12:33PM
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For d2 and d3 just roll the d4. For a d2, the 1 & 2 = 1, and 3 & 4 = 2.
Same for d3, except 1 and 2 equal 1 nd 2 while 3 & 4 both equal 3.
Hope that helps.
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5 years ago ::
Apr 12, 2008 - 12:35PM
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Date Joined:
Jun 18, 2007
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So what does the
Melee + 4 mean or do?
Thnx for the help tho.
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5 years ago ::
Apr 12, 2008 - 12:36PM
#5
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Date Joined:
May 23, 2007
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Same for d3, except 1 and 2 equal 1 nd 2 while 3 & 4 both equal 3.
No, you roll a d6. 1-2: 1, 3-4: 2, 5-6: 3
Rolling using youtr method gives a skewed chance of rolling a 3.
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5 years ago ::
Apr 12, 2008 - 12:37PM
#6
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Date Joined:
Dec 22, 2005
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So what does the
Melee + 4 mean or do?
Thnx for the help tho.
It means the attack is a melee attack. It does not draw attacks of opportunity for being used in threatened space, and it cannot hit somebody on the other end of a football field. It also means that to determine whether it hits the target's armor class, when you roll the d20, you add 4 to the result before comparing it to the target's armor class.
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5 years ago ::
Apr 12, 2008 - 12:40PM
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Date Joined:
Jun 18, 2007
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Oh okay.
Thanks again!
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5 years ago ::
Apr 12, 2008 - 12:52PM
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Date Joined:
Oct 16, 2005
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the above posts are right, but in future a title like d2? What is a d2? would be better than just ?
? tells us nothing. It is just
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5 years ago ::
Apr 12, 2008 - 1:03PM
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also, there's the rules questions forum below this. Try there if you have further trouble.
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5 years ago ::
Apr 12, 2008 - 2:52PM
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Date Joined:
Apr 12, 2004
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Plain and simple, I don't know how to roll for damage for things like:
Attack: Claw +4 melee (1d2-1)
Full Attack: 2 claws +4 melee (1d2-1) and bite -1 melee (1d3-1)
???
1d2 - Even/odd works, or flip a coin, or 1-2 on a d4 is 1 and 3-4 on a d4 is 2.
1d3 - use a d6, half the result (round up)
IMPORTANT NOTE: You cannot do 0 damage with a hut of 1d2 - 1. 1 is the minimum damage of any hit. So the first attack described you dont even have to roll, cause it will be 1 damage.
The 3 possible net damages of the other roll are: 1, 1, or 2.
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