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minus-squarelennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoWhat is 4d as a numeric format prefix? I only know 0b and 0x. Is it some 4-24 system?
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoIt’s a random number based system with iterations at 4, 8, 10, 12, and because they want people to go insane, 20. So everything can randomly be 1-20 at any point in time, and then sometimes you add them together and there’s maniacal laughter.
minus-squarechatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoAren’t there some d6 stuff too?
minus-squareGinny [they/she]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoHere 4d6 is Dungeons and Dragons (etc.) shorthand for “roll four six-sided dice and add up the numbers”.
What is 4d as a numeric format prefix? I only know 0b and 0x. Is it some 4-24 system?
It’s a random number based system with iterations at 4, 8, 10, 12, and because they want people to go insane, 20.
So everything can randomly be 1-20 at any point in time, and then sometimes you add them together and there’s maniacal laughter.
Aren’t there some d6 stuff too?
Here 4d6 is Dungeons and Dragons (etc.) shorthand for “roll four six-sided dice and add up the numbers”.