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xkcd #3015: D&D Combinatorics (xkcd.com)

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Look, you can't complain about this after giving us so many scenarios involving N locked chests and M unlabeled keys.

https://explainxkcd.com/3015/

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[–] Gullible 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, d10 (1-5 cursed, 6-10 normal), then repeat with 1 or 10 being a reroll. I’m curious what the intent of the character was, whether they’re looking for a simple answer or something contrived like the DM’s answer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

then repeat with 1 or 10 being a reroll

or: repeat with the already rolled number being a reroll

[–] Gullible 1 points 1 week ago

Sure, but I usually prefer high/low success/failure