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Examples:

• Drop lowest: "Roll five 6-sided dice, dropping the lowest two" → 5d6dl2 , If it helps, you can also use spaces: 5d6 dl 2
• Keep highest: "Roll five 6-sided dice, keeping the highest three" → 5d6kh3 , If it helps, you can also use spaces: 5d6 kh 3

Some 3.5e examples, more complex:

• Arithmetic: You're a level 3 fighter, wielding a longsword (1d8), have a +3 Strength modifier, and a +2 magic weapon enchantment. Your attack roll is: 1d8 + 3 + 2
• Weapon Damage with Bonus Effects – Flaming Longsword(1d8 for weapon damage, 1d6 for fire damage, 3 for Strength bonus): 1d8 + 1d6 + 3

5e:

• Attack with advantage, roll 2d20 and keep the highest: 2d20kh , as above you can use spacing if it helps: 2d20 kh

If you have any more suggestions for common dice rolls, post them here and I'll add them.


If you have questions specific to certain systems rules, make a thread in the Tabletop subforum and we'll be happy to help.

Unrelated but 5d6kh3 and 5d6dl2 are the same right? Doesn't count as a reroll?
Also any options for exploding dice?

ERYFKRAD wrote: ↑ March 19th, 2025, 11:59

Unrelated but 5d6kh3 and 5d6dl2 are the same right?

They're functionally equivalent, yeah.

ERYFKRAD wrote: ↑ March 19th, 2025, 11:59

Doesn't count as a reroll?

I don't understand the question.

ERYFKRAD wrote: ↑ March 19th, 2025, 11:59

Also any options for exploding dice?

Yes. I've never used a system that used exploding dice, so I'll just attach an example of rolling one to this post.

rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ March 19th, 2025, 12:04

ERYFKRAD wrote: ↑ March 19th, 2025, 11:59

Unrelated but 5d6kh3 and 5d6dl2 are the same right?

They're functionally equivalent, yeah.

ERYFKRAD wrote: ↑ March 19th, 2025, 11:59

Doesn't count as a reroll?

I don't understand the question.

ERYFKRAD wrote: ↑ March 19th, 2025, 11:59

Also any options for exploding dice?

Yes. I've never used a system that used exploding dice, so I'll just attach an example of rolling one to this post.

Shouldn't the 3,3 roll again?

Oyster Sauce wrote: ↑ March 19th, 2025, 12:09

rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ March 19th, 2025, 12:04

ERYFKRAD wrote: ↑ March 19th, 2025, 11:59

Unrelated but 5d6kh3 and 5d6dl2 are the same right?

They're functionally equivalent, yeah.

ERYFKRAD wrote: ↑ March 19th, 2025, 11:59

Doesn't count as a reroll?

I don't understand the question.

ERYFKRAD wrote: ↑ March 19th, 2025, 11:59

Also any options for exploding dice?

Yes. I've never used a system that used exploding dice, so I'll just attach an example of rolling one to this post.

Shouldn't the 3,3 roll again?

I think the 1 as part of the 1d3 may have interfered with it

[edit] Yeah, there's a 2+2+1 explode
[edit2] 2,2,2,2,2,1

Thanks @rusty_shackleford

I tried to break the site but it didn't work