# How do you roll?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-roll/550068>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 12, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-roll/550068 "2010-08-12T18:23:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-roll/550068/21 "2010-08-12T23:21:52Z")

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> [@The\_Hamster\_King](#):
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> I’m surprised anyone voted for the d4. Who LIKES rolling a d4?

Anybody that plays a magic user. Magic Missile is the AD&D equivalent of hollow points.

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-roll/550068/22 "2010-08-13T00:20:39Z")

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> [@The\_Hamster\_King](#):
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> > [@kenobi\_65](#):
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> > Like so: [http://dicepool.com/images/uploads/chxXS1487.jpg](http://dicepool.com/images/uploads/chxXS1487.jpg)
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> I like that you threw the d2 in there for scale.

Chuckle. Not my picture; I found it online.

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**Author:** ![Headrush042](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Headrush042](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headrush042)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-roll/550068/23 "2010-08-13T02:18:08Z")

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> [@Chessic\_Sense](#):
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> None of the above. It’s **3** d8 all the way.

I’m almost with ya there.

3d6 for me, thanks.

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**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-roll/550068/24 "2010-08-13T02:32:41Z")

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4d6, discard lowest. I see Headrush is a points sort of person.

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