Editing 3028: D&D Roll

{{comic
| number    = 3028
| date      = December 23, 2024
| title     = D Roll
| image     = dnd_roll_2x.png
| imagesize = 312x313px
| noexpand  = true
| titletext = Under some circumstances, if you throw a D8 and then a D12 at an enemy, thanks to the D8's greater pointiness you actually have to roll a D12 and D8 respectively to determine damage.
}}

==Explanation==
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This comic is a scene from a tabletop roleplaying game, probably {{w|Dungeons & Dragons}}. The player [[Cueball]] announces "I roll D20... 18," referring to rolling a 20-sided die and getting the relatively high score of 18, presumably while in a fight with a {{w|kobold}} (a small reptilian humanoid creature in D&D). The {{w|gamemaster}}, [[Ponytail]], responds that the kobold is unaffected, but suggests using a sword instead, pointing out the absurdity of trying to defeat an enemy by rolling dice at them (possibly in-game, as in for whatever reason Cueball's player character had some dice (perhaps from [[244: Tabletop Roleplaying]]?), but possibly a comment on the mechanic of rolling dice to decide the factors of the combat, such as damage sustained.)

Either Ponytail is running the game, or Cueball is playing the game, in a nonstandard way. Perhaps Cueball intended for his roll of the die to determine how successful his character's attack on the kobold would be, as is common in D&D, but Ponytail misinterpreted Cueball's action to represent his character rolling the die at the kobold. Or perhaps Cueball actually wanted his character to roll a die at the kobold, in which case Ponytail would be correct to note the futility of such an action. Or Ponytail is just being a jerk.

The title text suggests that if you literally threw dice as weapons, an eight-sided die (D8) would do more damage than a twelve-sided die (D12) because of its pointier shape, so ironically, you might need to roll the D12 to determine the D8's damage and vice versa, in "some circumstances."

==Transcript==
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:[Cueball, Megan, Ponytail, White Hat, and Knit Cap are sitting around a table in a tabletop gaming session. Objects such as dice, miniatures, books, and papers are on the table.]
:Cueball: I roll D20... 18.
:Ponytail: The kobold is unaffected. 
:Ponytail: Honestly, I don't know why you thought dice would help. You should probably try a sword or something instead.

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