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[DnD 4e] Bad Probability (Vicious > Supremely Vicious weapon)
Luke1d20
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Has anyone seen any other bad probability and naming such as this? I'll start off:
Vicious weapon has 1d12 per +1 enhancement to critical damage.
Supremely Vicious weapon has 1d8 per +1 enhancement to critical damage, with the ability to re-roll any or all of the crit dice, but you must keep the second result.
If you want to maximize your damage for the supremely vicious weapon you should re-roll a 4 or lower, giving you an average of 0.5 * (1+8)/2 + 0.5 * (5+8)/2 = 5.5 damage per dice.
Whereas the vicious weapon has an average of (1+12)/2 = 6.5 damage per dice, making it better by 1 per enhancement!
Vicious weapon has 1d12 per +1 enhancement to critical damage.
Supremely Vicious weapon has 1d8 per +1 enhancement to critical damage, with the ability to re-roll any or all of the crit dice, but you must keep the second result.
If you want to maximize your damage for the supremely vicious weapon you should re-roll a 4 or lower, giving you an average of 0.5 * (1+8)/2 + 0.5 * (5+8)/2 = 5.5 damage per dice.
Whereas the vicious weapon has an average of (1+12)/2 = 6.5 damage per dice, making it better by 1 per enhancement!
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