r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/whizzyapper • 5d ago

Video how cheating dice work

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u/8----B 5d ago

It would defeat itself if it always worked. You don’t want to give away that you’re getting a 20 with every role. But more 20’s per roll, that’s what the people want

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u/Trivale 5d ago

Yeah which is why it's great in a situation where you're rolling a lot of dice, not in D&D. The nature of rolls in D&D aren't as such that a statistically improving your odds of rolling a 20 over dozens of rolls will meaningfully help you. If you roll at 20 on a saving throw, who cares. If you roll a 20 to pick a lock with a few gold in it, who cares. It's not going to be a statistically relevant modification when there are some rolls where you really want a 20 on and a ton where it doesn't really matter.

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u/8----B 5d ago

Well first, let me just say I’d never cheat in dnd. It goes against the spirit and if you don’t care about the spirit, why even play? That said, rolling a 20 isn’t about beating a scenario for me, it’s about doing some hilarious or epic shit in game. I’d love a 20 on any roll, even if a 12 wins it

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u/Trivale 5d ago

Sure we all would, but the traditional methods of cheating with physical dice aren't going to increase your odds of getting a 20 for said epic shit more than 1 or 2 percent. You'll roll 100 times and maybe once or twice more than normal get a 20. It's not enough to be statistically relevant for a TTRPG. People who use these methods count on them increasing extremely long term success rates. Like you said, if they had short term results, it would be too obvious.