Which is better: 1d8+1 or 1d6+2?

>>54636800
1d6+2.

More readily available die, cheaper at any given level of quality, more easily stored, less potential to be painful when stepped on barefoot.

>>54636800
1d6+2
both have the same overall damage, but the d6 means a smaller damage range, so if you get screwed by bad rolls it won't be as bad. yes you have a lower max damage with the d6, but the tradeoff is worth it.

>>54636800
depends on what the target number is

without doing maths, 1-2 doesn't matter, 3-4 d6 is better, 8-9 d8 is better.

>>54636800
Depends.
If a normal enemy has 7 to 9 HP, the d8 is more likely to one-shot them. If a normal enemy has 5 or fewer HP, the d6 has better chances. If the enemy has more than 9 HP, subtract increments of 5.5 until they don't, then see above.
If you're talking DCs instead of damage rolls, same thing applies except don't subtract.

>>54636969
Casual math get out.

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>>54636977
The question wasn't "which is better for killing things in one hit", the question was "which is better". A smaller range means a more predictable result, which allows for better planning.

>>54637080
Better planning means fuck and all in the face of better results.
If 1d8+1 has a 37.5% success rate and 1d6+2 has a 33.3% success rate, the d6 is predictably inferior.

>>54637080
Better planning for what?

You either know the target number/DC, in which case you can determine which dice is better, or you don't, in which case what the fuck are you planning for?

1d6+2

Lowest damage you can roll is 3.

>>54636800
It's a measure of your personality. A pessimist thinks 1d6+2 is better because you're screwed over less by small rolls, while an optimist thinks 1d8+1 is better because you can roll higher.
>1d6 if you're a beta cuck
>1d8 for real alpha males

>>54637301
This says far more about yourself than people who choose 1d6+2 or 1d8+1

>>54636800
Statistically the same, so I'll take whichever option has the cooler flavor text.

It depends on how crits are done.

>>54637386
it says a lot about how you're a cuck that you would even comment on that post

>>54636800
The expected value of the d6 ist 3,5
The expected value of the d8 is 4.5

3.5+2 equals 4.5+2 equals 6.5

However the probability distribution is different:
d6+2: 3,4,5,6,7,8 each have a 1/6 chance
d8+1: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, each have a 1/8 chance

It is impossible to roll a 2 or a 9 on the d6+2

>>54636800
better for what?

>>54638744
Thanks for only stating what everyone knows

>>54639106
Evidently this guy didn't know, anon >>54636969

the d6 is more aesthetically pleasing to roll

Depends on the system
DnD adds an extra dice to crits, which make 1d8s objectively superior to 1d6s

>>54636800
Sauce on those neat die?

>>54636800
d6 only because I have more of them
d8s get screwed out on larger dice sets. rarely having more than 2 but d6s you get at least 4

>>54641602
They're Dwarven Dice, I think they're done by Chessex?