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ProfessionalLevel700 t1_ja82dnd wrote

In the scenario you gave, the reason that it doesn’t increase the probability is the because the other sides don’t go away after rolling. For example, if you roll a 10 on a sixteen sided die, that 10 still stays on the die for any subsequent roll attempts, so the amount of sides stays the same, and each number has a 1/16 chance of being rolled.

Probability can change in certain situations, for example a raffle. If 200 names are put in a hat, and one Is drawn, that name is now removed, and your name has now got a 1/199 chance of being drawn. Make sense?

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Nova_Saibrock t1_ja83uxy wrote

Where you getting these d16s from?

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cmlobue t1_ja86jmb wrote

You can get them here.

Theoretically, you can make a die with any even number of sides by sticking two pyramids with an x/2 sided base together, though they definitely get harder to roll as x increases.

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ProfessionalLevel700 t1_ja844af wrote

Out of my ass lol just for the examples sake. I also realize it would’ve been easier to say a 6 sided die, but I just woke up so leave me alone 😅

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