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<p>Krisk: /* Transcript */</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 3015<br /> | date = November 22, 2024<br /> | title = D&amp;D Combinatorics<br /> | image = dnd_combinatorics_2x.png<br /> | imagesize = 328x446px<br /> | noexpand = true<br /> | titletext = Look, you can't complain about this after giving us so many scenarios involving N locked chests and M unlabeled keys.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by a BOT THAT GRABBED A CURSED ARROW - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> [Cueball, Megan, Ponytail, White Hat, and Knit Cap sit around a table playing Dungeons and Dragons. Megan is facepalming.]<br /> Cueball: I grab 2 of the 10 arrows without looking and fire them, hoping I didn't grab one of the 5 cursed ones. Did I?<br /> Megan: Sigh. Umm. Okay.<br /> Megan: Roll... uh... hang on...<br /> Megan: Roll 3d6 and a d4. You need... 16 or better to avoid the cursed arrows.<br /> <br /> [Below the panel:]<br /> I got '''way''' more annoying to play D&amp;D with once I learned that our DM has a combinatorics degree and can't resist puzzles.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}</div>

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