Roll 5d6
Five six-sided dice. Summed they run from 5 to 30 and average 17.5. Five d6 is also exactly the handful you throw in Yahtzee, where the faces matter more than the total.
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What a 5d6 is for
- Sneak Attack for a rogue at levels 9–10
- Falling damage in D&D 5e: 1d6 per 10 feet, so a 50-foot fall is 5d6
- Yahtzee and other five-dice games (read the faces, not the total)
- Heroic ability scores with 5d6 keep best 3 (5d6kh3)
Want more dice or a modifier? Edit the box, for example 5d6+2.
5d6 odds
Totals run from 5 to 30 and bunch in the middle. Average 17.5.
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| Total | Exactly | At least |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0.01% | 100.00% |
| 6 | 0.06% | 99.99% |
| 7 | 0.19% | 99.92% |
| 8 | 0.45% | 99.73% |
| 9 | 0.90% | 99.28% |
| 10 | 1.62% | 98.38% |
| 11 | 2.64% | 96.76% |
| 12 | 3.92% | 94.12% |
| 13 | 5.40% | 90.20% |
| 14 | 6.94% | 84.80% |
| 15 | 8.37% | 77.85% |
| 16 | 9.45% | 69.48% |
| 17 | 10.03% | 60.03% |
| 18 | 10.03% | 50.00% |
| 19 | 9.45% | 39.97% |
| 20 | 8.37% | 30.52% |
| 21 | 6.94% | 22.15% |
| 22 | 5.40% | 15.20% |
| 23 | 3.92% | 9.80% |
| 24 | 2.64% | 5.88% |
| 25 | 1.62% | 3.24% |
| 26 | 0.90% | 1.62% |
| 27 | 0.45% | 0.72% |
| 28 | 0.19% | 0.27% |
| 29 | 0.06% | 0.08% |
| 30 | 0.01% | 0.01% |
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Questions people ask
What is the average of 5d6?
17.5. Totals of 17 and 18 are the most likely, each about 10% of rolls.
Can I keep the best 3 of 5d6?
Yes, type 5d6kh3. It averages about 13.4, a popular heroic variant for ability scores.