Calculations and percentages, i need help.

08:40 AMAlright, i was sitting there hunting, and my mind got to thinking (this is rare!):

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>You gesture at a manticore.
  CS: +59 - TD: +27 + CvA: +25 + d100: +100 == +157
  Warding failed!
  A powerful hit.
   ... 15 points of damage!
   Blow grazes right leg.
The manticore falls to the ground and dies.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

Alright lets break this down.

CS: 59
TD: 27
CvA:25
Roll # of 100 sided dice: 100
Final: 157

So i hit the critter 57% of the time, according to my final.

Am i correct so far? If not please correct me.

So if i hit the critter 57% of the time out of 10 swings, i'd hit him aproximitly every 5-6 casts, correct?

But obviously this isnt based on a 10 count cast. So my question is, how many casts is the percentage based on?

-John

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03:03 PMNo, simply put every cast you make you have a 55 percent chance of succesfully hitting it (remember, you need OVER 100 to make a successful hit, not 100 and 1 is a failure).

This isn't based on 10 casts, it's on every cast you make.

Basically what this means is that you will hit a manticore 55 out of a 100 times which can be further reduced to 11 / 20.

In practical terms, once every other cast you will hit the manticore.

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