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 Note that due to the mathematics of dice rolls, the difference between, say, 1d8 and 2d4 is more than just the higher minimum value of 2 on the 2d4 roll. With the d8, you have an equal chance of getting, say, a 5 and an 8.  On the other hand, the 2d4 roll is statistically more likely to lead to a total value of 5, than a total value of 8. This is most easily explained with a table of all possible outcomes:
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 15em;"
 |+ Possible results of a 2d4 roll, highlighting the outcomes resulting in a total value of 5
 |-
-! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | !! colspan="4" | 2<sup>nd</sup> roll
+! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | +
+! colspan="4" scope="col" | 2<sup>nd</sup> roll
 |-
-| '''1'''|| '''2'''
+! scope="col" | '''1'''
-|'''3'''
+! scope="col" | '''2'''
-|'''4'''
+! scope="col" | '''3'''
+! scope="col" | '''4'''
 |-
-! rowspan="4" |1<sup>st</sup> roll
+! rowspan="4" scope="row" | '''1<sup>st</sup> roll'''
-| '''1''' || 2 || 3
+! scope="row" | '''1'''
-|4
+| 2 || 3 || 4 || {{colour|red|'''5'''}}
-|{{color|red|'''5'''}}
 |-
-| '''2'''|| 3 || 4
+! scope="row" | '''2'''
-|{{color|red|'''5'''}}
+| 3 || 4 || {{colour|red|'''5'''}} || 6
-|6
 |-
-| '''3'''|| 4 || {{color|red|'''5'''}}
+! scope="row" | '''3'''
-|6
+| 4 || {{colour|red|'''5'''}} || 6 || 7
-|7
 |-
-| '''4'''|| {{color|red|'''5'''}}|| 6
+! scope="row" | '''4'''
-|7
+| {{colour|red|'''5'''}}|| 6 || 7 || 8
-|8
 |}