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title: "Keeping and Dropping"
description: "`4d6k3` - Roll four d6s and keep the highest 3"
canonical: "https://www.questportal.com/documentation/5DkjPlkDuV/keeping-and-dropping"
section: "Documentation / Dice / Roll Formulas / Roll Modifiers"
source: "Quest Portal documentation"
version: 237
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# Keeping and Dropping

\`4d6k3\` - Roll four d6s and keep the highest 3

_Example:_ Roll: \`\[5, 1, 6, 3\]\` → Keep highest 3: \`\[5, 6, 3\]\` (1 is dropped) → Final Dice: \`\[5, 6, 3\]\`, Total: \`5 + 6 + 3 = 14\`

\`4d6kl2\` - Roll four d6s and keep the lowest 2

_Example:_ Roll: \`\[5, 1, 6, 3\]\` → Keep lowest 2: \`\[1, 3\]\` (5 and 6 are dropped) → Final Dice: \`\[1, 3\]\`, Total: \`1 + 3 = 4\`

\`4d6d1\` - Roll four d6s and drop the lowest 1

_Example:_ Roll: \`\[5, 1, 6, 3\]\` → Drop lowest 1: \`\[1\]\` is dropped → Final Dice: \`\[5, 6, 3\]\`, Total: \`5 + 6 + 3 = 14\`

\`4d6dh1\` - Roll four d6s and drop the highest 1

_Example:_ Roll: \`\[5, 1, 6, 3\]\` → Drop highest 1: \`\[6\]\` is dropped → Final Dice: \`\[5, 1, 3\]\`, Total: \`5 + 1 + 3 = 9\`

_Note: If no number is specified, \`k\` defaults to keeping the highest 1 (\`k1\`) and \`d\` defaults to dropping the lowest 1 (\`d1\`)._

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Part of the [Quest Portal documentation](https://www.questportal.com/documentation.md) (Documentation / Dice / Roll Formulas / Roll Modifiers). HTML version: <https://www.questportal.com/documentation/5DkjPlkDuV/keeping-and-dropping>.