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title: "Exploding"
description: "`3d6!` - Roll three d6s; any die that shows the maximum value is rolled again and the new result is added to the pool."
canonical: "https://www.questportal.com/documentation/rlTJlYqCgj/exploding"
section: "Documentation / Dice / Roll Formulas / Roll Modifiers"
source: "Quest Portal documentation"
version: 237
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# Exploding

\`3d6!\` - Roll three d6s; any die that shows the maximum value is rolled again and the new result is added _to the pool_.

_Example:_ Roll: \[6, 3, 2\] → The 6 explodes, roll again: \[4\] → Final Dice Pool: \[6, 3, 2, 4\], Total: 15

\`3d6!>4\` - Roll three d6s; any die that shows 4, 5, or 6 is rolled again and the new result is added _to the pool_.

_Example:_ Roll: \[5, 2, 4\] → 5 and 4 explode, roll again: \[3, 6\] → The 6 explodes, roll again: \[2\] → Final Dice Pool: \[5, 2, 4, 3, 6, 2\], Total: 22

\`3d6!!\` - Roll three d6s with compounding explosions (the value of the additional roll is added to the exploding die).

_Example:_ Roll: \[6, 2, 6\] → Both 6s explode, roll again: \[5, 6\] → The second 6 explodes, roll again: \[3\] → Final Values: \[(6+5), 2, (6+6+3)\] = \[11, 2, 15\], Total: 28

\`3d6!p\` - Roll three d6s with penetrating explosions (like standard exploding, but subtract 1 from the value of each additional die added to the pool).

_Example:_ Roll: \[6, 4, 6\] → Both 6s explode, roll again: \[5, 6\] → The second 6 explodes, roll again: \[2\] → New dice values are (5-1)=4, (6-1)=5, (2-1)=1 → Final Dice Pool: \[6, 4, 6, 4, 5, 1\], Total: 26

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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/rlTJlYqCgj/exploding>.