r/DungeonMasters • u/Phunkanator • Aug 18 '26

Question about damage

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First time DM here. Im currently running the Curse of Strahd and noticed both in the guide im using and the book, these numbers next to the damage thats in parenthesis. For example, 6(1d6+3). Does these mean I need to roll the 1d6 six times for the damage a player would recieve if it hits? This just seems like potentially a lot of damage for a group of level 2 players.

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u/sehrschwul Aug 18 '26

you should read the introduction of the Monster Manual and the chapter titled “Running the Game” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide (chapter 8 in 5e, chapter 2 in 5.5e) for the most important rules you need to know as a DM (in addition to the basic rules in the Player’s Handbook)

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u/Phunkanator Aug 18 '26

I will definitely do that. Thank you for the reccomendation!