so don't start checking the total till the total dice is 3 or more? A lantern starts with 1d so 4 turns till I start checking?
No, you’re looking at the total of each roll. So a lantern rolls 1d6. If that’s 4 or more, it moves to 2d6. If the total of 2d6 on the next roll is 4 or more, it moves to 3d6. If the total of 3d6 is 4 or more, it goes out.
OK got it