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Flying Toaster reacted to talien's post in the thread RPG Evolution: A roll of the dicey dice with
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Image courtesy of Pixabay. The rhythmic clatter of plastic on a hardwood table has served as the heartbeat of the tabletop role-playing... -
Flying Toaster reacted to Michael O'Brien's post in the thread Dice pioneer Louis Zocchi passes away with Like.
By Rick Meints, President of Chaosium Lou Zocchi deserves all the superlatives used to describe him. When The Chaosium began in 1975...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Starmaster's post in the thread Dice pioneer Louis Zocchi passes away with Like.
I never had a problem with die results not looking random except when a player would flip the die instead of actually rolling it...
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Flying Toaster reacted to ephemeron's post in the thread Dice pioneer Louis Zocchi passes away with Like.
I found the green Zocchihedron I've had since the early '90s and rolled it in his memory. (It came up 92.)
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Flying Toaster reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Dice pioneer Louis Zocchi passes away with Like.
Yeah, those old Dragon articles with the incredibly detailed tests for randomness were wild. I think they died out because, for the most...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Doctor Depravo's post in the thread Dice pioneer Louis Zocchi passes away with Like.
When I was a wee nerdling circa 1984-85, Colonel Lou had a little booth at a local comic con. His wares stood out, as he had dice and...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Planescape's post in the thread Dice pioneer Louis Zocchi passes away with Like.
Aw man, RIP! Never knew who the creator of what me and my friends affectionately refer to as "the golf ball" was until now. Thanks for...
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RIP, Mr. Zocchi. A life well-lived by all accounts! 91 is a pretty fine run at it. Met him at a couple of cons, always nice, especially...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Starmaster's post in the thread Dice pioneer Louis Zocchi passes away with Like.
I got a d30 back in the 1980s. It took quite a while to stop rolling, but I loved using it any chance I got. Never got a d100 because...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Nutation's post in the thread Dice pioneer Louis Zocchi passes away with Like.
I also talked with him a few times at GenCon. I have bought many Gamescience sharp-edged dice, including d5, d14, d16, d24. I love to...
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Flying Toaster reacted to General_Tangent's post in the thread Dice pioneer Louis Zocchi passes away with
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Sad news but I still have fun rolling the D100 he designed. I remember a letter to White Dwarf in which the writer showed a... -
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He used to be a staple down here in Mississippi and at Coastcon. Can't tell you how many times I listened to his speech about dice -...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Zander's post in the thread Dice pioneer Louis Zocchi passes away with Like.
I was very sorry to hear of Lou Zocchi’s passing which has been confirmed by his daughter. Being in the UK, I never got to meet Lou in...
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Flying Toaster reacted to RealAlHazred's post in the thread Dice pioneer Louis Zocchi passes away with Like.
For people who didn't get a chance to meet Col. Zocchi, he was a character. If you passed by his booth and showed an interest, he'd talk...
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Introduced in 1981 Basic as a suggested way the DM can resolve various things that aren't covered by existing rules, and then brought up...