D&D Dice Survivor! Yeah!
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Long Live the d12
Long live the d12.
The d12 is like Rodney Dangerfield - it gets no respect. But no respect doesn't mean it should be removed.
And if you think about it mathematically for a second, there should only be 3 dice - d8, d10 and d12. You can get d3, d4 and d6 results from a d12!
d12 = d3 if [1,2,3,4]=1, [5,6,7,8]=2, [9,10,11,12]=3
d12 = d4 if [1,2,3]=1, [4,5,6]=2, [7,8,9]=3, [10,11,12]=4
d12 = d6 if [1,2]=1, [3,4]=2, [5,6]=3, [7,8]=4, [9,10]=5, [11,12]=6
Likewise, you can use a d8 to get d4 results. So of all the dice, the d3 should be removed immediately since it isn't even a real die!
And then we should remove the d4 because it can be derived from both the d8 and d12. (And it is pointy and hard to pick up besides).
And then the d6 can get derived from the d12 so it doesn't need to be there.
Think of how much more space we would have in the dice bags!
Long live the d12!!!!!
Long live the d12.
The d12 is like Rodney Dangerfield - it gets no respect. But no respect doesn't mean it should be removed.
And if you think about it mathematically for a second, there should only be 3 dice - d8, d10 and d12. You can get d3, d4 and d6 results from a d12!
d12 = d3 if [1,2,3,4]=1, [5,6,7,8]=2, [9,10,11,12]=3
d12 = d4 if [1,2,3]=1, [4,5,6]=2, [7,8,9]=3, [10,11,12]=4
d12 = d6 if [1,2]=1, [3,4]=2, [5,6]=3, [7,8]=4, [9,10]=5, [11,12]=6
Likewise, you can use a d8 to get d4 results. So of all the dice, the d3 should be removed immediately since it isn't even a real die!
And then we should remove the d4 because it can be derived from both the d8 and d12. (And it is pointy and hard to pick up besides).
And then the d6 can get derived from the d12 so it doesn't need to be there.
Think of how much more space we would have in the dice bags!
Long live the d12!!!!!
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lukelightning
First Post
Tonguez said:in other words
"DIE DIE DIE"
"The the the"? What is that, some sort of punk band?
derelictjay
Explorer
Li Shenron said:First round to clear the list of dice from any non-dice
I hope the d12 wins the whole game, it's the most intriguing shapes of all! Does anyone still has a link to the page where the universe is speculated to have a d12 shape?
Well I don't have that link, but mister Aristotle said gave the elements all symbols (they look like dice). And the d12 is the all of heaven. Here's his take on everything.
Tetrahedron (d4) = Fire
Octahedron (d8) = Air
Isosahedron (d20) = Water
Cube (d6) = Earth
Dodecahedron (d12) = Cosmos or the Divine
My vote, yeah I'm with most people down with the d3.
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