D20 - Most Aesthetically Pleasing Die

[Nai_Calus]

I had to vote "Other", and go with the Deltoidal_Icositetrahedron. Just because it sounds cool, and because I'm wierd like that.

*high-five* That is, in fact, the d24 shape used for the D-total - http://www.iankunx.net/dtotal.jpg

Nice to see I'm not alone in liking it.

 

[Elphilm]

d12 baby! No pity vote here, albeit I do think it's a criminally underused die.

 

[arscott]

Boo. While it's true that the antiprism duals aren't that evocative, I harshly disagree with limiting ourselves to the platonic solids. The Catalan Solids are just as cool, and give us more interesting numbers to work with. d24s? d30s? d12s with rhombus shaped faces? what's not to love?

 

[ProfessorPain]

I don't think you understand. You're not giving up any control by going to higher die types, as long as things are scaled the same. +1 on a d10 is the same as +2 on a d20; +2 on a d10 is the same as +4 on a d20.

The difference is, the d20 also gives you the option of giving +3, because maybe you're better than a +2 but not quite a +4. With a d10, you have to pick +1 or +2.

There are certainly reasons to favor smaller dice, such as availability (in the case of d6s) or simpler math (larger die types require larger numbers to be manipulated), or ease of rolling (d100s can be annoying) but purely from the standpoint of probability and letting skill/circumstance affect the roll, a smaller die is strictly inferior to a larger die.

I do understand, but to make skill work on a d20, the modifiers must be huge if you want to reduce the imprtance of the random factor, and therefor things quickly get harder to calculate. On a lower die, the modifiers can be much lower and have a larger impact. Personally I don't care for the larger modifiers that come with a d20. Also most d20 games, in my opinion, start out with very low modiers. So randomness is incredibly important early on in the game.

 

[TarionzCousin]

Marvel Superheroes and Storyteller shaped my gaming tastes so much that when I play D&D, I *always* take Bastard Sword proficiency just to roll those awesome d10s.

How many Marvel Superheroes use bastard swords?

 

[Merlin's Shadow]

d20 all the way!

I've made worlds based upon the d20.

You're not the only one.

 

[jmucchiello]

the d4 (due to the typical Walk of a Thousand D4s D&D initiation rite).

Typical? <shudder>

 

[Nikosandros]

I have to wonder if the d12 is doing so well so far from pity votes.

No pity vote from me... I truly like the dodecahedron shape!

 

[Kevin Cook]

... Both of these exist, of course, you can see pictures of them on dicecollector.com, but good luck finding them.

Finding on the site isnt hard ... just goto the Dice Shapes Page ... finding them for sale is the hard part

I could not even vote in this poll ... as I find all the shapes pleasing

 

[wedgeski]

The humble d12, no question. And this isn't a pity vote either: it may be infrequently called upon, but like a good suit that only comes out on really special occasions, the strut of the d20 across the battle-mat puts all the other dice to shame.