D24 & D30....

[FCWesel]

Hey all...

I have ahd my D30 for many years and other then a few odd tables...it reamins unused.

This last weekend I found D24's at my game store...and I see this one being used at least as much as the D30...do you have your D24 yet and if so, how are you going to use it?

How about D16's...are there any of those out there. I kow one game had them a long time ago, but I don't think they were actually numbered but had a number/symbol system on them.

 

[Green Knight]

My old gaming group years ago used to use D30's for AD&D. Specifically for skill checks. The deal with that was that the skill checks were based off your stats, and as we were rolling 4d6, dropping the lowest and re-rolling 1's, we tended to get high stats. So it was a rare occassion that someone would fail a skill check. Enter the D30. We used that, instead, which increased the likelihood of someone failing a skill check. No need for that, now, in 3E of course. But that's what we did back when.

 

[nute]

But did you have a d7? The ultimate sign of grognard geekiness!

And then there are those of us who made d3s in wood shop...

 

[Craer]

I can't seem to wrap my mind around this one. How exactly does one make a d3 or a d7? It seems physically impossible for the former, and damned hard to balance for the latter.

-Craer

 

[Praeco]

The only memory I have of the D30 is from the Aliens RPG... not exactly the greatest example of gaming ever produced.

I think when you have a game that is using what amounts to a proprietary die type you are asking for trouble. Something tells me that there aren't many companies out there that would be willing to jump on the 16 sided die bandwagon.

 

[Praeco]

I found some true 7-sided dice, and even some 5-siders, but nope, no three-sided dice to be seen.


http://dozensofgames.com/7sideddice.html

http://dozensofgames.com/tru5sidd5dic.html

 

[Thaumaturge]

I've seen d2s, but no d3s.

Thaumaturge.

 

[Aristotle]

I've seen a D3, but don't own any. Each side is sort of an oval that comes to a point at either side (almost eye shaped). There are three such sides.

I'm not sure how effective they are statistically, but they are possible.

 

[8XXX{0}====>]

well, when geometry cant come up with it, just make spindle dice, or use a d8 that has an R for Reroll on oneside...

 

[FCWesel]

I've seen d2s, but no d3s.

We all have D2's...they are called "coins"!