How does a d5 work?

[Brown Jenkin]

Yes.

Actually no. The 3 rectangular sides work like a d4 where yoy read the numbers at the top.

 

[haiiro]

A better question is - why do you need a d7, d5, or a d3?

The old Duel system is the only one I can think of that actually called for a d5 -- in fact, the whole thing was based on d5s.

Apart from that, Merak is right: you don't need funky dice, but boy are they nifty.

 

[diaglo]

Apart from that, Merak is right: you don't need funky dice...

i take offense to this.

you definitely need dice. dice are King. dice ROOLZ.

the more the better. and the more shapes even better.

i have cut my habit back to only 3 or 4 sets a week.

 

[Goobermunch]

For some reason my last post didn't show up, even though the main page says I'm the last poster... I'll post it again just to be sure.

How does the numbering on the d5 work? The triangular sides are easy, just a single numeral and they can be read easily. If it lands on a rectangular side, though, an edge will be pointing up instead of a side. Do they use a variation of the way they numerate d4s, so that each rectangular side has 2 numerals and you read the right-side-up one? Or do they just have one numeral on each side, requiring you to lift up the die and look at the bottom to see what you rolled?

Actually, if the dice are well designed, the number isn't on a side, it's on the point. Half of the number is on one of the two sides that will face up, the other half of the number is on the other side. That way, the number you've rolled is facing up.

See the picture on this site for an example . . .

http://store.yahoo.com/gsonline/7sideddice.html

--G

 

[MerakSpielman]

Actually, if the dice are well designed, the number isn't on a side, it's on the point. Half of the number is on one of the two sides that will face up, the other half of the number is on the other side. That way, the number you've rolled is facing up.

See the picture on this site for an example . . .

Egads! I hadn't even thought of that! I saw that picture, but what it was doing just didn't compute. That's pretty neat! I want one!