In the Works - D&D Dice and the percentile dice

Yes, the description in the column seems screwy. It'll be interesting to see if they really screwed up, or if its just the column.

In any case, I wanted to say that the WotC dice are important in that they are sometimes more readily available than Chessex, &c. I've seen the previous set stocked in a general books/music/movies/software store.

Oh, and real percentile dice are two d20 numbered 0 to 9 twice. :)
 

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Flyspeck23 said:
Yes, and that knowledge comes up 1% of the time (rolling "00" twice)...

I actually rolled back to back 00s in my most recent gaming session last weekend. Of course it happened when I need low numbers. My dice hate me.
 

RFisher said:
Oh, and real percentile dice are two d20 numbered 0 to 9 twice. :)
I used to have a d20 and a d10, d10 was 10's, d20 (0-9 twice) was the one's. Always worked fine.

That's the main thing I miss about online play, a dice bot can pick random numbers, but it just isn't the same!
 

Someone over @ WotC must have seen this thread, as they've corrected the mistake.

Here's the new text:

'Here's something interesting: The d10 included in the bag has a new design numbered 1 to 10 instead of 0 to 9. Whe rolled along with the percentile die (numbered 00 to 90), the result can be obtained by simply adding the two numbers together.'

I must admit that I'd prefer rolling a 0 and a 00 to get a 100, over rolling a 10 and a 90.
 

What we really need (to clear up confusion) is the following simple system:


You have six dice: 2 10-siders, 2 4-siders, a 20-sider and a 7-sider. They are numbered and colored as follows:

Red d10: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Blue d10: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23

Green d20 ("The Prime Die"): 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 93, 94, 96, 97, 98

Red d4: 2, 3, 4, 5
Blue d4: 16, 18, 20, 29

Purple d7 ("The Wild Die"): 62, 74, 75, 81, 82, 84, 86

Here is the simple algorithm (note: you can roll all six dice at once, in a handy collectible dice cup).

1. Roll all dice.
2. Read the result as the product of the Red d10 and the Blue d10.
3. For example: If the Blue die is 7 and the Red die is 4, then the result is 28.
4. If the product is greater than 100, then read the result off of the Green d20 (the "Prime Die").
5. If the Blue die is 2, 3, 5 or 7 and the Red die is 1, 2, 3, or 4 (and it is not the case that the Blue is 7 and the Red is 4) then read the result as the product of the Red d4 and the Blue d4.
6. If any of the following 4 combos occur on the d20s, then read the result as the product of the Red d4 and the Blue d4: (Blue , Red ) = (2,5), (3,6), (5,6) or (7,5).
7. If you are reading the results off of the d4s and the result is greater than 100, or the result is equal to 40, or the Red d4 is 5 and the Blue d4 is 16, then read the results off of the "Wild Die".

This simple, easy to use, intuitive 7-step system using 6 colorful, distinctive, collectible dice will greatly simplify the learning experience of any new gamer and increase the fun and enjoyment for everyone!! :)

I invite other geeky ENworlders to check my math. I'm pretty sure that this system is statistically accurate and will generate numbers from 1 to 100 with an even chance of any result.

Later!
Ozmar the Dice Visionaire

P.S. - Yes, I know the Prime Die doesn't contain all primes. I only had 16 primes left and wanted a 20-sided die, so I slapped four more numbers on there. ;)

P.P.S. - I am not sure how to make a d7, so you could use a d8 and have the last face be a "Wild Symbol" that indicates that something "Wild" happened! Creative DMs could "Go Wild" with the results.

P.P.P.S. - I think I need to go to bed... :)
 

new design? Funny, that's how my d% work as well. Didn't even know there was a set with a 0-9 d10. At least a d10 numbered 1-10 can be used as... well, a d10 as well!
 


Ozmar said:
This simple, easy to use, intuitive 7-step system using 6 colorful, distinctive, collectible dice will greatly simplify the learning experience of any new gamer and increase the fun and enjoyment for everyone!! :)

Truly excellent!! I bow before your overwhelming geeky-ness! :)

Maybe you should suggest that WotC license your new handy 7-step method for Version 4.0? ;)
 



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