D&D General Which is the best die?

[Stormonu]

D4 used to be so blah until I upgraded to these and how my daggers make me feel like they are short swords. Hope I'm not making up for any shortcomings.

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HEATHEN!

Thy D4 shall be sharp and pointy! Thy player's faceplants shall hurt! For God's sake's man, they ARE what Magic Missiles are made of!!!!

 

[Weiley31]

I must say, i do enjoy Kraken Dice's new modern take on the D4: It's still the triangle type deal, but the pointy edges are flat and the highest Number is placed the flat parts as well as the usual d4 number placement.

I don't know why I like it, it just looks nice.

 

[el-remmen]

My favorite d6 are the ones from Parker Brothers' "Dungeon Dice" board game.

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My gateway to gaming, followed closely by DUNGEON! a year later.

 

[DND_Reborn]

I have two "custom dice" that I like and would like to incorporate into games I design.

1. a "d5", but with 0 - 5, so you really have six-sides. Currently we just use standard d6s, treating 6's as 0's.
2. a "d10", but using the d12 so the two additional sides are 0 and "+". Your number results are this 0 - 10, and explode on the "+".

 

[nate_wrench]

hi what is the difference between the d20 system that D&D uses and the d20 die and the other dice that come with D&D?

 

[UngeheuerLich]

D4 and D12 for obvious reasons.

 

[Cadence]

hi what is the difference between the d20 system that D&D uses and the d20 die and the other dice that come with D&D?

I think d20 system refers to using the 20 sided die plus a modifier for most of the things a character tries to do. So climbing walls, hitting something, making a saving throw, etc... all work the same way, and a high number was always good for the person rolling. This started with third edition. In earlier editions, you sometimes wanted high, sometimes low. Sometimes you rolled a d20, sometimes d100, sometimes 2d6, etc...

The other dice (d4, d6, d8, d12) are still used for damage from creatures and, optionally, rolling hit points and determining ability scores (d6 for that last one). The d100 is used to generate random outcomes in various tables.

 

[Weiley31]

It sure as heck ain't the D4 from Wyvern Gaming's Stargate SG-1 rpg. That thing is a literal bladed caltrop that will inflict blood inducing wounds if you, for some reason, felt so board you had to jump on it from off the bed or accidently step on it.