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Western style d6. 5 pips on each side. Why? Where did it come from? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/clacksmith@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/52934932

I know WHAT it is, but I dont know why it exists, what use it has, or where it may have come from. All sides are identical, its translucent green. The pips are scalloped, not painted on, and are otherwise unremarkable. Help me out here, its definitely my favorite d6, but I am struggling to figure out a purpose for a +5 dice.

...I mean, aside from that I need a +5 weapon, clearly.

D6 with sides that all show 5 pips
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[–] 5 points 1 year ago

Best lead that I could find for you is Sicherman dice, albeit without all same numbers and instead a wholly different arrangement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicherman_dice There might be some trend to the production of non-linear numeration of six-sided dice, but I'll be damned if I can think of what it is so best of luck.

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