▲ 628 ▼ Doesn't hurt as bad as a d4 (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 1 year ago by Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network 97 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (7 children) permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 year ago* (3 children) This gave me an idea for a gimmick die. Transparent die filled with dark liquid. The exterior of the die has the usual numbers in white lettering. Inside the die, there is a smaller cork die that rises like a magic 8ball. It’s 2d(x) in 1. Interesting for tension building, if nothing else. Edit: looked it up and I’m not original, and they’re largely as bad as I thought they’d be permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) One of my overdue projects is to disassemble a magic 8 ball, remove the dice from it and make a digital magic 8 ball. I plan to bequeath the removed “dice” to a DM I know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago Make sure to wear long gloves and short sleeves. The dye in that water is strong. I was purple for days after cracking an 8ball and people kept asking how I got hurt. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Natanael@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago Magic N ball permalink fedilink source parent [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (2 children) I'm a bit disappointed that many of these n-sided dice are not isohedral, despite isohedral polyhedra existing for many of these values of n. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) The weirdly shaped ones probably sell better. Which would you pick up in a store? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago Oh, I still bought the full set, but I tried to get isohedral dice whenever possible. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 year ago* (3 children) This gave me an idea for a gimmick die. Transparent die filled with dark liquid. The exterior of the die has the usual numbers in white lettering. Inside the die, there is a smaller cork die that rises like a magic 8ball. It’s 2d(x) in 1. Interesting for tension building, if nothing else. Edit: looked it up and I’m not original, and they’re largely as bad as I thought they’d be permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) One of my overdue projects is to disassemble a magic 8 ball, remove the dice from it and make a digital magic 8 ball. I plan to bequeath the removed “dice” to a DM I know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago Make sure to wear long gloves and short sleeves. The dye in that water is strong. I was purple for days after cracking an 8ball and people kept asking how I got hurt. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Natanael@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago Magic N ball permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) One of my overdue projects is to disassemble a magic 8 ball, remove the dice from it and make a digital magic 8 ball. I plan to bequeath the removed “dice” to a DM I know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago Make sure to wear long gloves and short sleeves. The dye in that water is strong. I was purple for days after cracking an 8ball and people kept asking how I got hurt. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago Make sure to wear long gloves and short sleeves. The dye in that water is strong. I was purple for days after cracking an 8ball and people kept asking how I got hurt. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (2 children) I'm a bit disappointed that many of these n-sided dice are not isohedral, despite isohedral polyhedra existing for many of these values of n. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) The weirdly shaped ones probably sell better. Which would you pick up in a store? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago Oh, I still bought the full set, but I tried to get isohedral dice whenever possible. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) The weirdly shaped ones probably sell better. Which would you pick up in a store? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago Oh, I still bought the full set, but I tried to get isohedral dice whenever possible. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago Oh, I still bought the full set, but I tried to get isohedral dice whenever possible. permalink fedilink source parent