RPGMemes @ttrpg.network The Picard Maneuver @lemmy.world 2w ago

Roll a D327 for me

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This is honestly a legit die imo. I assume those balls are pretty well balanced.
- Figuring out which number is up is PITA though.
  
  Even worse: with an odd number of sides, there are cases where none is up.
  
  Roll it on a glass table and crawl under it to check which number is in contact with the glass.
- I think the D120 is the maximum possible isohedral (geometrically symmetric) fair die. A golf ball is probably pretty close to fair, though number 327 seems like it might be more difficult to balance than 12, 20, 30, or 60.
  
  A D326 with one face a reroll.
  
  We have dice from them, the funny shaped dice are great to look at, terrible to stack
  
  I'm just seeing a pattern here, but shouldn't you be able to go to 240? I mean, it'd have to be a big fuckin' die, but it seems like it should work.
- uhhh you can see there are gaps between some faces and there arent on others, so it really isnt well balanced
  
  edit: i somehow typed f`ces
  
  Oh yeah u right, i didnt even look that close. I just assumed nobody would create such an asymmetrical atrocity. I can never look at golf balls the same. Not that i do ever look at them.
  
  there are gaps between some faces and there arent on others, so it really isnt well balanced
  
  But as long as all the faces are the same size, and the die never lands on the gaps (or is rerolled if it does), would that be a fair die?
- This is more of a spin down or a counting die than something you would roll
Do opposing numbers add up to 328?
DC is 7
fuck it

I'd rather just fail the skill check

my head would burst trying to figure out which number is precisely on top
- Average the top 5 numbers?
  
  that would be uneven, imagine averaging the top 327 numbers. would be better to add them up modulo 327
- Roll it on a glass table and crawl under it to check which number is in contact with the glass
I wonder what opposite sides add to
- In case it's a genuine a question, there isn't an opposite side to odd-sided dice. Had it been a d326 it would have been 326+1 in total, if it were a d328 it would be 328+1
I can't think of a single situation that would call for such a thing.
- Why even use dice?
  
  https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Diceless_Roleplaying_Game
  
  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1447/Amber
  
  Game accessory shops have dispatched numerous assassins to your location. Godspeed.
  
  Why even use dice?
  
  BURN THE HERETIC!
Could also be used as 109 or 3 sided die.
Hey, now I know how many dimples the average golf ball has! (Plus a new way to torture my players!)

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