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#1 Slit518 Jul 16, 2015 16:46:45	Say at some point, either in this edition or a later iteration of D&D, they finally added a d14, a d16, and a d18, how would you feel?  Let's say 1 of each die came in the starter set as well, still for the low price of $20, would you be glad for this chance at additional dice?
#2 rampant Jul 16, 2015 17:02:48	Not really, I mean dice are fun but cramming 3 extras into a set is just meh. I can't evene reccommend their use as HP die because that would be far too much variation over that stat which would lead to all sorts of problems.
#3 Cyber-Dave Jul 16, 2015 17:22:19	Don't like the idea.
#4 arnwolf666 Jul 16, 2015 17:35:59	I would prefer some handheld number calculator.  I would like a system for example where a dagger does 1d4 damage, if you have a +3 to hit it does 1d7.  I really don't like critters that have a high minimum damage, any creature or attack could be a glancing blow for 1 damage.   They could give it a cool appearance and call it a digital device that you roll just like the dice we are used too.
(Reply to #4) Slit518	arnwolf666 wrote:
#6 Timmee Jul 16, 2015 18:06:54	What about a stylized tape measure that was in five-foot increments to the inch for easy grid distance measuring?
#7 EthanSental Jul 16, 2015 18:17:41	I'd use them, I'm using them in my DCC game now but I'd like for it to make sense as well for their use.
#8 Zardnaar Jul 16, 2015 18:28:05	I don't really see the point to be honest.
#9 Satyrn Jul 16, 2015 20:59:59	Dice should only be platonic solids. That's the way it was in my youth, and that's the way it should stay.        -your friendly neighborhood greeknard.
#10 lawrencehoy Jul 16, 2015 21:06:21	I'm happy with the traditional dice; I see no reason to change any of that, at this point in time.   Any additional dice, at this point in time, are going to have very little rules value to them. The time to add dice types is when the rules are being created; so that they can be integrated and made useful within the rules.
(Reply to #9) Wuzzard	Satyrn wrote:
#12 Marandahir Jul 16, 2015 21:57:53	I love my D3, D5, D7, D14, D16, D18, D24, D30, and D60.
#13 MechaPilot Jul 16, 2015 22:36:49	lawrencehoy wrote:
#14 lawrencehoy Jul 17, 2015 0:57:10	MechaPilot wrote:
#15 BoldItalic Jul 17, 2015 3:48:35	DIce shouldn't be only even numbers. There should be d7, d9, d11, d13 and so on. So if a normal weapon does d8 damage, say, a +1 weapon could do d9.   Spell damage, of course, should use fractal dice because it's more arcane. You can't roll them in three dimensions, though - an irrational number of the sides are imaginary.   /silly
(Reply to #4) crimfan07	arnwolf666 wrote:
(Reply to #13) crimfan07	MechaPilot wrote:
#18 Elfcrusher Jul 17, 2015 5:39:49	Slit518 wrote:
(Reply to #11) crimfan07	Wuzzard wrote:
#20 FFSAA Jul 17, 2015 6:19:30	I'd probably just roll either a d20 or a d6 (high/low) + d8 or d10 rerolling out of range numbers than carry additional dice.  For die rolling apps it'll clutter the interface even more.   At some point you should just switch the system to use all D100 or have an app that does all the RNG than have many different dice.
#21 Orethalion Jul 17, 2015 6:26:15	MechaPilot wrote:
(Reply to #6) DizzyWood	Timmee wrote:
#23 Elfcrusher Jul 17, 2015 6:52:35	Orethalion wrote:
#24 RedSiegfried Jul 17, 2015 7:21:09	Timmee wrote:
#25 RedSiegfried Jul 17, 2015 7:23:22	I got a whole pocket full of d2s right now for sale if anyone wants them.  Just $1 each plus shipping.  They're metal and come stamped with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, which makes them extra historical and collectible.
#26 Ralif_Redhammer Jul 17, 2015 7:34:05	I was just thinking “So, the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG?"   I don’t think D&D will ever move away from or change the core set of dice. It’s part of the game’s core identity at this point.    EthanSental wrote:
(Reply to #25) crimfan07	RedSiegfried wrote:
(Reply to #20) crimfan07	FFSAA wrote:
(Reply to #23) crimfan07	Elfcrusher wrote:
(Reply to #21) crimfan07	Orethalion wrote:
#31 LuisCarlos17f Jul 17, 2015 9:22:26	The D&D dices are "platonic solid polyhedrons". How would be the shape of a d14, d16 and d18?   Ok, I have found the answer.    Interesting idea for a module.
#32 Elfcrusher Jul 17, 2015 10:22:25	crimfan07 wrote:
#33 strider13x Jul 17, 2015 9:40:55	To the OP- no more dice for D&D, thank you. To anyone who badmouthed the d12, may the curse of Lolth taint you! The poor d12 doesn't get enough love as it is. Its the coolest of the die (d4 is close). All respect I had for Mechapilot is lost to the Abyss...
#34 Mistwell Jul 17, 2015 10:46:39	No thank you.  No need for them, and the current dice are a good iconic branding symbol of RPGs.  Plus, I don't need reasons to buy more dice.
#35 Orethalion Jul 17, 2015 12:25:48	Elfcrusher wrote:
#36 Marandahir Jul 17, 2015 12:26:38	Here's a picture of my "strange" dice.  Note that the d3, d5, and d7 cheat: they're actually another d6, d10, and d14 that just are double labeled. But the d14, d24, d30, and d60 are legitimately that many sides! I use my d60 in conjuction with the d24 and d7 and d30 when I want random time. I also have a bunch of "random" tables that I felt would be too limited with a d20 but too expansive with a d%, so I went with d30 or d60 for those. For example, I felt the options for the Guild Artisan were too few, so I expanded those to 30. The yellow ones came as a set. Found them all at The Compleat Strategist, the big tabletop store in Manhattan.
#37 Orethalion Jul 17, 2015 12:26:57	crimfan07 wrote:
(Reply to #37) crimfan07	Orethalion wrote:
#39 Elfcrusher Jul 17, 2015 12:38:19	Orethalion wrote:
(Reply to #36) crimfan07	Marandahir wrote:
#41 Orethalion Jul 17, 2015 13:05:33	Elfcrusher wrote:
#42 FFSAA Jul 17, 2015 14:59:09	Orethalion wrote:
#43 Orethalion Jul 17, 2015 16:50:58	FFSAA wrote:
#44 shintashi Jul 17, 2015 17:07:33	d14 is definitely a good idea. its not a platonic solid but neither is a d10. These would be complimentary in a sense. 1-7 is one of the numbers we often run into, but don't have dice options for. d6/3 = 2 d6/2 = 3 d4 = 4 d10/2 =5 d6 = 6 ??? =7 d8 = 8 2d6/2 = 9 (1-3, 4-6, 7-9) d10 = 10
#45 Elfcrusher Jul 17, 2015 17:57:51	Orethalion wrote:
#46 Miladoon Jul 17, 2015 18:33:19	I would play DnD with those dice at my table.  First I would allow max hit points per HD.  Then I would make all weapons do 1d6 damage.   If you beat AC by 3, roll 1d14, add result to the 1d6 damage roll.  If you beat AC by 6 add 1d16 to the damage roll.  If you beat AC by 9 add 1d18 to the damage roll.   I would be less inclined to ban these dice and more interested in finding ways to use them.   Maybe further build off of the over AC die rolls by adding in additional results, like: 1- Weapon break threat - roll bonus die and broken weapon on a 1 2-13 Weapon damage normal bonus 14 - Weapon stuck, must use bonus action to remove from foe.  Foe rolls (XDice) Con save to avoid stun.   After some test games of course, whatever.
#47 BRJN Jul 17, 2015 19:11:49	I'll pass on the new die sizes, because I don't see a crying need that they fulfill.  ("Souveneir' is the first to mind, and there are equally good ways to deal with that.) But if somebody can show me such a crying need, I'll reconsider.
#48 Orethalion Jul 17, 2015 19:47:06	Elfcrusher wrote:
#49 Slit518 Jul 17, 2015 19:52:27	I see the purpose in a die size going higher as in perhaps for magical weapon purposes?   Instead of a magical weapon being 1d6+1, what if it went from 1d6 to 1d8?   So, a natural progression from a d12 would take it to d14 at +1, d16 at +2, d18 at +3, and finally d20 at +4 if somebody happens to get one of those.   By the way, the 2 sided dice joke eariler, which was the coin, in a way, the dice kind of exist, as seen in the picture below,
#50 lawrencehoy Jul 19, 2015 20:42:52	Slit518 wrote:
#51 Mistwell Jul 19, 2015 21:28:24	There is also the one sided die:   http://www.awesomedice.com/blog/531/1-sided-dice-now-on-awesomedice-com/
#52 Orethalion Jul 19, 2015 22:13:12	Mistwell wrote:
#53 Macv12 Jul 20, 2015 2:52:41	I had a 1-sided die once, but it landed wrong and now I can't find it.     The only new die I want is a transparent d10 with another d10 inside, for a d100.
(Reply to #43) Yunru	Orethalion wrote:
#55 Orethalion Jul 20, 2015 5:58:56	Yunru wrote:
#56 Elfcrusher Jul 20, 2015 6:11:02	Orethalion wrote:
#57 Orethalion Jul 20, 2015 6:19:42	Elfcrusher wrote:
#58 bawylie Jul 20, 2015 8:11:55	Slit518 wrote:
(Reply to #5) arnwolf666	Slit518 wrote:
#60 Brock_Landers Jul 20, 2015 10:21:46	Vehemently opposed, we have enough silly looking dice.
#61 BRJN Jul 20, 2015 16:46:11	Yunru wrote:
#62 lawrencehoy Jul 20, 2015 23:16:09	Macv12 wrote:
#63 Carlos_Barreto Sep 04, 2015 21:55:12	Based on what I have read here, there're more players willing to remove than to add dices from the D&D core dice set. I played Storyteller and GURPS for some time. Both systems uses just the same kind of dices: d10s and d6s, respectively. To me, one of the most appealing characteristics of D&D is the dice diversity. However, I don't expect that D&D will ever use a non-standard dice someday since it's a kind of trademark of the system. But that doesn't mean they can't have a place. For instance, I recall a d3 and d2 roll in D&D 3.5. On the same way, we could use the exotic dices as an optional rule to substitute dices with bonus or penalties. For example: d20-4 could be a d16.
(Reply to #62) Macv12	lawrencehoy wrote:
(Reply to #7) EthanSental	EthanSental wrote:
#66 ankiyavon Sep 05, 2015 10:38:47	Homer: Well, I'm opposed to the whole thing! Damn opposed! Bart: He's damn opposed! Damn damn damn opposed!     I don't have a problem with d3 and d2, because they are easy to simulate with existing dice, but I have no interest in a 14, 16, or 18.
#67 LuisCarlos17f Sep 05, 2015 11:03:20	I would buy them for my colection. I have got a lot of d20s with different colors.        Another option could be to use a 3D printer, but I am not very sure about that.
(Reply to #19) akr71	crimfan07 wrote:
(Reply to #68) crimfan07	akr71 wrote:
#70 DysonLogos Sep 12, 2015 8:20:59	Personally I'm not a fan of the d14 and d18, but I am a fan of the d16 and d24.   I feel it fits well with the standard "dice chain"   d2 d3 d4 d6 d8 d10 d12 d16 d20 d24   In fact, prior to 5e, I had started implementing something a lot like Advantage / Disadvantage but using the d24 & d16 instead of two dice keep high / keep low.    To avoid confusion regarding what die to roll when you've got a pile of weird dice (d5, d7, d3, etc) we've taken to colouring in the full face of the highest face of the die with a black sharpie. So the whole die is red, for instance, with white numbering, and one black face at the highest face (with the white numbering showing clearly).
#71 Karnos Sep 13, 2015 13:04:50	MechaPilot wrote:
#72 Karnos Sep 13, 2015 13:08:43	Orethalion wrote:
#73 MechaPilot Sep 13, 2015 13:30:41	Karnos wrote:
#74 Karnos Sep 13, 2015 15:36:08	MechaPilot wrote:
#75 MechaPilot Sep 13, 2015 15:54:31	Karnos wrote:
#76 Karnos Sep 13, 2015 17:19:12	MechaPilot wrote:
#77 Orethalion Sep 13, 2015 17:20:42	Karnos wrote:
#78 MechaPilot Sep 13, 2015 17:47:32	Karnos wrote:
#79 Karnos Sep 13, 2015 18:54:55	MechaPilot wrote:
#80 Karnos Sep 13, 2015 18:53:45	Orethalion wrote:
#81 MechaPilot Sep 13, 2015 19:07:08	Karnos wrote:
#82 Orethalion Sep 13, 2015 19:12:07	Karnos wrote:
#83 Karnos Sep 13, 2015 20:18:25	MechaPilot wrote:
#84 MechaPilot Sep 14, 2015 11:35:00	Karnos wrote:
#85 MechaPilot Sep 14, 2015 11:39:20	Karnos wrote:
#86 MechaPilot Sep 14, 2015 11:42:02	Karnos wrote:
#87 Karnos Sep 14, 2015 12:00:38	MechaPilot wrote:
#88 Karnos Sep 14, 2015 12:04:06	MechaPilot wrote:
#89 MechaPilot Sep 14, 2015 12:07:22	Karnos wrote:
#90 MechaPilot Sep 14, 2015 12:14:15	Karnos wrote:
#91 Karnos Sep 14, 2015 12:14:40	MechaPilot wrote:
#92 Karnos Sep 14, 2015 12:18:06	MechaPilot wrote:
#93 MechaPilot Sep 14, 2015 12:27:06	Karnos wrote:
#94 MechaPilot Sep 14, 2015 12:31:54	Karnos wrote:
#95 Macv12 Sep 14, 2015 17:40:08	Near as I can tell, the design intent of the greataxe doing 1d12 is that a bigger die gets more magnification from critical hits, and barbarians and half-orcs enjoy even greater magnification, compared to a greatsword. (Edit: with the result that axes are mechanically favored by these characters, which enforces the traditional image that such characters like axes.)   A greataxe also becomes a brutal but unreliable weapon, while a greatsword has the feel of a reliable but unspectacular one. The axe feels more barbaric, like something a frothing killer would use for the possibility of big damage or overkill but an equal possibility of failing (the archetypal barbarian), while the sword would be the better choice for a more level-headed character who prefers more predictable results (closer to a veteran soldier).   I like it. It's a very subtle difference that allows these nuances to manifest mechanically. Pity that only the greatsword has the trait that introduces this difference.