Three sided Dice..

Gryphin · #1 December 23rd, 2003, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Loser:
(d6 mod 3) + 1
or
d6 div 3

I thought that's what you're supposed to use...

Or in Excel:
=RAND()*(3-1)+1

Slick · #2 December 23rd, 2003, 04:11 PM

How about a 1-sided die? You know, for determining if those Talisman shots will hit...

Slick.

Gryphin · #3 December 23rd, 2003, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Slick:
How about a 1-sided die? You know, for determining if those Talisman shots will hit...

Slick.

A die for the Talisman is a chit with the words "Hit" on both sides.

Edit: or maybe MC Escher or David E. Gervais could create one

[ December 23, 2003, 14:39: Message edited by: Gryphin ]

Slick · #4 December 23rd, 2003, 04:38 PM

I was thinking more of a sphere with "Hit" written all over it.

You want to make a true 1-sided die? Cut a strip of paper, say 1/2" x 1'. Hold both ends and give 1 end a half-turn then tape the ends together. 1-side! and 1-edge!!!

Proof of 1 side: grab a pencil and start drawing a line down the strip. Soon you will be back where you started, having covered all of the surface.

Proof of 1 edge: do same thing along 1 edge.

Slick.

[ December 23, 2003, 22:35: Message edited by: Slick ]

Gryphin · #5 December 23rd, 2003, 04:41 PM

I love Mobia strips. I should have thought of that when I said MC Escher.
Edit: my favorte graphic by Escher:
http://djust.hypermart.net/imgpages/img/esc025p.jpg

[ December 23, 2003, 14:42: Message edited by: Gryphin ]

geoschmo · #6 December 23rd, 2003, 04:57 PM

Speaking of sphere dice, I found a site selling them. Perfect spheres with the dots on six sides just like a regular six sided die. And they are supposed to work like regular dice where one side always comes up.

Apparently how they work is they are hollow with a cubical cavity inside and a ball bearing. The bearing will always come to rest in one of the corners, causing that side to be down.

Slynky · #7 December 23rd, 2003, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by geoschmo:
Speaking of sphere dice, I found a site selling them. Perfect spheres with the dots on six sides just like a regular six sided die. And they are supposed to work like regular dice where one side always comes up.

Apparently how they work is they are hollow with a cubical cavity inside and a ball bearing. The bearing will always come to rest in one of the corners, causing that side to be down.

I had a set of those when I was the "every-popular" dungeon master a long time ago. And, yes, that's how they worked.