What’s so awesome about polyhedral dice, anyway? Today I rant a bit about how the vast majority of these stupid mathrocks, outside of the common six-sided die, pretty much suck, and have no real purpose.
Tag: D20
Deconstructing: OGL – Pixels & Dice #162
Taking a look at some of the many, many RPGs that were based on the D&D 3.5 Open Game License, or the “D20” ruleset. Music from https://filmmusic.io “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) See more trash like this at Scormey.com https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/podcast/PnD162.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | […]
Have we outgrown polyhedrals?
As a longtime tabletop roleplayer, I have been using polyhedral dice for most of my life. From the caltrop-like d4 to the near-spherical d20, these multi-sided dice have simply been a part of my gaming life, because they simply… were. Dungeons & Dragons used these multiple types of dice, so essentially everyone else did, for […]
