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TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to Dungeons and Dragons@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Scientists Figured Out How to Design Dice to Roll Any Way You Want

www.popularmechanics.com

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Scientists Figured Out How to Design Dice to Roll Any Way You Want

www.popularmechanics.com

TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to Dungeons and Dragons@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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    Would be more useful if they weren’t visually distinct and obviously unfair. Also, if you have to take into account the surface as well, this is just fully misleading.

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    “Design dice” so weighted dice?

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      You didn’t read the article

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    As cool as being able to guarantee a roll with their dice would be, that would take away all the fun for me because I love the uncertainty of rolling and getting an unpredictable outcome.

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