DCC RPG - which dice do I need again?

Benoist · May 30, 2012, 10:48:40 AM

Quote from: FASERIP;543705Those d7s are pieces of shit, obviously not fair dice at all.

Yeah, from the look on the pic in the OP, I'm really not excited about the d7. Wasn't when I was hunting those dice in the first place some five years ago or so.

Quote from: FASERIP;543705I'd use the d14 as suggested above.

The d5s are bad too.

Probably what I'm going to end up doing with the d14. I like d5s though.

Is that the only d7 in existence, that said? (the one pictured in the OP)

Benoist · May 30, 2012, 10:50:40 AM

Quote from: FASERIP;543734Just an attention-drawing gimmick.

I imagine this is part of it. I love the idea of using them, and had started to put a small game system together for them a few years ago. Nothing in common with DCC or anything. I just really like the idea of using them all.

One Horse Town · May 30, 2012, 10:53:59 AM

I forgot about the dice.

crkrueger · May 30, 2012, 01:06:19 PM

Unfortunately that's the only style d7 and yeah it sucks. The Gamescience d14s have a Sun-Sat twice on the dieface too, for some players it's easier to do a d7 by weekday then it is to do it by number.

Exploderwizard · May 30, 2012, 02:51:04 PM

Quote from: CRKrueger;543806Unfortunately that's the only style d7 and yeah it sucks. The Gamescience d14s have a Sun-Sat twice on the dieface too, for some players it's easier to do a d7 by weekday then it is to do it by number.

I can see this being hilarious during a session.

DM:" Ok make the roll. You're gonna need a Friday or better to succeed."

Benoist · May 30, 2012, 04:29:59 PM

Quote from: Exploderwizard;543831I can see this being hilarious during a session.

DM:" Ok make the roll. You're gonna need a Friday or better to succeed."

I just tried with the d14 to get a feel of it and indeed, it's in fact super easy to translate mentally.
I guess I won't be hunting for a d7 any time soon (I find those existing to be butt ugly, really).

I'm kind of surprised at how much I'm anticipating getting this game to be honest. From the very start when it was announced, and then with the playtest and all, my reaction was a consistent "meh". But now, I don't know... I'm excited, actually! And who knows? Maybe I'll hate it, maybe I'll love it. I have no clue. Weird how these things work, heh?

The Butcher · May 30, 2012, 08:54:06 PM

I understand and I think this is because Goodman & Stroh have succeeded at making this game its own thing, to rise or fall on its merits; even though it's definitely built on a solid D&D skeleton, this is no clone.

RPGPundit · May 31, 2012, 12:20:16 AM

This is one of the dumber aspects of the game, though. The fact that it makes it difficult for some people to play right off the bat, and even more annoyingly difficult if you, say, live in certain countries where you just cannot get those special weird rare dice cheaply.

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StormBringer · May 31, 2012, 01:56:22 AM

You have two options:
Set of 12 GameScience dice, standard and oddballs
or
Set of 6 GameScience dice, just the oddballs

Personally, I prefer the semi-Platonic solids like the d24 or d30 rather than the Crystal Caste spindle shapes, or the increasingly sided lozenge shapes. Once you hit about a d14 on those shapes, it is almost impossible to roll or read easily.

crkrueger · May 31, 2012, 10:20:57 AM

Just go to Gamestation.net and purchase whatever Gamescience dice you want in any combination.

talysman · May 31, 2012, 12:35:55 PM

Or, use a dice map/drop die chart to emulate the weirder dice. For example, the Perverse Polymorpher (updated version here, but first link includes the instructions.) After DCC was officially released, I started getting a few more referrals from the Goodman Games forums, so some people must be looking for a solution other than "buy more dice".

The radial Perverse Polymorpher is keen-looking, but maybe a little hard for some people to understand, so I started work on a Vornheim-style drop die version which will be easier to use. Should be done in a couple days.

kregmosier · May 31, 2012, 12:43:00 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;543940This is one of the dumber aspects of the game, though. The fact that it makes it difficult for some people to play right off the bat, and even more annoyingly difficult if you, say, live in certain countries where you just cannot get those special weird rare dice cheaply.

RPGPundit

right up front on pg. 17 under the "Funky Dice" section, also on the forum:

QuoteHow to simulate Zocchi dice results:
d3: Roll 1d6 and divide by 2.
d5: Roll 1d10 and divide by 2.
d7: (Option A) Roll 1d8 and re-roll on an 8. (Option B) Roll 1d14 and divide by 2 (if you have a d14, which you probably don't if you're reading this, but just in case...)
d14: Roll 1d20 and re-roll on 16-20.
d16: (Option A) Roll 1d8 with a control die (add +0 or +8 depending on the control die). (Option B) Roll 1d20 and re-roll on 17-20.
d24: (Option A) Roll 1d12 with a control die (add +0 or +12 depending on the control die). (Option B) Roll 1d30 and re-roll on 25-30.
d30: Roll 1d10 with a 6-sided control die (add +0 on 1-2, +10 on 3-4, or +20 on 5-6).

SOLVED...next problem.

jibbajibba · May 31, 2012, 01:07:42 PM

Surely by now there is an app for this ?

The standard polyhedra dice rollers are pretty good so some nerd must have have built one for any polyhedral dice you care to invent? Roll 2 d45s.....

Drohem · May 31, 2012, 01:15:27 PM

Sure, dice rolling apps can handle those wacky dice rolls.

Here, the one at the WotC does it.

jibbajibba · May 31, 2012, 01:28:39 PM

Quote from: Drohem;544119Sure, dice rolling apps can handle those wacky dice rolls.

Here, the one at the WotC does it.

The andriod/i-phones ones are nicer though and they even make a dice rolly noise And you get to jig your phone/tablet about to replicate the physical aspect.