It just doesn't feel the same without real dice

J Arcane · February 21, 2007, 03:45:29 AM

So, I'm sitting here, slightly bored, trying to think of something fun to do.

I was thinking about rolling up a Gamma World character, just for fun, when it occured to me that I don't have my dice with me, and don't know what happened to them.

And while I have a computer in front of me, and any one of a billion possible ways of generating random numbers with it, I don't really want to.

It just doesn't feel the same without the real deal.

I wanna roll some damn dice.

RedFox · February 21, 2007, 03:47:04 AM

This is why you should keep an adventure set on you at all times. That's what belt pouches are for, and they only cost 1 gp.

fonkaygarry · February 21, 2007, 04:41:22 AM

Quote from: RedFoxThis is why you should keep an adventure set on you at all times. That's what belt pouches are for, and they only cost 1 gp.

Accessorize with a feathered cap for DOUBLE SPICE.

I only own 3d6 and 2d10 myself. I just mooch off the other people at the table, who are more often than not degenerate dice addicts.

The Yann Waters · February 21, 2007, 06:10:36 AM

I realized recently that out of all the dice in my desk drawer only three are in fact old-fashioned six-siders. Apparently more d6s might be needed if I ever run that Finnish Praedor RPG, since that's what it uses for dice pools.

Blackleaf · February 21, 2007, 07:35:36 AM

I still have all my dice (including d30 and d100), and will be getting new dice soon!

beeber · February 21, 2007, 09:08:48 AM

i used to keep a small pair of six-siders with me almost all the time in my undergrad years. the campaign i was running used the CT/MT rules so i could run something at the drop of a hat.

was good for spontaneous drinking games too

Dominus Nox · February 21, 2007, 09:48:37 PM

Quote from: fonkaygarryAccessorize with a feathered cap for DOUBLE SPICE.

I only own 3d6 and 2d10 myself. I just mooch off the other people at the table, who are more often than not degenerate dice addicts.

Geez, man, you can pick up more dice on the floor at a typical game convention. Go to a few and try looking around under the tables.

jrients · February 22, 2007, 09:30:46 AM

I have decided that I will next give online gaming a try when I can actually roll online dice. Tycho of Penny Arcade seems to think that era is almost upon us, thanks to the Wii.

Megamanfan · February 22, 2007, 01:48:34 PM

Wow, I haven't rolled real dice in almost 5 years. :raise:

*MMF does the IRC thing a LOT*

Akrasia · February 22, 2007, 02:25:05 PM

I have a set of dice in my office at work. :cool:

droog · February 22, 2007, 07:22:29 PM

Quote from: jrientsI have decided that I will next give online gaming a try when I can actually roll online dice.

There's this.

J Arcane · February 22, 2007, 07:28:10 PM

I found a very nice standalone dice tray program here: http://home.earthlink.net/~evildm/dd3e/tools/index.html

It's got some pretty cool features really, that go beyond the usual stock die roller.

Why no one thought of a persistent state tray like that for so long baffles me, because it's really a quite nice way of doing things.

Plus it has sound effects. And you can even download image sets of real dice. Which helps a little.

Casey777 · February 23, 2007, 06:05:35 AM

Quote from: jrientsI have decided that I will next give online gaming a try when I can actually roll online dice.

There's always the honor system, where you still roll your favorite dice and then type in the result. I prefer it to dicebots which sometimes seem to get "stuck", winding up less random than they should be.

jrients · February 23, 2007, 08:55:24 AM

Both the honor system and that dice tray app are great suggestions, but one lacks the integrity of dice on the table and the other removes the tactile sensation of actually rolling. Without both of those, the experience lacks oomph for me.

Casey777 · February 23, 2007, 09:15:54 AM

Get cheap webcams and point them at the dice rolls? :keke: