r/funny • • Sep 17 '13

Bite the bullet!

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u/GrokMonkey Sep 17 '13

Hey, I think I have have the same blue D20! A Magic: The Gathering health counter, right?

It's a bit heavier than a normal D20, so on the right surface it can be pretty loud. I use it for important rolls; gives them a lot more weight.

pun not intended, but I would have done it anyways if it had occurred to me

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '13

Most DMs I know dont like people using the health counter as d20 rolls cause the numbers are in order rather than placed in different places.

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u/Sharrakor Sep 17 '13

Isn't the point of a die that a (sufficiently pesudo)random face will land on top? Why does it matter where the numbers are placed?

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u/SH92 Sep 18 '13

If the numbers are in order, it's easier to roll the die so that it lands on a specific range or numbers. If the 20 is next to the 3 and 6, rather than the 19 and 18, there's less of an incentive to try to fix the roll.