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« Thread Started on Nov 10, 2011, 4:09pm »
Inspired by Finarvyn's comments on another D&D forum, I went to Gamescience and recreated an old and very familiar set of dice.

I wanted 2d10, which weren't included in the early dice sets. My choice came down to red or purple and I thought the red was a bit too sharp to be reminiscent of those old dice. So, I went with purple and I'm pleased with the result. Oh, and dig the nerdy result of the d% roll ...

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Very geek-ily cool.
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« Reply #2 on Nov 10, 2011, 6:23pm »
Nice! In the past I've preferred GameScience's gem dice, but I'm becoming more enamored of the opaque dice as time goes by. They're just easier to read.
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« Reply #3 on Nov 10, 2011, 7:03pm »
Oh yessss luverly they are! I recently picked up an opaque 30 sider in dark green.
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« Reply #4 on Nov 10, 2011, 7:27pm »
Here is an idea to try with the Gamescience d100 (2 ten sided dice).

I personally prefer to roll a tens die together with a units die and *not* roll two die and sum the result which the Gamescience d100 (2 ten sided dice) suggests.

I know its a subtle difference. Anyway the trick is to only ink the non zero digit of the double digit d10. That is, when rolling d100 you have two d10 where the *smaller* digit is the tens and no '0' is inked.
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« Reply #5 on Nov 10, 2011, 9:28pm »
Veeeeery kewl!
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« Reply #6 on Nov 11, 2011, 7:23pm »
Those are sweet, DuBeers. 8-)

Aw, feck. Gorgeous Gamescience dice. Something else to add to the Christmas list... ::)
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Re: Dicing it Old School
« Reply #7 on Nov 11, 2011, 7:54pm »
Very nice. Has the side benefit of being more user-friendly as well, as the different die types are easier to distinguish casually.
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« Reply #8 on Nov 12, 2011, 7:09am »
Those look just like the ones I bought for my current game. The green isn't as dark as the ones from the 1970's and the orange is a little light, but overall it's a great color combination and reminds me of the "good old days." :D

While there is something cool about matching sets of dice, I have a special place in my heart for that particular color scheme, since it's all we had for years before dice companies realized they could make sets in all colors for all occasions. An "exalt" to you for the memories!
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« Reply #9 on Nov 12, 2011, 7:34am »
These aren't my dice in the photo, but here is what the old 1970's TSR dice looked like for anyone who hasn't seen them before:
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I know that a lot of folks started off with Holmes Basic or AD&D and might have had different dice options, but when I started I had a mountain of d6's and a set of those wacky-colored polyhedral dice.
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Nov 12, 2011, 7:34am, Finarvyn wrote:
I know that a lot of folks started off with Holmes Basic or AD&D and might have had different dice options, but when I started I had a mountain of d6's and a set of those wacky-colored polyhedral dice.


Note the rounding of the corners... the d20s from my basic and expert sets don't stop on numbers any more. :P
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« Reply #11 on Nov 12, 2011, 1:55pm »
Yeah, a friend of mine had an original white d20 which was so round that it would roll and roll and roll before finally coming to a stop. We affectionately called it his "21-sided die" :D
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« Reply #12 on Nov 16, 2011, 4:03am »
Is it even possible to buy new 20-siders that are numbered 0-9 twice like those old ones? I'd like to get some, but haven't been able to find any for sale. I assume they are considered obsolete, but I kind of like the versatility.
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Nov 16, 2011, 4:03am, blackbarn wrote:
Is it even possible to buy new 20-siders that are numbered 0-9 twice like those old ones?
I haven't seen any for years. :( The best I could suggest is getting d10's.
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Re: Dicing it Old School
« Reply #14 on Nov 16, 2011, 9:18am »

Nov 16, 2011, 4:03am, blackbarn wrote:
Is it even possible to buy new 20-siders that are numbered 0-9 twice like those old ones? I'd like to get some, but haven't been able to find any for sale. I assume they are considered obsolete, but I kind of like the versatility.

I had to do a quick google delve to see if I could find any. And I could!

No name, assorted colors @ The Education Shop (UK)

Black with white numbers by Koplow @ Noble Knight (US)

Assorted colors (translucent) by Chessex @ Noble Knight

GameScien ce d20+ search (26 hits) @ Amazon.com

A store with twenty-sided d10s @ ebay.com

A seller that seems to ONLY have 0-9 twice-d20s in the sets he offers (GameScience knock-offs?) @ ebay.com

So, there are versions available, but they seem to be surprisingly hard to find. I thought it'd be even easier.
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