Favorite Way To Roll d2?

[eotb]

Same, or just grab any die that's handy and split it in half

[waysoftheearth]

I like odds=1; evens=2 on any die.

[Finarvyn]

Oct 4, 2019 17:56:10 GMT -6 Piper said:

I've always seen others use roll = 1-3 is 1, 4-6 is 2.

This is my usual method, but like eotb I will often just take whatever die is handy.

[mrmanowar]

Usually, if I have to roll this, I use my favorite go to: a quarter. When I run with younger kids including my own it's far easier to flip a coin for a 50/50 split. Occasionally I will still make them do the math if we use a larger die as I want their math skills to be sharp. In the heat of the game though in the interest of keeping things moving I just use a quarter.

[Zenopus]

Percentile dice, re-roll any result that is 03 or higher.

[talysman]

When I did it: either odd/even or low vs. high (frex "1-3 is 1, 4-6 is 2" on 1d6.)

But honestly, I really don't have much call for rolling a d2 in actual play. Only time when I think it would matter is for # appearing for monsters that are mostly solitary, and even there I usually weight it towards 1 monster, rolling a d6 and making it two monsters on a 5+.

The only binary choices I typically use in a game are "did something go wrong?" "is some random item mentioned by the players present?" and "can I get out of this horrible situation?" I usually use the 5+ on 1d6 method weighted in favor of the player, except for the last one, where it's 5+ for the player to succeed.

[waysoftheearth]

A 50/50 determination can be a pretty handy tool behind the screen. I.e., will this next thing happen by day or night? At sea or on land? Is this here anti-hero male or female? Left- or right-handed? Which of the two players in the rear rank will the doppelganger target? When the monster tables list goblin/kobold, skeleton/zombie, bandits/berserkers, giant snakes/spiders etc. which is it? When the gambler tosses a coin does it come up heads or tails? And plenty more like that I'm sure

[waysoftheearth]

Oct 4, 2019 21:30:49 GMT -6 Zenopus said:

Percentile dice, re-roll any result that is 03 or higher.

dAnything, re-roll any result >2.

[scottenkainen]

Although I realize any die can be split into 1 and 2, it feels weird to roll anything higher than a d6 for this. Half the time I use a d4 and the other half a d6 for this, with 1-2 or 1-3 being a 1.

[talysman]

Another option is to use the even/odd method, but not with dice. Check the time. If the <i>seconds</i> are odd (or minutes, if your watch/clock doesn't show seconds by default,) then the result is 1. Otherwise, it's 2. If I ever needed to decide something on the spur of the moment that was truly 50/50 odds, like gender of a last-minute character, I'd use that method, because then you don't have to alert players that you're making things up on the spot by rolling a die.

[murquhart72]

My personal rule of thumb is something I inferred from the original rules: Roll a die: 1 or 2 indicates the situation changed (trap sprung, door opened, NPC changes mind, etc.), 3-6 indicates status quo (walk across the pit safely, door is stuck fast, NPC remains unmoved, etc.). Not exactly 50/50, but as close as you're gonna get in my game without Player input.

[hamurai]

Oct 4, 2019 19:20:35 GMT -6 waysoftheearth said:

I like odds=1; evens=2 on any die.

That's how I usually do it.

Doesn't work on d3, d5 and d7, of course. So, careful when playing DCC

[countingwizard]

Oct 4, 2019 21:30:49 GMT -6 Zenopus said:

Percentile dice, re-roll any result that is 03 or higher.

This is best way. The most precise.

[DungeonDevil]

Dwarf-tossing.




Oh, you mean with dice?

1 to 3=1
4 to 6=2

[derv]

eeny, meeny, miny, moe.

[bravewolf]

However I choose to roll a D2, I always roll R2 first.

[tkdco2]

I either roll a d6 or flip a coin. However, I rarely need a d2 or d3.

[Porphyre]

Oct 5, 2019 18:21:42 GMT -6 murquhart72 said:

My personal rule of thumb is something I inferred from the original rules: Roll a die: 1 or 2 indicates the situation changed (trap sprung, door opened, NPC changes mind, etc.), 3-6 indicates status quo (walk across the pit safely, door is stuck fast, NPC remains unmoved, etc.). Not exactly 50/50, but as close as you're gonna get in my game without Player input.

It's not 1 or 2, but I use something similar, but its is 
1-2 situation changes for worse (trap is sprung, wandering monster steps in, weather deteriorates ...)
3-4 status quo 
5-6 situation changes for the best (door opens, monster passes by without noticing, weather improves ...)

[tkdco2]

Choose 2 players to play rock-paper-scissors with each other. Secretly determine who will be "1" and who will be "2." The result depends on who wins.

[Finarvyn]

So I was at a game store yesterday and saw some d6's numbered 1-2 three times. I nearly bought one and then decided not to waste the dollar, but now I am second-guessing myself. I might never use one, but it would be a great conversation-starter.

[captainjapan]

Oct 26, 2019 17:23:13 GMT -6 Finarvyn said:

So I was at a game store yesterday and saw some d6's numbered 1-2 three times. I nearly bought one and then decided not to waste the dollar, but now I am second-guessing myself. I might never use one, but it would be a great conversation-starter.

Koplow makes a d12 marked rock/paper/scissors, four times over.

[Porphyre]

Oct 26, 2019 17:23:13 GMT -6 Finarvyn said:

So I was at a game store yesterday and saw some d6's numbered 1-2 three times. I nearly bought one and then decided not to waste the dollar, but now I am second-guessing myself. I might never use one, but it would be a great conversation-starter.

I advise against it, unless they have a very distinct color. I already have six-faced 1-3 dices and twenty-faced 1-10 dices, and it always slow down the game when I have to double check that I'm using the correct dice.

[Starbeard]

I'll typically just pick up whatever die is nearest, with 1 = the lower half of numbers and 2 = the higher half.

I've also ordered a quick round of rock-paper-scissors or guess-heads-or-tails, as well as is-today's-date-odd-or-even and go-get-me-a-snack-and-I'll-let-you-decide.

[tkdco2]

There are blank dice of all types where you can fill it as you please. Aside from 1d2 or 1d3, you can use it to roll for class, alignment, etc. when you're stuck for ideas.

[fingolwyn]

For 1d2 I roll d6 with odd = 1 and even = 2, or sometimes 1-3 = 1 and 4-6 = 2 (depends on my whim at the moment). In any case, I call it before I roll.

[sixdemonbag]

1-3 = 1 and 4-6 = 2, as God intended.

[Malcadon]

For me, a d2 roll is: 1-3 = 1; 4-6 = 2

As for a d3, its: 1 or 2 = 1; 3 or 4 = 2; 5 or 6 = 3 (Although, I now use a custom d3 for such rolls.)

If I need to roll odd dice, like a d5, d7, d9, etc., I'll roll a normal die one-point lower than the desired maximum (d4, d6, d8, etc.) and roll a secondary "modifier die" (usually a typical d6) in order to add a +1 to the total, on a 4+ (basically a %50 for any die I'm using). There are many ways to roll odd-numbered dice.