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Monday, February 18, 2013

Canonical Minimal Dice Set

So, what's the canonical minimal dice set for people who play D&D? What dice could we expect pretty much any D&D player to have, or easily and quickly acquire even in remote areas lacking a game store?

Here's my thoughts:

  • d4, d8, d12, and d20, probably two each, possibly even different colors. 
  • Either two d10 of different colors or one normal and one labeled in multiples of ten.
  • Multiple d6s of at least two colors or two sizes.

I figure the d6s fall into the "easy to acquire quickly" category, since I've even seen standard dice in gas station quickiemarts.

Any contrary opinions?

2 comments:

  1. I'd add that one of the sets of d6s would ideally have pips because of the extra scope for interpretation, probably the first set.

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    1. Oh, definitely. I can't do without pips. But that's the easiest variety of d6 to get.

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