Bar Dice

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v3.0 Added Reading Chart v2.1 Warhammer Scatter D6 (ds) v2.0 Initial Release After spotting those peculiar tags from Death Stranding, I became fixated on making some dice that resemble them. Constructed from sturdy solid metal and tied together with a string, they evoke a sense of using games on a Martian hillside if desired. I also simply wanted to create some freakishly odd dice. Included are: d2 (flat plate) d4 (square) d6 (hexagon) d10 (stitched bi-pentagon) d100 (stitched bi-pentagon) ds (hexagon WH/40K scatter) dm (hexagon WH misfire) A note about the ds/scatter: Although it appears unusual, it's actually easy to read. The long lines represent a "scatter" result in the direction of the dot near the line. The short lines indicate a "bullseye" result in a direct hit, yet still feature direction dots for rolls that always scatter. A note about the dm/misfire: It should be fairly self-evident, but the side with the long line and large dot represents misfire, while the hashed sides count 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 as usual. A little clunky, but I believe you can manage it. Notably missing are the d8, d12, and d20. Despite my efforts, I couldn't produce decent models; the d8 and d12 wobbled excessively, and the d20 came out too large. So instead, roll a d2 and one of the d4, d6, or d10, with the d2 determining whether the accompanying die is "low" or "high." For example: To determine a d20, you roll the d2 and d10. The result of the d2 determines whether the d10 falls in the "low" or "high" ranges. If the d2 comes up "low," the d10 results range from 1-10; if it's "high," the results are 11-20. So a low + 7 equals 7, whereas high + 7 equals 17. So for all the odd dice, they're handled this way: d8 = d2 + d4 d12 = d2 + d6 d20 = d2 + d10 Is it the most elegant and compact dice set? Certainly not. This is pure novelty, but it should still work if you'd like to use them.