The Dramatic Yet Fair(er) D6

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Human: Similar to my D20 design, this ideal D6 has several key characteristics:\r\n\r\n1. Rolls a consistent amount with minimal effort required, preventing cheating or standard luck.\r\n2. Displays uncertainty before settling on a face, making results more exciting to witness.\r\n3. All pips are indented for easy reading, even without painting.\r\n4. Achieves perfect weight distribution with ideal indentation and pip sizes.\r\n5. Has a numeric distribution that ensures equal chances of high or low values, regardless of the edge or corner it lands on (inspired by this YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF8goco4ix0).\r\n6. Requires no supports when printing with FDM printers (*may need minimal supports for large prints).\r\n\r\nYou can see how the die behaves in my video here: https://youtu.be/_clKuOQilCs.\r\n\r\nTwo versions of the die are included:\r\n\r\n1. D6_fairer.stl - This is considered default, using a non-standard number distribution to ensure a good spread of low and high values regardless of the corner or edge it lands on.\r\n2. D6_standard.stl - A standard "opposite faces add up to 7" dice design, included for modern tabletop games that use this characteristic as a mechanic.\r\n\r\nThe die is designed at 100mm and can be resized to your preference. I recommend using standard sizes of 12mm, 15mm, 20mm, or 25mm.\r\n\r\n## Update History:\r\n\r\n### 2017-09-15: Tweaks were made to improve rolls on hard surfaces.\r\n\r\nThe roundness of the dice was increased slightly to ensure they roll well on both soft and hard surfaces.