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Gamers: Rolling 20's since 200 A.D.

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:24 am
by GM-Taki
This is absolutely awesome. That is all.


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A Roman glass gaming die: circa 2nd century A.D.

http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_ ... 66e677b6b7

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:26 pm
by Malachi
It turns out that Ceasar was killed because of a heated discussion involving the THAC0 system!

:lol:

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:29 pm
by Zeira
Malachi wrote:It turns out that Ceasar was killed because of a heated discussion involving the THAC0 system!

:lol:
We don't talk about that evil abomination.

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:56 pm
by Zydana
I like THAC0!

- or maybe I don't but I love saying it.

Re: Gamers: Rolling 20's since 200 A.D.

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:58 pm
by Torakhan
Korrigan Drochlann wrote: Image
A Roman glass gaming die: circa 2nd century A.D.

http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_ ... 66e677b6b7

"Several polyhedra in various materials with similar symbols are known from the Roman period. Modern scholarship has not yet established the game for which these dice were used. "

Indeed... when geeks figure out how to go back in time to Roman era, accidently they immediately try to re-establish dominance through a game of D&D!

And you thought some other dice were difficult to read? Are those roman letters or numbers, or something else?
... I wonder if Crystal Caste will make similar versions to this by GenCon... hmmm... it wouldn't make a bad die color either.

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:59 pm
by Zydana
I would probably buy a replica.

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:58 pm
by Atrum Draconus
I think numbers, I see 1 and 5 and I think the H is 1 million.

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:01 am
by Smitty19
1 million...and i thought a +23 to hit was ridcockulous....

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