OT: list of swords or yeah right, a guy who's barely played any RPG is gonna make one

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
question - which dice are the ones a RPG'er might reasonably be expected to have? the PHB has 1d2 and 1d3 in it. 1d2 could be done by anyone with a penny, but 1d3?

As far as I know its impoossible to manufacture a die with only three sides that can come up with equal probibility. Of course I could be wrong, but I can't think of a way off the top of my head. Typically when a game calls for 1d3 you roll a d6 and divide by 2. 1-2=1, 3-4=2, 5-6=3.

There are also special dice with 6 sides that have 2 faces with 1's, two faces with 2's, and 2 faces with 3's. Or you could use "fudge dice". That's a 6 sideed die with 2 + sides,2 - sides, and two blank sides.

Geoschmo