This has been baking my noodle for days...
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 4:50 am
Darts do 1d3 damage.
How does one make a 3 sided dice?
How does one make a 3 sided dice?
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This has been baking my noodle for days...
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 4:59 am
Welcome to this board. You'll fit in nicely.
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 5:17 am
throw three coins and count the number of heads!
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 5:30 am
Nice idea, but a little stats shows you have a 1 in 8 chance of getting 3
Cheers Astafas.
Cheers Astafas.
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 5:43 am
Use a foursided die, and if it's a "4" throw again.
-Sylvanerian
-Sylvanerian
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 5:43 am
Would be easiest to use a four-sided dice and write "re-throw" on one side, no?
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 5:48 am
He stole my idea! And typed it faster, too.Originally posted by Silvanerian:
<STRONG>Use a foursided die, and if it's a "4" throw again.
-Sylvanerian</STRONG>
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 5:52 am
Honestly, don't any of you play PnP DnD?
you roll a regular 6 sided die and just use 2 numbers instad of one:
1 or 2 is 1.
3 or 4 is 2.
5 or 6 is 3.
you roll a regular 6 sided die and just use 2 numbers instad of one:
1 or 2 is 1.
3 or 4 is 2.
5 or 6 is 3.
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 7:02 am
No. And we don't like your simple solutions either.Originally posted by Morlock:
<STRONG>Honestly, don't any of you play PnP DnD?
</STRONG>
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 9:57 am
Whe like to think much larger, why take the easyest route when there are so many other ways to explore!
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 10:10 am
roll a six sider. divide by two. round up to the nearest integer.
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 11:27 am
Rolling a 3-sided die is easy. What I want to know is how do you get a 1-sided die?
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 11:30 am
1 dice 1 side = 1
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 12:04 pm
Exactly what I tell my wife! And she just keeps giving me that strange look...Originally posted by Stilgar:
<STRONG>Whe like to think much larger, why take the easyest route when there are so many other ways to explore!
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 1:11 pm
Originally posted by fable:
<STRONG>Exactly what I tell my wife! And she just keeps giving me that strange look...
LOL I hate that look
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 2:11 pm
Yes, but what does a 1-sided dice look like?Originally posted by craig:
<STRONG>1 dice 1 side = 1</STRONG>
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 2:49 pm
Sphereical
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 3:10 pm
In D&D we always threw a D6 as stated above and 1-2=1 3-4=2 and 5-6=3 its simple
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 5:01 pm
If you want complicated you could always roll a d12:
1,4,7,10 = 1
2,5,8,11 = 2
3,6,9,12 = 3
Oooooorrrrr..........
How about...a d10+d6-1 (generateing a 1-15)
1,4,7,10,13 = 1
2,5,8,11,14 = 2
3,6,9,12,15 = 3
Of course you could always create an Excel spreadsheet and then enter the following formula:
=(int(rand()*3)+1)
It will roll a D3, in fact if you want you can hit F9 and re-roll many times.
1,4,7,10 = 1
2,5,8,11 = 2
3,6,9,12 = 3
Oooooorrrrr..........
How about...a d10+d6-1 (generateing a 1-15)
1,4,7,10,13 = 1
2,5,8,11,14 = 2
3,6,9,12,15 = 3
Of course you could always create an Excel spreadsheet and then enter the following formula:
=(int(rand()*3)+1)
It will roll a D3, in fact if you want you can hit F9 and re-roll many times.
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2002 5:25 pm
Comon. That is like math. I like the idea 1-2=1 3-4=2 5-6=3. The odds are still fair.