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[-] dimjim@sh.itjust.works 65 points 2 months ago

Numbers on top is the way, fight me

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 66 points 2 months ago

Hell yeah, brother/sister/sibling!

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 12 points 2 months ago

the heck? Where does one get these dice?

[-] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 23 points 2 months ago
[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 9 points 2 months ago

[dramatic head turn]

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 7 points 2 months ago

I got mine from Math Art Fun/The Dice Lab. I also got their Orbiform d4, which rolls nicely and looks and feels great.

[-] frunch@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I went a-lookin' and i kinda wish i didn't now... I am about to drop some coin on some dice and i don't even need them!! Well, i need them but i don't need them lol

There are some really really cool looking dice there!!!

https://www.gamescience.com/?page=1

[-] blackris@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 months ago
[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 months ago

Zocchi was an underappreciated legend

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[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The number is also on top for every other die, why would you change it, unless you're an evil heretic bound on destroying everything we hold dear.

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 46 points 2 months ago

When you roll a d6, and the face looking upwards shows a 1, have you rolled a 6, no? Then why change the approach for the d4?

Number rolled goes up!

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 16 points 2 months ago

this implies d4s can be rolled and not tossed. the number goes on the bottom of a d4 to demonstrate that it is an affront to all that it is good. what you value it breaks because it finds it funny

[-] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

You nearly convinced me, but I can't get over how difficult it is to read when hovering above it, so even though it may be what the rotten things deserve, I shouldn't bear the punishment for the crime of their existence.

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[-] MagnyusG@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago

Number at the top is undeniably superior, it's functionally more well designed. Not only does it make the die more pleasing to look at, but the number isn't fighting for space with the other two digits, the other numbers are also angled downwards rather than upwards, further indicating that the number at the top is what you rolled.

[-] faltryka@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Ok but one is clearly superior.

[-] GlitchyDigiBun@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago
[-] faltryka@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

I audibly gasped. You should really consider an nsfl tag.

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[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 months ago

Purple (number up) team for sure. The only alternative I'll accept is the ones that look like crystals, but I mean c'mon they're just so cool they get a pass, numbers up pyramid is clearly the correct choice.

[-] 667@lemmy.radio 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Evil DMs keep two color-identical D4s, one with numbers up and an evil one with numbers down, and they’re the only D4s allowed on the table. When directed to roll a 1D4, it’s drawn blind and rolled. The hopeful see what they want before their faces give way to crestfall.

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 months ago

These fools! It is so obvious which way is correct

[-] marduk@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 months ago

Both sides know the right way, one side is just trolling

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Determining the correct d4 layout is left as an exercise for the reader.

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[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

(best d4 shape is dodecahedron with 1-4 repeated 3 times, fight me)

[-] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

But then you can't tell at a glance what kind of die it is.

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[-] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 10 points 2 months ago

Take two different coins: designate one as worth 1, the other, worth 2. Flip both and total the value of the coins showing heads; 0=4.

It’s percentile dice in binary.

[-] 5ibelius9insterberg@feddit.org 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Look! I have a… [rummages in wallet] d512 !

[-] GraniteM@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior, the infinity d4?

[-] its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 months ago

The bottom number while more difficult to grasp initially makes for a much easier more consistent readings, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees.

[-] 667@lemmy.radio 38 points 2 months ago

A fight to your death it is, then.

The triangular shape naturally draws our eyes to the pinnacle. Bottom-numbered D4 are evil and should be banned.

[-] Soup@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

I’ve never looked at a number-on-top d4 and thought “ouchy if only there was an easier way”. Not once. Whether or not I agree with you, the fact that there is a noticeable difference to you, which crosses a particular threshold, is wild.

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[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

I recently received a d4 as a gift that was essentially a d6 but with two rounded faces so it can only land on the four sides. It’s objectively the better experience but feels like treason.

[-] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

I hope you also roll a pencil as a d6.

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

Shit in a pinch that's not a bad idea.

[-] ragas@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago

D4s are dumb. Just use a D8/2.

[-] kopasz7@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago
[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago

Can’t roll a 0 on a D4.

I think you’d need:

(D8 mod 4) + 1 ?

But that gets confusing. I think /2 and round up is easier?

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[-] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 months ago
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[-] simbico@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago

Truncated D8 / 2 for the win!

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[-] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 5 points 2 months ago

I don't understand the difference--

[-] kboy101222@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 months ago

The guys on the top have their d4s the correct way, and the people on the bottom are heathens that deserve death

[-] Manticore@lemmy.nz 12 points 2 months ago

The far army has the number on the vertices (4), the close army has the number on the base (3).

[-] KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago

I may be the only one here who doesn't care. Long as it's understandable, it's good enough.

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