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Tarodin writes:

The D16's are useful for BloodBowl. They are also a good "in-between" die for use when a d12 doesn't have enough of a range, but a d20 has too much. In fantasy gaming: a surprised or injured opponent can roll a D16 for combat instead of a D20 to indicate his disadvantage. A fatigued or dazed character rolls a D16 to reflect diminished ability. Really fearsome dragons can roll D16s for hit points!

As for the D24... well the obvious application IS randomizing time. It also is good as a sort-of super D20, for a to-hit roll... used when the character involved is somehow blessed. Aparently, the earliest versions of Dungeons and Dragons provided eight uses for a Tetrakis Hexahedron shaped die having 24 faces. Can anyone here elaborate on those uses?

Obviously these are "non-essential" dice for most gamers. However, they are unusual, well made, and fun for those of us who just love to collect and use off-beat dice.


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Tarodin of Advancing Hordes Dice & Miniatures writes:

Gamescience has reduced its prices on their D16's and D24's. So we are passing our savings on to our customers, and have reduced our prices on these cool and unusual hand-inked dice!

Recently re-stocked 7-piece Precision Edge set - grey

The opaque D16's have been reduced from $3.50 USD to $2.50 USD, and the Gem version (which was $5.50 USD) is now only $3.50 USD. The Gamescience D24, which is made from the translucent Gem High Impact plastic, and is more compact than the Koplow D24's, has been reduced from $7.00 USD to just $3.50 USD!

Gamescience 11-piece Master Set - Gem Diamond color

Of course, the 11-piece Master Set which contains these dice - as well as the true D3 and true D5, and a full set of "normal" polyhedral shapes - has been reduced accordingly and now sells for $26.50 USD (reduced from $32.00 USD).

Gamescience True D24 Gem - Sapphire color

Advancing Hordes has recently re-stocked with many Gamescience polyhedral dice and dice sets, including the Zocchihedrons, Destiny Dice Pairs, Traveller Dice Pairs, and Range-1 Electronic Dice Roller.

Gamescience D16 Gem - Laser Yellow color

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