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I know WHAT it is, but I dont know why it exists, what use it has, or where it may have come from. All sides are identical, its translucent green. The pips are scalloped, not painted on, and are otherwise unremarkable. Help me out here, its definitely my favorite d6, but I am struggling to figure out a purpose for a +5 dice.
...I mean, aside from that I need a +5 weapon, clearly.
Magic tricks, for example.
Apparently they’re called Forcing Dice; obviously they sell different ones but the concept is the same.
Obviously these dice will not stand close scrutiny so they are most effective when used sparingly, substituted for a regular die at a critical moment.
Very useful to magicians who need to force a specific number as part of a trick, or as part of a humorous routine.
How do you look at this for longer than 2 seconds without noticing it? Guess it's a good example of how much of magic is distraction
My guess is the magician rolls the forcing dice (perhaps after showing other identically colored dice for close inspection), instantly reads off the result, giving just enough time to see the top faces match what they said, then scoops them back up and moves on with the trick.
You might not get those two seconds.
Ikr, baking the dice is a wayyy better option
Baking?
Baking dice can allow any bubbles inside to move up toward whatever side is up during the process. This weights the die toward that side, but not so perfectly it will land there every time.
I'm guessing it's part of a magic trick.
Made me think of this lol
Seems like "some kind of joke" is a likely answer, but I don't know for sure.
I had one of these in red. It's for some really shitty magic tricks
Only when you do them
Good point!
Thank ya for verifying.
I cross-posted this to !clacksmith@lemmy.world, the resident Threadiverse dice experts, so they might also be able to provide some insights.
It's part of a magic set.
It's a misprint.
Secret Third Thing
I have one of these in red, but it is larger than what I would consider a standard d6. No idea why. Someone left a box full of ttrpg dice at my apartment like 20 years ago and it was inside...
I think thats how I came to acquire this
Likely spawned into existence via the same arcane rituals that brought us candy corn and those weird strawberry hard candies on every grandmother's coffee table.
It's part of a pair. The other one has three sides with six pips and three sides with two pips. That way you always roll either 7 or 11. They must have gotten separated.
where is it used?
Maybe a bonus die for a 3d6 system rpg. It would guarantee a higher result at the cost of being unable to crit.
yeah it would guarantee a roll of 5
7 to 17 if the other two dice are normal. It also avoids a critical fail.
why not just roll 2d6+5?
For flavor.
i'd honestly just feel dumb rolling a trick dice at the table.
The idea is it would be given as loot. Something like a single use item to buff a roll. An actual die makes it easier to keep track of and show you're using it.