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One of the problems with a d100 that I saw is that it can be rolled along an axis somewhat reliably. If the numbers are well distributed, the average and those
by LanceH 11y ago
One of the problems with a d100 that I saw is that it can be rolled along an axis somewhat reliably. If the numbers are well distributed, the average and those above/below average may still be sufficient. Specific numbers would be avoided by putting them at the poles, or others given greater chance by putting them along the equator of the roll.
I have not seen the d120, I don't know if the points would bounce it off its axis or not.
- mseebach 11y agoIf you want a random value in the range, that's probably fine, but it would be bad for a roulette-style game, where you bet on a single, specific number. If you can indeed roll it on an axis reliably, you can increase your odds significantly.
- jonathankoren 11y agoTrue. The problem I remember about a friend's d100 was that it was basically a golf ball and the damn thing rolled and rolled and rolled...
- mhd 11y agoYes, it always was a neat gimmick, but in practice, using two ten-sided dice was a far superior approach. d30s were bad enough, but at least with them simulating (e.g. with a d6 and d10) wasn't as intuitive.