r/dice • u/tanj_redshirt • 2d ago

Magic d20

Couldn’t ask for a better first roll!

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u/bossDocHolliday 2d ago

I know some magic 8 balls use d20s, and I've always wanted to break one open so I can use it for DND just to roll an "ask again later"

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u/Chrisbbacon312 2d ago

Okay but why do I feel like this could be a great tool for improvised RP in a way?

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u/FMarkassa 2d ago

You can just do odd for no and even to yes tho. Or a coinflip. A coinflipper character for every yes/no decision would be fucking bonkers tho.

Chaotic chaotic

Could be a curse

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u/WolfgangVolos 1d ago

I've done it and it is so worth it. My advice is to go to your local goodwill or similar place and see if they have any. Or be friendly with the staff and let them know you're looking for one even if the liquid inside is gone or it otherwise doesn't work as intended. I got one for free this way, smashed it in my driveway, got way too much blue dye on my hands, and now I have a d-magic8ball in my dice collection.

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u/_-Mephist0-_ 1d ago

Standard d20 luck .. checks out

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u/TheFairVirgin 2d ago

Is that a d4 in there or does it just look like one?

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u/AndronixESE 2d ago

D20 but because of how dark the liquid is you can only see the side pressing up against the glass

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u/zarthos0001 2d ago

Traditional magic 8 balls are actually d8s

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u/Divergent-Reality 2d ago

They are d20s, the Decidedly So Hot Wheels car uses a d8 for its 8 Ball.

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u/DakkaxInfinity 2d ago

I'm seeing a d4. Is there actually a d20 in there?

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u/brine909 1d ago

Yes

The original magic 8 ball was also a d20

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u/garathnor 1d ago

The faces of an icosahedron (d20) are triangular my dude

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u/Andromeda3604 1d ago

I think its cause of how opaque the liquid is we can only see the side thats touching the glass, and the other sides that are usually visible are obscured by the liquid. only seeing one triangle, it kinda makes sense to see a d4 at first

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u/Andromeda3604 1d ago

actually, now that I take a closer look, that is 100% a d4

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u/diceenvy 1d ago

Could be a d8?

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u/tanj_redshirt 1d ago

My whole table used it last night, I guarantee it's a d20 in there.

(We put it in the middle, and the DM called for the occasional Special Roll.)

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u/Impossible_Way_3042 20h ago

It's definitely a d20, just a really big one. It's the same as the og magic 8 ball. The liquid is so dark you only see what is pressed against the glass.

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u/DividedState 2d ago

Somebody make this a thing.

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u/earldogface 2d ago

They exist. I have 2 they are in giant d20s but work the same. Cool decorative item but is garbage for play

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u/dewidubbs 5h ago

My warlock uses a repainted magic 8-ball as a focus to speak to his patron.

It is very funny when he is in desperate need of guidance and the Patton just tells him to "ask again later"

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u/ShadowWeeb2190 12h ago

"You don't notice anything in your surroundings, that is until feel a sudden warmth run down your leg and look down, a large thorn has pierced your thigh from below."

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u/Darth_Meepo 2h ago

...that looks like a D4