I have a bunch of these rolling around and I need a use for them. Any good ideas on what I could use my Pumpkin Dice of the Apocalypse (orange d30) for?
Getting higher attack rolls against near sighted DMs?
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I have a bunch of these rolling around and I need a use for them. Any good ideas on what I could use my Pumpkin Dice of the Apocalypse (orange d30) for?
They used to be used sparingly in both AD&D and 2ed Edition AD&D. I do mean sparingly too. But now they are just mostly a novelty. Either way I am sure you can come up with some kind of chart like Critical hits and misses type of table that you need to roll the Pumpkin dice of doom for it? :)
Throwing at rats.
Throwing at rats.
or siblings /players who are disruptive.
"shut your mouth Donnie!"
not condoning violence but if you have poor impulse control or another reason for a propensity for violence you now have an avenue.
Something my own group realized last session:
Any 2nd level spell that has a duration of 10 rounds/minutes a level, set at minimum caster level (3) will last 30 rounds/minutes. Therefore, a D30 works well as a counter to mark how much of a duration is left on common buffs cast from wands and potions. You can also of course use it as a countdown timer for any number between 21 and 30 if your percentiles are not handy
If one of the PCs was bitten by a werewolf, a D30 is perfect to know in how many days the next full moon will happen in-game. :)
Tho only one i have had since i'm gaming had only the use of being thrown in the head of players giving troubles at the table.
Random day of the month?
And toss a unloved d12 at the same time to get the month. Perfect for when you need to know when the random apocalypse is going to happen.
I have two d30s. They are large (can't be swallowed) and good to give to your toddler to play with to keep them entertained. That way they don't mess with the regular dice that you are rolling.
I've seen a houserule posited that allows the player to replace a d20 roll with a d30 once per session, if they elect to.
Was allowed to be used on a save, an attack roll, anything that would normally use a d20.
Sounded interestingly amusing, and would give me a reason to bust out the Koplow "Jumbo Tube" of (5) d30 that I picked up cheap (who wouldn't buy a tube for $4.00?!).
I have alot too....so I came up with two possible uses for them....
1) I created a spell that was 1d30 damage.
2) Invent the d30 system...It is Bigger, Faster, Better than the d20 system...and the next natural evolutionary step...;)
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Make Clackers out of them.
Craft a d30 bola for entangling your cat.
Put them in a sock and swing them during the next prison riot.
Attach them to an antennae headband and pretend to be a martian.
Fire them out of your blunderbuss.
Build a d30-in-a-cup.
a friend of mine DMs. he lets the bbegs use them.
20-25 is like a nat 20 crit,
25-29 is extra multiplier on the crit.
30 is basically free coup de grace.Boss fights suck
Im sure they do, I have a keen high threat weapon I threaten on HALF THE NUMBERS THE FRIGGEN DICE CAN ROLL.
You may be ok with that I think I'd have to call Horse S$%^ however.
Generating a random number in the range 1-30.
Well, duh! :P
The day of the month thing is solid advice, of course.
I also have a d24 for hour of the day. I don't have a d60 for minutes, though. But you can simulate that one with d6 + d10, of course.
I have other weird dice formats, too. d100 (not d%, actual d100, a.k.a. golf ball), d3, d2 (I call them "coins"), a d16 and a d34.
I have a d12-shaped Roman numberal d4, a d8-shaped d4, and die-in-die versions of d6, d10, d12, d20.
I also have a set of d10000.000 (like d%, but there's 7 of them, going from X000 to X to 0.00X).
I haven't really used most of them, but I'm a compulsive collector.
I once had a GM that allowed select NPCs (those that spent a feat on it) to confirm crits on a d30.
Well, it's ten higher, isn't it? It's not twenty. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at taking twenty. You're on twenty here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on twenty on your skill roll. Where can you go from there? Where?
Well, it's ten higher, isn't it? It's not twenty. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at taking twenty. You're on twenty here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on twenty on your skill roll. Where can you go from there? Where?
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Well, it's ten higher, isn't it? It's not twenty. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at taking twenty. You're on twenty here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on twenty on your skill roll. Where can you go from there? Where???
Exactly.
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Exactly.Well, it's ten higher, isn't it? It's not twenty. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at taking twenty. You're on twenty here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on twenty on your skill roll. Where can you go from there? Where???
Spinal Tap quote - their dials go to 11 (youtube).
Not sure why it was quoted, but there you go.
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Some group use it as a sort of hero point. Once per session, a player gets to roll the D30 in place of another die. For some groups, it's any D20 roll. For others, it can be used to replace any roll. I have it on good authority that there is a system coming out soon that uses the D30 more extensively (D16 too).
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Make Clackers out of them.
Craft a d30 bola for entangling your cat.
Put them in a sock and swing them during the next prison riot.
Attach them to an antennae headband and pretend to be a martian.
Fire them out of your blunderbuss.
Build a d30-in-a-cup.
I did try the d30 bola once. Tape didn't work so i had to sew them into a lil pouch. Was alot of fun until I tried to get my GF at the time. Never saw those 2 d30s again...
Exactly.Well, it's ten higher, isn't it? It's not twenty. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at taking twenty. You're on twenty here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on twenty on your skill roll. Where can you go from there? Where???Spinal Tap quote - their dials go to 11 (youtube).
Not sure why it was quoted, but there you go.
Thank you for the explanation.
Exactly.Well, it's ten higher, isn't it? It's not twenty. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at taking twenty. You're on twenty here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on twenty on your skill roll. Where can you go from there? Where???Spinal Tap quote - their dials go to 11 (youtube).
Not sure why it was quoted, but there you go.
I thought about it, too, but 11 is not very impressive when we're talking about things that go up to 30...
I have a bunch of these rolling around and I need a use for them. Any good ideas on what I could use my Pumpkin Dice of the Apocalypse (orange d30) for?
Jeff's d30 House Rule, obviously. Technically it's for older versions of D&D, but I see no reason why it shouldn't work for Pathfinder.
EDIT: This is essentially what Shadewest said.
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a friend of mine DMs. he lets the bbegs use them.
20-25 is like a nat 20 crit,
25-29 is extra multiplier on the crit.
30 is basically free coup de grace.Boss fights suck
Im sure they do, I have a keen high threat weapon I threaten on HALF THE NUMBERS THE FRIGGEN DICE CAN ROLL.
You may be ok with that I think I'd have to call Horse S$%^ however.
I friggen hate it. Not to mention all the other extras bosses get in those games (free gestalting, can stack keen and imp crit, many others). Also we don't use confirm rolls for crits. If you roll a crit, you crit.
Somebody (Judges' Guild, maybe?) put out a d30 system back in the 1990s for just that reason.
I never met or heard of anyone who ever played it.
OTOH, it would make a nicely granular "pseudo-percentile" system! Instead of each +1 being 5% (as in d20), each +1 becomes roughly 3%.
-TG
Random day of the month?And toss a unloved d12 at the same time to get the month. Perfect for when you need to know when the random apocalypse is going to happen.*rolls*
It appears the world is going to end on February 30th. Be very afraid.
<marks calendar>
(I know it's not perfect, but it does makes a quick, random, date generator.)
I haven't really used most of them, but I'm a compulsive collector.
If you are a collector, you might like these Hindi d10's. Guaranteed to get your players thinking you are cheating on those rolls.
Random day of the month?And toss a unloved d12 at the same time to get the month. Perfect for when you need to know when the random apocalypse is going to happen.*rolls*
It appears the world is going to end on February 30th. Be very afraid.
On my birthday? I think I'll start the party the evening before, then.
Every good Shoanti weapon uses a D30. You Should know !
Too bad there aren't any good Shoanti weapons! ;-P
I haven't really used most of them, but I'm a compulsive collector.If you are a collector, you might like these Hindi d10's. Guaranteed to get your players thinking you are cheating on those rolls.
I stick to dice I can read.
One of my players has a set of Japanese d10s. I banned them on general principle - if I can't read it, you won't use it. And I refuse to use a decoder chart for dice!
The only thing I use mine for is to fill out unused space in my old Crown Royal bag...
The only thing I use mine for is to fill out unused space in my old Crown Royal bag...
Those things must be popular (the bags) for storing dice and denarii.
The only thing I use mine for is to fill out unused space in my old Crown Royal bag...Those things must be popular (the bags) for storing dice and denarii.
It's true. One of the best things about getting new players into the hobby is "emptying the bag" so they can put dice etc in it.