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Roman rock-crystal icosahedron (20-sided dice) used in fortune-telling. Each face has a Latin letter on it and a corresponding Roman numeral.

Such polyhedral dice were thrown to obtain a number, which was then matched with pre-prepared oracle answers in a divination handbook.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Did they use it to play Labyrinths & Minotaurs?

[–] jaybone 6 points 10 months ago

They play Dolma & Drakma

[–] YoorWeb 7 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I hear Jared's still carries them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Who's Jared and why is his distilling gear significant?

[–] grue 4 points 10 months ago

In case anybody, like me, was wondering what all the sides looked like:

[–] SteefLem 3 points 10 months ago

Live action dnd