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Dice notation

Dice notation (also known as dice algebra, common dice notation, RPG dice notation, and several other titles) is a system to represent different combinations of dice in wargames and tabletop role-playing games using simple algebra-like notation such as d8+2.

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Dice notation

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Dice notation → Advanced Dungeons, Alarums, Barry Gold, Dice, Dragons, Dungeons, Eventually, Excursions, For, From, Gary Gygax, In, Miniatures, Open Game, Platonic, Random Number Generators, System, Ted Johnstone, The, When

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dice die roll notation number use games result results also two highest system standard rolled game one 10 example used

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d8instance ofis a system to represent different combinations of dice in wargames and tabletop role-playing games using simple algebra-like notation0.80text
nds-L is not uncommoninstance ofnotation0.80text
Necromundainstance ofone plus and one minus.6-sided variationsVarious Games Workshop systems0.80text
Mordheim use an anomalously-named D66 rollinstance ofone plus and one minus.6-sided variationsVarious Games Workshop systems0.80text
meaning d6instance ofone plus and one minus.6-sided variationsVarious Games Workshop systems0.80text
Necromundainstance of6-sided variationsVarious Games Workshop systems0.80text
Mordheim use an anomalously-named D66 rollinstance of6-sided variationsVarious Games Workshop systems0.80text
meaning d6instance of6-sided variationsVarious Games Workshop systems0.80text
Dice notationrelated to historyMiniatures0.60section
Dice notationrelated to historyPlatonic0.60section
Dice notationrelated to historyDungeons0.60section
Dice notationrelated to historyDragons0.60section

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