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The Five Solids The five Platonic solids and why every one of them became a die. PDF · 1886 KB The Geometry of Dice Weird-shaped dice, fair dice, and the maths that says which is which. PDF · 1111 KB The Dice A short book about the objects on your table. PDF · 989 KB The Tongue of Dice How players talk about dice, and what the words give away. PDF · 1336 KB Cosplay Moodboard The seven-page cosplay companion booklet, read online — from our friends at bestcosplaygirls.com. Booklet · read online, no sign-in How to Win One algorithm for blackjack, one for the combat turn, and one for life. PDF · 590 KB

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Gen Con 2026: The Announcements That Actually Change Your Table Gen Con 2026 broke attendance records with over 74,000 attendees. Here is what actually matters: D&D's… PDF · 720 KB What's New: Saved Dice Lists, Automatic Saving, and Where Your Numbers Come From Dice lines can now follow you across browsers on an optional account, the save button is gone because the… PDF · 594 KB Advantage and Disadvantage in D&D A clear guide to advantage and disadvantage in D&D, including how the rule works, when to use it, common… PDF · 463 KB 10 Useful D&D Dice Presets You Can Save Ten practical D&D dice presets for attacks, checks, advantage, disadvantage, ability scores, damage, healing,… PDF · 695 KB Pathfinder 2e vs D&D 5E A practical comparison of Pathfinder 2e and D&D 5E, focused on rules complexity, combat, character building,… PDF · 636 KB D&D Alternatives Compared: Pathfinder 2e, Critical Core, and Shadowdark A practical comparison of D&D and three strong alternatives, with honest strengths, weaknesses, and which… PDF · 692 KB Best Ways to Roll Ability Scores in D&D A practical guide to the most popular ways to generate ability scores in D&D, including 4d6 drop lowest,… PDF · 696 KB Dice Notation Guide: How to Read d20, 3d6, 4d6 Drop Lowest, and More A practical guide to dice notation for D&D and other tabletop RPGs, including modifiers, drop lowest,… PDF · 782 KB The Virtues of Every D&D Edition: From OD&D to 5.5 A roll-by-roll appreciation of every edition of Dungeons & Dragons - from the brown box of 1974 to the shiny… PDF · 736 KB Introducing "Legend Roller" by Arthur DM Greetings, noble adventurers, rogues, and people who press the refresh button too often! The dice roller… PDF · 581 KB A Field Guide to Dice Superstitions (Or: How We All Lost Our Minds) An anthropological study of the bizarre rituals players perform with plastic polyhedrons. Yes, I'm included.… PDF · 641 KB How to Use DnD Dice Roller A complete guide to using DnD Dice Roller - from basic rolls to creating a full character stat roller with… PDF · 838 KB

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