I like all the dice, but it's shocking how often the common d6 is just the right one for the job.
@epidiah This is actually one of my favorite things about Forbidden Lands: the satisfying (and fairly easily math-able) feeling of rolling a big bunch of d6s, with the nice perk of occasionally getting a d8, 10, or 12 to roll with it. (12-sided dice are criminally unloved.)
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it's the only die type that's (easily) available in different sizes!
@epidiah it might be my designing style or just personal preference, but I think either 1d6 or a pool of d6 are usually the correct solution. And then I end up using another die (usually a d12) for something 'special', like a secondary mechanic, or something that is triggered circumstantially.

@epidiah It's so true, but there aren't a lot of mesmerizing videos about making them from gemstone...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HVK55hEtjk

Crafting an Amethyst D20, then scratching all the edges!

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