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Queasy

Queasy

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Roll for initiative - $17,925 :shocked:

A ROMAN GLASS GAMING DIE
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Deep blue-green in color, the large twenty-sided die incised with a distinct symbol on each of its faces
2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm.) wide
Pre-Lot Text

THE PROPERTY OF A
MARYLAND FINE ARTS PROFESSOR
Provenance

Acquired by the current owner's father in Egypt in the 1920s.
Lot Notes

Several polyhedra in various materials with similar symbols are known from the Roman period. Modern scholarship has not yet established the game for which these dice were used.
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Early Dvorak?
 
vi edit

vi edit

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All of us that played had a particular 20 sider that we kept for critical rolls. You always had one that seemed to roll better for you than others.

This seems like one of those that you would use for those situations where you are rolling for critical hit drop an enemy or going for a saving throw against being turned to stone or some other "permanent" death.

:)

 
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Kirby64

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Originally posted by: vi edit
All of us that played had a particular 20 sider that we kept for critical rolls. You always had one that seemed to roll better for you than others.

This seems like one of those that you would use for those situations where you are rolling for critical hit drop an enemy or going for a saving throw against being turned to stone or some other "permanent" death.

:)
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All you need to do is find a bunch of guys that don't know what each of the symbols means. Then, when you roll something that's low, claim it is a 20 ;)
 
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JeffreyLebowski

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Originally posted by: vi edit
All of us that played had a particular 20 sider that we kept for critical rolls. You always had one that seemed to roll better for you than others.

This seems like one of those that you would use for those situations where you are rolling for critical hit drop an enemy or going for a saving throw against being turned to stone or some other "permanent" death.

:)
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Does this one roll low. All my 20 siders are cursed and roll high, I can't win an initiative roll to save my life.
 
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Foxery

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Are rare 2000 year old artifacts really that cheap these days? Damn, this economy is harsh...
 
Fenixgoon

Fenixgoon

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Originally posted by: mikej007
Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: Xavier434
Originally posted by: Kirby64
Dude, this belongs in the Hot Deals forum :D
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It belongs in a museum!
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So do you!
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Funny how that was the first thing to pop in my mind reading that!
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i knew it was from indiana jones, i just didn't know what the line following it was :(

last crusade though, right?
 
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AndrewR

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That's awesome -- not from a D&D perspective but a historical one. I'd love to have one of those. Unfortunately, if I spent part of the down payment for our house on that, my wife might be a tad upset. ;)
 
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