Which of Your Dice are the Best in Dungeons and Dragons?

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Welcome to the Dice Council, where we tackle the burning questions that every TTRPG player needs to know! Today's topic: Which die reigns supreme as the best in a TTRPG set of dice?
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[@CrisMind]

What about the d100?

[@kyrorogers1395]

I wonder if you had an avatar of yourself and had a D&D class.

[@astrolord4325]

What about d3? I don't own a d3 but i guess it is important for, like 3 or 4 things in 5e? Also there are 2 kinds of d3 and one of them is hilarious XD

[@walperinus]

if i didnt missheard '' from youngest to oldest'' (d4 goest 1st) OBJECTION the d4 was already a thing all the way back to the royal game of ur, the OLDEST board game that archaeologists discovered (so far)

[@binyaminwiner]

April 11th isn't a Saturday

[@Raze_4]

I'd love to see a sequel to this where you go over the different types of dice. Such as metal dice, monochromatic dice, sparkly dice, light up dice, borrowed dice, mix'n'match dice, swirly dice, digital dice, translucent dice, diced onions, windshield de-icer, fuzzy dice, swirly dice, glow in the dark dice, rigged dice, round dice, etc

[@Jay-gurl]

I second this notion!

[@ayf449]

You forgot dice carved out of the bones of your enemies

[@richeesosa6523]

you forgot weighted dice

[@mightygandalf9208]

He said "etc"

[@privateeyety5735]

Same

[@ninja__5375]

D12, it's the closest to the hexagon, and it is always clear which number is face up. (Pls make part 2)

[@Chiaros]

hexagon is bestagon

[@jakob3044]

people sleep on the dodecahedron fr

[@m2pt5]

You should have a secondary council for the weird dice, like d13 and d100.

[@ansir3891]

D16 d3 d5 d24 d30 d100

[@blade7y156]

and d7 and d11

[@SimonClarkstone]

The full DCC set?

[@dgior_waf8500]

The d100 is there 2:32

[@zemellion26]

@@dgior_waf8500not the percentage die, the giant dice that’s basically a ball

[@grantbaugh2773]

I love the d12 but it just isn't used for much. Though I did once make a small sized artificer who used dual lances while riding his steel defender, so that was cool

[@JzanderN]

D12 has the best name for its shape. Dodecahedron.

[@adamlatosinski5475]

Even d3 gets more use, and it doesn't even exist!

[@procrastinatinggamer]

It’s ironically used for less in Pathfinder 2e but there’s some cases where it comes out that make it even more impactful and dramatic. It’s used less because you don’t roll for HP but a few more weapons use it (the way magical enhancements work and are worded - mainly striking runes - means you can’t have a 2d6 weapon). But I know a Gunslinger with an arquebus lives for when they can grab that die. See an arquebus is only a d8 weapon normally, but when you crit with it (which gunslingers are wont to do) it becomes a d12 weapon *and* you add another d12 to the damage after doubling for the crit all thanks to its Fatal d12 trait. So a level 1 gunslinger who crits with an arquebus (which they’re more likely to do thanks to how crits work in 2e and their higher proficiency bonus with guns) is functionally doing 3d12 damage with a single bullet.

[@justnova9720]

Wait the d12 made an appearance?

[@resileaf9501]

The D12 is the best friend of the barbarian. No barbarian will ever leave the house without them.

[@justmonica9253]

D8 is the greatest. An absolute classic. The pinacle of 5e one handed weapons, the hit die of all the most interesting classes, the die used in spirit guardians and spiritual weapon: the cornerstones of the cleric. An iconic shape. Unmistakable. Low enough so as not to be relegated to niche spells like the d12, yet high enough to not need to be rolled in huge handfuls like the d6. When the shining hero, the paladin of light, holds her blade aloft and calls to the heavens for righteous fire, do not the archangels respond with 1d8+1d8 per spell level radiant damage? For they know the pure virtue of its form, the divine elegance of its 4.5 average. Climb Mount Celestia and indeed you shall find you do not climb the squarish form of the d6 nr the pyramidal form of the d4, but the geometrically sublime octohedral form of the d8. How could it be any other way? After all, to strive for the d8 is to strive... for perfection.

[@johnyshadow]

To that I say... Eldritch Blast! D10 force damage in your face! Don´t like that? How about my longsword (wielded in both hands, of course), for another D10 of slice n´ *dice* damage. XD

[@emeraldlily673]

Fair folk please, d8 hp dice and d10 damage rolls are my class 😂

[@rowan404]

The d10 has a special place in my heart because I used it the first time I killed a BBEG.

[@katielynne]

The Deedee dice of course 😃

[@OneShotQuesters]

Oh Snap! You right!

[@fallingfish2027]

What else would it be

[@Hakaimono]

It has to be.

[@RedPanda42]

So true

[@amazingfireboy1848]

King Dededice.

[@Mercadian]

It would've been hilarious if you'd added the d3, d5, d7, d14, d16, d24, and d30 from DCC as well!

[@sevenevils8282]

The odd dice sue the council for diversity and representation.

[@DiceNat21]

I'm sad my d21s didn't get any rep superior to the d20 in every way

[@DavidFlrczk]

Kinda expected to see a d100

[@Raze_4]

We did, right after d10. Though I would have preferred a true d100, but those near spheres aren't too easy to come by.

[@cgopop]

D4 is technically the oldest die having been invented over 4000 years ago.

[@Snowmon89]

No, the oldest is the D1 having existed before even Dice were a thing.... also pretty sure they had coins before dice, so if you count d2 as a die instead of a coin...

[@DipUniversal]

​@@Snowmon89 wouldn't D1 be a sphere? I don't know but 1 smooth surface so I'm guessing. Also technically all Dice existed at the beginning, yet it was a madder of who was found first

[@CalamitasDeus]

What about the d3? It's important for keeping track of charges on many magic items!

[@crystalcat3696]

thats just a d6, 1or2 for 1, 3 or4 for 2, and 5 or 6 for 3

[@CalamitasDeus]

@@crystalcat3696 No. It's a d3. You are describing coping with not having a d3.

[@crystalcat3696]

@@CalamitasDeus ok fine send me an image of a working, 33.3 percent chance of rolling each number d3

[@gamemasteranthony2756]

Meanwhile, the upcoming Monty Python RPG is over there in the corner with D14s, D16s, and D18s with ACTUAL uses for them sweating bullets at what the judge would think...

[@the11382]

Of course a monty python RPG uses these dice, what did I expect?

[@asquirrelplays]

D12 for me. It's the geometry dream number. The Babylonians knew what was up.

[@TheM8]

Hope d10 talk about outside of dnd uses as most other systems use it

[@Woodthorn]

I don't know about *most* others. Many, certainly, but hardly most.

[@Traumglanz]

@@Woodthorn D20 seems certainly pretty rare when going outside of the DnD world. And D10 is just another way of writing D100 ;-) it really is used in a lot of system and I would not be surprised it it's really most. Anything else would be actually an surprise. Outside of damage, D6 seems to see a lot of use for damage for whatever reason.

[@thetravelerofworlds8359]

The trouble with dice is that when rolling you have an impulse to choose on die or another, yet when you go to choose a pair of dice, you often forget the difference between D12 and D20, because they look the same. I may, however have a solution. Like when I slice and dice vegetables for my nieces and nephews, I can often dye them different and unusual colors so that the children are easily impressed by the mysterious food in colors they've never seen before and forget that they're eating vegetables. So I propose that we do something similar to our beloved dice. Perhaps not dye for each die, but instead simply buying a set of dice where each one is a different color, making it difficult to confuse one die for another if one only refers to them by the hue instead of the number or shape. This will more easily allow us to slice and dice our enemies with our dice, instead of dying a terrible death, and as players will not cause us to die inside because we can't quickly choose which die we need to roll.

[@procrastinatinggamer]

D10: “Nearly every game made by White Wolf and Onyx Path rely on me along with nearly every Warhammer RPG on the market. Also what do you think’s gettin’ rolled for Cyberpunk Red, choomba?”

[@thelastobasknight3966]

What about the fabled d100?

[@Alex-cq1zr]

"Your honor, we are always together. Practically part of each other. May only death do us apart." "Aren't you siblings?"

[@masterbob2451]

The next video should include the DCC dice - that would be cool

[@keegantompkins9553]

I really like D8s, they're big enough that they feel like they have that exciting "oomph" But they're also small enough that sometimes you get to roll a lot of them.

[@lemone630]

I have this one D6 that looks like a minecraft dirt block, and I hereby decree that Daryl the Dirt Die is officially the best one.

[@pedrohenriqueguinsk4244]

D4 being "the youngest" is funny because the D4 first appeared in the ancient mesopotamian game "Royal Game of Ur"

[@NikFromm]

We didn’t get to hear from D100 though! I’m pretty sure that one livestream challenge you did with it means you have the most knowledge (and/or trauma) of using it!😅

[@cindygauthier8567]

Argument for d6: there are systems that use ONLY d6s, but d20 still tends to rely on the other dice to make a system functional. D6 needs no support, but is happy to lend a hand to the other dice for more rules-heavy systems

[@WildBluntHickok]

You can make the same argument for D10 though.

[@SillySyrup]

What about those d100s that acually have 100 sides and those d3s? D16s also exist.

[@supergamer1388]

Unless they are particularly large, a d100 is better known as a ball.

[@WildBluntHickok]

D3 is useless. Just use a D6 and divide by 2 (rounding up). I guess you could make the same claim about the D4 being made obsolete by the D8, but a handful of D4 can at least be scattered behind you to discourage pursuit.

[@SillySyrup]

@@WildBluntHickok Just because a D3 is useless doesn't mean it shouldn't be included as a die in the video.

[@mbryson2899]

I once accidentally spoke with Lou Zocchi back in the 90s while trying to order OOP Chessex cardboard counters. I had him at "Zocchihedron," the d100, and then he spoke freely about the old days of Avalon Hill and gaming in general. Ma Bell charged me a small fortune for the privilege, but it was worth it to speak with a gaming legend.

[@iantaran2843]

D12s are skills in the game I run. I honestly couldn't go back, it's nice to see it actually getting some use 🤣

[@prscorpio]

I found the D2's arguments cohesive and sensible. Hard to beat that depth of meaning. #TEAMD2

[@Justforvisit]

The love to detail in these sketches is just freaking amazing! I even paused to read the whole newspapers article! And it was very worth it! xD

[@Drakoni23]

I like D12. The Dodecahedron is a great shape. D10 and D10s aren't actually platonic solids tho. Some might say that makes them unique but I think they are up to something >_>

[@maxendermen]

The best D is the bards

[@krookodile25outside39]

2:02 usually we say "Ciao" or "Buongiorno" but its still quite good

[@Truthliberation]

I actually just started running Waterdeep Dragon Heist and a new player got the d12 confused with the d20 😅

[@YB-dh1fu]

This was great!

[@brendanmurphy2937]

Personally the humble d8 is my favorite, all the best 1-handed weapons use a d8 as their damage dice 🙏

[@Mytthical]

I’m new to dnd and these videos have been quite fun to watch while I learn the rules

[@aster7654]

I require page 3, the suspense is killing me!

[@sourwitch2340]

my favourite die is a d12 both to roll and in this skit it's like a little trickster, big enough to sow chaos and give results quite unpredictable, but not so large that rolling it casually feels overwhelming. like, every time you roll a d20 feels... special bc virtually anything could come from it, the greatest anguish and the most wonderful of pleasures. and that is great. but it can also be a bit much. so a d12 finds itself at a solid middle ground between the majesty of the d12 but the humour of a d10.

[@TheVirtual3]

The d8 won my heart and vote, I'm meeting him across the road in the local pub tomorrow evening

[@formidableplays4750]

I literally couldn't relate more to the mix-up between d12 and d20. I'm a new player and just got my first playing dice. So to test for "beginner's luck" I decided to roll the "d20" 6 times and see what numbers I get... I was really upset when I rolled four 12s, a 10, and a 1, until I realized I was using a d12 dice...

[@o7freedom]

D-100: ALRIGHT PIPSQUEEKS STEP ASIDE! I'M READY TO MAKE MY CASE! edit: AND WHERE'S! MY! CHAIR!? (glares in Magic Surge Table and Devine Intervention Table with malicious intent.)

[@Audreys_Cloud]

D8's argument was Gr8.

[@beckybequette8212]

I have a preference to D4 as a handful of them can be used as caltrops in an emergence

[@russanloke]

Dont tell my other dice, but my favourite is an orange d10 that survived a 10 story building fall (it went rolling off the balcony), we found it by some miracle, it was intact and it rolled a 10.

[@naturesguard8745]

I think you need a sequel where D3 shows up as the nemesis of the councile

[@TigerSira]

What about d100?

[@timwardo5877]

The d8 is my favorite and it gave the most compelling case

[@FHBStudio]

Don't forget about the conjoined twin: D100!

[@artbookgaming]

Love you, Ad-barian!

[@maddie9602]

D100: "hey! I exist!" Percentile: "me too!"

[@400and4]

Objection! Bullbackproduce! The dice are made to be rolled! D12 is the best as it rooooooollllllsssss so well. You can just toss it and it goes on to roll and roll and roll and roll until it falls off the table and you have to pick it up and lie to the DM you rolled a nat 12 regardless of the outcome. I rest my case.

[@lilliawolf7831]

D6 dice stacking ! Favorite for people waiting for party veteran / ex dm one shoting everyone in entire area .

[@linkeffect82]

My favorite die is my 99 and a mystery! The mystery is sequestered between all the other numbers!

[@how4989]

I HAD A LITERAL ACE ATTORNEY TRIAL BASED OFF THIS IN MY BRAIN WHILE WATCHING IT

[@michaelconnell1010]

D100: This is outrageous! It’s unfair! How can you be a dice and not be on the Council!

[@theryuyami]

How is no one talking about D8's smooth talking, like dayum.

[@elliottjohnson9398]

That was not the ending i was expecting

[@diezweids]

This is like my 10th time watching this video and I only just realized why the d1 said “we are ALL under the age of twelve” when d12 is twelve, it was because he is always forgotten

[@highjack5517]

My man D6 was done dirty in this video

[@sephirothslayer1152]

I love my d6 and d12 the most because they consistently roll well, and my d20 next because it is the least consistent of all my dice, seemingly only able to roll between a 1-7 and a 16-20 in perfectly even amounts.

[@MatthewSchooley94]

I kinda wish the d1 was a Mobius strip instead of a sphere.

[@KoboltBlue]

Was waiting for the d100 to roll up to the stand, only to keep rolling unable to stop

[@BagelFrog]

Really looking forward to next week and explanation of Dragonborn puberty

[@ballisticm0use72]

I kinda expected the d10 twins to merge and form d100

[@mr.slappii513]

Honestly I think Dice should be like moose where Dice is both the singular and the Plural. I actually did that most of my life because it just sounded right, it feels way better.

[@awrapaoxenhead3984]

Made to many Yatzee jokes on the d6 and ended up missing the fireball joke.

[@andrewcabrera505]

D12’s have the best shape. Elaborate like a d20 but less pointy and more round and spiny, and the fact you never use them just makes them that much more special

[@jerichospades8928]

D8 wasn't trying to slander his opponents but he was trying to d8 the judge. So was a bard involved in the making of a d8

[@thealmightykamina5443]

The newspaper is dated a month from now. This can only mean one thing... Duke is a time traveller!

[@HateSonneillon]

I'm becoming a fan of d4s. They have so many uses despite having so few faces. Most people only come up with at most 4 outcomes for a d20 roll anyway. Having a smaller range also means they have a higher chance to get its highest and lowest numbers, which is good for very explosive mechanics. They're also great as small timers.

[@MRandomGuyYT]

When is part two also I’m using that D8 pick up line. 1:49

[@obadijahparks]

Starting out with classical music told me enough about how this was gonna go.

[@cinderschitt]

D4 bc you can roll a lot of them and I like rolling a lot of dice. Close 2nd is d6 bc cube :)

[@somerando1073]

D10 because it can also be percentile if it has a friend.

[@t0rp0r]

Spot on with the d12... It gets accidentally pulled to roll a d20 much too often ..

[@soossoos1509]

Personally i love The d6. Ive been playing a lot of other tabletops thats not dnd at i can Play it everywhere since everyone owns a d6

[@user-cf6ee2ud2y]

Missed a chance for d3 (which multiple systems call for despite no manufacturer making one). It is a real thing and they look funny. I liked the D “because the dm said so” 1 and the D “technically a coin” 2, if something has 50% odds I don’t have the players roll % it gets confusing fast just heads or tails (or heads 1 tails 2 if we need an actual dice). You could argue D “yatzhee” 6 is actually more useful the D ”5% odds” 20 since every board game uses him and a bunch of other rpgs use him, but in the context of dnd he’s a bit lower on the totem pole. Still credit where it’s due old dnd only used d6 and percentile, so cut my boy D “double digits” 100 some slack (even if he needs D “no ten” 10 to function).

[@Kineth1]

My vote is for the D4. It's the only one that has a use outside random number generation.

[@TheInGeneralGamer]

I was kinda hoping D10 would have a brother so they could be D100. Was fun to watch tho!

[@thecommander9137]

D6 is the most popular dice out there, so I guess that would be in his favor, an equally good reason for the D6 to be the best die is YATZY!

[@Blandy8521]

My favourite is the d12 because they're fun to fidget with

[@BreathWeapon]

The fact the Yatzee joke is still a thing is intense

[@hexbox2182]

Where’s the 1 giant d100 aka the golfball!

[@glknight1813]

You forgot the Eldritch Horror that is... THE D100!

[@Voxel_Cat]

OSQ you should do a chat adventure

[@jetwarrior101]

Where were d100, d60, and d24? I must know their cases. THE PUBLIC MUST BE INFORMED!

[@dw9253]

Don't forget the d3 from the wild magic barbarian

[@bradleypaul7728]

TURTN THE DICE CONCIL INTO A ON GOING SERIES

[@davidecamassi7585]

D10 speaks Italian, so is better, no other objections

[@mikeesplace]

I was waiting for the end to be all of them getting crushed by a d100

[@charlesc3564]

*Laughs in d30, d17, d13, d11 and d7 in my dice bag*

[@Alylyx]

When used for damages, rolling a 12 on a D12 always feels like a crit. Best feeling ever.

[@FrinniferFran]

Let’s not forget the very niche and impractical but still impressive d100

[@sukikurai]

i am putting some ikea furniture and it made me think of what i think would be a funny video idea. how dnd classes would put ikea furniture together

[@ry7qx2nq9i]

4:33 "More angry" -Ad-barian Edit: Also, petition for Ad-barians' nickname to be Ad-barry

[@Darkuriziel]

I think the d2 should have won. Everything will be decided by coin-toss ;) Also the idea of a part 2 with the odd dices like d3 d5 d16 d24 d30 d100 and so on would be nice.

[@ketsuekikumori9145]

D100: *rolls past the podium*

[@Deathmvp1]

You should have added the d100 that could not stop moving past.

[@lordmars2387]

D6, d10, and d20 all have systems running off them; the rest all complete for 4th place. Except for d4, I'd rather roll a d20 divide by 5 and round up then use a dice that cannot roll.

[@beardiemom]

D10 is best and that is totally not in my very biased opinion because D10s are all you need for my favorite system.

[@Alex-cq1zr]

What system is that?

[@beardiemom]

@@Alex-cq1zr Vampire: The Masquerade. It has reignited my love for TTRPGs a couple years ago and the only system I have found consistant groups for since then.