I always wanted one, but I never did buy one. Too expensive for my high school student budget. Of course, I could use my programmable calculator to generate random numbers as well, so...
This past weekend, I was at the Dollar Store and I saw this:
You can put a set of dice in there just fine. There's plenty of room to shake them around.
You can see the dice very easily through the clear bottom of the container. I plan to make one with 7d20 (of different colors) in it to rapidly generate "to hit" and "saving throws" for multiple monsters at once -- or to roll multiple attacks at once.
I'll let you know how it turns out!
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I've still got my original Dragonbone. It still works perfectly, and I still use it during games. It's perfect for times when I need to take another player away from the table for a minute, and might need to do some dice rolling where there might not be a convenient table.
D'OH!
Use smaller d6s and you could roll D&D stats for a character in one shot, or roll combat totals for Tunnels & Trolls.
I've been carrying around a set of d6s in a pill vial so I can roll them without chasing after them... but your idea I hadn't though of.
I (heart) our Dollar Tree. Lots of gaming goodness there if you look.
How much are Dragonbones going for? I wonder if anybody would pay for DIY Dragonbone kit...
That's remarkable. I gotta try it myself!
I made something similar to your analog device in order to handle multiple d% rolls for a spaceship combat game. I call my device the BOX O' DEATH™:
http://supergalacticdreadnought.blogspot.com/2011/07/introducing-box-o-death.html
THE DRAGONBONE!!! That was the golden chalice of gaming back then. Very high tech. I couldn't afford one either, but was amazed by it. Sweet technology, right up there with the pocket football game, little blips of light.
Very cool idea though; accomplish the same thing for a whole lot less. And in a year or two you can start using it for your metamucil and blood thinners ole timer!
Dude, that is so sweet. I love your relentless re-purposing. Bless you.
Hey, that's pretty cool!
@Everyone -- thanks for all the comments. I'm looking forward to seeing if these help me with "dice control" this Wednesday... :)
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