A red d30.
A d30, or 30-sided die, is a die that has an equal chance of rolling the integers from 1 to 30. It is an uncommon die, and manufactured versions are generally rhombic triacontahedra (i.e. 30-sided polyhedra with every face a golden rhombus).
The d30 is a very rare type of dice in role-playing games, most often used in random tables (e.g. by The Armory)[1]:1[2] or to randomise a day of the month (sometimes even explicitly, as in HârnMaster).[1]:1
A small number of games use d30s for resolution mechanics, including:
- ButtonMen[3]:3
- Four Colors al Fresco[3]:3
- games the use the Iridium System (for checks on stats over the human maximum);[1]:1
- Lyonesse[3]:1
- Lejendary Adventure (sometimes halved, for some harm ratings)[3]:2
- Nexus Arcana[2]
- Proteus[3]:1
- Quest of the Ancients (although it also provided conversion tables for using a d20 instead)[1]:2
- Tales from the Floating Vagabond (for one of the harder task resolutions, as it is a roll-under game);[1]:1
- Violence[1]:1
- The Window[3]:1
Any game that only requires a result to be even or odd to determine outcome could use a d30.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Merten et al. (since 2004-06-30). "D30?". RPG.net forums. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Big Dragon Games (2011-10-11). "A d30-based RPG System". Save Vs. Dragon. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 SpoDaddy et al. (since 2003-08-19). "What games use every type of die (INCLUDING D30's)?" RPGnet forums. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
External links[]
- d30 posts at Save Vs. Dragon