A
symmetric object with marked
sides. The most
common number of sides is six, but especially
role-players utilize
four-
eight-
ten-
twelve- and
twenty-sided
dice. 30- and 100 -sided dice are more uncommon, but not unheard of.
A die is normally used to generate a
random number, which is in turn used to determine
something. Multiple
dice are often thrown
simultaneously to
model more
complex random events.
In written
text, die rolls are often referred by a simple
code: (number of dice) d (number of sides)
For example "3d6" would mean a number
generated by rolling
three six-sided
dice and adding the
results togehter.