https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/16/french-detectorist-accused-of-looting-on-vast-scale-after-haul-discovered-at-home
ouch.....
Quotea hollow copper Roman dodecahedron of which there are only a hundred known copies. Their use remains an archaeological enigma
Roman 12-sided dice?
Quote from: Duncan Head on Dec 16, 2020, 04:26 PM
Quotea hollow copper Roman dodecahedron of which there are only a hundred known copies. Their use remains an archaeological enigma
Roman 12-sided dice?
tempting to think so....
If so few have been found, obviously 1st Edition Carceres et Dracones was not an unqualified commercial success.
We would need to look at distribution. If they are found in military contexts it may explain the melee advantages of the Roman legions.
Indeed, maybe the poor Gauls were limited to 1d4. Typical shameless failure by Caesar not to mention it. "Iacta alea est" - but how many sides did it have?
Quote from: DBS on Dec 16, 2020, 05:18 PM
If so few have been found, obviously 1st Edition Carceres et Dracones was not an unqualified commercial success.
;D
Quote from: DBS on Dec 16, 2020, 05:18 PM
If so few have been found, obviously 1st Edition Carceres et Dracones was not an unqualified commercial success.
Ah - their rarity _proves_ that they were used for C&D. You only need to use them for longsword damage against large targets - and any self respecting Roman citizen would be using a short sword - and for Barbarian hit dice (which only became popular from about 370 onwards).