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TWELVE-SIDED POLYHEDRAL DICE

A TWELVE-SIDED die is commonly called a d12


WHEN WOULD A D12 BE USED?

Dungeons and Dragons:
The d12 is used for generating hit points (life points) for the heavy duty combatant known as the Barbarian ... They are also used for generating damage for extra heavy weapons such as great axes

           EXAMPLES
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Dice : D12 OPAQUE SHARP SOLID 1 When d's were first released they were sharp edged opaque dodecahedrons
Dice : D12 CLEAR SHARP SOLID GAMESCIENCE 01 ON ON BLACK Later came sharp edged translucent or clear dodecahedrons
Dice : D12 OPAQUE ROUNDED SOLID JUMBO
Dice : D12 CLEAR ROUNDED SOLID 1
 Next came the rounded or 'European' style dodecahedrons
Dice : MINT74 CRYSTAL CASTE PEARL SPINDLE BLUE The final and most radical change to the d12 came when
Introduced their Crystal d12



Here are many more examples of these types of dice
Glitter ... Swirl ... Two Tone ... Iridescent
they are all here


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