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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/52934932
I know WHAT it is, but I dont know why it exists, what use it has, or where it may have come from. All sides are identical, its translucent green. The pips are scalloped, not painted on, and are otherwise unremarkable. Help me out here, its definitely my favorite d6, but I am struggling to figure out a purpose for a +5 dice.
...I mean, aside from that I need a +5 weapon, clearly.
I have a 1 sided Möbius strip die that I call Predestined Choice. If a player wants to do something that goes against fate, or a deity that controlls time/events etc. I tell them to roll for predestined choice and hand them the die. More of a joke than a feature, but it could be the same for an all 5 sider
My bet is it's one of a set of cheater's dice, with the other one having only 2's and 6's, leading to all rolls being 7 or 11.
In my collection, I've got an "all fives" die, and a matching (2,2,2,2,6,6) die. Presumably this is what it is for.
Best lead that I could find for you is Sicherman dice, albeit without all same numbers and instead a wholly different arrangement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicherman_dice There might be some trend to the production of non-linear numeration of six-sided dice, but I'll be damned if I can think of what it is so best of luck.
I'd guess for a display where the die could move around, but you want it to always show 5.