In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> "The Ranger" > wrote
>
> > "So," ESE groused, "he sits in his ivory tower making
> > prognostications and rolling his 4-sided die**
>
> > ** AD&D reference
>
> Accidental Death and Dismemberment? Just what goes
> on at those meetings.
>
> nancy
>
>

Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. ;-)

The 4 sided die is used during RPG gaming.
It's been so long since I've played, I've forgotten what the 4d was used
for, but I think it's a hit counter, used to roll for damage?

Yeah! My memory did not fail me!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-sided_dice

Cheers!
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