tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post4624205205651324839..comments2024-03-18T20:22:06.331-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: The Ads of Dragon: DragonboneJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-27676628116417891032011-05-31T16:08:40.423-04:002011-05-31T16:08:40.423-04:00I had one a white one with the red writing, I stil...I had one a white one with the red writing, I still have it packed away somewhere...<br /><br />I used it as a gm when we were traveling or in someones backyard etc...<br /><br />They hated the "bone"... :)Rhonin84https://www.blogger.com/profile/12705745087341419896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-3257576080397530682011-05-17T10:28:04.848-04:002011-05-17T10:28:04.848-04:00Me wants one still. I wanted it when I saw it but...Me wants one still. I wanted it when I saw it but could never manage the P&H costs then I went away from digital randomizers once I found out the program used was faulty. And, did not have the same tactile as a dice roll - which is why I don't own a smart phone with a dice rolling utility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-31639981592038563952011-05-07T21:27:02.963-04:002011-05-07T21:27:02.963-04:00You can see pictures of what seem to be two differ...You can see pictures of what seem to be two different models of Dragonbones, along with the instructions, here (at least for a while):<br /><br />http://www.acaeum.com/forum/about10990-80.html<br /><br />It's the April 13 posting by TheHistorian, third picture in that posting.<br /><br />I hadn't heard of the "Pandora's Dice Wheel" which is in the same picture--has anyone else come across that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-20811073790433899612011-05-06T15:16:00.555-04:002011-05-06T15:16:00.555-04:00I had one. Nice, if you like little flashing ligh...I had one. Nice, if you like little flashing lights...<br /><br />-SJSmokestack Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253933872608999580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51379291832200450782011-05-06T04:51:12.342-04:002011-05-06T04:51:12.342-04:00I actually played an AD&D event with the creat...I actually played an AD&D event with the creator of this device at GenCon Milwaukee back in the 90's. He actually supplied each player with one to use in the scenario.huekimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374558062158226314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-11485475117527526712011-05-06T00:50:49.064-04:002011-05-06T00:50:49.064-04:00I never had one, but I gamed with people at conven...I never had one, but I gamed with people at conventions who did. <br /><br />@ Reverence Pavane: Having used computer die-rollers, yeah, the lack of randomness is rather noticeable, especially when the same die rolls the same number 3 times in a row. Some of the best have a random seed you can change up every time. Though, I could just be hypersensitive to it, since I know how the computer generates supposedly random numbers.Eric R. Wirsinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632409261940844934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-81458729151087179592011-05-05T14:23:24.287-04:002011-05-05T14:23:24.287-04:00Definitely brings back memories, and yes I always ...Definitely brings back memories, and yes I always wanted one, but my local store didn't carry them, it never occurred to me to order one, and the price point was steep (two AD&D modules for the same price). From the above notes, though, they sound like a solid reliable piece of work.JBMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915780514486101083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-26122271877791544652011-05-05T12:31:44.902-04:002011-05-05T12:31:44.902-04:00My best friend Gordy still has two in working orde...My best friend Gordy still has two in working order. The guy who made them had a prototype for a new model at GenCon some years ago. Now we use apps for this.dicecipherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165044433515797305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-38302718591967591532011-05-05T12:13:35.032-04:002011-05-05T12:13:35.032-04:00Hmmm. My wife had a version. I wonder if it is sti...Hmmm. My wife had a version. I wonder if it is still floating about in a box somewhere... Have to check. LOL.Andrew C. Durstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12009795254968642036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-3546633927623322762011-05-05T11:05:10.168-04:002011-05-05T11:05:10.168-04:00There are three versions that I know of (in an ass...There are three versions that I know of (in an assortment of colors - I think white, black, and red). The original is pictured in the ad. toddroe's link is the later version. I have both of those. The only one I've never actually seen is the Dragontooth - a shorter version of the original, that didn't have as many options (no % maybe).TheHistorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255156966606278419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-42380775646098995692011-05-05T10:48:23.010-04:002011-05-05T10:48:23.010-04:00Ah the DragonBone. In the early days of the iPhon...Ah the DragonBone. In the early days of the iPhone app store, there was a plethora of dice rolling programs. I thought of the DragonBone.<br /><br />Generally, however, RPG players like playing with tactile objects. So if you have a choice between dice or a gizmo, the dice are preferable. Where gizmos are nice is when you can use them to do all the other calculations and lookup for you -- particularly if you are playing something chart-heavy like RoleMaster.Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14039652384328042542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-6104919975445530172011-05-05T10:41:35.361-04:002011-05-05T10:41:35.361-04:00A friend of mine and I each bought one in '85 ...A friend of mine and I each bought one in '85 or '86. We got different colors and then swapped the back halves of the plastic case, so the one that I still have is ivory on the top half, and black on the bottom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16241205294716952882011-05-05T09:51:47.664-04:002011-05-05T09:51:47.664-04:00I'll admit to having built one for myself, par...I'll admit to having built one for myself, particularly when I needed a d14, d16, and d18 for one home-brew system.* Although mine actually used LED digit displays rather than plain LEDs.<br /><br />Although it was only a pseudo-random number generator. Most computational and electronic methods of generating random numbers aren't really all that random, although you'll probably never notice the difference.** If I were to build another I'd be tempted to try and make it as random as I could make it. Perhaps using the decay of a radioactive isotope ... <i><laughs maniacally></i> [Sorry, just the idea of nuclear-enabled dice appeals to my inner mad scientist.]<br /><br />[* Of course, almost three decades later I just used a prototyper/fabricator to actually manufacture these dice from a CAD image and cast my own exotic dice.]<br /><br />[** On the other hand, my doctoral project required the production of a <i>large</i> number of random numbers, which required me to go to great lengths to make them as random as I could, otherwise the results would be statistically affected by the lack of randomness inherent in most methods of random number generation.]Reverance Pavanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217657347160811310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-86867045019911779112011-05-05T09:45:17.325-04:002011-05-05T09:45:17.325-04:00Yes, Joe. It is very cool.
And you'd best wa...Yes, Joe. It is very cool.<br /><br />And you'd best watch it or some folks in the group might steal it from you.Hamlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135081554790749914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-75466915451444065902011-05-05T09:32:36.427-04:002011-05-05T09:32:36.427-04:00Never owned one myself, but I did did get to mess ...Never owned one myself, but I did did get to mess around with it, at the only game store anywhere near me at the time, Complete Strategist in Davie Fl, which is lone gone. I was never impressed, rolling dice seemed so much cooler.GrayPumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776658442266878498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-64118430568248049262011-05-05T09:22:26.979-04:002011-05-05T09:22:26.979-04:00In the 90s, a friend of mine used one. Don't k...In the 90s, a friend of mine used one. Don't know if he still does--I don't live in Chicago anymore. It was pretty cool, but I like dice better.Akivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962605092009953080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-83008561461176314212011-05-05T08:37:34.406-04:002011-05-05T08:37:34.406-04:00Yeah, I wanted this.
As an aside: Inflation-adju...Yeah, I wanted this. <br /><br />As an aside: Inflation-adjusted, $24.95 in 1982 is equivalent to $55.62 in 2010.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-85289729430976337452011-05-05T08:32:35.852-04:002011-05-05T08:32:35.852-04:00I actually owned one of these, and it worked great...I actually owned one of these, and it worked great!The only problem was that GM's that I ran with would never let me use it: "How do I know that you're not using it to cheat?" was something I heard a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-22051608270338632672011-05-05T08:32:19.495-04:002011-05-05T08:32:19.495-04:00"I'm sure someone must have bought one&qu...<i>"I'm sure someone must have bought one"</i><br /><br />I did. (A black one.) It was actually fairly handy, though some of my engineer-friends questioned how random it really was. I must still have it packed away, somewhere.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-30724001393402375182011-05-05T08:14:32.498-04:002011-05-05T08:14:32.498-04:00I was always curious about these things and never ...I was always curious about these things and never saw one. Neat memory.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116795932377593506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-55109391786009789452011-05-05T07:48:12.327-04:002011-05-05T07:48:12.327-04:00I always thought this was a bit of a rip-off. My ...I always thought this was a bit of a rip-off. My calculator could generate random numbers -- we used to play D&D (very surreptitiously) in our 11th grade math class using it for rolls (circa 1984 or so). Who needs a $25 Wand of Beeping?!?Keith Sloanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319879076978887933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-62999606841537550712011-05-05T07:45:44.538-04:002011-05-05T07:45:44.538-04:00I've still got mine, it still works, and I sti...I've still got mine, it still works, and I still bring it to games. It's great for when one or two people get separated from the rest of the group and I need to pull them aside to adjudicate something, but there's no handy place to roll dice.Greyhawk Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929743865700766901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-67025558766707231402011-05-05T07:36:40.077-04:002011-05-05T07:36:40.077-04:00The Dragonbone ad in Dragon I remember most clearl...The Dragonbone ad in Dragon I remember most clearly had a female Mage/Rouge holding it like a smoking gun/wand...maxamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143803116262064891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-10045382594461193202011-05-05T07:06:08.920-04:002011-05-05T07:06:08.920-04:00It's US Patent Number 4431189
http://www.free...It's US Patent Number 4431189<br /><br />http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4431189.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-1984565434520860232011-05-05T06:59:24.611-04:002011-05-05T06:59:24.611-04:00http://vegasdecker.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/dragon...http://vegasdecker.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/dragonbone-electronic-dice/toddroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05668825555921002430noreply@blogger.com