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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by tessierashpool on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @06:07PM (#39111271)
Greek letters were used as numbers during the time of the Romans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_numerals

also, sorry to be that guy, but D&D hasn't had a thief class since 3rd edition came out, in 2000.

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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by dukeyukey on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @08:50PM (#39112634)
To be fair there's a Thief subclass
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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by yetanotherloser on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @02:39AM (#39114667)
re: being That Guy: I know. It's a weak "Romans were old school" joke.
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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by yetanotherloser on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @04:19PM (#39122782)
ps good shout on the letters, which I had thoroughly forgotten. The d20s still are odd though.
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