Gemsnatcher
| Gemsnatcher | |
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| Type: | Dice Game |
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| First published: | Dungeon magazine #106 (Sep 2003) |
Gemsnatcher is a very casual dice game played in the Flanaess, known especially in Cauldron.[1][2] It is based on rolling dice with progressively higher sides, which is "won" by being the first to make a roll with a twenty-sided die, the other players then having to pay money to the roller..
Description
" ... a dice game called gemsnatcher that uses strange-shaped dice (conveniently, the same dice you play D&D with). Any number of characters can play gemsnatcher, although the tables seat only six. The game begins with each player simultaneously rolling a 4-sided die. Characters who roll a 1 have "snatched the gem" and trade their 4-sided die for a 6-sided die. Then everyone rolls simultaneously again, and anyone who rolls a 1 gets to "snatch the gem" and upgrade their die to the next larger one.
This continues until the round where one or more players are rolling the d20 for the first time (by virtue of rolling a 1 on the 12-sided die in the previous round). Everyone rolls the die one last time. Every player who does not roll a 1 in the final round must pay a number of coins equal to the d20 roll to the players who rolled the 20-sided die. For example, if you're the first player to upgrade to the 20-sided die, your first roll is also the final round of the game. You roll a 14, so every player who did not roll a 1 in the final round must pay you 14 coins.
At the Cusp of Sunrise [in Cauldron], tables are designated "gold," "platinum," or "ingot." The kind of table tells you what kind of coin the winner gets paid in. Ingots are small platinum bars worth 100 gp, and they're available from the bartender. Gemsnatcher is played conversationally. A player typically regales the others with an anecdote, then everyone rolls the dice as they laugh. Someone might then ask a pointed question, and everyone rolls the dice while someone thinks of a witty answer."[1][2]
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