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  EIGHT-SIDED POLYHEDRAL DICE

An EIGHT-SIDED die is commonly called a d8


WHEN WOULD A D8 BE USED?

Dungeons and Dragons:
D8's are used for generating hit points (life points) for support combatants such as clerics and monks ... They are also used to generate damage for primary combat weapons such as long swords or crossbows

           EXAMPLES
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Dice : D8 OPAQUE SHARP SWIRL 1 When d8's were first released they were sharp edged opaque OCTAHEDRONS
Later came sharp edged translucent or clear OCTAHEDRONS
Dice : D8 OPAQUE SHARP SOLID D4 Some time later an sharp edged opaque TRUNCATED OCTAHEDRON
style was released

I dont belive this style ever was produced in translucent or clear

Dice : D8 CLEAR ROUNDED SOLID 1
 Next came the rounded or 'European' style OCTAHEDRONS
Dice : MINT74 CRYSTAL CASTE PEARL SPINDLE BLUE The final and most radical change to the d8 came when
Introduced their Crystal d8



Here are many more examples of these types of dice


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