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I do recommend using a dice tray or offering bowl to roll your die in, especially if your altar is small, crowded, or has delicate or flaming objects on it (candles, incense, etc.). Also, roll gently so you do not bounce the die right out of the tray (practicing a few times away from the altar to see how it rolls in your chosen tray is entirely reasonable). It would not do to set your altar on fire or break a sacred object when you work your spell. Some of the easiest pictographic dice to find are going to have symbols related to specific games. If you are familiar with those games and the nuances of what those symbols represent, you can use them in your spellwork or divination.

As I mentioned above, you can get dice with symbols other than numbers on them. Exactly how many sides the dice will have depends upon the system the symbols come from, and the whim of the maker. Magic Dice is essentially a one-button version of BABY Audio’s recently released Spaced Out plugin (see how it compares to other “spacious” effects in our Reverb Wars article). It uses the same reverb and delay algorithms, but all the parameters are controlled by a single “randomize” button. Dice trays are a phenomenon among those who use dice regularly, because they keep your dice from rolling right off the table (If I had a dollar for every time I had to chase down an errant die…). Basically, a dice tray is any tray that has steep sides at least 1” high. They are typically anywhere from 6” to 18” across. Fancy ones are often made out of leather, but they can be made out of anything. Even deep box lids will work. Hand-crafted dice can come in just about any material, and some of them are stunning works of art. The price you pay for them usually reflects the materials cost and time spent creating the dice, but it is an option if you want a unique set of dice, or dice made out of a specific material. Some hand-crafted dice are even made with occultists in mind, using runes, ogham, planetary symbols, knotwork, or other symbols or sigils on the sides instead of numbers. If you want something truly unique to suit your practice, it may even be possible to commission a dice artist for a set of dice to exactly your specifications. I wrote that Magic Dice is a one-button effect, but that’s not entirely true. It also features a Mix slider that lets you adjust the reverb/echo volume relative to the dry signal. So, use the button to generate new atmospheres and fine-tune the intensity with the Mix slider.In this method, when you are setting your intent and fully focused on success, deliberately set the die on your altar with a high number facing up. On a D20, I recommend either 19 or 20, depending upon whether you want to emphasize general success, or spectacular success. If you use a 19, focus on how easy it is to set the die to a successful number. Your magic should follow that easy path and find its way to success. Some divination can come into play with this method, with the various rolls representing real trials that you will face in accomplishing your goals. For that reason, be careful if you decide a successful roll is not “good enough”, and so roll again. It may be reasonable to set the bar high and keep working until you hit a lofty goal, or you may be setting yourself up for missed opportunities at success that will keep you grinding away longer than you need to or want to. For purposes of magical use, a dice tray is going to be a lot like having a large offering plate, altar cloth, or tarot cloth. It is not necessary, but it can be very useful for both practical and magical reasons. Exactly what it is made out of, and what decorations it has will depend upon your personal taste, practice, budget, and the intent of your use of dice in your practice. There is no right or wrong answer. I like to throw dice with my hand. Image by Esa Riutta from Pixabay Throwing Dice If you don’t like the initial result, keep randomizing until you get the perfect spacious SFX for your project.

The objective of Premonitor Magic is to read the card indicated to you by the dice and see if it comes true. Professional gambling pipped dice can be found, but they are pricey. They are designed to exacting standards so the die will not be weighted, and has a completely even chance of landing on any side. Professional gambling dice are made to extremely exacting standards. Image by Jonathan Petersson from Pixabay

Astragalomancy – Divination with Dice

Build and upgrade available heroes, and lead them into battle against powerful enemies in a unique blend of dice-based combat and RPG elements. With endless value and strategic depth, this game will keep you engaged for hours on end. Large Stopwatch - Use the Stopwatch in FULL SCREEN. Great for meetings, classrooms, conferences, schools, anywhere really... :-) What that means is, that you can use the symbology of high rolls to empower spells in a positive or successful direction. It really does not matter what the spell or its intent is. If you are looking for success, a high roll on a D20 represents that success. A natural 20 represents spectacular success. If you are working a spell, it is likely that you want a successful outcome, otherwise you probably would not be bothering. I throw dice with my hands. Some people or traditions might be particular about what hand, or using a cup, or throwing right out of the bag. You can shake it a particular number of times, blow on it, show it to your patron deity, etc. If you have a reason for doing it a particular way, do it that way. There is no wrong or right way to throw your dice, as long as it makes sense to you within your practice. Dice Magic and Dice Spellcrafting for the Tabletop RPG Player This is especially true when I run out of inspiration during long mixing or sound design sessions. You know the feeling. After staring at the screen for hours, who wants to operate a modulation effect with ten faders, fifteen knobs, three rows of buttons, eighteen different algorithms, a step sequencer, four LFOs with editable waveforms, twelve types of saturation, a side-chain input (because why not?), and a three-dimensional modulation matrix?

Most tabletop RPG’s are based on a D20 for determining the outcome of any action or event. A high roll is generally good, with a natural 20 representing a critical hit or spectacular success. A low roll is generally bad, with a natural 1 representing a death blow or spectacular failure. “Natural” means the number that comes up on the die when you roll it, before any modifiers are applied. The main way to refer to dice is by the number of sides it has. You can sometimes find the rare die with sides numbering 3, 16, 24, 30, 50, or even 100 (yes, I did at one point own a true 100-sided die, and no, it did not work very well), but most dice are going to be D4, D6, D8, D10, D12, or D20 (“D” for “dice” + the number of sides). That is because those are the sizes used most often for tabletop RPG’s, and gamers are the largest market for dice sets. In fact, when you are looking to buy dice, “dice set” by default means an RPG set with a range of dice sizes. If you want a dice set for a specific board game like Yahtzee, you must ask for the game or specific dice by name. However, if you do roll a 20, especially in the first few rolls, I would take that as a very good sign indeed. If you want something to fail (voter suppression laws, for example), cursing it with a low number can accomplish good. Photo by Sidney Eileen. Rolling for Baneful Magic, Banishing, or Counterspells Since dice come in literally every color, and a wide variety of materials, it is possible to have magically charged or consecrated dice that are also sympathetic via color magic or material symbology. Weighted and Imperfect Dice

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Other dice that are available will have occult or cultural symbols on them. Some of the ones I found had runes, ogham, planetary symbols, astrological symbols, knotwork, or “spooky” drawings. And, of course there are the oddball dice that do not seem to fit in anywhere, that have seemingly random images inscribed on them once divorced from their source. I suspect most of those come from defunct games, promotions, novelty shops, or joke shops. Regardless of the specific images, if they have meaning to you, you can use them as a sympathetic link in magic, or find meaning in them when doing divination. Using Dice in a set of Bones

You can add that D20 to your altar as an additional ingredient empowering your spell. I am going to describe two main ways to do that, but if you think of another use that makes sense to you, go for it! What matters most in your magic is that it makes sense for you, not someone else. Method 1 – Set the Die If your intent is on the more baneful or banishing end of the spectrum, it might make sense to want a low roll. But this approach does require a particular mindset. In RPG’s, someone always has to roll for the antagonist, but as a player, you usually want that antagonist to roll poorly. The more poorly they roll, the easier it is for the player to be successful against them. That means that there are times when you are hoping for the low roll, but those situations are usually antagonistic or confrontational in nature. I am going to assume that not everyone reading this article is familiar with tabletop RPG’s (Role Playing Games), so if you are, please bear with me as I explain some basic concepts about dice in general, and how they are most often used in tabletop gaming. I lean heavily on RPG associations because those are my strongest associations with dice, and I am delighted to get to nerd out about RPG’s and how their systems can be applied to real magic. If you have other associations that inspire you to use your dice in different ways, go for it! Types of Dice

If you are already familiar with a symbolic system that is available in dice form, that may be an excellent place to start. For example, if you are familiar with astrology, dice with astrological symbols may work very well for you. Same for runes, ogham, planetary symbols, or symbols associated with a gaming system. BABY Audio released Magic Dice, a free random atmosphere generator in VST, AU, and AAX plugin formats for digital audio workstations on Windows and macOS. Since collecting a set of bones for divination is highly personal, literally anything small and durable can end up in the set. It is not unreasonable to throw a particularly special die or two into the bag, if you are so inclined. Some pretty Roman dice. Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Astragalomancy – Divination with Dice