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Throwing Stones Dice List
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Ok, many of you probably haven't heard of this game, and it is old (and no longer produced). But the NGG is trying to cover everything, so I thought why not! It is an interesting game, and there is a book that you can get to make this into a role-playing game too. There are 21 character stones, 2 different monster stones total, though the monster dice are nothing really special.

Commons
Die Name	Skill Glyphs	Magic Skill Glyphs	Special Effect Glyphs
Amazon	Nature (ss)(++) Range (+++) Notice (+++) Balance (+++)	None	Knock Down (s) Ignore Armor (s)
Barbarian	Notice (+++) Unarmed (s)(+)	None	Berserk (ss) Stun Knock Down Roll w/ it (ss)
Ranger	Unarmed (s)(+) Range (+++) Notice (+++) Nature (ss)(++)	None	Stun Roll w/ it (ss)
Thaumaturge	Dexterity (s)(++)	Thaumaturgy (s)(+++) Thaumaturgy (++) Thaumaturgy (++)	Wildcolor Luck
Thief	Balance (++++) Dexterity (++)(s) Dexterity (++)(s) Notice (+++)	None	Stun Luck
Wizard	Range (+++)	Wizardry (+++)(s) Wizardry (++) Wizardry (++)	Ignore Armor (s) Stun
Zeotrist	Charisma (ss)(++)	Zoetry (++) Zoetry (++) Zoetry (++)	Zealous Ignore Armor (s)

Uncommons
Die Name	Skill Glyphs	Magic Skill Glyphs	Special Effect Glyphs
Assassin	Range (+++) Charisma (ss)(++) Dexterity (s)(++) Balance (+++)	None	Poison Ignore Armor (s)
Druid	Nature (++++) Nature (ss)(++)	Zoetry (++) Zoetry (++) Thaumaturgy (++) Thaumaturgy (++)	None
Monk	Unarmed (s)(+) Unarmed (s)(+)	None	Centered (s) Ignore Armor (s) Strike Again Knock Down
Necromancer	Notice (+++)	Necromancy (+++) Necromancy (ss)(++) Necromancy (ss)(++)	Stun Poison
Sorcerer	Notice (+++) Charisma (ss)(++)	Sorcery (ss)(+++) Sorcery (++) Sorcery (++)	Stun
Wildman	Nature (ss)(++)	None	Berserk (s) Strike Again Knock Down Counter Strike Wildcolor
Witch	None	Necromancy (++) Necromancy (ss)(++) Sorcery (++) Sorcery (++)	Luck Poison

Rares
Die Name	Skill Glyphs	Magic Skill Glyphs	Special Effect Glyphs
Archmage	None	Wizardry (++) Thaumaturgy (++) Zoetry (++) Necromancy (ss)(++) Sorcery (++)	Luck
Duelist	Balance (+++) Charisma (ss)(++)	None	Disarm Ignore Armor (s) Counterstrike Centered (ss)
Fool	Charisma (++++) Balance (+++) Dexterity (s)(++)	None	Luck Wildcolor Roll w/ it (ss)
Gladiator	Charisma (ss)(++) Unarmed (s)(+)	None	Disarm Ignore Armor (s) Stun Roll W/ it (ss)
Paladin	Charisma (ss)(++)	Zoetry (++)	Zealous Strike Again Stun Centered (ss)
Ninja	Unarmed (s)(+) Balance (+++)	None	Centered Poison Ignore Armor (s) Stun
Samurai	Balance (+++) Range (+++)	None	Counterstrike Strike Again Roll w/ it (ss) Centered (ss)

Key:
(s) = 1 Sword
(ss) = 2 Swords
(+) = Plus
(++) = 2 Pluses
(+++) = 3 Pluses
(++++) = 4 Pluses

The underlined Glyph of each die is the one with the name of the die.

Also note that this only covers the first release (with the B&W rules sheet included). There were more dice released with the second release (with color rules).

Protecting Your Dice

One other thing - since the dice were silk-screened and not molded (like Dragon Dice & Chaos Progenitus) there is a good chance that it won't take long before the faces start to rub off due to use.

To combat this, you can spray them with a clear coat spray paint (or I have been told nail polish, but spray paint seems a heck of a lot faster). You will want to make sure that you use a clear (duh!) acrylic (let me say that again - ACRYLIC) paint to make sure that nothing bad happens to the ink on the dice.

As always, try the paint on a common die to see if there are any undesirable effects before shooting all of your dice with the paint. You may want to apply a couple of coats (but don't go overboard). Allow time to dry between coats.

You WILL need to re-coat the dice as necessary, depending on how much Throwing Stones you play!

Written by Gene Vogel
(Posted 5-16-00, Updated 6-24-00))

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