Etruscan numerals whether the numbers on opposite faces of Etruscan dice add up to seven, like nowadays. Some dice found did not show this proposed pattern. An aspect of the Etruscan numeral system is that some numbers, as in the Roman system, are represented as partial subtractions. So "17" is not written *"semφ-śar" as users of the Arabic numerals might reason. One instead finds "ci-em zaθrum", literally "three from twenty". The numbers 17, 18 and 19 are all written in this way. The general agreement among Etruscologists nowadays is the following (except about which of huθ and śa were "four" or "six",
Monsters and Other Childish Things are relationships; these are any person or thing important to the character, and can add dice to appropriate roles. For example, a kid with a relationship with his mother might add dice to rolls to escape a kidnapper if he fears he'll never see her again. All kids have a special relationship with their monster called the bond. Monsters do not have regular stats and skills; instead points, each worth five dice, are allocated directly to body parts which can be used to Attack, Defend or do Useful Stuff (movement, senses etc.). Dice allocated to a body part can be