A Throw of Dice A Throw of Dice A Throw of Dice (Prapancha Pash) is a 1929 silent film by German-born director Franz Osten, based on an episode from the Indian epic "Mahabharata". The movie is about two kings vying for the love of a hermit's daughter, the beautiful Sunita. The two kings, Ranjit and Sohan, share a passion for gambling and decide to play a game of craps to determine who will marry her. Sunita wishes to marry Ranjit. Ranjit loses the game to the nefarious Sohan and as a forfeit becomes his slave. Sunita soon uncovers the truth about Sohan's evil deeds
Dice notation on both dice may be interpreted as either 0 or 100, depending on the game rules. The "d1000" (using three 10-sided dice) is occasionally also seen, although it is more common in wargames than role-playing games. A number of notational strategies exist for discarding only certain types of results. Some games extend the standard notation to A"d"X"(k"Y")+"B where, in addition to the above, Y is the number of dice kept (k) from the roll. Whether the dice omitted are the highest, lowest, or the player's choice depends on the game in question. 7th Sea and Legend of the Five Rings