[RPG] Are d8, 10, 12, etc. dice, fair dice

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Given a perfectly formed d8, or d10 or any d dice in Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), are they all fair dice? Is it equally possible to roll any number on any given dice?

I am writing a text based, online D&D engine that would allow a DM to create their own world and invite their friends to play that world online. I am writing a cryptographically secure random number generator to roll the dice, but knowing nothing about D&D, I don't know if all the dice are fair.

Best Answer

Yes, d2, d3, d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, and d20 have uniform distributions

Of these, the d4, d6, d8, d12, and d20 are regular polyhedrons.

The d2 and d10 are not regular polyhedrons, but each face is nonetheless equally-likely.