THE POLYHEDRONS OF THE DEAD
Print them out on a good-weight cardstock, such as 65-pound or 80-pound cardstock. Because you’ll be handling them quite a bit, I recommend spraying them with a coat or two of acrylic sealer before cutting-out, assembly and use. You may want to color-code them by printing them out on different-colored cardstock, or you can print ‘em all on white cardstock and have fun coloring them yourself.
The cube, I call the Die of Inquiry. It’s designed and intended to be rolled like a single-die and it answers the question, “Why haven’t I heard from (fill in the blank)?” I’m thinking this Polyhedron you will consult mostly after you’ve consulted the other Polyhedrons, but not necessarily. You could roll it at any point in the game if you wanted. This is to satisfy curiosity about what it is They’re doing over there.
The icosahedron, I call the Icosahedron of Identity. It’s designed to help you identify–or designate–which deceased person you are talking to. It’s a ‘who said it?’ identification tool. You can use this one any time you want to clarify who it is who’s speaking to you. Your yes-and-no stones can then help you pin-point exactly who it is.
The first dodecahedron I call How I Died. Sometimes, we’re upset or disturbed about how a loved one died. This dodecahedron is intended to help you learn how the deceased person reacted to their own death.
The second dodecahedron I call Messages One. This dodecahedron is intended to convey the sort of messages a deceased person who has successfully established communication with a loved one on this side of The Veil might possibly first want to say.
The third dodecahedron I call Messages Two. This dodecahedron is intended to convey sort of follow-up messages a deceased person might convey in response to more specific issues.
The fourth dodecahedron I call Advice & Insight. This dodecahedron is strictly optional, because you may or may not want to hear what the dead have to say about the afterlife, or your life decisions.
The fifth dodecahedron I call Is There Anything I Can Do For You? You can ask the dead if there are any special favors they want done for them. One facet has the ‘no nothing, thanks’ option, but the other facets have one task or another. This dodecahedron is also optional, but our relationship with the dead is an on-going one, and I hope this dodecahedron reflects this. Doing things for the Dead can bring healing to both sides of The Veil.
The sixth dodecahedron I call the Reactions & Response dodecahedron. This is designed for optional use with square 18 on the game board, where you talk freely to the dead and consult this for their reply, if you’re so-inclined.
If you look over my Polyhedrons of the Dead, and they seem incomplete, or don’t quite convey the right messages, by all means, design your own! This game is flexible, and the Dead are willing to work with you. The links for the Polyhedrons of the Dead are below: