One talented designer has taken the time to turn the iconic Companion Cube from Portal into a 20-sided die for Dungeons and Dragons adventures. While the thought of turning a four-sided shape into something with twenty sides sounds a bit daunting, the result is resonating with fans for its cute, faithful look to the popular object from Valve's hit puzzle game. Though it's hard to say if the end product is still a cube, it's bound to make a few more rolls for initiative fun in several players' upcoming games regardless, if they're allowed to use it.
Even though a project like this typically takes a lot of money, and will usually charge for the printing files, the designer has made the Companion Cube-inspired die available at no charge so anyone can build it. The die comes in three different sizes, with the smallest option being roughly the size of a baseball. As a result, it may be better left as a fun Portal collectible than a valid D&D die to use in campaigns.
Still, the Companion Cube D20 – or the Companion Icosahedron as fans in the comments have pointed out – is rather impressive, even if its use is questionable. Even the one responsible for making it, Reddit user TheSameNameTwice, has answered a comment regarding if it can be considered as a valid die by saying that it might work if they tell the Dungeon Master that "weighted is a metaphor."
That doesn't seem to be stopping some fans from trying as some players in the comments are already having fun with the idea of using the die during a session by saying they'd love to see someone roll with it and "break the table." Others are quoting Glados' ending song from Portal 1, saying that the die is a "huge success" while also debating on if the Companion Cube die can speak or not.
In the end, there may still be a chance that the players who spend the time 3D printing and assembling the die might get to use it for a campaign or two depending on what the Dungeon Master thinks in regard to its playability. The die is rather popular, so there's a chance that TheSameNameTwice could tweak the design to make it less weighted in the future. Until then, though, fans can still enjoy the design that's out and printable for free as they await the day that they may see a Portal 3.
Portal RTX is available now on PC.
