• RandomLegend [He/Him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    This would be interesting for when you have to number something and have very limited space and don’t want the arabic numbers to be written too small.

    I mean lets be honest, this technique is a couple hundred years old and was never adopted or even widespread. So ofc the method we use today is the superior one.

    But this is very interesting and fun to play with. For everyone doing TTRPG or LARP this is a cool concept to integrate.

    • Otter@lemmy.ca
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      5 months ago

      I was picturing a fleet of spaceships, with their identification number painted on like this. Maybe an ancient and abandoned fleet