Sometimes a rule references "going up" or "going down" a "dice step”. Dice go from lowest to highest from d4 to d12. If your dice is a d8, and you "go down a dice step", your dice becomes a d6. With few exceptions, your dice cannot go below d4, nor above d12.

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d4 > d6 > d8 > d10 > d12

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