Table top role-playing games are more popular than ever, attracting an extremely passionate group of fans. Gamers work together to create stories that contain epic drama, life and … read moredeath themes, and heroic quests. These selfless heroes and healers are exactly the kinds of people likely to become a registered organ donor. Seeing the value alignment, Donate Life America, the nonprofit keeper of the National Donate Life Registry, created a custom set of polyhedral gaming dice with tiny hand-painted organs and tissues inside: The Healing Dice. While a usual set includes seven dice, this limited edition set has eight—each containing one of the eight organs and tissues that can save and heal a life via deceased donation. The special eighth die, called The Lifesaving Die, features an anatomical heart and will only be for 'death saves' which are key life and death moments in a game. More than 100,000 people are waiting for lifesaving organ transplants. One donor can save up to 8 lives and heal 75 more.
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