I'm trying to design an 'omni-die' of sorts. A d24 numbered such that it can be read as a d4, d6, d8, and d12. My problem is this: how do I fit 4 number's worth of information on the very small face of the die? putting all the numbers, or really more than 1, wouldn't work, I can't get that level of detail.
The information I want on each face is as follows:
1: 1 1 1 1
2: 2 2 2 2
3: 3 3 3 3
4: 4 4 4 4
5: 1 5 5 5
6: 2 6 6 6
7: 3 1 7 7
8: 4 2 8 8
9: 1 3 1 9
10: 2 4 2 10
11: 3 5 3 11
12: 4 6 4 12
13: 1 1 5 1
14: 2 2 6 2
15: 3 3 7 3
16: 4 4 8 4
17: 1 5 1 5
18: 2 6 2 6
19: 3 1 3 7
20: 4 2 4 8
21: 1 3 5 9
22: 2 4 6 10
23: 3 5 7 11
24: 4 6 8 12
d4 and d8 are easy enough, they are both exponents of a common base(2). I can use simple symbols to represent a binary number and disregard the most significant bit when reading it as a d4. e.g.
001 : 1 --> _01 : 1
110 : 6 --> _10 : 2
111 : 7 --> _11 : 3
000 : 8 --> _00 : 4
but d6 and d12 don't really fit as well. I could use a ternary number system, but then it starts getting cluttered. Any thoughts? or better yet, has anyone seen this made before and know where I can buy one?
edit: this is my plan for the geometry, aiming for 1" tall