Here's a site with some nice dice:
http://www.crystalcaste.com/
If you were to choose a set of dice to be the iconic Dragonlance gaming dice, what would they be?
Here's a site with some nice dice:
http://www.crystalcaste.com/
Crystal Caste is one of my favorite dice manufacturers! Though I'm partial to the traditional polyhedrals (as opposed to their alternate-geometry dice), Crystal Caste has amazing quality. Their Dwarven Forge line of stone dice is also really cool, and their high-end specialty dice (dinosaur fossils, meteorites, etc.) are beyond belief!
Jamie Chambers
Sovereign Press, Inc.
I mean...surely that's not made from a real meteorite...
$100 for a d20!?! What are they smoking?
I mean...surely that's not made from a real meteorite...
Of course it is!
I like the kryptonite dice, myself. Keeps my buddy Clark from using his powers to cheat. Oh, hang on, that's the other Clark. Damn.
Cheers,
Cam
$100 for a d20!?! What are they smoking?
I mean...surely that's not made from a real meteorite...
The specialty dice (fossils, meteorites) are made of exactly that. You not only get the die, but you get a certificate of authenticity that tells you where your fossil/meteorite was found and by whom. I don't have one myself, but I have held them in my hand and they are cool!
To me the dino-dice are wild, to know that I'm holding what was once a living, breathing dinosaur! Of course to know that your d20 came from outer space is pretty cool, too.
Jamie Chambers
Sovereign Press, Inc.
The specialty dice (fossils, meteorites) are made of exactly that.
Wow...I don't know if I think that's cool or lament the loss to science...
Yeah, I'm that nerdy. :D
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I have to agree with Brim's first comment; $100 for some dice is just strange. The metal dice are hot though.
Not "some" dice...only one. It's $100 for 1d20 that that's it.
Still...given that they're real, I can see why there's the price tag...
Not "some" dice...only one. It's $100 for 1d20 that that's it.
Still...given that they're real, I can see why there's the price tag...
One twenty sider for $100 ? For that price it better always roll 20's as well as influence(Through some inherent power it has.) other d20's that my players are using to roll 20's as well. Do they really expect to make any money on that thing ?
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One twenty sider for $100 ? Do they really expect to make alot of money on that thing ?
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They actually only have limited numbers of each, and when they're sold--that 's it! These are designed for collectors, not casual game players.
The Dwarven Forge stone dice are very cool. I got my first set when the line was brand-new, and the feel and sound of stone dice is quite different!
Jamie Chambers
Sovereign Press, Inc.
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Do they really expect to make any money on that thing ?
Did you miss the part about them actually being made out of meteorite or fossile?
I wonder how they get their hands on those things...
Anyway, like Jamie said...if I ever had one of those...don't think for a second that I would ever actually use that thing.
Did you miss the part about them actually being made out of meteorite or fossile?
I wonder how they get their hands on those things...
Anyway, like Jamie said...if I ever had one of those...don't think for a second that I would ever actually use that thing.
Maybe they don't get their hands on them actually(Meteorite or fossil), maybe they just tell you that they are made of that so they can charge the unsuspecting sap $100 for a single d20 ?
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Cheers,
Cam
I like the kryptonite dice, myself. Keeps my buddy Clark from using his powers to cheat. Oh, hang on, that's the other Clark. Damn.
What's all this then?
What's all this then?
Yeah...I think the Clark he was looking for begins with the letter "K."
Yeah...I think the Clark he was looking for begins with the letter "K."
I get all of my superhero friends mixed up.
One thing I was just thinking about is that metal and/or stone dice would certainly be cause for using a box to roll them in, or something. Otherwise, the kitchen table would get pretty scuffed up.
And of course, we all game at the kitchen table. Right?
Cheers,
Cam
And of course, we all game at the kitchen table. Right?
Well we could game at a table suspended over the firey pit of hell, just for some ambiance. But as the only table we have available for that sort of duty is currently in the kitchen, we'd still - technically - be gaming at the kitchen table.
I pick up Chessex dice from the FLGS based purely on the pretty colors.
Cheers,
Cam
I am afraid that I do this as well. One of my players uses pewter dice that he picked up at the Minnesota Renaissance festival. Can't go wrong with solid metal rolling across the table. I think I am going to get a set of stone dice though.
personally though, i want the dice made out of copper...
I am afraid that I do this as well. One of my players uses pewter dice that he picked up at the Minnesota Renaissance festival. Can't go wrong with solid metal rolling across the table. I think I am going to get a set of stone dice though.
Except when you have a brand new oak table and some idiot busts out his sharp-edged metal dice and puts scratches and pock marks all in it!! :headexplo. Sorry about that, but it just happened a few months ago and it still galls me.
Except when you have a brand new oak table and some idiot busts out his sharp-edged metal dice and puts scratches and pock marks all in it!! :headexplo. Sorry about that, but it just happened a few months ago and it still galls me.
LOL. You made them pay for repairs right?
Hmm, steel dice. I think that I would have to agree.
Except when you have a brand new oak table and some idiot busts out his sharp-edged metal dice and puts scratches and pock marks all in it!! :headexplo. Sorry about that, but it just happened a few months ago and it still galls me.
Well, his have round edges, and we play on his house, so it wasn't a huge problem. We generally use a large wooden mat that sits on the floor when we play at my house, so it wouldn't be that bad of a problem here either.