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May 31, 2019 11:36 PM
bigggblack
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Nelmathel
DM here player got me a neon pink set of dice, dice go missing. I get new set modeled to look like bloody iron, 2nd TPK in good dice.
wazeewa
I've got about 8 sets of dice. I know, I know, why only 8? They are starting to run out of nat20s so I'll have to get some more.
TairaMai
Shiny math rocks make the clicky sounds, me wants them ALL!
FuckyBarnes
Hello fellow dice goblin!
AeonsShadow
GOBLINS UNITE! makes it easier for me to get ALL THE SHINY MATH ROCKS!
skrizzle4rizzle
retrostone21
AND WE LOVE IT!
AbstractBettaFish
I try to buy new dice for each character and I drunkenly left my doc bag with all 3 in an Uber a few months ago...
OtterlyMagnificent
NOOOOOOO
faultysage
What he didn't know at the time was those were evil dice. Cursed forever to roll 20s on dialogue checks and 1s for combat.
Caffynated
I would take those dice in a heartbeat. "let's not fight *nat 20*" "I'm your king now *nat 20*"
faultysage
Some men can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or bargained with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
brockfrigginsamson
*Aggressively loads flamethrower* Deus vult it is.
Jaimekilledkenny
I had one of those tin popcorn cans my mom used to buy us for Christmas every year with a set of dividers in it, filled with dice.
Potroastation
I remember my 1st 100 sided dice. I thought it was the Hope Diamond. lol
erickwhite9
I have a orange set that I absolutely love except my d20, it has tried to kill me to many times so I bought a new one.
Bananabeanie
Tried to kill you.. figuratively or literally.
erickwhite9
I went to roll it and it pulled a gun, made the rest of the session real awkward.
Bananabeanie
Im afraid of dices now. I knew they are good at choking you but apparently they are evolving.
Baalzak
It's real stabby
EroticZombiePants
I suggest d6 type systems. This way you can just raid all your old board games no one's played in a decade.
EricTheBear
Lol
AbraCadaverz
Dressed up as dice for Halloween once, when i was a kid
starrs3
Kids be careful. Dnd is a gateway trpg.
IndiePixels
this can not be more true...
GoldenPenisOfWisdom
And then you try Shadowrun...
shinyRK9
LordOfTastyCheez
Found you can get them at wholesale price from Chinese sellers on Ebay. I already have too many - (12 full sets for 24 dollars later) - fuck
RachTrap
I only had the one set for an entire decade until I dropped the bag into a sewer drain.
fiddlewheelx
dice addiction is no laughing matter
Navrodel
If you have less than 20 D6 your class options are limited if you don't want to roll one die over and over and over and over and over and...
Lucainmiami
I wanted to work at a video game store because I love video games but I never felt confident I was knowledgeable in nerd culture enough.
dunewarrior
Yep. This actually happened to me. Except the clerk actually laughed at me when I said, "so I have everything I'll ever need then!". (1/2)
dunewarrior
I was back the next week getting more miniatures. And then the next getting more D6s. And now, several years later, (2/3)
dunewarrior
I have like, 30 D20s and enough D6s to play Imperial Guard. (3/3)
OlDishandSwish
But why? Why the need for all the dice?
brockfrigginsamson
Rolling one off the table. Oh and "advantage/Disadvantage" where you Roll 2 of X dice and take the better/worse result
Zeddicuszull
First you start with cheap plastic dice since that is what you think is suitable. Later on you move up to premium dice and more dice and
Zeddicuszull
larger dice bags and even more fancier dice bags and then dive towers and exotic materials.
LuminoZero
I mean, if you play Shadowrun you basically roll D6s by the pound.
TheDalmuti
7 (1 of each) is all you *need* but when your character rolls 20 d6's for damage regularly its easier to roll 20 at once than 1 20 times.
TheDalmuti
There are lots of situations like this, depending on the system you play in. People also like to have different colors and styles.
TheDalmuti
Eventually, you might just decide you like to collect them, or want a cooler looking set. Its all preference. Most players have lots of dice
TheDalmuti
Also if you want to introduce friends to the game, its easier to have extra sets than to share the same set constantly.
OlDishandSwish
Thanks for the thorough answer! Ive never played so i didnt know you could potentially roll one dice 20 times depending on your character!
TheDalmuti
Plus, eventually youll lose some dice and instead of trying to find a matching replacement, youll probably get a new set.
cakeface2016
Why would you lose dice? I haven't lost a die in 14 years.
dunewarrior
I haven't lost a die but I thought I lost dice before finding them like a month later.... after I already bought their replacement.
lenonymes
I'm wondering that myself. I'm assuming it's not an actual necessity but more like, a hoarding obsession or something?
SpikeTheGoat
Just in case you missed Dalmuti's reply, besides just collecting/wanting them, it is useful because many attacks deal multiples of the same>
SpikeTheGoat
one. So if you deal 5d6 damage, that means rolling a 6 sided dice 5x. Having 5 would be a single roll vs over and over adding them up.
zcon
Hobby. Also i retired a set after rolling 16 1s in a night. Bad juju
lemmonjello
I dont care about dice but I agree with this, set that shit on fire and bury it in the back yard.
DanielBonnett
I need 16 D4s
MisterD90
As a Warhammer player, more dice!! MOAR!!
Baeloro
Lose dice like 10mmm sockets
kcgingerbeard
I have all the dice none of the friends to play D&D with
Zeddicuszull
Make new friends.
kcgingerbeard
As if it's that easy. It took me years to get all the friends I don't have now
Zeddicuszull
It took me less than a week to get a new dnd group set up.
Thorlin
I think the clerk meant more of them coming back for books and stuff since he knows he'll get hooked
LokiShinigami
No. No he didn't. That customer will be back when they realize they should have bought 113 more dice instead of just the 7
NeynasGhost
My brother was pretty intense abt MtG for a while. Had a SACK of dice.
Caffynated
40d6, 20d8/10/12, and 10d4 should be sufficient. I don't know why you need the extra 3.
HessianGhost
You need more d20s. Probably cut it down to 10d12 and grab 13 20s. You know at least 3 of those 20s will betray you and get chucked out.
LokiShinigami
I bought 20 full sets. When I get "cursed" ones, I hold public executions while the other five watch. Sets an example for them.
Chezoso
Serious question... is there any benefit to expensive dice?
MoreButterForMyHam
The benefit is they're pretty, and are therefore more gooder.
fiachefarouche
Prettier shinys
tempmike
Its like any other hobby where you spend money on things you enjoy. If you like a set of dice that looks a certain way you can buy it.
PeccableTiming
Mechanically? No, not that you'd want that. There are some dice designed to be more evenly weighted, but the difference is incredibly minor.
bernvaug
So you can establish dominance at the table
brockfrigginsamson
Cheap dice are made cheaply, I ahve bought sets that actually roll horribly. I have once 20 side that will consistently roll 15.
SpookyMittens
Benefit? Mechnically not one bit. But if an expensive set looks or feels good to you, them there's your benefit.
realistichorsegonadbehavior
Look cool feel nice make click-clack on the table
YoSamiteSam
The sharp metal d4s do extra damage when you try to pick them up or step on them. Or when you try to bludgeon someone with a dice bag.
DireSickFish
They look cool.
WellThatsOriginal
They get you all of the hot chicks.
SelfDeprecatingHumor
depends, I have CNC machined aluminum dice that insure equal size and weight on all sides. that should give them better randomness than 1/2
SelfDeprecatingHumor
most die, but is an extreme option. Generally sharp flat surfaces are best as rounding them is inconsistent and will favor certain numbers
reichstein
Swagger
FutureHylian
Sexual pleasure
brianterrel
Cheap dice can have irregularities in the materials that make them "loaded". Only an issue with very low quality tho.
PangolinBan
Really cheap dice aren't always properly random enough. Most regularly priced sets are fine though. That said, if dice are expensive 1/2
PangolinBan
2/2 there should be a reason: nice materials, special patterns, made for a particular campaign, etc. If you value that, that's a benefit.
WhatzitTooya
Well, maybe not for you but definitely for the store.
v01dstar
It's more about the total number of sets you have. Choosing which ones to use for each roll gives you more control over the outcome.
Barrywize
Yeah, there was a study done. The nice Vegas dice have the most even rolling percentage. The less perfect cube the die is, the worse it gets
Barrywize
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a22856/dice-mathematically-fair/
zanli
Yes, but if you're playing D&D or Traveller with friends, and worrying about the randomness of your rolls, you might be missing the point...
RachTrap
You want randomness in the dice for D&D. But you just need to worry about dice rolls less and think about the narrative.
baronluke
First of all. No, but really yes, I get dice for certain characters so that they do not share the dice that fated another character to death
shamanbaptist
As any rational person would. Carry on brother.
shamanbaptist
Or sister, or attack chopper, etc.
Adderkleet
It varies. GameScience dice are less "processed" (tumbled/polished) so they're truer in shape. Less biased, more random. Metal ones 1/2
Adderkleet
2/2 MIGHT be truer, and stay truer (it's a lot harder to check, though). Anything above $1 per dice is purely for the appeal (or bragging).
tonedeafdrummer
Personally, I spend a little bit more on my dice to buy the metal ones. Plastic have a chance of having air bubbles trapped inside,
tonedeafdrummer
Which can make them more biased to one number
erickwhite9
It's more so how the dice feel. Typically more expensive dice have a nice heavy weight and feel real nice to roll.
SlightlyRelatedToThePost
I feel like some solid, heavy dice wouldn't roll crazy and fly off the table so easily either.
RachTrap
they also don't roll well at all. heavy dice won't roll, they hit the table and then slide. It needs bounce to it.
Chezoso
Heard. I have an assortment of cheap dice so maybe I'll give a nice set a shot at some point.
woodwardja12
Are you in F&B? I’m basing this on “heard”
OtterlyMagnificent
I have a blend of cheap and not so cheap dice. It's really nice.
KovnikJoe
No. In fact when they roll 1s they hurt your ego a lot more
RachTrap
It depends. Really cheap dice aren't balanced right so not truly random. and the really expensive ones are for decoration.
WyrdJamie
I have metal dice from Dice Dungeon (you can see them in my posts), and I love them! I love the weight of them. 1/2
WyrdJamie
Never went back to plastic. Some cheaper diet aren't as evenly weighted so can affect the roll, but I haven't seen huge differences myself2/
WyrdJamie
I just have loved the feel my metal & never gone back. 3/3
deci42
I find they have better sharper edges, better aligned numbers and paint in the letters compared to cheap bulk.
TheOneTrueJoebot
Is there any benefit to expensive coffee mugs?
ChefSanji
Better insulation?
PardusXY
I find hand warming, one of the best aspects of hot drinks.
scatter
Flaunting your wealth before the peasantry.
RoninJak
tonedeafsidekick
Same is true of expensive dice
scatter
Indeed
YamatoIouko
And there you have it.
CheekyNand0s
Better chance to get more critical coffee
Chievestevenbouigon
DD was the first pay to win coffee shop
CheekyNand0s
Mahd wicked pissah
CheekyNand0s
Damn that's good
Ttrogdor
Yes. They are evenly weighted. Cheep dice can have air bubbles in them that throw off the rolls.
v01dstar
Which, you know, can be a bad or good thing, depending where the bubbles are relative to the numbers.
reichstein
Buy cheap clear dice, problem solved.
faultysage
Expensive dice are more likely to land critical hits. D&D was the original pay to win mobile gaming app.
ozlia
It also depends on who you bought them from too.
NightDany
Isn't that worse? Wouldn't you want 100% random every time? (don't play D&D just curious)
Shitheid
Depends on the game. Certain system you want to roll high others low and some like a mix
leperoutcastunclean
That's the exact opposite. More expensive dice are more likely to be better balanced, making the results more random. Cheap dice often 1/?
CorydorasAfavorplease
I read the whole nested thread and 100% agree, you pay for quality and a more random game when you buy better quality dice. I still adore-
CorydorasAfavorplease
One of my dice, that always comes up nat 1, but is so pretty I cant help but love it anyway. Succudie.
leperoutcastunclean
have a very noticeable bias- particularly on twenty-sided ones, or at least most noticeable there- that can be discerned by floating 2/?
leperoutcastunclean
the die in some ***extremely*** salty water, popping it down in the water with a bit of a spin to it, and watching how it comes up. My 3/?
CorydorasAfavorplease
(Its a joke. However, more expensive and better made dice tend to hold up better over time.)
markiel
Just don't buy from Artisan Dice
NightDany
lol yeah that went completely over my head, seemed possible.
CluelessAmerican
I mean how many games would ha e to play to wear out a dice?
CorydorasAfavorplease
Anywhere from 2,000 to 1, if you manage to QWOP your die outside the roll field and onto the floor. It only takes one bad toss to break one.
stigmaoftherose
Depends on the quality, how hard you throw the dice, and if you care if a side getting any wear effects the outcome.
bridgebrain
Floor dice. Every time it flies off the table in the middle of an action, you have a chance of it chipping pretty badly
Piefromhell
Depends on the material but a couple hundreds casts can start to affect cheap dice
Camelspotting
A ridiculous number. It's just that they look cool. Plus sometimes you get attached to a "lucky" set.
idownvoteyouall
I always buy dice by the pound
Einstein9073
Chessex dice are mostly functional but super sloppy
pollywog73
go to a major con and you can buy them by the pitcher....
Falkh12
Sterling?
keioto
I have 10 sets of my 2 favourites, and then like... a chest of more. and I am sure I have displaced $200 of custom metal ones... or lost em
DayakavitaminD
I didn't start that way... I have ended up that way after a year or two
Spooktergeist
Chessex pound o dice
LokiShinigami
Wiz dice bag of devouring
LordOfTastyCheez
I see you are also a man of culture
LokiShinigami
That's approximately 140 dice if I'm not mistaken
nacklemurnig
No, the British Pound.
Cereaza
Should last me a few weeks.
idownvoteyouall
Somewhere Ish, I've probably bought 50 pounds of dice so far if not more
Idontknowwhybutusernamescanberidiculouslylong
As someone who's not very involved with anything that needs dice...why? Do you keep losing them?
willzabend
Do you eat dice for dessert?
Summ3rlovinn
Piczzzzz
RoseHarmonic
That is several dice.
areallycreativeusername
Do you eat them for power? Also, may I see them?
SliderOfElay
Wait hold up ... You want to see the dice you are sure he has eaten?
idownvoteyouall
I do not, but give me a bit and I'll get them all together
mathewmho
Following you to see this collection
Summ3rlovinn
Idk why im so interested but i want to see what that many look like lol
screenride
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reversinatir
Bruh. What gives?
kaius92
Have you found them all yet?
areallycreativeusername
Sounds great
blachninja
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frackinfracker
PTKrieg
tskman
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s8whiskey
I need to see this...