At the start of the month I stumbled across a beholder! Did it kill me? Nope! The collection of eye tyrant dice bags, inspired by the familiar D&D horror, won me over with their quirky charm and usefulness. I want to rummage around in the mouth of a beast before every dramatic dice roll. You […]
Eye tyrant? Die tyrant dice bags!
What do you call them? Beholders? For legal reasons; perhaps not, Wizards have legal claims around that term in conjunction to certain images. Eye tyrant? That’ll work for me. Even better, a completely different monster, the handy die tyrant. These beasts hoard dice with jealous zeal but that’s an advantage to any gamer who needs […]
Dungeon dice
Need a dungeon in a hurry? These dice, sold by Think Geek, come in backs of five and will help. They’re designed to that the passageways always line up. The result is you can throw a handful of dice, scoot them together in whatever haphazard pattern you want, and you’ll have a dungeon. There’s even […]
The Cthulhu dice tumbler
This object has many names – the pen cup of darkness, the Cthulhu dice tumbler, the dice cup from beyond sanity or even “what’s that on your desk?” Created by Daniel Ritthanondh of Berlin, this dice/pen cup is on sale at etsy for brave shoppers. San points cannot be refunded.
Birthday present idea for the GM who already has all the books
[Back this Campaign] Hopefully I’m not alone in that I tend to view Kickstarter projects with an eye for whether I’d like the final product or not. When I back a game I do so because I think I might want to play it. I just backed these Fudge dice because I needed some. When […]
The campaign for Fudge Dice and questions around gamer support
Is the roleplaying industry actually an industry at all? Or is it just a commercialised hobby? Do fan made products keep prices down and so low that professionals struggle to earn their keep? Do players pirate more content than they pay for? These are old questions but they circled my thoughts as I watched this […]
Make a +1 saving throw for health and happiness
Roleplayers are used to rolling dice to see what happens next. There are even dice for, ahem, more adventerous roleplayers to liven up bedroom activities. Dice for Change make dice that’ll nudge you towards real life health and happiness. Tempted? Cautious? You can grab the app from the iOS store for 99c.
Wizards without Coats: Dice
I think these guys are about to underestimate their opponents…
Weighted Companion Cube stainless steel dice
Are these the ultimate dice for a gamer? Made layer by layer in a 3D printer and then fired to fuse metal particles into solid steel these Companion Cube die measure 9/16″ across. Look heavy? They’re hollow so aren’t as heavy as they might look. You can buy these dice from Niquegeek at Etsy, for […]
Gamer Valentine’s Day: the d10 Engagement Ring
This incredible ring was created by UK based deviant artist Dragonslorefury. She had the help of her father who just happens to be a jeweller. DLF notes that her partner and her are frequent roleplayers. The ring has already wowed the internet but given it’s Valentine’s Day; let’s share it here too.
