

Karen/Dispel has gone to take a desperately needed nap while I hold down the fort, apologies for not responding to tweets AHH!Īfter taking a look at the dice offered, it’s easy to see why the literal mountain of support exists for these artisans - their iridescent colors give the look of shimmering, swirling magic, which is absolutely perfect for anyone’s Dungeons and Dragons campaign.

NEXT FOUR STRETCH GOALS UNLOCKED? Only four left, wow! The support is overwhelming! The team could barely keep up with announcing all the unlocked stretch goals (glorious dice set after glorious dice set), with Wang eventually having to go lie down from all the excitement. NEXT 4 ARE UNLOCKED TOO!!! Sorry the updates are a bit laggy, everything is happening so fast!! AHH!! The project, announced at 9:01 AM PST, reached its $20,000 goal by 9:03 AM PST, much to the surprise of the now fully-funded dicemakers.ĭispel Dice was overwhelmed by the reaction, having a hard time keeping up with the tsunami-like wave of support from devoted dice fans. They met that goal in a mere two minutes. Dispel Dice’s Kickstarter campaign raised more than $2.39 million, with final products expected to ship starting in August 2021.Self-professed “fledgling dicemaker” Dispel Dice, headed by Angeleno Karen Wang, made their Kickstarter debut on Wednesday, setting their initial goal at $20,000 USD. Its line features sharp edges as well as inclusions that give the dice depth and motion on the table. The crowdfunding drive for Dispel Dice - a relative newcomer to the business - turned heads with its beautifully photographed offerings in December. At $300, the limited edition sold out quickly.īut the biggest players in the dice market right now are actually on Kickstarter. To celebrate D&D’s 45th anniversary, Wizards even partnered with the team at Level Up Dice to create a set featuring a dark blue sapphire embedded inside the d20. Both come with a rolling tray and some themed handouts, including maps. It now has two unique sets of its own on the market, including an exotic blue set themed around the city of Waterdeep and a dark red set themed to the more hellish landscape of Avernus.

Recently, D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast itself started selling more elegant dice through local game stores, big-box retail chains, and Amazon. Small shops and sole proprietors aren’t the only ones getting in on the action, however. Psychic Blade dice set has manifested itself into our shop! We're also giving away two sets on Instagram if you'd like a chance to win ️ #dice #ttrpg #dnd /dP3qe4a6oV- Therin of Cozy Gamer Dice Shop April 16, 2020
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One of the most expensive was cut from solid titanium and ran $344 plus shipping. There at the nation’s largest tabletop gaming convention was a display of products unlike anything that I’d ever seen before, including dice made from old Jack Daniel’s whiskey casks and laser-inscribed sets made from animal horn.
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I first noticed it at Gen Con in 2015, when I stumbled upon the team from Artisan Dice. Most sets go for less than $20.īut along with a massive renaissance in tabletop RPGs, there’s been a huge surge in boutique dice making. Today, Chessex’s website boasts more than a dozen trademarked textures and finishes, with names like Leaf, Marble, and Vortex. They’re much more vibrant than the original D&D dice, with many colors and patterns to choose from. If you got into pen-and-paper RPGs in the 1980s or 1990s, you likely picked up a set of dice made by Chessex, which has long been a staple brand in gaming shops. In the background a replica set sold by the Gar圜on convention in 2019. In the foreground a vintage set of D&D dice from the 1970s.
