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Re: Dice Talk
#81
I happened to search a little for submissions based on dice, but found the results disappointing... clearly, we need more dice-related submissions! (Perhaps the author of this thread, a master of the topic, could make some? *hint-hint-nudge-nudge* )
Knuckle Roller - a dice game
Enemy Dice - a dice plot
(that seems to be all we've got)
LOL ... Anyone have any suggestions? ... as I dont actually use my dice ... except to RP -
Re: Dice Talk
#82well, I was hoping someone could help me (and snag co-authorship) with this:
Kurgar’s Dice
A set of ordinary-looking dice, carved from milky-red carnelian, they are named after their original owner, one Kurgar Beggars’-Friend. Kurgar earned his satirical appellation at the hands of the general populace, especially the poor and downtrodden, due to the heavy-handed taxation methods Kurgar the Burgomaster employed, during his reign as the Tax Collector throughout the Hundred Thorps region of the Archduchy of Haracon.
Kurgar taxed the villagers of the far-flung thorps into penury within the first four years of his ‘campaign’. His goal, he would explain to anyone who asked and to many, who did not, was to line the coffers of the Archduchy in preparation for the ‘Great Expansion’. The Ducal Seat would soon be acquiring new lands and expanding its borders, and that the ‘good citizenry’ of the Hundred Thorps would need to look to the greater good of the Archduchy, and give more, more often, and freely of their reserves and gains.
Naturally, those that ‘withheld’ from the Ducal Seat, or those that were in Kurgar’s estimation, ‘lying', or in any way, or for whatever reason, unable to pay, were made examples of, and punished, by Kurgar himself or his ‘toughs’. This punishment usually took the form of beatings and humiliations, and by the start of his fifth year in office; Kurgar was reviled and feared in every thorp and village. He had acquired an almost ‘Bogey-Man’ like reputation.
One fine day, Kurgar came to the village of Morning Child, one of the many stops on his bi-monthly collection travels, and came upon the meager hut of one, Old Rat, a wizened old man of no distinction, except for those pesky village rumors that he was some retired hedge-wizard of little notoriety.
As was his wont, Kurgar first politely but disdainfully asked Old Rat for his bi-monthly tithe, but the old man merely shrugged and announced he had nothing.
Again Kurgar asked, convinced that no one ever had nothing, and again Old Rat shrugged and replied he had naught.
Now Kurgar had Old Rat stripped and tied to a cross beam and beaten savagely, and again asked the barely breathing man for monies or goods of some kind, and this time the old man said:
“Go into my hut and look beneath the stool. Lift the wooden board and remove the cloth, and take out the carnelian dice, and then you will have claimed my only possession.”
And so Kurgar did just so, and came back out of the hut some time later, holding a pair of pinkish dice.
“And what good are these to me?” asked Kurgar of Old Rat and Old Rat replied:
“Take them, I have naught else.”
And so Kurgar took the dice, and left, and went on to the next house, and left the wizened Old Rat to expire from his wounds in the hot baking sun.
And so this tale that is not a tale would end, were it not for the fact that Old Rat was indeed a hedge-mage of some skill and considerable ability, and his carnelian dice were indeed his phylactery, or soul jar, as some would call such things, and when the old man died, his soul left his body and seeped into his pair of six-sided dice. And being that the carnelian used to carve these dice, was chipped from the very walls of Nar’Sihb-Qil-Tyie, the Cave-of-Weeping-Gods, where slept the Gatherer of Tears, the Smiling Crocodile, they were a thing of chaos and tainted, just as Old Rat himself, was a worshipper of the Discordant Dynasty and the Daughters of the Slug, chaos gods of a distant and antediluvian era.
Now Kurgar, did have one vice, he loved to game and gamble, and some time later he discovered the dice once more inside one of his many coffers, which lined the walls of his manse’s Underhouse, and gave the dice a roll and thus sealed his own fate, for inside the pair of carnelian dice, danced and rattled the soul of Old Rat.
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I dont know how to finish this, or what "powers" the dice may have.
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September - October 2007 Highlights
#83If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Ignore this post
http://www.dicecollector.com/dice_D6_OPAQUE_ROUNDED_SWIRL_CHESSEX_CUSTOM_01_FOR_STROLEN_CON_2007.jpg
Click on the Strolen Con (thanks again for the donation Strolen)
dice above for highlights of dice added in September & October
I have almost competed all the sets of MTG Spindowns
and am now offering bonuses for both trades and sales ...
HERE is what I have / need ... just 7 left
As always ... If you have any dice questions ... post them to this thread and I will try to answer them for you -
November 2007 Highlights
#84If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Ignore this post
http://www.dicecollector.com/dice_NUMBER_22000.jpg
Click on the 22000th die in the collection (above)
for highlights of dice added in November 2007
I have almost competed all the sets of MTG Spindowns
and am now offering bonuses for both trades and sales ...
HERE is what I have / need ... just 8 left
As always ...
If you have any dice questions ...
post them to this thread and I will try to answer them for you -
December 2007 Highlights
#85If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ...
http://www.dicecollector.com/dice_METAL_ALUMINUM_D6_15_ERIC_KRUSENSTJERNA_HIDDEN_COMPARTMENT_01.jpg
Click on Eric Krusenstjerna's (of Krusen CNC TECH Inc) custom die above
for highlights of dice added in December 2007
I have almost competed all the sets of MTG Spindowns
and am still offering bonuses for both trades and sales ...
HERE is what I have / need ... just 7 left
The website has undergone a webhost move ... and face lift ... so let me know what you think
As always ...
If you have any dice questions ...
post them to this thread and I will try to answer them for you -
January 2008 Highlights
#86If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Ignore this post
http://www.dicecollector.com/dice_D01_INFINITY_01.jpg
Click on the D1 / D above
for highlights of dice added in January 2008
I have almost competed all the sets of MTG Spindowns
and am still offering bonuses for both trades and sales ...
HERE is what I have / need ... just 7 left -
FEBRUARY 2008 HIGHLIGHTS
#87http://www.dicecollector.com/dice_D20_OPAQUE_ROUNDED_SOLID_UNKNOWN_BKTRADE_01.jpg
Click on the Unknown Origin D20 above
for highlights of dice added in February 2008
I have almost competed all the sets of MTG Spindowns
and am still offering bonuses for both trades and sales ...
HERE is what I have / need ... just 5 left -
Re: Dice Talk
#88Kevin, I found a thread about pictures of your dice collection on www.rpg.net. I threw a link to this thread on it with an explanation that you are the GB world record holder for dice. I am sure they will follow it through. -
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#89Thanks MoonHunter ... I tried the link ... but I dont find the thread
I have < my own thread on RPG.NET> ... is this the thread you were referring to? -
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#91
I have < my own thread on RPG.NET> ... is this the thread you were referring to?
No, you did find it. I looked for your thread but the feeble search feature on www.rpg.net failed me. -
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#92
No, you did find it. I looked for your thread but the feeble search feature on www.rpg.net failed me.
I find that the search feature varies from board to board
Now that I am running my own board ... I have learned that when it comes to searching ... that you are at the mercy of the board's programmers ... and the limitations of the boards database ...
MySql ... vs SQLServer ... vs Oracle :) -
March 2008 Highlights
#93If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Ignore this post
http://www.dicecollector.com/dice_METAL_BRASS_D6_ACE_PRECISION_FLOATING_FACE_01.jpg
Click on the Ace Precision R&D Brass Floating Face dice above
for highlights of dice added in March 2008
I have almost competed all the sets of MTG Spindowns
and am still offering bonuses for both trades and sales (no new ones this month ) ...
HERE is what I have / need ... just 5 left -
Re: Dice Talk
#94I looked at your spreadsheet....HOLY DICE DICEMAN!! :) -
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#95LOL ... Actually ... I had estimated it as more than it is ... I thought it would be closer to 45K -
April 2008 Highlights
#96If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Ignore this post
http://www.dicecollector.com/dice_METAL_STEEL_COPPER_D6_27_CHAINMAIL.jpg
Click on the Chainmail dice above
for highlights of dice added in April 2008
I have almost competed all the sets of MTG Spindowns
and am still offering bonuses for both trades and sales (no new ones this month ) ...
HERE is what I have / need ... just 5 left -
Re: Dice Talk
#97Alrighty since this thread is about dice I'm curious about your take on "Lucky Dice?" You know, those dice that a player (or gm) buys for the heck of it that for some reason gives them repeated incredible rolls time after time, or just abnormally high/low.
Have you come across many of them in your huge collection? (and if so have you found them to be the bane of your gaming table in the hands of the wrong player?) -
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#98I had a D20 that tended to favour 1's and 20's (though I never did do a proper analysis). Tended to make things dramatic for the players...
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#99
Alrighty since this thread is about dice I'm curious about your take on "Lucky Dice?" You know, those dice that a player (or gm) buys for the heck of it that for some reason gives them repeated incredible rolls time after time, or just abnormally high/low.
Have you come across many of them in your huge collection? (and if so have you found them to be the bane of your gaming table in the hands of the wrong player?)
I have come across a few that are unexplainable ... most are explainable ... in that they roll abnormal for everyone
I had a pair if burgandy d6's ... that would roll amazingly in the hands of Hay Fant Sparks (a college buddy of mine) .. I could do nothing with them :) -
May 2008 Highlights
#100If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Please ignore this post
http://www.dicecollector.com/dice_METAL_STEEL_COPPER_D8_01_CHAINMAIL.jpg
Click on the Jason Lynch Chainmail D8 above
for highlights of dice added in May 2008
I have almost competed all the sets of MTG Spindowns
and am still offering bonuses for both trades and sales (no new ones this month ) ...
HERE is what I have / need ... just 5 left -
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#101Chaimail die is kinda cool. Gives it to us. -
June 2008 Highlights
#103If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Please ignore this post
http://www.dicecollector.com/dice_D10_OPAQUE_ROUNDED_SOLID_Q_WORKSHOP_STEVE_JACKSON_MUNCHKIN_01_HAND_PAINTED.jpg
Click on the Hand Painted ... Q-Workshop ... Munchkin (Steve Jackson Games) die above
for highlights of dice added in June 2008
I STILL have almost competed all the sets of MTG Spindowns
and am still offering bonuses for both trades and sales (no new ones this month ) ...
HERE is what I have / need ... just 5 left -
JULY 2008 HIGHLIGHTS
#104If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Please ignore this post
http://www.dicecollector.com/dice_METAL_STEEL_COPPER_D4_01_CHAINMAIL.jpg
Click on the Jason Lynch Chainmail D4 die above
for highlights of dice added in July 2008
I STILL have almost competed all the sets of MTG Spindowns
and am still offering bonuses for both trades and sales (no new ones this month ) ...
HERE is what I have / need ... just 5 left -
August 2008 Highlights
#105If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Please ignore this post
http://www.dicecollector.com/diceinfo_D_TOTAL_01.jpg
Click on the Simkin / Gamescience D Total above
for highlights of dice added in August 2008
I STILL have almost competed all the sets of MTG Spindowns
and am still offering bonuses for both trades and sales (no new ones this month ) ...
HERE is what I have / need ... just 5 left -
September 2008 Highlights
#106If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Please ignore this post
[img width=194 height=200]http://www.dicecollector.com/dice_MINT1_JOHN_TALARICO_NUMBER_25000_01.jpg
Click on the #25000 die above
for highlights of dice added in September 2008
I STILL have almost competed all the sets of MTG Spindowns
and am still offering bonuses for both trades and sales (no new ones this month ) ...
HERE is what I have / need ... just 5 left -
Re: Dice Talk
#107Dr Simkin's http://www.dicecollector.com/diceinfo_D_TOTAL_01.jpg D-Total
Got me to thinking ... I haven't invented a new die lately ... and especially not a new shape ... so I got to thinking ... how many different outcomes can 2d6 produce ... 36
Hmmm ... there isnt a D36 ... so I need to make one ... and ... viola !
http://www.dicecollector.com/dice_PAPER_D36_MY_DESIGN_OCTADECAGONAL_PYRAMID_CRAPS_DIE.jpg
The die is numbered 1-36 ( I can't think of any other use for a D36 ... can you? ) as well as being pipped with the 36 different possible rolls of 2 d6
Now .. I just need to get all the casino's world wide to give up their foolish attachment to pairs of dice ... when there is one die that can do it all ! -
October 2008 Highlights
#108If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Please ignore this post
http://www.dicecollector.com/dice_diceinfo_chessex_old_west_01.jpg
Click on the John Pettit 'Old West' dice set above
for highlights of
I STILL have almost competed all the sets of MTG Spindowns
and am still offering bonuses for both trades and sales (no new ones this month ) ...
HERE is what I have / need ... just 5 left -
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#109Those dice are very cool. I need those the next time I want to play a western game. -
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#110
Those dice are very cool. I need those the next time I want to play a western game.
Cool .. let your voice be heard by signing the petition for Chessex ... so they can get a scope of the number of people who would like to own these dice
The problem is ... Chessex is quite reasonalbly charging $77 a set for these as they only charge $1 per custom face ... they custom carve each of the 70 faces ... and charge $7 for USPS Priority shipping
If enough people sign the petition ... it may show Chessex that there is sufficient demand to make a mold for these dice ... then the cost would likely drop dramatically -
November 2008 Highlights
#111If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Please ignore this post
http://www.dicecollector.com/dice_BRAND_Q_WORKSHOP_EARTH_DAWN_01.jpg
Click on the Q-Workshop Earth Dawn set above
for highlights of
I STILL have almost competed all the sets of MTG Spindowns
and am still offering bonuses for both trades and sales (no new ones this month ) ...
HERE is what I have / need ... just 5 left -
Re: Dice Talk
#112Do I have something for you to look at. I was just checking this month's Wired (Jan 2009) and on page 62 I see something every hardcore gamer would want.
D20 Ottomon by Designer Jeroen Hammer. It is made of 20 triangular pieces of blue plexi with numbers and interior connection.
The article is about www.ponoko.com a custom fabrication site. -
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#113Interesting ... I subscribe to Wired ... but I have not received the Jan 2009 issue yet
I will have to check it out once it arrives
Thanks for the heads up MH
Any chance you could scan the article and email it to me? -
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#114My copy finally showed up .. -
December 2008 Highlights
#116If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Please ignore this post
http://www.dicecollector.com/dice_PAPER_D06_SHANNON_COUTURE_2008_Q_WORKSHOP_DICE_DESIGN_CONTEST_WINNER_01.jpg
Click on the above Q-Workshop 2008 Dice Design Contest winning die (one of a set)
for highlights of
I STILL have almost competed all the sets of MTG Spindowns
and am still offering bonuses for both trades and sales (no new ones this month ) ...
HERE is what I have / need ... just 5 left -
Re: Dice Talk
#117Kevin, I have a question from rpg.net
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=435243
I've seen the Dwarven Stone metal dice: steel, brass, and copper. But I haven't seen any other metals. Presumably because they are too expensive to be implemented. Well, there are other reasons I guess (I imagine lead dice would be pretty dangerous).
But what about silver or gold? Do they exist? I've found 18K gold 6 siders, and they go for about $5K a piece.
Obviously the thing that seems to prohibit the manufacture of solid gold dice is no market. Big difference between a $40 steel d20 and a $5000 gold d20.
But with the extra old gold jewelry I've collected over the years, It wouldn't be hard for me to create molds, melt, and create gold dice (having a father in law who is a jeweler helps).
But then that brings up another question. Would gold dice be too soft to use?
*Edit* Ah, where it appears I've answered part of my own question. Here are some gold plated dice, but no solid gold. I wonder if that's because of the cost and softness of gold?
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Re: Dice Talk
#118I'm sure the novelty of solid gold dice would wear off soon after you made them. And of course, you'd never break them out except for those really important game-breaking rolls.
But, you'd be able to say, "Yeah, I made my own dice. No, not those ones, these ones." -
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#119
Kevin, I have a question from rpg.net
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=435243
LOL .. its funny .. I missed THIS Strolen post (somehow) ... but found your RPG.NET post via Google ... and replied yesterday
I've seen the Dwarven Stone metal dice: steel, brass, and copper. But I haven't seen any other metals. Presumably because they are too expensive to be implemented. Well, there are other reasons I guess (I imagine lead dice would be pretty dangerous).
But what about silver or gold? Do they exist?
The Dwarven Metals are / were available in Gold plated Sterling Silver ... Sterling Silver ... Brass ... Copper and Steel ... With brushed or bright finishes
I also suspect that precious metal dice would be cost prohibitive ...
I've found 18K gold 6 siders, and they go for about $5K a piece.
Wow ... they must be large .. as $5000 US would pay for several ounces of gold
Obviously the thing that seems to prohibit the manufacture of solid gold dice is no market. Big difference between a $40 steel d20 and a $5000 gold d20.
I think $5000 for a d20 is far too much .. unless it is huge
But with the extra old gold jewelry I've collected over the years, It wouldn't be hard for me to create molds, melt, and create gold dice (having a father in law who is a jeweler helps).
That would be cool
But then that brings up another question. Would gold dice be too soft to use?
10K ... should be fine ... 24K ... would round over really easily
*Edit* Ah, where it appears I've answered part of my own question. Here are some gold plated dice, but no solid gold. I wonder if that's because of the cost and softness of gold?
Likely it is both -
January 2009 Highlights
#120If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Please ignore this post
http://www.dicecollector.com/dice_MINT18_ACE_PRECISION_D6_BRASS_ROUNDED_BIOHAZARD_01.jpg
Click on the above Ace Precision R & D ... Biohazard Die above
for highlights of dice added in January 2009
I STILL have almost competed all the sets of MTG Spindowns
and am still offering bonuses for both trades and sales (no new ones this month ) ...
HERE is what I have / need ... just 5 left
