Knights & Knaves Alehouse

I have the cigar box from when my son was born full of dice (and a pencil sharpener, small tape measure, and 3 or 4 pencils, too). I use that when we game at my place. If I go to a con or somewhere else I usually bring:

2d4
6d6
2d8
2d10
2d12
1d14
1d16
4d20

I have a black Bacardi Reserve bag I keep them in.

As some others have stated, I usually buy at least one die (or a set, less likely) from cons so the sellers make at least some money.

My OD&D cigar box contains 48d6.

Why so many? I read a post somewhere on Finn's Original D&D Discussion forum (sorry, I'm not searching for the actual post) a year or so ago. Someone posted that at the beginning of the session, they roll a crap load of d6, and then just line them up randomly. The ref just goes down the line, using each die, or group if necessary, whenever a roll is required.

If you use a screen, and are not obvious about the method, your players can't tell what's a hard-coded event and what's random. That wasn't in the post, but that's what I discovered.

TheRedPriest wrote:My OD&D cigar box contains 48d6.

Why so many? I read a post somewhere on Finn's Original D&D Discussion forum (sorry, I'm not searching for the actual post) a year or so ago. Someone posted that at the beginning of the session, they roll a crap load of d6, and then just line them up randomly. The ref just goes down the line, using each die, or group if necessary, whenever a roll is required.

If you use a screen, and are not obvious about the method, your players can't tell what's a hard-coded event and what's random. That wasn't in the post, but that's what I discovered.

Me like. Me take. Shiny, my precious.

DuBeers wrote:According to "Uncle" Lou Zocchi, you just need one ...

http://www.mataka.org/reviews_preview.php?at=18

That's freaking awesome. If my house ever burns down, that is the only die I will buy. And at 2" in diameter, it wouldn't get lost.

EDIT: Whoa. $27 for a single die? Too expensive for me.

that's because it's not only unique but is manufactured from Game Science who makes the best gaming dice in the world. Uncle Zocchi knows his stuff!