Nice Dice: A Masterpost (Part II)
As promised, hereās the second installment in a series of masterposts about my favorite online dice dealers retailers! This post highlights specialty dice that I frequently drool over, including metal and stone sets, as well as two more storefronts that sell polymer dice that I discovered after the first postĀ in this series was made.
Please note that none of these links are sponsored. I just really like dice. Like, a lot. Probably a little too muchā¦
Level Up DiceĀ is an Australian storefront that specializes in what they refer to asĀ āluxury dice.ā This includes a wide range of semi-precious stone dice such asĀ lapis lazuli and opalite (my personal favorite), colorfulĀ aluminum sets, and the recent additions of wood and boneĀ options. Level Up Dice is a bit on the pricier end, but for the quality of the materials being used, Iād say the pricing is just fine! Iāve also heard great things about quality. So, if youāre looking for a luxury dice set and you have disposable income, I highly recommend starting your search here (Iāve linked to their USA site because Iām from the states, but if youāre an Australian or international buyer, you can check out their main site).
Speaking of luxury dice,Ā Artisan DiceĀ has arguably the most luxurious dice of all the luxury dice sellers Iāve seen so far. From their machined metal Dragonās DiceĀ to their Druid Dice made out of exotic woods and inlays, Artisan Dice makes what they call āthe finest dice on the planetā straight out of their Dallas, Texas-based workshop. Their metal, wood, stone, and bone sets are cool and all, but in my opinion, what sets Artisan Dice apart from the rest of their competitors is their line of Alchemistās Dice. The optically-clear acrylic sets available are stunning, as are the āSecond Windā dice (made from a blend of polyester and acrylic resins). So if youāre willing to shell out a couple hundred bucks on some really nice dice, check out these people. Their stuff is awesome.
But if youāre looking for some sweet metal dice and the previous two sellers are out of your price range (I know theyāre definitely out of mine), you should take a look atĀ Skull Splitter Dice! Skull Splitter Dice has metal dice sets priced similarly to Die Hardās line and they come packed in really neat metal cases themed to the set youāre purchasing. I donāt know much else about this retailer, but itās worth taking a look at!
CrititĀ sells a variety of tabletop RPG merchandise, from apparel to dice towers, but their Animal Spirit dice are what brings them onto this list. With custom animal icons imprinted instead of numbers as the max rolls on each die and swirling colors themed to each animal (Spider, Raven, and Phoenix, for example), these sets are beautiful and belong in any dice collectorās arsenal. Theyāre also pretty inexpensive!
Lastly,Ā Q WorkshopĀ is the manufacturer behind all of the Pathfinder Adventure PathĀ themed dice. They also produce the Elvish and Dwarven sets that are fairly popular, as well as Call of CthulhuĀ dice (the ones that no oneĀ ever knows where theyāre from because you usually find them in dice bins and not as complete sets). Honestly, I find Q Workshopās dice either too busy or too bland with no real in-between for my tastes, but I can see why theyād be great collectorās items.
Thatās it for this portion of the series. Next up will be my favorite hand-crafted indie dice makers, most of whom you can find on Etsy. Stay tuned!