#the hoard grows...

Legitimately though, all 20 sets look gorgeous, and for $33, it's basically the price of 2 or 3 sets from elsewhere - And no extra shipping costs.

I swear this isn't me speed-running going back to full-blown dice madness.

At any rate, the hoard grows once more. That'll bring me to 378 whole sets.

Supposedly, the new wifi home kit is on its way. After nearly a month of them not responding with more than useless chatbots that ignored everything we said and closed the support tickets the second we looked away (Seriously, if you have any other options, go with someone other than starlink, because it might quite literally take an act of calling down the regulatory authority in your area to get them to actually do their jobs).

While I might not have wifi again yet, I've got enough data that I feel like I can run updates, catch up on some youtube and post extra pictures and stuff. Y'know, when the mobile data signal isn't throwing some sort of tantrum. And even then, it's pretty unpleasant and inconsistent to rely on.

Anyway, here is my overdue post for my

DICE MAIL!

(Woo-oo!)

From earlier this week

Sets 353-358 have finally arrived!

Yes, four of them are chessex lab sets from the latest batch (Borealis Cosmos, Festive Hydrangea, Nebula Fluorite, and Marble Calcite)

The other two sets were ones that looked neat when I was placing the order - On the left is "Grey with White Irregular Pattern" (I'm just gonna call it "Grey Irregular"); On the right is "Multi-Colour Mix" (I'm calling it "Multicolour Splats")

*****

Haven't done a full photo session yet - Not like I was able to post anything for a bit, there. Not like I'm gonna post a whole ton of photos right now anyway.

Plus, after this whole fiasco with relying on mobile internet and my mobile device, I've realized that I definitely should upgrade my phone - It probably won't fix network issues, but might have better hardware for maintaining a signal and whatnot.

Hey, it has been a very long time since we've done one of these!

(Since October 2022, if my records are accurate. And, of course, any such posts on the blog were wiped when I was hacked...)

Anyway...

Dice mail!

(Woo-ooo!)

[Also, the only set I bought all of last year, but with all the moving and such going on, I never actually photographed, so let's include that in this batch]

You all know my love of the ancient/archaic style of dice (and how I use them as inspiration for Aasimar characters), so when I saw these sets that I didn't already have as a bundle from Haxtec (and a nice shiny other set), I figured it was as good of an an excuse as any to indulge my addiction.

So, it's been over a year since I did my usual photography - I guess I'll have to see if I remember how I set things up.

Also, even though it's the same old desk, it's a new room with a new way of arranging my desk, so I guess we'll have to see if there's any changes I need to make to my process.

Some are some of the new chessex lab sets pre-orders, so those likely won't be here for a while. But I also threw in a couple of sets that are available to ship right away. I'm not sure if they'll ship those separately from the pre-orders or not.

First time I've ordered dice online since October 2022, first time buying dice period since I bought a single set at the new town's FLGS this past summer (which I still need to take pictures of, honestly - Maybe having a batch to do will convince me it's worth the time to go through the whole process).

What can I say? I'm a sucker for ancient-style dice, and I found a bunch of sets that I didn't already have being sold as a bundle for a decent discount - If I went through Haxtec's Amazon page, it would have cost me $52 Canadian, though shipping would have been covered through the Prime Account. Still though - Through their site directly, it worked out to ~$45 to get that same bundle, plus one additional set that I thought looked neat, and pay for shipping.

I'm sure Prime would have had it all here sooner, but it's not exactly time-sensitive or high priority, y'know?

There actually is a set on Amazon I've been sorely tempted to buy (In addition to being sorely tempted to buy unusually-sided dice in-general. There's a few sets that have a decent amount on Amazon, but they're like, $50 for a set of stuff I'll never actually use [not that I actively use many of my sets now...]) - The dice that look like Mario Party's dice. But I honestly am uncertain if they're legitimate or not, because I know that sort of thing had been shared around as a scam, previously. But if it's up on Amazon, maybe someone actually has started mass-manufacturing them for sale (though, it's concerning that the photos used are the same as the original etsy shop listing for them - That one was, I believe, legit - And the pricing was in-line with an etsy shop. Plenty of other sellers appeared out of the woodwork using those photos though, including, as I say, this one on Amazon. So I'm definitely dubious about the whole thing)