Functionally inferior for the former purpose lacking sufficient flair for the latter. These just strike me as a halfway-house between table dice and artistic expression. Use a blend of metals (inset numerals in gold plate), even at a higher cost. Replace the standard numerals with elven, dwarven or draconic runes. But in that case, I'd prefer to see something even more interesting. Now, if they were being promoted purely as an art object, it's a different matter. On that last factor, I'm particularly "amused" to note that they're touting the massive weight of the dice. And in that respect, I'm skeptical on nearly every level.ġ) ability to roll true (especially after extensive use), thanks to the irregular edgesĢ) ease of reading the numbers quickly and at distance (metal dice are already harder to read than standard two-tone plastic, and these look particularly bad)ģ) safety in handling (or accidentally stepping on), especially with kids or pets in the houseĤ) ability to not damage tabletops when rolled But the kickstarter page is all about the quality for use on a gaming table. Though none of these dice sets would pass muster today, it’s still nice to look back at where we started.If the company was promoting these as an art object, I'd be all for it. We’ve come along way in both the methodology and skills we use to make dice since these were made. A cheap Drill Press, a plastic miter box and hand saw, along with a palm sander were all that was used to make the Alpha Dice as my gaming group calls them. The Alpha Diceīelow you’ll find photos of those very first sets of dice that I made entirely with the limited hand tools I owned at the time. Every face of each die is still hand polished, and each die is still a unique work of art crafted by gamers for gamers.įat, bald, pie loving, dice making ninja. Each one is crafted individually, through a mixture of modern CNC machining, and old world handcrafting techniques. Myself and all of the minions at Artisan Dice are committed to making the best dice on the planet. Each set of dice we make is a chance to continually tweak what we do in an on going effort to craft something of absolute perfection. Today, we continue to improve on what was started in 2012. From one fat, bald, pie loving, dice making ninja in his garage, to a full compliment of dice crafting Minions and plethora of machines dedicated to the task. What started as a weekend project turned in to a full time passion quite literally overnight. The AD story is one of over night success. It still astounds me today to think back on that first month of Artisan Dice’s existence. 24 hours later, Artisan Dice was launched, and successfully funded through our first KickStarter in March of 2012. The dice were so well-received that they spent the next several hours convincing me to make them available to the entirety of the Internet. I messaged support shortly after and they priority made, packed and shipped them in less than 2 weeks, putting my set ahead of the assembly. I finally started tracking down information on my dice and realized it had been stolen. To say the least, my gaming group was astounded. My first ever order I waited 6 months for a full Alchemist Dice set from them. So I headed to the local woodworking shop and picked up a couple dozen blanks of the finest exotic hardwoods they had and set about fashioning several sets of Fudge Dice to give out to my fellow players at the next gaming night. My gaming group had just started playing The Dresden Files RPG and I was not able get the Fudge style dice needed to play the RPG. Artisan Dice owes it’s existence to a complete lack of Fudge Dice on the East side of Dallas, Texas.
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