#RPGaDay 9: Favorite Dice Set(s)

As we head into the ninth post of the #RPGaDay meme, it becomes increasingly obvious that “it’s hard to pick just one!” is becoming a theme. Today is “Favorite Dice Set,” but I ultimately decided to show off three different sets that are my favorites.

Going clockwise from the top, you can see the promotional Underdark from Gen Con a few years back. As you know, last year was my first-ever Gen Con, so these dice were actually a birthday gift from a friend who saw how much I liked them. I use them all the time when GMing, especially whenever dark elves happen to show up (which tends to be often, in my games). I am missing the d8 and d10, but the dice haven’t shown up on ebay in a while. I would probably be willing to trade/spend quite a lot to be able to complete this set…

Next are my “random character generator” dice, featuring eight different races and twelve different classes, along with the nine alignments! Oh, that random NPC I didn’t plan on existing, he’s a neutral evil human monk, apparently! My only complaint is that some of the dye didn’t survive the tumbler as well, so some faces are hard to read.

Finally you see a set of Q-Workshop’s Legend of the Five Rings Dice. Possibly my splurgiest Gen Con purchase from last year, I’ve now accumulated sets with the Imperial, Crab, Crane, Dragon, Phoenix, and Scorpion mons. That leaves Lion, Mantis, Spider, and Unicorn to go! One of these days…

What is your favorite dice set?