Braille Polyhedral Dice: Dots & Dragons

Posted on 16/11/2015 by Lambert Varias

A couple of months ago we checked out a free 3D template for a D20 die with Braille markers. If you’re interested in owning one but don’t have access to a 3D printer, check out 64oz Games’ Kickstarter fundraiser for a set of Braille polyhedral dice.

The set consists of Braille versions of the d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20 and percentile dice. Each die is made of 3D printed halves that are glued together. 64oz Games is raising money to buy the 3D printer it needs to print the dice.

Here’s a blind person testing the prototype dice:

Pledge at least $10 (USD) on Kickstarter to get one Braille polyhedral die of your choice, or at least $60 to get one of each die. I understand that 64oz games is a small company and I applaud it for taking on such a niche market, but I think it’s important to consider what it’s offering here. First of all, 64oz Games admits that these dice are not perfectly balanced. Second, I think including both Arabic numerals and Braille numerals on the dice is a compromise that makes it harder to read both. I think it would’ve been much better to have only Braille numerals on the dice. Third, all orders will be printed on just one 3D printer, and if something goes wrong with that machine then the dice might be delayed or worse.

That said, visually impaired people don’t have a lot of options, and to its credit, 64oz Games limited the quantity of its Kickstarter rewards so that it can deliver to backers in a reasonable amount of time. With its Kickstarter already exceeding its target amount, I hope 64oz can refine both its dice design and its production process.

[via GeekDad]

Elderwood Spellbook Gaming Boxes Are Flying off Kickstarter’s Shelves

Posted on 28/10/2015 by Lambert Varias

The cool spellbook gaming boxes we featured earlier this month have become a hit on Kickstarter. As of this writing Elderwood has raised nearly $190,000 (USD) with 8 days to go, eclipsing its $5,000 goal.

The final products look a lot like the prototypes that Elderwood shared a few weeks ago, except now they’re narrowed down to two main types. The card deck, as the name implies, has wooden divisions to hold cards, dice and other items. The rolling tray on the other hand has no divisions, and can be customized with foam inserts. Elderwood is working on several foam inserts, but obviously you’re free to make your own.

As with the prototypes, you can order the boxes in different wood types and leather colors. You can also pay extra to have art adorned on the book cover.

Elderwood also has a special spellbook gaming box based on Acquisitions Inc., the ongoing humorous D&D campaign by Penny Arcade and Wizards of the Coast. This edition will also come with seven black-and-pearl dice, 14 Acquisitions Inc. adventuring cards and a special foam insert.

Pledge at least $70 (USD) on Kickstarter to receive an Elderwood spellbook gaming box as a reward.

[via Super Punch]

Spellbook Gaming Boxes: Power Word: Store

Posted on 01/10/2015 by Lambert Varias

The food container industry owes much to avid board gamers and tabletop RPG players. But that could change with Elderwood Boxes’ upcoming offering. They’re gaming boxes that look like life-size spellbooks. The images below feature prototypes, but they’re already very promising.

The prototypes have three layouts: one is simply a box, a second one securely holds up to 80 sleeved cards and the third one has a removable foam insert for dice and other small items. I think the last one is the best bet, since you can remove the foam, make your own or perhaps buy diffferent layouts from Elderwood Boxes. Elderwood Boxes is considering having a whiteboard or a tablet holder on the space behind the hardwood cover.

Elderwood Boxes launched its first product – a wooden dice box – on Kickstarter, and they probably will go the same route for this product. Subscribe to their mailing list or keep an eye on their website for updates.

[via Reddit]

D20 for the Blind: +10 Awesome Points

Posted on 03/09/2015 by Conner Flynn

D & D is an awesome game. All you need is your imagination. Build a character and have an adventure. It’s so easy that just about anybody can play it. Even those who can’t see can get in on the fun thanks to things like this cool D20 for the blind.

This 3D-printed D20 has the usual numbers, but they are also in braille so blind people can throw their own rolls and read them. Obviously it has to be a bit larger than your typical D20 so you can fit the braille dots on each side, which is why this thing looks like it would break your glass coffee table if thrown on top.

D & D is truly for everyone.

[via Geeks Are Sexy]

Man Hides Resume in Large and Heavy Tablets: Applying for the Position of Quest Giver

Posted on 31/08/2015 by Lambert Varias

Redditor mrdeepimmersion wanted to apply for a game design job at Wizards of the Coast’s Dungeons & Dragons team. Thinking that his electrical and computer engineering background put him at a disadvantage, he decided to show off his creativity by making a 70lb. resume. Cover letter? Pffft. This resume came with a chisel and a hammer.

Mrdeepimmersion designed and 3D printed a tablet, then used that to make silicone molds. Then he made the final two tablets using the molds, some plastic and a marble-like filler material. One side of each tablet reads, “Whosoever shatters this tablet will have the ability to summon a powerful ally; but be warned, doing so will change the future, forever.” The other side is an illustration of said powerful ally.

Mrdeepimmersion made two copies of the tablet (and hid his resume in both copies) so that the first person to break the tablet could still share the experience with Wizards of the Coast’s other employees – hopefully one of them being the person he needed to impress.

Mrdeepimpression packed the tablets along with a hammer and a chisel, and addressed it to Wizards of the Coast’s CEO Greg Leeds. Sadly, he didn’t get a job at the company, but mrdeepimpression did eventually land somewhere else. He said the tablets did help him get this other job, but not in the way he expected. Based on the illustration on his tablet, I bet he got the other job because he’s actually a dragon. If he had just said that straight up he would’ve gotten the D&D job, or any job for that matter.

Wizards of the Coast Resume

[via Reddit via MAKE:]

Dungeons & Dragons: Gangsta Edition

Posted on 26/07/2015 by Lambert Varias

“As you’re running, you trip over your sagging jeans, so you take a -2 to your street cred.” Most tabletop RPGs are set in alien worlds and times long gone or have yet to come. But YouTuber Justen Mann and his crew show us that roleplaying as your contemporaries can still be fun.

Justen’s skit Dungeons & Dragons: Gangsta Edition features a dungeon master and three players discussing an adventure to a questionable urban neighborhood. The skit works because they don’t rub their jokes in. Their matter-of-fact delivery – especially the DM – makes the odd combination even funnier. Yes, there are timely shots at the cops, and yes there’s a lot of adult language in here.

Imagine if Rockstar made a Grand Theft Auto spinoff like this. Keep an eye on Justen Mann’s YouTube channel for future episodes.

[via Reddit]

Wyrmwood Dice Tower System Lets You Roleplay as a Classy Character.

Posted on 23/07/2015 by Lambert Varias

Wyrmwood’s dice tower system consists of a dice tower, a dice tray and a dice vault. The dice tower’s parts are held together by rare earth magnets so you can easily assemble or disassemble it. But dice towers are nothing new, and you can already buy ones that are easily taken apart. What Wyrmwood is really offering here is wood. Lots of wood.

You can choose from a staggering 30 types of wood for each of the accessories or as a set, from white oak to gabon ebony. Wyrmwood even plans on upping the variety to up to 70 kinds of wood. Again you can purchase the tower, tray and vault separately, but if you get them as a set you’ll get a leather carrying strap for free.

Skip to 3:03 in the video below to see the dice tower in 70 types of wood:

As of this writing you can still pledge at least $25 (USD) on Kickstarter to get one or more of Wyrmwood’s accessories, but should you miss that just head to their online shop. Prices depend on the type of wood you choose.

[via Polygon]

Vin Diesel’s Dungeons & Dragons Cake

Posted on 23/07/2015 by Conner Flynn

Check out this Dungeons & Dragons themed cake. It was made for Vin Diesel’s 48th birthday. No doubt he ate it fast and furiously, then got a stomach ache.

Yes, Vin Diesel is a big D & D fan. You learn something new every day. Also, can you believe this guy is almost 50 years old? He is also Groot and he’s not afraid to say it over and over again. This guy gets cooler and cooler every day in my book.

I am Groot! Give me cake!

[via Escapist Magazine via Geekologie]

Critical Hit D20 Mug: +4 Caffeination

Posted on 16/06/2015 by Shane McGlaun

One of the coolest things that I have seen in a long time turned up last September with that D20 Critical Hit cake pan that made cakes that looked like the dreaded 20-sided dice from Dungeons & Dragons. I always hated it when the DM pulled that thing out because I knew death was near.

Anyone who likes to eat 20-sided dice cakes and needs a suitably geeky mug for tea, coffee, or hot chocolate to go with them, here it is. This mug looks like a 20-sided die and has a removable lid.

If you play D&D with the sort of people I grew up, with that lid might keep you from getting dice tossed in your drink. It would also keep you from dropping Doritos crumbs in your own drink. Get your own D20 mug for just $12.99(USD) at ThinkGeek.

Treasure Chest Board Game Tokens Will Have Your Meeples Tingling

Posted on 21/04/2015 by Lambert Varias

If you’re into board games or tabletop games chances are you’ve been disappointed in the quality or appearance of the tokens included in your games. Board game maker Stonemaier Games has a solution in the form of its Treasure Chests – sets of detailed resource tokens.

Stonemaier Games already has one Treasure Chest on the market. It contains six types of raw materials each with 26 tokens:gold, ore, wood, brick, stone, and gems. Now they’re on Kickstarter for three more Treasure Chests. There’s the Food Crate, which contains steak, coffee, crate, bread, grain, and corn tokens…

…the Resource Vault, which has water, wool, barrel, bag, cloth, and steel tokens…

…and the Energy Box, which has fire, gas, oil, uranium, coal, and trash tokens.

You’ll get 24 tokens for each type, which means there are a total of 144 tokens in each Treasure Chest.

Pledge at least $35 (USD) on Kickstarter to get one Treasure Chest of your choice as a reward; the fundraiser is only until 4/30 so pledge now if you want to get the discount. The first Treasure Chest is already available on Amazon and on Stonemaier Games’ website for $39.

[via Cool Things]

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