January journal: favorite dice

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yhlee asked for a dice post.

My own collection of gaming dice is utilitarian: I have some black dice with white numerals from an old D&D boxed set, a bunch of extra D&D dice handed down from a former neighbor's older brother, some extra d8s because I used to have a character with a longsword, lots of d10s from White Wolf, and extra d6s that were probably scrounged out of a Monopoly set. Oh, and a giant, heavy metal d20 that was a bridal party gift from anniebellet--I wouldn't use it in an actual game unless I wanted to make a point of shaking the table. My Fate dice are black, red, and a translucent golden yellow; these are the only dice that I purchased as a set while an adult with an income and access to the Internet, which explains why they are the closest to my usual livery colors.

I have bought fancy dice as gifts for other people. I like Made by Wombat on Shapeways; they will print gold-plated dice, if you want a particularly lavish and impractical gift for someone. The Dice Lab makes dice that are mathematically interesting!