HeatherNatalie, 10 months ago

@LeviKornelsen Most people get into DnD first. So I'd estimate the people you lose by needing a 7-poly set is near 0 while the people you lose by only using 2d6 is >0

bedirthan, 10 months ago

@HeatherNatalie @LeviKornelsen 2d6 you can grab from most board games. d6 are even more common than D&D.

It's games that want masses of d6 or just a few specific polyhedrals that crush their potential

HeatherNatalie, 10 months ago

@bedirthan In my experience, I've never had someone go from a board game to a non-DnD rpg directly. Or if they do, they have an experienced DM who already has those dice.

Game stores don't even stock non-DnD/Pathfinder books whatsoever. People need to already be into RPGs to even encounter new RPGs to purchase or try, or know someone running a game who already has the supplies anyway.

HistoriKen, 10 months ago

@LeviKornelsen

raises hand I'm exactly this demo right now, and weird-ass dice will definitely catch my attention even if they don't guarantee a sale.

The downside, as I found out with FFG Star Wars, is what happens when the game that uses them goes out of production and you no longer have a source for more weird-ass dice in that particular design.

silifianqueso, 10 months ago

@LeviKornelsen as a recent convert to tt gaming i think the weird dice were a bigger pro

MisuseCase, 10 months ago

@LeviKornelsen That’s a thing? I thought it was just the standard D&D style set or a bunch of D10s and the only weird ass-ness was aesthetics.