Reddit reviews Wiz Dice Series II 100+ Pack of Random Polyhedral Dice - 15 Guaranteed Sets of Random Colors

Wizdice guarantees 15 complete sets:

https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Pack-Random-Polyhedral/dp/B01KN7REWQ/

Buy 3 sets of these and you're all set:

https://www.amazon.com/SmartDealsPro-Durable-Drawstring-Jewelry-Packaging/dp/B00W3R2BDC

I bought a bag of Wizdice years ago when everyone was praising them for the number of complete sets. My son and I eagerly put together the bag and got ONE complete set. 3 days later Wizdice reached out to me via reddit because of a post I made and offered to send me a new bag, because the bag I got was a "bag of hurt."

I didn't even complain in the post. I just said that not every bag is a winner and that's the chance you take, I'm still happy with the purchase.

So, now I always recommend Wizdice to everyone, because they went above and beyond for me.

EDIT: These bags are even cheaper: https://www.amazon.com/Medium-Pouches-Drawstrings-Wiz-Dice/dp/B00DH1FZNG/

I have had a few friends buy this: https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Pack-Random-Polyhedral/dp/B01KN7REWQ/ref=sr_1_4

It guarantees 15 full sets and the quality seemed fine. It's hard to beat for the price.

Dungeons & Dragons is the big dog, it's the only TTRPG most people have ever heard of and that name recognition means whatever the current edition of D&D is will almost always have the largest player base in a given area in the English-speaking world.

But if you want a different game you could go with something like Savage Worlds, which is a rules-medium system that can play in any genre you want. The corebook (which is the only book you'd need to play, though others are helpful) is less than $10, which is a plus. See the demo here: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/peg-freebies/TD06.pdf
Corebook here https://www.amazon.com/Savage-Worlds-Deluxe-Explorers-S2P10016/dp/1937013200

If you want to get some friends together and try some D&D (5th edition, which is the current one) though, I'd try it with the free demo rules before dropping between $90 - 120 on the 3 core books depending on where you buy them. Free demo rules here: https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules

If you play a game with your friends you'll want some dice, unless you just decide to use a dice roller app on your phones. I'd recommend buying a big bundle of cheap dice rather than paying a lot for individual sets. A bundle like this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KN7REWQ/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B01KN7REWQ&pd_rd_wg=8uUwb&pd_rd_r=HQQYF600AKZZA1GKEZHV&pd_rd_w=CjKc8

DrivethruRPG is the site you'll want for other RPGs and older Dungeons & Dragons material, they're the amazon or wal mart of TTRPGs, selling PDFs and print on demand books. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/

I have done a similar thing but with Wiz-dice.


Pound-o-dice on Amazon



Nice thing it it's always complete sets. And a pretty good deal price-wise. We have a big tin can which I keep all the ones I don't use in. Then we can make sets for new players as needed. I kinda dice hoard....

Meh, for $5 more you can get better looking dice: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KN7REWQ/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Materials used:

-Lamp: https://www.target.com/p/fillable-glass-small-lamp-base-clear-threshold-153/-/A-53328566?preselect=15546771

-Shade: https://www.target.com/p/montreal-wren-lamp-shade-white-project-62-153/-/A-53329417?preselect=52434531

-100 pack of random dice: https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Pack-Random-Polyhedral/dp/B01KN7REWQ/ref

-A wrapping paper cardboard tube cut down one side.

The lamp has a solid metal rod running down the middle. Open the lamp and wrap the cardboard tube around the rod. This decreases the area inside the jar so you can fill it with less dice. This has about 2 layers deep of dice. I bet if I made a cardboard tube large enough I could fill it with one layer of dice and it would look the same.

Me and my friends bought Wiz Dice a while back, the bags had 15 full sets of dice for 20 dollars. My friend had one defective dice but after emailing them and sending them the broken die they sent back a replacement in a couple of days so their customer service is good in case you have any issues with the product.

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I think it was this set but it has been years since I bought it. https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Pack-Random-Polyhedral/dp/B01KN7REWQ/ref=pd_cp_200_1/138-3020814-9609954?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01KN7REWQ&pd_rd_r=0c29d453-8968-4e60-90cc-7f0b39c89482&pd_rd_w=v417q&pd_rd_wg=p8zBK&pf_rd_p=0e5324e1-c848-4872-bbd5-5be6baedf80e&pf_rd_r=NFKQTY0PBFP6HH95K961&psc=1&refRID=NFKQTY0PBFP6HH95K961

Wizdice

Or apparently their new set that I just noticed series ii

I've picked up 3 lbs of the first link, came with almost always complete sets, with maybe 5 random extra dice that didn't match.

Edit, found a picture of the last [bag] (http://i.imgur.com/JZVxCQE.jpg)

https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Pack-Random-Polyhedral/dp/B01KN7REWQ

First result that came up:

https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Pack-Random-Polyhedral/dp/B01KN7REWQ/

Does he use miniatures in his games? You could pick him up a random booster pack of D&D minis- new monsters to use can be inspiration for encounters.

EDIT: This would most likely be on budget and these are new figures! Came out in late July.
https://www.miniaturemarket.com/wzk72871-pack.html

If he plays 5e there are new books coming out still- you could look at what he has or order something upcoming for him to lean his campaign toward.

EDIT: Make sure you check his shelf/bin if you don't want to get something he has already!
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=5e+books

Maybe he is a fan of fantasy books/movies? You might have some luck picking something he would like- that could bleed through for inspiration.

Also, tabletop players always enjoy a new set of dice, if they are a shiny new color or something.
I suggest these!

https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Pack-Random-Polyhedral/dp/B01KN7REWQ/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502128441&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=alchemical+oddities+dice

EDIT:

This is kind of a stretch probably- but consider steering him toward something like https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1513061270/reaper-miniatures-bones-4-mr-bones-epic-adventure/comments which can be a near endless source of materials/resources.

You could try picking up one of the starter sets to see if he would like painting!

https://www.amazon.com/Reaper-Miniatures-08906-Learn-Paint/dp/B00NTMC49G/ref=sr_1_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1502128215&sr=1-2&keywords=reaper+bones+paints

https://www.amazon.com/Layer-Bones-Miniatures-Learn-Reaper/dp/B01N458GBK/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1502128232&sr=1-1&keywords=reaper+bones+paints

Ya know, they have these things you can order known as "Pound O' Dice" that comes with quite a few sets. Perfect for your addiction.

I'm an enabler.

Edit: here's a link, JUST IN CASE.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KN7REWQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_3PVPybNTS3MQ3

I'd probably get myself two of these and spend the rest on beer since my wife makes dice bags already and I don't have to pay for one.

First came the chessex "pound of dice".
https://www.amazon.com/Chessex-001LBCHX-Pound-O-Dice/dp/B008C0KXYS/


Then Wiz dice came out with their "Random Bag" (which people found to not be too random and usually was almost full sets, usually 15 sets, sometimes 14 and one incomplete, but only 1 was "guaranteed").
https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Random-Polyhedral-Multiple/dp/B009R6J8RY/


So then Wiz came out with the "Bag of Holding" with 20 guaranteed sets
https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Bag-Holding-Polyhedral/dp/B01476QV14/
This is the one I got and love.


Looking back into them today it appears that there are some new versions...


"Random Bag II" now with guaranteed 15 sets
https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Pack-Random-Polyhedral/dp/B01KN7REWQ/


"Bag of Devouring" with guaranteed 20 sets
https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Bag-Devouring-Polyhedral/dp/B01KP4T6TQ/

maybe write up a gofundme/kickstarter or even hit up WotC and see about donations. and by far your best bet for dice is going to be a grab bag:
https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Bag-Tricks-Role-playing/dp/B079DY4FKL/

https://www.amazon.com/Quarter-Pound-Dice-Chessex-Game/dp/B07913R5YC/

https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Pack-Random-Polyhedral/dp/B01KN7REWQ/

https://www.amazon.com/Chessex-001LBCHX-Pound-O-Dice/dp/B008C0KXYS/

If you have a friendly local game store (FLGS) near you, they likely have it as well as the right dice. With any luck, they'd even have staff that are knowledgeable enough to help further.

If you don't, there's several online outlets, with amazon being the most obvious. Internet stores tend to have the advantage of a significant discount, but of course require waiting for the things to ship and arrive.

The absolute simplest way to get into it would be purchasing the Starter Set. It comes with simplified rules, one set of dice, and an adventure you can run.

If you enjoy that, or are just absolutely certain you will like the game and want to go ahead and get it all, there is the Player's Handbook. That is the only essential, but you will want sooner than later the Dungeon Master's Guide and Monster Manual.

As for dice, there are tons of ways to go about that. There are phone apps that can do the job cheaper, which you can find with a quick search. Most groups I think will find they prefer using physical dice. It's more expensive but also just that much more fun.

The correct type of dice come at a variety of costs and qualities, but the only necessity is that you have all 7 types of dice available. That is, you want a 4-sided, 6-sided, 8-sided, 10-sided, 12-sided, 20-sided, and percentile die.

Chessex is the most popular dice company and has an absolute ton of varieties. Here's just one example and luckily it is standard to sell all the necessary dice in sets together.

There are also various bulk sets which make up in volume what they lack in choice, and are good for getting started.

Last but not least, you'll need friends willing to play with you. But that's true of any tabletop game.

That was longer than I anticipated, but I promise it's not too hard. There's a bit of a learning curve with any game, but RPGs are a lot of fun once you get comfortable with them.

I collect dice sets like a goblin. As long as they're easy to read and don't dick me over too hard, they get to live in the dice bag.

I buy plastic dice in bulk, and I put them in my ridiculous bag I got to hold them all in. If I'm at a con or a game store and see a set I think looks cool, I'll buy it and add it to the mix, but usually I stick to the bulk dice. If someone gifts me a set though, I keep it separate and use them for something special, like loaning it to new players.

Also, I don't hand roll plastics anymore. I just feed them through a dice tower. It's nice as a DM or a caster, because you can just grab a handful of d6's and send them through instead of rolling one or two dice 8 damn times. Also your players can't yell at you for rolling really well or really poor. If you're superstitious, this puts rolls all on fate.

Idk why, but I really like the quirky weird dice-culture that comes with not growing too attached to one specific set. Some dice are lucky and have good juju. Others are assholes and need to be punished. I've also got a jail to lock up the dice that've done me dirty.

And if they don't learn their lesson from being in jail... well.... they should understand I buy dice in bulk and own several hammers.

Edit: words/grammar

Just like /u/legendofhilda said you can Chessex or Wiz Dice "pound of dice" bags. I have bought the Wiz Dice (original version) and am happy with it.

Here are links to different ones:

Wiz Dice (original one): https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Random-Polyhedral-Multiple/dp/B009R6J8RY/ref=sr_1_11?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1521891356&sr=1-11&keywords=wiz+dice

Wiz Dice II: https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Pack-Random-Polyhedral/dp/B01KN7REWQ/ref=sr_1_6?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1521891356&sr=1-6&keywords=wiz+dice

Wiz Dice III: https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Polyhedral-Translucent-Treatments/dp/B07885N371/ref=sr_1_7?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1521891356&sr=1-7&keywords=wiz+dice&dpID=61mucRANYJL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

Chessex: https://www.amazon.com/Chessex-001LBCHX-Pound-O-Dice/dp/B008C0KXYS/ref=sr_1_24?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1521891356&sr=1-24&keywords=wiz+dice


Then there are other companies. Some say they include complete sets, like the ones above, and other say you get random dice.:

Monster Protectors: https://www.amazon.com/100-Gaming-Dice-Monster-Education/dp/B00XLTADMW/ref=sr_1_5?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1521891591&sr=1-5&keywords=pound+of+dice

Risky Actions: https://www.amazon.com/Polyhedral-Dice-Set-126-Complete/dp/B01N6OC2OV/ref=sr_1_17?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1521891591&sr=1-17&keywords=pound+of+dice

Dardugo: https://www.amazon.com/Polyhedral-Multiple-Complete-Percentile-Included/dp/B00W9PJMPS/ref=sr_1_29?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1521891591&sr=1-29&keywords=pound+of+dice


You can also buy a Pound of D6's from Chessex: https://www.amazon.com/Chessex-CHX-001d6-lb-o-D6-Dice/dp/B0015IUA7O/ref=sr_1_18?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1521891591&sr=1-18&keywords=pound+of+dice


Then there are the chinese sites like AliExpress but they will take longer to get to you: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/T-G-Wholesale-Bulk-Plastic-Multi-sided-Dice-Set-100pcs-set-In-Random-Color-style-for/32831291403.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.2.1eeb333ddQ59F0&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_5_10152_10151_10065_10344_10130_10068_10324_10342_10547_10325_10343_10546_10340_10548_10341_10545_10696_10084_10083_10618_10307_5711215_10313_10059_10534_100031_10103_10624_10623_10622_10621_10620_10810_10811,searchweb201603_49,ppcSwitch_4&algo_expid=fed1d4cb-58d6-4265-9547-9b9ccec5312d-0&algo_pvid=fed1d4cb-58d6-4265-9547-9b9ccec5312d&priceBeautifyAB=0


There are probably others and you can always contact the different manufacturers directly to see if they can sell you bulk dice.

Best dice deals are on amazon. 17.99 for 15 sets of dice.

I would really reccomend not getting the chessex bundle though. get the wiz dice one. Lat time i bought the chessex one it was 60% d6s.

The wiz dice set comes with a bunch of full sets. I've bought 3 of the wiz dice bundles and have had 0 stray dice, all of them are from a set.

https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Pack-Random-Polyhedral/dp/B01KN7REWQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1487972754&sr=8-3&keywords=wiz+dice

got like 15 sets for 20 bucks on amazon a bit ago. 1.33 per set https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KN7REWQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You have the most important thing, Passion. This is a thing you both want to do.

From here its just a matter of the small incidentals.

You will need some dice amazon link 1 amazon link 2 amazon link 3

podcast link grab a few of those and see what shakes loose.

Or hell, try /r/lfg or roll20.net and see if someone is putting together a oneshot so that you get a feel for it

You can get him a big block of dice, or precision dice, or pretty dice for pretty cheap. Other cool accessories are harder to place without a good idea of what he already has (books, minis, etc). Etsy sells custom dice bags for cheap, though, and they're usually high-quality crochet.

I prefer Wiz dice from amazon as they are guaranteed sets. The chessex dice sometimes can be very mismatched.

If you want to go all out I'd recommend these books:

https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Monster-Rulebook-Roleplaying/dp/0786965614/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1549840456&sr=8-6&keywords=dungeons+and+dragons

https://www.amazon.com/Xanathars-Guide-Everything-Wizards-Team/dp/0786966114/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1549840456&sr=8-10&keywords=dungeons+and+dragons

https://www.amazon.com/Volos-Guide-Monsters-Wizards-Team/dp/0786966017/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1549840456&sr=8-14&keywords=dungeons+and+dragons

Enough dice for you and whoever you're playing with:

https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Pack-Random-Polyhedral/dp/B01KN7REWQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1549840537&sr=8-4&keywords=1+pound+of+dice

If you want minis:

https://www.amazon.com/Pathfinder-Roleplaying-Game-Codex-Pawns/dp/1601254725/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1549840982&sr=8-4&keywords=monster+codex+box

https://www.amazon.com/Paizo-Inc-Pathfinder-Pawns-Bestiary/dp/1601255616/ref=pd_sbs_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1601255616&pd_rd_r=d89745e3-2d8a-11e9-bc59-4fcf3b72f982&pd_rd_w=Ip8Jz&pd_rd_wg=d87AF&pf_rd_p=588939de-d3f8-42f1-a3d8-d556eae5797d&pf_rd_r=CQ2TM4MZQSVKFXX2GYRS&psc=1&refRID=CQ2TM4MZQSVKFXX2GYRS

https://www.amazon.com/Pathfinder-Pawns-Villain-Codex-Box/dp/1601259255/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1549840982&sr=8-3&keywords=monster+codex+box

It might be ruining your thought experiment, but practically speaking, dice aren't that expensive and don't take up a ton of space. Especially if you aren't looking for specialty or specific dice. You can get 15 sets of dice for $20 (100 dice total) If you want a specific set of dice, you're looking at $6-ish for a cheap set or more for nicer sets.

There are plenty of RPGs that only use 6-sided dice which you likely already have lots of from other board games lying around. Powered by the Apocalypse and Forged in the Dark games tend to only use D6s. Same for Ten Candles and Fiasco and I'm sure others.

This here https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Pack-Random-Polyhedral/dp/B01KN7REWQ

Metal dice are a pain, they are heavy, don't roll well in my experience, and can seriously damage a table top. I would recommend either going to your flgs and buying a set or buying one of these two off Amazon: Chessex Pound-o-Dice Wiz Dice Big Bag. I prefer the chessex for the designs and the number layouts. The chessex set is 25 and the wiz dice set is 20.

Xplanet Games Is probably you're best bet, the shop owner's a nice guy and will help you out. https://www.facebook.com/XPlanetGames/

Dice:
Check Amazon for Bag-o-dice or Bag of Dice any shop you go to will sell you $1=1dice or like $8 for a full set, Amazon will give you like 5x the value.
https://www.amazon.ca/Wiz-Dice-Polyhedral-Dice-15-Guaranteed/dp/B01KN7REWQ/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1495387654&sr=8-11&keywords=bag+of+dice

Miniatures:
Minis are where it gets $$$ The collection will grow overtime... Its called plastic crack for a reason.
Games Workshop (Warhammer) Minis come unpainted, you can use dollar store paint if you want (its lower quality but much cheaper), with a base acrylic primer spray you can pick up from any gameshop or from Crappy Tire. (black is best for lazy painters, cuz your missed spots just look like shadow)

Mini Examples:
Goblins are like $2/figure for cannon fodder and that's probably one of the better prices to unit you'll see
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-CA/Goblin-Warriors

Reaper Minis (you'll find these at Xplanet and a lotta other game shops) they're good for hero characters, since they're unique and compared to Warhammer Heros they're 1/10th the price
http://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/bones

Tabletop:
Pick up some Easel sized Grid paper, each square is 1x1 inch so you can draw your maps out on there rather easily.
http://www.staples.ca/en/Quartet-Newsprint-Flip-Chart-Easel-Pad-24-x-36-50-Sheets/product_975147_2-CA_1_20001

Other Notes:
Dungeon Generator & other cool shyt https://donjon.bin.sh/5e/dungeon/
Online Gameplay https://roll20.net/
Q&A help https://rpg.stackexchange.com/