Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard
A D&D Sapphire Anniversary Dice Set has been announced as one of the world's largest pencil-and-paper role-playing games celebrates not one but two anniversaries: it's been 45 years since the release of the original Dungeons & Dragons and five years since the release of Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition.
Upon its announcement Franchise VP Nathan Stewart had the following to say:
When the D&D team realized the sapphire is the traditional anniversary stone for both five years and forty-five years, and that adding a laboratory-created sapphire to a twenty-sided die wouldn't jeopardize the integrity of a roll, we couldn't pass up the chance to make something really cool to celebrate the milestones, the team put together a fun product for our fans that includes art and newly updated stats for sapphire dragons, making these classic dragons ready for play in your next D&D session.
For the enthusiast with $299.99 to spare!
Source: https://techraptor.net/tabletop/news/dd-sapphire-anniversary-dice-set-celebrates-25-years-in-style
(Score: 2) by Booga1 on Thursday November 14 2019, @09:31PM (5 children)
That is hilarious. Love the idea and practicality of the product.
I find the ones with no paint/contrast for the numbers to be especially obnoxious. Nobody would want to steal those. :P
(Score: 3, Informative) by jasassin on Friday November 15 2019, @04:53AM (4 children)
Any hardcore AD&D dice thief knows you just have to rub a crayon color of your choice into the numbers and rub off the excess.
jasassin@gmail.com GPG Key ID: 0xE6462C68A9A3DB5A
(Score: 2) by damnbunni on Saturday November 16 2019, @07:43PM (3 children)
This being the 21st century, I use an ultra-fine-point Sharpie to ink my Ugly Dice.
(Score: 2) by Mykl on Monday November 18 2019, @12:27AM (2 children)
Or you could just buy dice that aren't ugly...
(Score: 3, Funny) by jasassin on Thursday November 21 2019, @12:10AM
I feel sorry for the ugly dice so I like to give them a makeover! They look and feel so pretty afterwards you are sure to roll more 20's.
jasassin@gmail.com GPG Key ID: 0xE6462C68A9A3DB5A
(Score: 2) by damnbunni on Friday November 22 2019, @12:21AM
But then people might steal them. No one steals Ugly Dice.