October 21, 2024

My Dungeon Master Tool Kit Part 1 - Dice Box

I have been RPGing for decades. I love it. My big brother taught me how to play AD&D back in the 80s and I haven't stopped. Hiatuses, sure, but never really stopped.

More often than not, I'm Dungeon Mastering, Game Mastering, Castle Keepering, etc. I enjoy figuring out the "perfect" DM tool kit.  Back in the day, it was a quest for the most kick-ass Trapper Keeper, the sweetest dice bag, and the most thorough DM screen.  In the next handful of posts, I'll share my current tools of the trade.

Today, I'll focus on containers for that most treasured gaming commodity - DICE. 

Over the years (like a lot gamers) I have amassed quite a lot of dice. I love 'em. Never quite pleased with a humble dice bag, here is what I use at the moment and what I've used in the past.

Current Dice Repository:  Portable Dice Box of the Gods
  • Love it. 
  • It's not the most charming container, but damn is it functional and versatile.
  • It holds a crap ton of dice.
  • It's secure (I hate losing dice). 
  • It lets me sort them (with rearrangeable sections). 
  • I just need a way to bedazzle it somehow.
  • A wooden version of this would be awesome.


Previous Solutions (in order from most recent)

  • Kind of a weird one, but I used a travel case that came with my Skull Shaver electric shaver.  (Yep - I'm bald as a cue ball). 
  • I slapped a sticker from RedBubble on it to cover up the logo.
  • It was large enough to hold all my dice and very secure, but it was tricky not to spill the dice when opening.


Worked really well.
Nice and secure.
It was nice to have sort of an open bin of dice.
I also liked having the second layer for pens, dice, brass knuckles, etc.

      

Lots of Dice Bags
  • Surprisingly never a Crown Royal bag.
All Hail the Kind of Dice Bags!


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