Game on!
Game night is tonight, and I’m sitting here wasting time waiting on us to get going. We’re playing D&D 3.5, and I’ve got a half-orc rogue who is a level away from becoming a Shadow Dancer. Her name is XaXa, and the guys call her the raid boss, even though I see her as a major diplomat. Right now, we’re battling an icky cult of disease worshipers with an infrastructure that we’ve only barely begun to crack into. We are hoping we’re one step ahead of the big bads, but we really aren’t sure.
GameScience Dice finally has something of a useful website. GameScience was the first American manufacturer of polyhedral dice, and I truly believe that they are still the best on the market. There’s a couple of awesome videos of Mr. Zocchi himself explaining why his dice are superior to his competitors. I love how crochety he is, and his airbrushed Zocchihedron (d100) T-shirt. He explains why that horrible flaw on the 7 of all my d20s is really a sign of superior craftsmanship, and why those sharp edges really create a more random roll. I feel vindicated by the propaganda. There’s science to back up my intuition that my dice rock! Even better, there’s finally a place for me to buy the beautiful gem dice again. They haven’t been available locally for a decade, and the company I previously bought them from online is closed. They were my first polyhedrals way back when I was just breaking into AD&D my freshman year in college. Even though occasionally I’ve had a roaming eye, I always return to those sharp edges, quick rolls, and glittering facets.
There aren’t any better dice than GameScience. I’m glad that I hooked you so early.
I love how you immediately took a scrutinizing look at my blood die to verify that yes, there is a reason that it does roll 20s more often than it should. It’s not going to stop me from using it, mind you, but it’s good to know that there was science behind the mojo.
We should totally get Aaron a set.