arntisdale wrote:FainFlynn wrote:So anywho (take 2),
Is it wrong that I’m excited for updated dice?? I think I remember reading that their not just painted, but instead carved into the dice. Carved is the wrong word, so is embossed. Debossed?? Either way, getting a second set is dope.
Were the old dice made of wood? There was something so satisfying with how the rolled. I hope they can recreate the feel of the original dice. I know that seems silly or inconsequential. But the dice always stood out to me.
I'm of a split opinion on the new dice. I like the new black shield and white shield icons. The new skulls I don't like so much. The style is a strong resemblance to the spanish sugar-skull (just without the decorations). In my mind that style just doesn't fit with the high-fantasy of HeroQuest. It's not a dealbreaker by any means, but I like to old skulls waaay better.
I only have one set of the original HeroQuest dice that happened to come with a set that I bought off of ebay. I was quite pleased to find that they appeared to be originals, still in their unbroken plastic wrap, and in pristine condition. I couldn't bring myself to open the package, they were to pretty, too preserved, and I didn't want to mess that up!
So... I scoured the internet for HeroQuest dice, the only ones I came across that weren't killer expensive were from a guy that makes custom dice on Etsy. I got them, and despite the dice facing being wrong, and not even matching each other, and icons being off-center, and the lazer engraving having minor imperfections.... I'm still pretty happy with them. I painted them too. Here, check 'em out:
I really like the black and red dice. Would be a cool boss dice set of there was an extra black shirts on it or an extra skull
[Maybe not that much... but still.]
