Two mystery dice and one elemental die are whats in store for this review
Name: Two blind bag d20 dice (Pathfinder and faerie dice) and a Copper element d20.
Descriptions:
Faerie d20: A standard size d20 with lavender enamel faces and rose gold edges and raised numbers. The font is an italicized TNR-adjacent typeface. The 6 and 9 faces use underbars to indicate orientation. The 20 face has a butterfly instead of a number. The blind bag also came with a metal pin of a cat laying back on what looks like a butterfly in somewhat matching colors of the d20.
Pathfinder d20: Another standard size d20 with brick red enamel faces and black edges and raised numbers. The font is the same as the Faerie d20 – an italicized TNR-adjacent typeface. The 6 and 9 faces use underbars to indicate orientation. The 20 face has a dragonborn’s head icon instead of a number. The blind bag also came with a metal pin of a Dragonborn(?) character with a spear standing behind a book. The d20 and the pin have matching color schemes.
Elemental Copper d20: A standard size sharp-edge d20 that is slightly smaller than the other two dice mentioned above that is made out of pure Copper. There is no enamel or detailing, just a solid Copper d20. The numbers are cut out of the faces in a Helvetica-ish font. In a surprising and welcome change, the 20 face is numbered and the 1 face has the chemical symbol for Copper (Cu), the atomic number, weight, and electron distribution of the element Copper. Small underbars are used to indicate orientation on the 6 and 9 faces.
Size:
Faerie d20: (Face->Face) 22.6 mm (Point->Point) ~28 mm
Pathfinder d20: (Face->Face) 22.7 mm (Point->Point) 27.8 mm
Elemental Copper d20: (Face->Face) ~19 mm (Point->Point) 23.8 mm
Where did they come from:
Faerie d20: Lost Star Tabletop Gaming
Pathfinder d20: Lost Star Tabletop Gaming
Elemental Copper d20: Elemental Dice kickstarter
How much did they cost:
Faerie d20: $18 in a “blind” grab bag (It came with a matching pin)
Pathfinder d20: $18 in a “blind” grab bag (It came with a matching pin)
Elemental Copper d20: $30 from a Kickstarter. 10 months ago!
Material / color:
Faerie d20: Metal (Zinc I’d guess) with lavender enamel paint and rose gold numbers/edges
Pathfinder d20: Metal (Zinc I’d guess) with brick red enamel paint and black numbers/edges
Elemental Copper d20: Metal: 100% Copper. Nothing else.
Quality:
Faerie d20: Very good and clean, similar to the previous blind d20 from Lost Star
Pathfinder d20: See above.
Elemental Copper d20: Very clean with sharp edges and well cut numbers. The detail on the 1 face is very small and clear
Readability:
Faerie d20 & Pathfinder d20: Very good. They passed the “rug test” where I roll them ~8 feet away on the rug and try to read the result.
Elemental Copper d20: Not as good from a distance. It failed the rug test but only barely. I can read it just fine on my desk in from of me but forget it if you’re playing in dim light.
Value:
Faerie d20 & Pathfinder d20: Great value. You get a pin with the d20 and you get the gamble of picking out a d20 blind. You don’t know what you could end up with.
Elemental Copper d20: I think it’s a good value for a die that’s made of pure copper.
Overall Rating:
Faerie & Pathfinder d20:s 9/10
Elemental Copper d20: 9/10
Attempts needed to roll a natural 20:
Faerie d20: 42 rolls
Pathfinder d20: 38 rolls
Elemental Copper d20: 22 rolls
Ten d20 rolls:
Faerie d20: 10, 17, 16, 20, 11, 8, 6, 4, 8, 16 ( 11.6 avg)
Pathfinder d20: 16, 12, 19, 10, 19, 15, 15, 3, 18, 5 (13.2 avg)
Elemental Copper d20: 12, 5, 13, 3, 4, 18, 5, 10, 8, 2 (8.0 avg)
6d20 (min. of 3) stat block:
Faerie d20: 15, 13, 13, 15, 6, 8 (70 total) A Pretty chill Gnome Sorcerer from a string of terrible places to live who suffers from Claustrophobia
Pathfinder d20: 14, 9, 4, 10 ,17, 20 (74 total) A Disruptive Gnome Paladin from the Royal Bank who doesn’t believe in Hygiene
Elemental Copper d20: 9, 6, 8, 15, 17, 11 (66 total) A Frank Halfling Cleric from the Ruined Sea who wants to clear their name
For reference: the Standard Array method totals to: 72 and Point Buy totals to: 69. I used 6d20, re-rolling 1s, 2s, and 3s so the totals are out the window.
Random Tables rolls:
Faerie d20:
Demon Lords: 18 – Anor – The Bored One. Appear as an adventurer, offering an high-octane adventure. Then trap his victims alone (apart from each other if more than one) in a room with one bed, one chair, a mirror and some sort of magic lighting system and providing one meal a day. There is a door that cannot be opened from the inside by any ways. As soon as the victim will be bored to death (figuratively) without going insane or uselessly trying to escape he will free him. The Rooms are never in one place, and never near, to avoid freed victims to free the other.
Funny Gods of Medieval Times: 19 – God of Pies: A jovial deity with a penchant for baked goods, this god is known to bring good fortune to those who indulge in his favorite treat – pies! He is often seen delivering a warm apple or cherry pie to the homes of his worshipers.
Pathfinder d20:
Fascinating Stores and Shops:: 13 – *Gertrude’s Trinkets:*A dingy magic shop on a back street that sells surprisingly good (we’re talking some top notch stuff here) magic weapons and trinkets for ridiculously low prices (half the price of normal on average). At midnight anything bought from the shop returns back to the shop magically, and the shop teleports to another remote location.
Tavern Events: 9 – The owner of the tavern is an old lady. She owns about 5d20 cats. She cant serve you drinks or food right now because she has to feed her cats first.
Elemental Copper d20:
New Wild Magic Surge:: 16 – for the next minute you can cast spells as a bonus action
100 Deadly and Silly Dungeon Traps: 12 – Teleport Portal – A hidden portal that randomly teleports any creature who steps onto it to a random location within the dungeon
(I’m getting these random tables at: https://d100tables.com by the way)
Final Thoughts: I bought the two blind bag d20s (Faerie and Pathfinder) from my local game store as a way to support them. I try to buy something from the store every time I go in there for anything. I really want them to stay in business so I’m happy to keep buying things that honestly I don’t need, but that I still find interesting, like these dice. They’re pretty, well made, decently balanced and weighted. They come with matching pins that I’ll probably give to my daughter, and I don’t know if I’ll ever use these in a game, or if I’ll just give them away to the next person that asks.
The Elemental Copper d20 is a different story. I saw the Kickstarter campaign for this die (and the 10 other elemental dice) and I really liked the idea of a die made of a pure element (that wasn’t Zinc) so I pledged for the Copper d20 because it looked the best on the website. It’s smaller than I’d hoped (I’m always looking to buy more Chonk d20s) but the design is extremely clean though plain. The brushed copper feels nice to hold, and the color is nice. I do wonder if it will developer a teal patina that often happens with copper metals. This die doesn’t have any sort of personality or “wow” factor but it’s a nice d20. The only negative I can give it is that it skips and bounces when it rolls. I think the combination of it’s size and sharpness are the cause.
This wasn’t a major review given that I already reviewed a die similar to the two blind-bag d20s. Oh well. Better dice review next week I guess. i’m expecting a dice shipment from Flying Horseduck soon that should be very good, a strong candidate for a 10/10 dice review.
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