Review: Check Out These Cool Dice from Q-Workshop!

For the longest time, I’ve meant to get some dice from Q-Workshop, but I kept putting it off.  Then I read a great review by Bartoneus about them and I was sold.  So, I made my order, got my dice, and couldn’t be happier.

Then, I was talking to my buddy Mateusz over there in Poland (all of us internet dudes are buddies, right?) and I mentioned that I was going to have a contest soon, and would be giving away some of his dice.  So, he sent me some extras! Let me tell you about what came in the mail…

I open up the box and the first thing I see are the packages for their regular dice.  I know what you’re thinking, “Who cares about the dice package?” Well, I do – It makes for a good first impression.  Their newer Classic dice don’t get the same special treatment, but I can live with that.

First up, we have Q-Workshop’s Classic dice.  I got two different sets: the Black and White Classic dice, and the Blue and Red Translucent dice (both retail for $4.95).

I have to say that at first I was disappointed by the Translucent Blue and Red dice.  Not only do they not look like the picture from Q-Workshop’s website, but they were hard for me to read as well.  I showed them to my wife and she said that they were simply beautiful.  Then she went on to remind me that I’m partially color-blind, and have trouble seeing red.  Damn you evil eyes! She said that she hoped no one picked these for the upcoming contest because she’d like them for herself.  I said, “Yeah, good luck with that.”

Next up are the Black and White Classic dice.  I gravitated towards these immediately, as they are more my style.  They have the same design as the Translucent dice, but are solid black with white numbers.  I can tell you that, regardless of the race/class of character that I might be playing, if he were a bit sinister-like, these would be the dice for him.  I just think these dice would eat up any character that was associated with the words: honor, principled, or good.  Hey, the dice want what the dice want.  It’s best not to fight them on this.

Now for the Forest dice and the Celtic dice. I have to say, I love these, especially the Celtic 3D.  These are the type of dice that I would use for a great character, one that I was proud of making and looked forward to playing.  Both retail for $16.00.

The Forest dice have a very nice design, but they’re a little hard to read at first.  However, after just a short while, I got used to it – that’s when I really started to appreciate them.  These are perfect for Druids, Rangers, Seekers, Wilden, Wood Elves, etc.  Obviously, they’re good for any nature-loving characters out there.  I would use these over my favorite set of dice for any of those types of characters – it just adds a little something to the game, and helps reinforce a character’s character.

The Celtic 3D dice instantly found a place in my heart, and have moved into the top spot as my favorite set of dice.  They have a nice design and a more solid contrast.  They’re just cool.  I’m pretty much going to use these for most of my player characters, and all of my NPCs when I run games.  I just think that they’re that damn good.   While the Classic dice are very easy on the pocketbook, the Forrest and Celtic dice come in at a heftier price tag (but not too hefty).  I think they’re priced just right.

For the longest time, my group has had a ritual at the start of the gaming session: We take our huge bags of dice, dump them in front of us, and then handpick the dice that we’d be using for that night.  We do this every time.  Well, I can tell you that from now on I will be breaking that ritual, and pulling out my “Danger Dragon Dice Bag.”

So, to all of my old dice that have been residing in my velvety purple Crown Royal bag all these years – I’m sorry, but you just can’t share a bag with the new dice.  Actually, we might even have to go our separate ways.

Q-Workshop, check them out.