this post was submitted on 23 Oct 2023
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Taking a break from literal gem dice to show off the best d4s ever made. Not only are these not caltrops waiting to pierce slippered feet at night when a stray one happens to be right where you're stepping in a rapid trip to the bathroom after a night of drinking way too much tea while playing RPGs, they also roll much better.

Whoever invented these is a genius.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

But where is the risk if you cannot be empaled?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My wife has one of these from a dice set and I love it. I tried to buy myself a couple of them from my local board game store but they don't have them...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're called Arch'd4¹ and can be found in various online venues if your local purveyor won't stock them.


¹Link is representative. I'm not recommending this particular site because I can't buy from any western source.

[–] Clasm 3 points 1 year ago

I think we've been calling them 'pill' d4s over here.

I even made some wooden ones before they started selling them at my flgs.

[–] edgemaster72 3 points 1 year ago

I personally prefer DoubleSix's twelve sided d4's, but welcome all non-caltrop variations.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

...my wife and i have a lot of dice, all kinds; this photo includes perhaps one-quarter of our collection...

...without reservation, i'll vouch that my wife's role4initiative set (including their arch d'4) are the best-rolling dice i've ever played: perfect feel, easy to read, well-balanced, just ideal in-hand in a way that's difficult to describe until you use them...

...the only reason i haven't bought my own set is that i don't care for the colors and their typeface is pretty uninspired, but if all you care about is how they play, role4initiative can't be beat...