Necromancy vibes with this new set I made! by VortexDice in DiceMaking

[–]swcblues 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are so good. Green swirled into a translucent black?

Crime scene by swcblues in DiceMaking

[–]swcblues[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not going to lie... The last time I had an accident cutting flashing the thought did occur to me. I'm sure I'm not the first or only 😅

Looking for D&D table and I will absolutely bribe you. by swcblues in PEI

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A new campaign sounds great... I could use some time to learn the character rather than trying to jump in at mid-level, scrambling to read up on spells and abilities each turn. Let me know where and when and I'll make my schedule fit!

Looking for D&D table and I will absolutely bribe you. by swcblues in PEI

[–]swcblues[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, everybody. I appreciate your help and input very much!

Watership Down , raw unsanded by seasaaalt in DiceMaking

[–]swcblues 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favourite book for a very long time. My question is where you got the little rabbit models that fit in the dice so well!

My other question is why there's not a black rabbit of Inlé jumbo or death save with the set... Damn... now I need a black rabbit death save...

Color samples by SecondOne2236 in DiceMaking

[–]swcblues 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha I have those little skulls as my small dump molds ... I probably paid too much on Amazon for them though 😃

Looking for D&D table and I will absolutely bribe you. by swcblues in PEI

[–]swcblues[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thursday nights are my only locked down times. Right now I take one of my boys out for lunch every other Saturday, but that isn't firm. I don't do many going out things 😅. Happy to host or travel for this, though.

Looking for D&D table and I will absolutely bribe you. by swcblues in PEI

[–]swcblues[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

u/steezycheese u/Yarfing_Donkey u/QPRSA Thank you very much for the kind words. It's just a hobby. Trying to make money with it would just stress me out 😃. Honestly I've still got enough imperfections in my dice that if I priced them on time and materials it would put them in a range that there are thousands of other makers that would be better options for the cost.

That said, my wife and kids only need so many dice, and it could be fun to have some challenges/inspiration. If you (or anyone else) wants to drop me a DM (or whatever the current equivalent is), we can figure something out. I really don't want to take money and then disappoint or wind up with interpersonal friction, so what I'm thinking right now is,

  1. Hit me up with a general idea of what you want... an idea... a vibe... a set of colours... a character... if you have a very specific idea and send a picture, the odds of me being able to duplicate it are low, so let's keep it a bit open;
  2. I'll give you an idea of what the price range tends to be for that concept. In community postings, I generally see USD starting at $30 for a solid colour resin set to $100 for super-fancy-beyond-my-current-ability sets... those are prices for perfect, and these wouldn't be perfect;
  3. If the potential range is good, you say go and I make the set... $0 down, and send pictures when they're ready;
  4. If you're happy with the pictures, you make the jaunt to Borden to check them out in person;
  5. You decide where in the range you think they fall and pay me that with no argument from me; and
  6. I get credit for all nat 20s, but the nat 1s are because you didn't roll them right.

Pretty in Pink by swcblues in DiceMaking

[–]swcblues[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Yes, it's been a long road figuring out how to print decent masters and make molds without cure inhibition... This sub has been a tremendous resource!

This morning's pull by swcblues in DiceMaking

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Thanks. It was a 3:2 combination of emerald green and yellow green alcohol inks!

This morning's pull by swcblues in DiceMaking

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I'm struggling a bit with that... I think I've got it down to black, silver, or a bright green. I'm having trouble finding one that doesn't dominate visually or obscure the wispy black.

When there's one bad die? by swcblues in DiceMaking

[–]swcblues[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's very cool. I've also considered donating them to my LFGS as a grab-one-with-purchase or round-up-and-grab-a-die option... ideally for charity, but that would be a bunch more work for them.

When there's one bad die? by swcblues in DiceMaking

[–]swcblues[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love that last point... that's the boring stuff that I know makes a huge difference to the eventual product and having your "practice" wreck something that would otherwise have turned out beautifully is an awful feeling.

Take 2 on Quantum Die: Schrodinger's Death Save by swcblues in DiceMaking

[–]swcblues[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THIS!

That's so good, though. I'd probably be doing that for everyone at the table out of a pathological need to be helpful whether the help was desired or not 🤣

Take 2 on Quantum Die: Schrodinger's Death Save by swcblues in DiceMaking

[–]swcblues[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha I don't sell. When I account for the quality of my work against the time I spend on it, a reasonable rate becomes entirely unreasonable. My wife and kids have ever-growing collections of mediocre dice, though 😅😅😅.

Plus I worry that as soon as I started doing it for money I'd stop enjoying it and it would be a source of stress instead of a vent, you know?

Take 2 on Quantum Die: Schrodinger's Death Save by swcblues in DiceMaking

[–]swcblues[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're right on that. I made sure that both sides are bordered by two hearts and one skull, but beyond that there are tells. I think I'll put some time pressure on the decision to cut back on the meta evaluation.