🦉Post-event dice experiments

Welcome, adventurer!

First of all, thank you so much for your support of our Mistborn collection I´ll have my hands busy for the next weeks completing your orders.

And that’s despite the fact that we had a problem with the website and it wasn’t accepting orders.

But there’s no need to worry a couple of high-level spells and a few curses have fixed the problem.

Seriously, technology is my mortal enemy.

As you know, until June 12 at 11:59 PM, all orders from the Luthadel DM screen will come with a very special gift.

An allomantic D20.

Remember to write down the password on your order! THERE’S ALWAYS ANOTHER SECRET.

And that’s what I’m here to talk to you about this week a new type of die I’m making that I’ve been really, really looking forward to.

Liquid-core dice.

A liquid what?

Yeah, yeah, liquid core.

It’s a technique where you take a small glass sphere, fill it with liquids like alcohol and glycerin, add some glitter, and basically any dyes you can think of.

You seal the sphere with resin, place it in the dice mold, and TA-DA!

In theory, you should end up with a gorgeous die where, when you shake it, you can see the particles moving inside.

Like those classic Christmas snow orbs.

In theory…

The reality is that the process is complicated and a lot can go wrong, because you have to find the balance between filling the sphere with enough liquid to minimize bubbles and not filling it so much that it becomes impossible to seal.

A delicate balance.

No wonder this is one of the most complicated techniques to master.

And yes, I know, this technique makes it impossible for the die to be perfectly balanced due to the bubbles in the sphere...

That doesn’t mean you’ll always roll a natural 1, but let’s say that out of every thousand rolls you make, if you document them all, you might notice that the die has a tendency toward certain faces.

But come on, how absolutely gorgeous are they?

I think it’s worth it.

I´ll show you.

The perfect tool for an alomantic

Well, it turns out that when I started reading Mistborn, I thought it would be really cool to make a set of allomantic dice, each made of a different metal…

You know, seven of them.

As I got further into the series, I realized that might be a little more complicated than I thought.

Even so, I loved the idea of a die resembling the famous little metal vials that Mistborns use.

And after experimenting and tinkering a bit in the workshop, I think I’ve come up with a pretty cool result.

First up is the design of the duralumin dice.

Made with mica powder and a touch of glitter so the effect stands out when you roll them, they have a beautiful, magical white hue that I think really does justice to this powerful metal.

And the second version would be copper dice.

I love these because, instead of giving them a texture as uniform as the duralumin ones, I decided to add some copper leaf.

Both versions are encased in black resin, giving them a look that’s a bit more reminiscent of the cloaks the Mistsborns wear when they go out at night.

It’s truly mesmerizing to watch them.

The first one that turned out right,I spent the whole day rolling it around the house and throwing it around compulsively.

And that’s enough of my dice geekery for this week.

But just so you know, one of these D20s will be on its way to your home with your Luthadel screen order.

Don’t worry, I’m already planning a full set, but I have a feeling that’s going to be one of my summer projects.

In the meantime, I’m heading back to my workshop.

Successful quests and better rolls,

🦉Irene the Wizard

🦃Saul the Bard