Dice Guides & RPG Tips

Natural Bloodstone DnD Dice: Green Heliotrope Guide
A buyer's guide to natural bloodstone (heliotrope) DnD dice: what the stone is, why the red iron-oxide spots form, set weight, craft, and care notes for a Mohs 6.5 to 7 quartz-family stone. Read more...
Natural Lapis Lazuli DnD Dice: Deep-Blue Stone Guide
A buyer's guide to natural lapis lazuli DnD dice: what the rock is, the lazurite-pyrite-calcite makeup, set weight, craft, and gentle-care notes for a Mohs 5 to 5.5 stone. Read more...
Cat's-Eye D&D Dice: The Chatoyant Look & How to Choose
What cat's-eye D&D dice are, how the chatoyant "moving light" effect works, the colors available, and how to choose a set — with real EpicWinDND picks by price. Read more...
Rainbow & Iridescent D&D Dice: The Complete Buyer's Guide
A buyer's guide to rainbow and iridescent D&D dice — the difference between prism refraction and surface iridescence, how to keep them readable, and real EpicWinDND picks by price. Read more...
Best Pink & Pastel D&D Dice: A 2026 Buyer's Guide
A buyer's guide to pink and pastel D&D dice — frosted crystal, K9 glass, opalite and cat's-eye sets, how to choose for readability, and real EpicWinDND picks by price. Read more...
Natural Tiger's Eye DnD Dice: Real Chatoyant Quartz
A buyer's guide to natural tiger's eye DnD dice: what the stone is, how chatoyancy works, real set weight, craft, and Mohs 7 care notes. Read more...
Natural Amethyst DnD Dice: Real Purple Quartz Guide
Amethyst is purple quartz (SiO2, Mohs 7). Here is how a genuine stone DnD set differs from resin in look and feel, the real specs of our 7-piece set, how stone dice are made, who they suit, and how to care for them. Read more...
Hollow vs Solid Metal Dice: Weight, Sound, and Feel
Hollow metal dice weigh 18-24g; solid metal weighs 28-35g. How that affects sound, table damage, hand fatigue, and which to buy. Read more...
4d6 Drop Lowest vs Standard Array vs Point Buy: Compared
Three DnD 5e stat methods, three different characters. Math, variance, table-balance, and the dice you actually need for each method. Read more...
Sharp-Edge Dice and Roll Distribution: A Probability Q&A
Do sharp-edge dice change roll probability? The math says no, but real-world wear, stopping behavior, and table feel differ. A 12-question Q&A guide. Read more...
Stone Dice Drop Test: 3-Week Interim Report (30-Day Study)
Day 21 of our 30-day stone dice drop test: methodology, interim observations across amethyst, lapis, labradorite, jade-look, bloodstone. Tray choice dominates. Read more...
How to Identify Real Lapis Lazuli Dice: Pyrite Test and 3 More
Four tests catch fake lapis dice: pyrite inspection, calcite veins, acetone color-fastness, and weight comparison. Spot dyed howlite and Swiss lapis. Read more...