ColinChapman
Longtime RPG Freelancer/Designer
I didn't know non-mechanical pencils still existed
Shhh. He still uses dice with pips. And, well, you know...
I didn't know non-mechanical pencils still existed
It wasn't a knock, but I was actually shocked to still see a pencil that needed a sharpener. I thought to myself in the voice of Jean Luc Picard looking at old holofootage of Kirk..."Hah!! He's using the SS2-LL49 Phaser, try getting a battery for those now Worf...ENGAGE"Shhh. He still uses dice with pips. And, well, you know...
I assumed it was a jest. As all of my replies bar this one have been.It wasn't a knock, but I was actually shocked to still see a pencil that needed a sharpener. I thought to myself in the voice of Jean Luc Picard looking at old holofootage of Kirk..."Hah!! He's using the SS2-LL49 Phaser, try getting a battery for those now Worf...ENGAGE"
It was in jest. I just had to add some flair to the OG comment, and a Kirk/Picard reference was the only thing that came to mind; it felt apt.I assumed it was a jest. As all of my replies bar this one have been.![]()
I think it might have a chance of working with cheap plastic dice placed that way on a window ledge with hot sun shine through or the dash board of a car. But leave too long and they might not roll at all.I laughed at this not because it's stupid but just funny. I almost choked on my beer. Did it ever work?
I'm kind of a pencil nerd, I have mechanical ones, though a bunch of different ones too. These arteza ones have a nice creamy quality. I also have a big box of a thousand so when we play at the library teaching kids, or people at a game store, I give them a pencil, and a set of dice, like these:I didn't know non-mechanical pencils still existed
Or...End up like a LP copy of Ozzy Osbournes Blizzard of Ozz left in the back window of a Buick Skylark on a sunny day, warped, insane and unable to play. I speak from XPI think it might have a chance of working with cheap plastic dice placed that way on a window ledge with hot sun shine through or the dash board of a car. But leave too long and they might not roll at all.
Thats really cool! You collect pencils? Thats cool. My dad has OCD. More on the collecting side but he collects pens. Actually gave me some nice semi-disposable pens I'd call them. Write good, don't skip, color is good, low smear factor. This day and age I think it would last at least a year.I'm kind of a pencil nerd, I have mechanical ones, though a bunch of different ones too. These arteza ones have a nice creamy quality. I also have a big box of a thousand so when we play at the library teaching kids, or people at a game store, I give them a pencil, and a set of dice, like these:
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I bought a bag of a thousand for like $68, so two black and one white plus a pencil for like 10 cents; give away 30 cents, I think it costs more to print the character sheets. Less than a buck's worth of stuff, and they are really happy. Bring a stack of books and people swoop those up fast, can't keep them around.
Pens are nice, that is great that he gives you some. I had a cigar box with pens and pencils, colored ones as well, still have it. I used to draw all sorts of maps in the old World of Greyhawk style. I still make a ton of maps, though now digitally. Never lost my love of pencils though.Thats really cool! You collect pencils? Thats cool. My dad has OCD. More on the collecting side but he collects pens. Actually gave me some nice semi-disposable pens I'd call them. Write good, don't skip, color is good, low smear factor. This day and age I think it would last at least a year.
My doggo is a golden retriever and was certainly not a better player than a cat when young. Like many retrievers he had bad pica. Would eat ANYTHING. Now that he's older, he just likes to lay in the room and won't bother to get up to even sniff a dropped die, pencil, etc. Food and napkins, on the other hand, I have to warn players to keep it on the table. He is pretty good with food now, you can set it on the floor and he's trained to stay away. But eventually, if it isn't being watched over, he'll lose his will power. But napkins, for some reason, he has no resistance to. I don't know what it is about paper napkins. He is overall a well-trained dog now, but he cannot resist stealing napkins from peoples laps.2) Cats are untrustworthy players; choose better sorts to game with. Such as retrievers. And folks who like dice trays.
3) Train your golden to retrieve (it's in the name!), not eat the dice; a win for the doggo and the weirdos who don't use trays. Whether for litter or rolling.