Dice sales to fund Black Lives Matter

[aco175]

I saw this on the DnDbeyond main page and not sure how I feel about it. Not sure how long we can even talk about it without devolving and having the thread shut down.

 

[EpicureanDM]

Seems like a good idea to me, Ranger. What makes you ambivalent?

- EpicureaDM, C. Co., 1/75

 

[Umbran]

Mod Note:

To make it clear, any spewing of racist garbage in this thread will not be tolerated.

 

[uzirath]

Thanks for the tip!

 

[cmad1977]

Companies are allowed to run any kind of promotion they want. Where the money goes is their business.

 

[Eltab]

What I think about it:
I get into games to get away from the headaches of IRL for a while.

 

[Umbran]

What I think about it:
I get into games to get away from the headaches of IRL for a while.

That's fine. It isn't like someone else owning a virtual dice set impinges on your play.

 

[Retreater]

If anyone hears about a similar promotion for physical dice let me know. My fiancee is a major dice collector.

 

[AcererakTriple6]

What I think about it:
I get into games to get away from the headaches of IRL for a while.

Sure, but you're also very capable of ignoring this if you like.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Seems like a good thing to me. Since I don’t see the point of special virtual dice, I just donate directly to bail funds and others, but if I was on the fence about the dice this would tip me in their favor.

 

[Ulorian]

Sure, but you're also very capable of ignoring this if you like.

He was asked for his opinion, and gave it. Why the passive-aggressiveness?

 

[aramis erak]

I saw this on the DnD main page and not sure how I feel about it. Not sure how long we can even talk about it without devolving and having the thread shut down.

If they were phyical, and under US $15, I'd consider it. But virtual dice? nope.

 

[thom_likes_gaming]

If anyone hears about a similar promotion for physical dice let me know. My fiancee is a major dice collector.

This!

 

[avensis]

Awesome show of support for a great cause. These dice are also insanely cool.

 

[jasper]

If anyone hears about a similar promotion for physical dice let me know. My fiancee is a major dice collector.

Ditto

 

[Umbran]

He was asked for his opinion, and gave it. Why the passive-aggressiveness?

It is not passive-aggressive to note that, if their basic concern is that they want to get away from the issues of the real world, they can rest assured that this does not drive those issues into their play.

 

[Morrus]

I'll add in advance that if anybody finds it necessary to complain about how hearing about somebody raising money for a charity is infringing on them in some way, probably best they find somewhere else to say that.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Seems a cool and quick way to raise funds for an important cause. Sure, paying for virtual dice might seem weird to me, but really, the way I see it is that the virtual dice are just a perk - what's important is the donation itself.

That being said, I'd be all-in on a physical dice fundraiser.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I don't want virtual dice, but I'd get actual dice with the donation!

A quick google found this as well:

Pick up inventive indie RPGs to benefit Black Lives Matter and local bail funds in Itch.io bundles

Proceeds from solo, rules-light and fantasy games to go towards more than 70 organisations.

www.dicebreaker.com

(RPG bundles fundraising for Black Lives Matter etc.)

 

[Reynard]

I saw this on the DnD main page and not sure how I feel about it. Not sure how long we can even talk about it without devolving and having the thread shut down.

Frankly I am surprised it took this long for virtual dice to become a thing. I am expecting it to become a pretty standard microtransaction (purely cosmetic, of course) for VTTs. If people are willing to buy a virtual hat for their Fortnite or Warcraft toon, why not cirtual dice?

On the subject of the charity it supports: good. I'm glad. TTRPGs have been a primarily white, male middle class hobby for a very long time (unsurprising given that its origins among white, male middle class wargamers). Each successive generation of gamers has seen diversity increase, though, and now we have a far more interesting and diverse player and designer base than ever before. As such, many more of our fellow gamers are likely to be affected by issues such as racial injustice, so it is important that we, as a community, show solidarity and welcoming. IMO obvs.