How many d20s do you own?

[zigmenthotep]

Long story short, I'm developing a system for an RPG some friends are designing and the idea has come up of switching from a d10 dice pool to a d20 dice pool. I'm a wee bit concerned about the likeliness of the average player owning enough d20s. So I was hoping I could get an idea of how many d20s people tend to own.
If you don't feel like counting, the main thing I'm looking for is more than 10 or less than 10.

Any responses will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Crothian]

I'm guessing in the neighborhood of 15-20. There are players in my group that have less then five.

 

[Umbran]

My everyday normal dice bag has 11 d20s in it.

My wife, for comparison, has 4 sets of dice, so 4 d20s. And, as she bought sets, that means she has 8 d10s - you're apt to see that pattern with many people, as sets usually come with 2d10 so you can do percentiles.

 

[zigmenthotep]

More so than 2 d10s in a set is the fact that because of games like World of Darkness, you can walk into a game store and buy a set of d10s.

 

[Ahnehnois]

Three, I think.

 

[Gilladian]

I have a bunch of d20's, probably more than 10. I also have a bunch of dice with 20 sides that are marked 0-9 twice (the old-style d20), probably as many as 10. And an equal number of pairs of d10's for rolling percents, etc...

 

[Dioltach]

About 8, I think. Most of the people I play with don't have more than one or two, though. But a couple of my players use dice-rolling apps on their phones.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

It has to be in the high double digits if not actually over 100.

Part of that is that- inspired by one Mr. Alan Hench- I keep buckets of dice on hand for those who forget theirs. But generally speaking, that's just a symptom!

Disease #1: I'm a collector by nature.

Disease #2: I tend to buy a new set of dice every time I feel particularly inspired by a character.

 

[Wicht]

I probably easily have more than 20 (never counted). In the household we likely have near to a hundred*.

*I joked with my kids at a young age, "You can never have too many dice," and they took me seriously.

 

[Vyrolakos]

More than ten.

I may have a dice problem.

 

[Argyle King]

It has to be in the high double digits if not actually over 100.

Part of that is that- inspired by one Mr. Alan Hench- I keep buckets of dice on hand for those who forget theirs. But generally speaking, that's just a symptom!

Disease #1: I'm a collector by nature.

Disease #2: I tend to buy a new set of dice every time I feel particularly inspired by a character.

Similar story here, but my dice are in a fish bowl.

I probably have more d10s than d20s though. As others have mentioned, sets usually come with 2d10. Also, (as others have said) it's easier to find tubes/sets of d10s than d20s. If I had to guess, I probably have more d6s than anything else as they're the most commonly available type of dice, and also because I play both GURPS and Dragon Age; both games use only d6s.

 

[Orius]

I have 8. All from dice sets, 2 from the Basic box I started with and a set of official AD&D dice, 1 from a set of dice that just had a d4, d8, d10, d12, and d20, and 5 sets of Chessex dice.

I have a pitifully small dice collection.

 

[sabrinathecat]

about 50.
Give or take.
Happens over 25 years.
Hate to think how many I'd have if I hadn't thinned out the herd about 10 years ago.

 

[was]

17, I just checked

 

[Jhaelen]

About 15, I'd say. I have six complete sets of differently coloured polyhedral dice and plenty of single d20 that came with various 'beginner sets' or board games.

 

[MatthewJHanson]

I have four that I use on a regular basis. I think I probably have a few more that were promos or came with another product, but they're buried somewhere.

Of course if I were really excited about a game that used lots of d20s, I'd probably be okay springing for more.

 

[Janx]

in my dice bag: one.

I only carry one complete set in my dice bag.

Grand total in my collection: six
replacement red gem for the original that betrayed me
cheap yellow gem from a D&D board game
giant purple of critical slaying
mega giant red spin-down
steel from Iron Hereoes Battle Box
purple funky shape from when those were in style

 

[Jan van Leyden]

Somewhere between 10 and 20. Though the one most often used is the Eternity Shard d20 from the original TORG set. And this is after 25 years of use...

 

[Ketherian]

... I could get an idea of how many d20s people tend to own.
If you don't feel like counting, the main thing I'm looking for is more than 10 or less than 10. Any responses will be greatly appreciated.

I'd say more than 10.
Way. More. Than 10.



Dice problem? No thanks. Already have one.
(And yes. I keep my dice in a crown royal box.)

 

[tarrant12]

When I first read this I thought "I probably have a handful"... after a quick glance about and digging through a box or two I probably have somewhere in the neighborhood of 50.