What are you thoughts on TTRPGs with non-standard dice?

[dbm]

I don’t know anybody with a 3D printer.

There are third parties who will print stuff for you to your design. It’s very cost effective. I had some custom tokens created to track statuses in an RPG and the cost was pennies each.

 

[Cordwainer Fish]

I don’t know anybody with a 3D printer.

And I would have a lot of questions about said dice, concerning randomness, durability, esthetics, and more.

 

[Arilyn]

I have no problem with them. I don't find them a barrier at all.

 

[Umbran]

I don't have an issue with Fudge dice.

But I otherwise don't own any RPGs that require custom dice to play. Which means I am probably mildly turned off by them.

 

[Thomas Shey]

I tend to think a game that pretty much demands them is offloading a little too much mechanical weight on the dice (I make that distinction to contrast with games where one particular space is a special character where its only a matter of convenience)

 

[Distracted DM]

I don’t know anybody with a 3D printer.

Do your libraries? I know some of our locals do, but US libraries can be trendy :'D

 

[Morrus]

Do your libraries? I know some of our locals do, but US libraries can be trendy :'D

Haven’t the foggiest.

 

[mamba]

It discourages me from taking a closer look at the game and generally feels gimmicky more than like a genuine design need (funky dice).

Regular dice with special icons on them I can take or leave, they are mapped to ordinary dice easily enough

 

[Tonguez]

Fate dice are simple and so aren't a problem, but yeah other funky dice are just annoying. Hell I find d12s and even d8s to be annoying and yet they're considered 'standard'.

and as an addition - what do you think of systems that use Playing Cards instead of dice?

 

[dbm]

Regular cards or custom decks?

Regular perfectly fine with me. Custom decks are interesting as they also are basically a randomiser with a built in look up table. They are more tricky than custom dice in my opinion, as it’s easier to get a dice printed than a deck of cards (in the UK) so potentially harder to replace down the road.