I saw them on amazon a while ago, reviews say they are heavily unbalanced (like you will notice it immediately).

In any case, here you go: https://www.amazon.com/Character-Builder-Loaded-Koplow-Games/dp/B001N1JIU8

I'm buying one of these for my party as we're starting a brand new campaign in the new year :

• Cup Of Plenty
  
  
• Cup Of Wonder
  
  They each come with 5 sets of 7 dice, as well as a dice cup & box. My intent is to give one set of dice to each other member in the party (3), one for the DM, and one for myself. At $21.99 CDN, it's a pretty fair deal.
  

Amazon in my experience is one of the best places to buy the books when it comes to price. The books are almost always constantly on sale for 20% or 30% off.

It also depends on his role. Is he mostly just a player? An aspiring DM? Either way, if he already doesn't have it he should have the players handbook. Probably the Dungeon Masters guide, and a few others. The top books I'd say he should have (in order of priority) are probably:

1. Players Handbook
   
2. The Dungeon Masters Guide
   
3. The Monster Manual
   
4. Xanathar's Guide to Everything
   
5. Volos Guide to Monsters
   
6. Mordenkainens Tome of Foes
   
   There's also a bunch of other books and adventures, but these are most important. For adventures I highly recommend Tales From the Yawning Portal, Ghosts of Saltmarsh, Curse of Strahd and Storm Kings Thunder.
   
   
   
   Now, if you want to make the gift more special, there are a few of the more prestigious (or at least cool) items.
   
   
   
   The Rook and the Raven makes superb notebooks. I use them, my wife uses them. I highly recommend them. They are a bit pricey for a notebook, but they are well made, disco-bound so you can add pages and customize your layout, and there are pages with special prompts to help you brainstorm and organize. Whether you are a DM or player, I highly recommend them. Start with either a player diary or DM planner, then go from there. Warning, your skills order these right away. They makes each book custom from scratch, so fulfillment can take a while (sometimes 8 weeks or so).
   https://shop.therookandtheraven.com/
   
   
   Want to get him the books, but make it a bit more memorable? Get the Core Rulebook Gift Set with Limited Edition Covers. Very nice looking, has the players handbook, Dungeon Masters Guide, and Monster Manual with special edition covers, as well as a special edition Dungeon Masters Screen. You can find it on Amazon (see link below) or sometimes at your local game store.
   Dungeons and Dragons RPG: Core Rulebook Gift Set Limited Alternate Covers https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFG969C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_IiERDbMK8RT3K
   
   
   
   Dice. Dice. Dice. Players and DMs alike love Dice. Especially cool or special dice. You can look around on Amazon for large sets of regular dice (Wiz Dice Bag of Devouring: Collection of 140 Polyhedral Dice in 20 Guaranteed Complete Sets for Tabletop Role-Playing Games - Solids, Translucents, Swirls, Glitters, Alchemic Oddities https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KP4T6TQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_rlERDbMH5C6AB), miniature dice (Wiz Dice Halfling's Haversack - 140 Mini Polyhedral Dice, 20 Colors in Complete Sets of 7, Miniature 10mm Pocket Size is Portable and Great for Travel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BWK7HVB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_HkERDb6P484G7) or some sets of special material dice, like metal dice (TecUnite 7 Die Metal Polyhedral Dice Set DND Role Playing Game Dice Set with Storage Bag for RPG Dungeons and Dragons D&D Math Teaching (Shiny Black and Blue) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CVT3RZR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_GmERDbQ090HDB).
   I would also check out Artisan Dice. Very pricey, but VERY nice. There are some dice from here made from ACTUAL stones like Malachite, and some even made from Bison Horn.
   
   
   If he's a fan of Critical Role you should of course check out their Merch Shop. Plenty of cool items there, like apparel, maps, tankards, etc.
   https://shop.critrole.com/
   
   
   If he likes using digital tools at the table, you can always get him a subscription to D&D Beyond. It can be a very useful, intuitive tool.
   
   There's so much out there, it's hard to choose. And everyone has different tastes, so its hard to make specific recommendations. If you have any questions, let me know. Getting new players more involved in the hobby is one of my favorite things. And honestly, you sound like an awesome mom. I would have loved for my mom to have supported my hobbies like this when I was younger, and it's impressive the kind of research you are doing. Hes a lucky kid.
   
   Edit:
   Just remembered a few more things. Reaper makes excellent miniatures he can use in his games, and mini painting is a great hobby he can get into. Check out Reaper Miniatures (https://www.reapermini.com/) and some sets of paints. I recommend Vallejo or Citadel for paints, but Reaper also has some nice starter kits. For tutorials, have him look at YouTube, especially channels like Goobertown hobbies, Miniac, Black Magic Craft, etc.
   
   Also, right now Reaper has a kickstarter going on. They've done this a few times before and it's been quite successful in the past. It's going in now and will end Nov. 1st. Basically, you pledge a certain amount of money and they give you a TON of minis at a much lower cost per mini. I think the core set is like $120, but I think you get well over a hundred minis, so it's a great value. If you don't mind waiting on the actual gift (fulfillment is expected around Feb 2021?), it can be a great way to quickly get a ton of cool minis.
   Reaper Miniatures Bones 5: Escape from Pizza Dungeon, via @Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/reaperbones5/reaper-miniatures-bones-5-escape-from-pizza-dungeon?ref=android_project_share

I got these a few days ago. Good quality and bags too https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0794Z8XRP?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_title

Well, here are my thoughts:

1. Price. Critical Hit Die, Jumbo D20, Set of foam dice all run about 10-15 dollars, and fall into the "Novelty dice" category. I think a entry level popper should be available for that cost, at lest under 20.
   
   
2. I haven't tested it, but I don't see any reason why you couldn't put more then one die in one of these, so large ones made for multiple die would be cool.
   
   
3. Readability would be a concern here. It's important the dome is clear enough to easily read through, and doesn't distort the die to the point of making it unreadable unless you are above it. How low the dice sits in it would also be a concern. Looking at the pictures, it looks like this is all covered though, but I would have to have one sitting on my game table to be sure.
   
   
4. Feet. Here some testing would need to be done. I'm thinking of two separate approaches to this, but I'm not sure which would be more popular. First approach is standard foam feet in each corner to keep it from scratching the table and from sliding. Second approach is, why not embrace the sliding? You are going to be passing this back and forth, so why not put a Teflon base on it (like on the bottom of a good mouse). Not only would it prevent scratching, it should give it a nice glide action to push it back and forth across the table between players. Maybe a felt bottom? Lots of possibilities here.
   
   
5. Customibility. Shapes, sizes, colors...themes. Obviously this would come later...but a Numenera themed one with a d20 and d6 already inside would not only fetch you more money...but it would also mean that people are more likely to buy more then one, since they might want one for all the Tabletop games they play, or if a GM received a themed one from his group as a gift, he might want to get a regular one for other games if he likes it.
   
   
6. Super deluxe digital version. It has special die you have to use for it, and it can tell what the roll is, and announces it in a programmable, selectable voice. Would it be cheap? No. Would people buy it, just to put there voice laughing manically when their player rolls a 1? Of course. Also, no more "roll and grab" or debate on what the roll was or any of that.

A few particular items of interest from Amazon :

• Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set (Six Dice, Five Ready-to-Play D&D Characters With Character Sheets, a Rulebook)
  
• Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebooks Gift Set (Special Foil Covers Edition with Slipcase, Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, Monster Manual, DM Screen)
  
• Art & Arcana : The artistry of D&D through the years.
  
• Dungeons and Dragons Official Paint Line Adventurer's Paint Set
  
• Cup of Wonder / Cup of Illusion / Cup of Plenty : 5 Sets of 7 Premium gaming dice (Note: I purchased the Cup of Plenty for my group last year, with each member & DM getting a set of dice & the DM keeping the cup/box it all came with)
  
• Do you or your friends have children? 1-2-3's of D&D / A-B-C's of D&D
  
• Mimic Plush Dice Bag. Not your speed? How about an Owlbear instead?!
  
• Do you or your friends use the various D&D Card Sets? Get them a Spell Book to hold the cards!
  
• What's the Holidays without receiving socks?
  
  A few items & vendors from Etsy :
  
  
• PaolasPixels : A great assortment of pins, clothes, and stickers for all RPG types (Note: I have several of their pins in my collection)
  
• TheGrumpyUnicornCo : Enamel pins of all sorts for DND & other RPG.
  
• AetherwoodGaming & EldritchArtsUS : Dice boxes big enough to hold one full set dice. Want you fave set to travel in style? Here you go!
  
• AdventurersWoodworks : Specialty dice, dice trays, and other trinkets for your gaming pleasure (Note: I have their Skull & Moon Flower dice sets. Amazingly beautiful)
  
• LoftAndLegend : D20 Bath Bombs. After a long day of adventuring, sometimes you need a hot bath, you know?
  
• SilverwingArmoury : Keep your notes & character stats in style.
  
• MimicryMetals : High quality productions of D&D items. (Note: I attempted to convince my wife to let me have the Ring Of The Ram as my wedding band, but failed my "Persuasion" check)
  
• Level1Gamers : Gaming themed coffee mugs and other trinkets. These are the guys that made the Mug Stat Card Mug.

Amazon sells a bag of holding. Looks like a bunch came from there.
Assorted Polyhedral Dice Set with Black Drawstring Bag

1. If not everyone has a Players guide a few extras are nice.
   
   
2. Some sort of dice tray Is nice, sometimes table space is limmited.
   
   
3. Lots of mechanical pensils. Not a session goes by when someone says "where is my pensil?" or "You have a spare pensil?"
   
   
4. Scratch paper to make notes.
   
   
5. The more books to pull from the more surprises you can throw at the players, so if you have things bookmarked in advance it helps things. But Book tabs can be a big help if you take the time to label things. I have my Spell compendium devided alphabetically.
   
   
6. A combat ninja. Designate one of the more experianced players or one that is not a combat intnsive character to track the initiative. On a dry erase board or a phone app.
   
   
   

Dice are EVERYWHERE today. They're no longer a specialty or niche item. I have outfitted groups for under $10.

Like here: https://www.amazon.com/CiaraQ-Polyhedral-Double-Colors-Dungeons-Pathfinder/dp/B0794Z8XRP

Or search for Wiz Dice.

Also not OP, but a similar set of dice is included in this rediculously cheap larger dice set.
Well, I actually own that set. Those dice are beautiful.

Colored pawns (Amazon link).

• Small glass prep bowls for games with lots of small pieces, like Agricola. I bought some like these at Target for $1 each.
  
  
• A dice tray.
  
  
• Poker chips for certain games, such as Food Chain Magnate.

THIS - Amazon Link

Its A backpack LITERALLY designed for DND stuff. Its got a loop around the bottom for rolled up maps, Its got a padded upper container for MINIs. You arent going to pack a ton of minis but definatly enough for a couple of hours of combat. And best of all- it it perfectly sized for all of the Rule Books youd need for a campaign. I personally pack all of these into it: 5E-MM,DMG,PHB, WD:DH, DotMM, Xanathars, 2 DM screens, Folder of DM notes. And i still have room to spare. Y

> Looking to play my first game, but as DM. Never played before, read the handbook, but still a little lost. Any recommendations for where to begin? (I’m thinking mines of phalander or whatever it’s called)

Check out Getting Started and
the FAQ on the Resources tab on the right side.

You can play the game without any money investment. WotC provides all the Basic Rules for free. You can either play official adventures, which you generally have to pay for, play adventures created by other people of which many are free (for a list check out Merric's Musings or Adventure Lookup)
or you could create adventures on your own.

However, I suggest that you start out with the Starter Set
(around 15$ on Amazon). It contains a printed and illustrated version of the Basic Rules (which are all the rules needed to play), a set of ready-to-play characters (so you can concentrate on the game - and you can find additional characters here and here), a set of dice, and the adventure "Lost Mines of Phandelver" (LMoP) which will take you something between 30 and 40 hours to play through.
If you are the DM (and only then, Spoilers in the next link),
you could check out this youtube series by WotC in which an experienced DM plays through the first part of LMoP with a mixed group of experienced players and newbies.

The players don't have to be experts prior to the game, but they should read the [Basic Rules] (http://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/DnD_BasicRules_2018.pdf) (p. 3-6 & 60-80)
at least once, in addition to their character sheet, so they know their options. Alternatively, you could check out the first 5 vids of this how-to-play-D&D series (total of 1 hour watchtime). The Dungeon Master generally is expected to have a better grasp on the game and should read them multiple times in addition to the adventure they are currently playing, so they know what is going on. Expect the game to be a little slow the first time you play, as you are getting familiar with the rules - basically it is the same as for any more complex board game.

If you are having fun with the game, every player should eventually get their own set of dice as well as a version of the
Player's Handbook (PHB)which runs for about 30 bucks on Amazon. It contains the Basic Rules and a larger variety of races, classes, backgrounds and spells to choose from. For the DM, the Monster Manual (MM) and the Dungeon Master's Guide (DMG) are the apparent choices in addition to the PHB. Although these are not necessary to play the game, they add some useful tools
and lore that help the DM in creating a great game. If you like, you can play through another prewritten adventure by WotC, which run for 30-40 dollars each.

My group had been playing through their first adventure after the Starter Set (Hoard of the Dragon Queen and Rise of Tiamat) for almost 2 years, with more or less weekly sessions of 2-4 hours. DnD is one of the more inexpensive hobbies, really.

>Also, how important are the mini figurine things?

Personally, I played my first campaign in a "theater of the mind" style, and I still do for most combat. A grid and and models are mostly necessary if you want to run really tactical combat with lots of creatures. For your first few sessions, I would not get any minis and instead use pen and paper to simulate combat when needed. With time you will get a better feeling for kind of combat you have a preference for.

>I’m going to be using digital dice and stuff like that so as to minimise cost and stuff.

You can get multiple sets of dice for very cheap on amazon for costs as low as 10$ for six sets.

Roll with advantage, then roll for sleight of hand to see if anyone notices.


Otherwise Amazon has then

A dice tray would be my suggestion. There's nothing quite so satisfying as the soft clunk of dice on felt, and it keeps dice from going off the table too.

Best advice I can give is what I did for my first game. I had NEVER played any sort of pen and paper RPG, but I saw the books at the local bookstore in college, and I had a 50% off coupon. I flipped through the Player's Guide and Dungeon Master's Guide, then picked up a copy of Keep on the Shadowfell as a premade adventure. None of the players had played before either.

What did I learn running the first game?

1) Everyone is creative. Everything about DnD revolves around making decisions of actions. You can do literally anything you can think of within the mythos of the game world. Want to climb a tower and throw rocks at passing priests? Do it. Just be prepared for the consequences of your actions. Think about your actions (had a player scream "eject my astromech!" while flying an X-Wing in the Star Wars RPG. He now is careful about what he shouts in character after watching his R2 unit scream across the void and plummet into the nearby planet's atmosphere.)Even my first-timers who thought they had no creativity got into their characters, which leads me to...

2) Players don't necessarily play themselves. Some players like to create a version of themselves in the game world. Others like to create someone totally new, nothing like them. As a player, know your character. Know what kind of things they would like, dislike, what kind of actions they would take, foods they eat, etc. It is a role-playing game, not Munchkin.

3) The d20 is your friend. Everything revolves around these dice. Find one you like. It can be your favorite color (or your character's favorite color!), or it could just roll well. Every action you take in-game will require a "check" of some sort, all revolving around the d20. In addition, it is nice to grab a set of polyhedral dice like these.. If you feel like you want ALL THE DICE, grab this, though that many dice will easily satisfy an entire gaming group.

4) Most importantly, have fun. DnD, along with all games, are meant for having fun with friends. Enjoy yourself, and get into the game.

Things not to do:

1. Cell phones, iPods, electronics - no one wants to listen to your music while someone else is talking or rolling their dice. Don't do it.
   
   
2. Ignore the other players - PAY ATTENTION. One thing that bugs me most as a DM is explaining what has just happened multiple times to players who refuse to pay attention. My rule now is if you weren't paying attention, obviously your character was not either.
   
   
3. Throw dice/bounce dice off the table - I get it. Accidents happen. But there is no real reason to hurl the dice across a 6 foot table onto the floor. If you can't hit the table with a plastic dice, your character can't hit the kobold with a throwing spear from 20 feet. Dice on the floor is an auto-miss. I apply this to my own rolling as well as DM.
   
   
4. Rage quit - Don't quit because you are not doing well.
   
   
5. Hoard - This applies both in game and IRL. Don't hoard the loot, especially items that you cannot use that others may be able to, even if this means trade. Your Elven wizard really doesn't need the Dwarf Battleaxe of Smashing Pumpkins. Give it to the guy who can go to town with it, and maybe he'll give you something in return later. Also, don't hoard the dice, snacks, or other communal items at the game table.
   
   I know this was long, but I hope it is useful. Have fun at your first game!

I recommend the following DIY upgrades:

• Red battle dice
  
• Blue battle dice
  
• Colored Sharpies to color a stripe around the bases

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OCYO8XK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

$20, heavy duty vinyl, works great!!!

Besides more life counters and D20s than I know what to do with, I've got the block of Small D6s for +1/+1 (-1/-1) counters, and vanilla tokens (1/1 soldier, goblin, etc). The cool thing about the small dice is that it fits perfectly into an Event Deck box.

Green transparent is the way to go.

This battlemat (that wedgie1 mentioned) is great. Just remember it uses wet erase markers, not dry. It comes in different sizes too, I think mine is like 2x2ft.

I use pencil and paper for initiative, but I think that tracker that CommandoDude linked would also be great, I might get one.

I'd also recommend this Gm's screen, as it has all the conditions summarized along with some other helpful info. It's not perfect, though, and definitely not essential if you have the internet available.

For physical handouts, I write out diary entries and notes and stuff that the PCs might find, then give them to the players to read. I've also been toying with the idea of making some sort of puzzle and producing it physically, but it's hard to make a good puzzle.

Not only have loaded dice already a thing for decades, but you've managed to make it look incredibly obvious as well as utterly impractical.

Probably these: https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Bag-Tricks-Role-playing/dp/B079DY4FKL/ref=lp_6165401011_1_8?srs=6165401011&ie=UTF8&qid=1527565653&sr=8-8

It's actually pretty laid back, especially when starting a new campaign and creating characters. Everyone helps each other.

You should lurk over on /r/DnD. They have a wiki with resources. You need access to some form of the basic rules or even better, a Players Handbook.

If you are able to get a copy of the Players Handbooks (PDF versions exist), start reading it! It explains the various races, classes, weapons, tools, etc. It will walk you through making a character. Also, I highly recommend the app Fifth Edition Character Sheet because it lets you plug in what you want and does a lot of the hard work for you.

Of course, to begin you are going to need a set of pretty dice, like these. Picking out dice is fun! They should feel special to you- there is a lot of superstition about your personal dice and luck :)

By the way, I am not affiliated with Borderlands even though my name is Kamielle (it's got a 'K' not a 'C'), but they have all the books and lots of dice and stuff for DnD. I am sure someone there, an employee or a patron, would be excited to talk to you about it.

Answer: One person runs the campaign, the dungeon master (DM). DMing is doing that. They often create the campaign themselves and play the monsters that the group fights.

There are some awesome bags of bulk dice. I’ve bought so many. I love the random ones for loose, spare dice and cool finds. And the sets for gifts, and to keep on hand in case someone forgets their own. I’ve given away pretty much all the ones I’ve bought, and I’ve bought several bags lol.

This awesome bag is my next buy. Mini dice! Totally going to be xmas gifts this year, I can’t wait to get my hands on them. 😂

you should have access to the players handbook (aka the PHB), the dungeon masters guide (aka the DMG), and the first monster manual (aka MM). you don't all need all the books, but should have a full set among yourselves.

each person should have (at least) one set of polyhedral dice, such as these: http://www.amazon.com/Polyhedral-7-Die-Translucent-Dice-Set/dp/B0015IPGB4/ref=pd_sim_b_17?ie=UTF8&refRID=0GJZNVF80BAZ53HZ8TP7

you will need a notebook, and some pens/pencils. access to a printer would be nice.

google up "d&d 4e module" to find resources for pre made adventures.

Kaplow sells loaded d6 labeled as Character Builder Dice

Liar's Dice is a good one. You literally just need 5 dice per person, and you can buy small dice that travel well like these.

If you are going to DM buy the 5e Starter Set. It's like $12 + shipping on Amazon and comes with EVERYTHING (including a set of dice).

If you are ONLY going to be a player, I would hold off until you know you like it. BUT if you have some cash I would get:

2 or 3 sets of dice. Example:
https://www.amazon.com/Polyhedral-7-Die-Speckled-Dice-Set/dp/B000VB4TX2/ref=sr_1_12?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1505780608&sr=1-12&keywords=chessex+dice+set

Do NOT buy dice that "look cool" but are hard to read. You'll kick yourself later. Look for ones that are VERY easy to read. You can get by with one set, but if you get 2 or 3 you'll have multiples you need.

I would buy the Player's Handbook but until you find a group don't buy one yet since you don't know what edition they'll be playing. They are NOT interchangeable.

My wife got it for me for my birthday! I'm super in love with it: https://www.amazon.com/ENHANCE-Tabletop-RPG-Adventurers-Bag/dp/B07KJMP49F/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=d%26d+bag&qid=1563060150&s=gateway&sr=8-3

maybe write up a gofundme/kickstarter or even hit up WotC and see about donations. and by far your best bet for dice is going to be a grab bag:
https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Bag-Tricks-Role-playing/dp/B079DY4FKL/

https://www.amazon.com/Quarter-Pound-Dice-Chessex-Game/dp/B07913R5YC/

https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Pack-Random-Polyhedral/dp/B01KN7REWQ/

https://www.amazon.com/Chessex-001LBCHX-Pound-O-Dice/dp/B008C0KXYS/

I'd have everyone pick out a proper mini for their character, and then go to Amazon and pick up a pack of 25-50 "Game Pawns" of various colors to use as enemies until you can invest more in monster minis.

These are a great example

Edit: WTF why would anyone downvote this?

Here dude I'll get a link from Amazon and edit this comment for you to get some good cheap dice

Here you are: https://www.amazon.com/Smartdealspro-Colors-Dungeons-Dragons-Pouches/dp/B01ABST9S4/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?keywords=dice&qid=1569179055&s=gateway&sr=8-8

And here's another: https://www.amazon.com/Assorted-Polyhedral-Drawstring-Complete-Dungeons/dp/B074WPY4ZM/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?keywords=dice&qid=1569179055&s=gateway&sr=8-12

Amazon has a bunch. My group runs with this one and it's pretty good.

I recently received this colorful array of 10mm dice from WizDice's "Halfling Haversack" as an early birthday present, and couldn't be happier. While their size initially surprised me - as I was expecting them to a smidge bit larger - the surprise quickly turned into a welcome one because I enjoy them even more so than now.

Benefits

• Small and portable.
  
• You can drop in from a short altitude and still get a roll in.
  
• Adorable.
  
• Comes with an awesome bag.
  
• There are twenty sets of them.
  
  Cons
  
• Easy to lose.
  
• Some of the dice are unbalanced.
  
• Hard to read (esp. for the "bad" color combinations).
  
• What are you going to do with twenty sets of dice?
  
  I would overall recommend picking up a pack of these. Just in case you're interested, I'll include a link here:
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Halflings-Haversack-Polyhedral/dp/B07BWK7HVB
  
  EDIT: The package did not come with the small ziploc bags - I had those on hand already.

Amazon - Copper 7-piece dice set (comes in copper/gold/steel

A Word of Caution though... Metal Dice, while satisfying solid, have three effects at a table that you don't get with regular dice:

• They absolutely DESTROY wood and varnish
  
  
• They are super-LOUD to roll
  
  
• They roll quickly (Which is to say they don't bounce around... they tend to hit the surface, tumble a few sides, and just stop)
  
  If you're going with metal dice, please do your table and players a huge favor and get a rolling box or something to go with it. (Like This)
  

https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Bag-Holding-Polyhedral/dp/B01476QV14/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1520722403&sr=8-5&keywords=bag+of+holding

https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Bag-Devouring-Polyhedral/dp/B01KP4T6TQ/ref=pd_bxgy_21_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01KP4T6TQ&pd_rd_r=CPW9QQNV8BM67GYA17F5&pd_rd_w=kWJtV&pd_rd_wg=GIb1t&psc=1&refRID=CPW9QQNV8BM67GYA17F5

https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Bag-Tricks-Role-playing/dp/B079DY4FKL/ref=pd_sim_21_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B079DY4FKL&pd_rd_r=QZCFND2YDJC6SPXQ0JTW&pd_rd_w=g2esz&pd_rd_wg=nhf38&psc=1&refRID=QZCFND2YDJC6SPXQ0JTW

Either the Pathfinder Beginner Box or the D&D Red Box Starter Set will give you everything you need to start playing a simplified version of the full games, all in one box. Buy it, invite friends over, unwrap the box, start playing.

The rules are written in such a way as to let players get started immediately, but the person running the game (the Dungeon Master or Game Master) will probably want to look through it for a few minutes beforehand.

If you like the tutorials, you might move on to the full games. I like Pathfinder, so I'll focus on that one.

If you want to play the "full" Pathfinder game, you don't need the Beginner Box, instead you need:

• One copy of The Core Rulebook
  
• One copy of The Bestiary
  
• One set (or more if you want) of polyhedral dice, such as this.
  
• One character sheet per player [PDF]
  
• Some pencils
  
• Some tokens to represent characters and monsters (pennies, nickels and dimes will do)
  
  All other books you will see listed are optional: they provide more options, more content, more ideas. Don't buy them until you need more. You may never.
  
  You only need one set of books and dice, but having more copies will make life easier. It's totally optional. All of the important Pathfinder content is available for free on the internet in multiple locations, so technically you could skip the books altogether if you needed to. In practice it's nice to have a hard copy.
  
  Also, there are thousands of RPGs out there you could play instead of D&D or Pathfinder, but I would say try them after you've gotten your feet at least slightly wet.

https://www.amazon.com/Reversible-Battlemat-1-2/dp/B00IVF4XI6/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1480693525&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=1.5%22+square+play+mat

For everyone's benefit, here they are: Kaplow Jumbo Polyhedral

They are great dice. Either the multicolored or their uniform colored sets of jumbo dice are great--I have all but the blue, I think, and that's coming. In the end things like visibility, contrast, good weight, and the like just beat fancy scripts or intricate designs or "cool" factors by a lot, for people like me.

(Note, I am not a shill for Kaplow... I only regret they don't make an orange set, as one of my players is a junkie for the color orange)

SR says No

You can get the top right one on Amazon except the numbers are blue instead of gold. I have this set myself and it's one of my favorites.

You're asking the right question! There are a few different ways to solve this.

1. Print your map, but cover it in sticky notes so that it's hidden. As heroes move through the dungeon, remove stickies as appropriate for a "fog of war" effect.
   
2. Pick up an erasable battlemat at your FLGS or Amazon and draw in rooms of your dungeon when heroes enter it. Or just use a white board if you don't play on tiles.
   
3. Print out your dungeon and cut it into tiles like this. Lay down tiles as your heroes move into new areas.
   
4. Theatre of the mind! Your players can draw a map if their own if they want.

I get the bag and store solution, but I chose to do the following:

• Place all character faction tokens and a portion of number tokens in GMT counter trays (printing out triple dividers for the ship units to store them efficiently). Set up for each player's counter mix is take a tray and remove the lid. Its all sorted with mining ships, colonies, infantry, boarding ships, and so on.
  
  
• Bought dice with velvet bags to give each player a d10 in their color (though I need to order some more d10s in their colors to fill out the sets) plus get velvet bags to put their region tokens in (black for deep space). Oh, and I also chose this set to get player colored dice for Here I Stand.
  
  
• Put the tokens, cards, board, dice, player aids, some log sheets, and rules in the base game box. Extra log sheets go into the expansion box.
  
  I'm a bit behind. I need to process the expansion Replicators, which means rethinking my organization. Probably I'll store the counter trays in the base game box, but the game board/rules/log sheets/player aids in the Close Encounters box, and the rest in the Replicators box.
  
  Still, your organization solution looks nice and clean. I also like the box lid design you made - but, as said, that's way too small to fit all the expansion content in it, so it wouldn't work for me.

If you arent dead set on the parts you have already choosen you may want to consider something like this.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YACIDNU?keywords=emax%20250&qid=1451850415&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
I bought one of these when I build my first quad recently and was quite pleased with it.

This kit does not include standoffs for mounting PDB and FC though, i just picked some up from ACE hardware.

Well, if it'll be a couple days out you can go for Amazon
If not you can check local stores though they may be that expensive for one box. If you can find a big grab bag that might be better and cheaper.

Koplow Games KOP10827 Jumbo Polyhedral Dice Game Set https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002IXM1EK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_GItkDbDHH3J5J

https://www.amazon.com/LHI-Carbon-Quadcopter-Controller-Propeller/dp/B00YACIDNU

I went with old miniatures from other collectible mini games. My local shop had a huge box of them selling for $0.10 each. Yeah many are sci-fi'ish and don't look at all like D&D but they work. I also bought pawns online for about $0.10 each for other minions etc.

I did buy a gaming mat, but I got lucky and at the time piazo.com had "reject" mats for cheap. I don't see any for sale their now but the mats I got are fine. One had a slight smudge on a couple of the lines and the other was just cut a tiny bit off center. I got the mats for $6 each.

I use small colored rubber bands usually used for tying up hair/dreadlocks for markers: http://www.amazon.com/Orthodontic-Elastics-Rubber-Grooming-Dreadlocks/dp/B0047VDD4I/ref=pd_sim_bt_4

Combine with blank cards, your own blank folding game board, some neutral pawns, and/or a set with pawns, tokens, timers, and more, and you're set!

Need inspiration? Do a Little. Reading.

I use these around kids who might choke on dice and also because I am old and blind:

https://www.amazon.com/Koplow-Games-KOP10827-Jumbo-Polyhedral/dp/B002IXM1EK

I got some on Amazon, part of a bundle of 7 sets of dice. Here's a link to the amazon page. Good quality, and quite a good deal with 7 sets for that price. I recommend them.

Edit: they're more pearly white than pink or gold, but I would still definitely recommend these dice.

I grabbed [Dice Cup by Wiz Dice] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0771W4TX9?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf) when starting up a game with my wife and 4 first time players. Cheap and they each have a set and I have em. They are welcome to buy a nice set, but this could be an easy way to have handy sets for a shituation like this. That's a real word.

I would say to pick up a few things. Just starting out, and if you've got the money I would recommend this stuff if you want to do a full homebrew story:

[Minis](
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00W5WSN5A/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1B7M9EQGNCLQA&psc=1) - You need creatures for your game, and while minis can be expensive I see these as being a good start.


Of course the rulebook.


Monster Manuel. Just flipping through it will give you ideas for encounters.


Erasable Grid Tileset - great for anything, from dungeons to wilderness. I would predraw before your session.


[Dice!](
https://www.amazon.com/Kuuqa-Polyhedral-Complete-Dungeons-Dragons/dp/B01MF5G9DY/ref=sr_1_7?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1517791222&sr=1-7&keywords=D%26D+dice) Enough for all your adventurers and yourself.


The books can be expensive, so if you're looking for a PDF version of anything really check here.

Funny enough, the set that I was thinking of is by Koplow games too. Here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/Character-Builder-Loaded-Koplow-Games/dp/B001N1JIU8

Dice!

I love dice, here's my favorite set for under 10

CiaraQ 35 Pieces Polyhedral Dice, Double-Colors Polyhedral Game Dice with 5 Pack Black Pouches for RPG Dungeons and Dragons Pathfinder DND RPG MTG D20 D12 D10 D8 D4 Table Game https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0794Z8XRP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_2DHACb7HKCAGT

I also have many others on my wishlist as well, so feel free to choose any you like!

Love me some dnd

I wouldn't. They're not the best to work with and are a git to make them lie flat.

Chessex battlemats are larger and are vinyl for only a few pounds more. Harder wearing, easier to write on and clean off and double sided for hex and squares. Only drawback is you don't have the themed textures. This for me is a plus, as the pathfinder maps are sometimes difficult to see your ink on.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/LARGER-SIZE-Battlemat-Double-Sided-Reversibl/dp/B00IVF4XI6/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1540722768&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=chessex+battlemat&dpPl=1&dpID=514Py5gpMmL&re

No idea about being weighted properly, but I stumbled across this deal today and its got very good reviews:

If you're just starting... you're fine rerolling the same die and adding up damage. It'll be fine for a while, or until you don't feel comfortable.

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You could easily get away with something like this and possibly never need more. Two of those pouches and you'd likely never need more than 10 of one die type. I have the feeling there is an even cheaper set, and without the D20 or Percentage die out there too.

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https://www.amazon.com/Assorted-Polyhedral-Drawstring-Complete-Dungeons/dp/B074WPY4ZM/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1550239419&sr=8-13&keywords=bulk+dice+set

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Maybe at level 14+ you'd start borrowing other players dice. Maybe.

Wiz Dice. https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Bag-Holding-Role-playing/dp/B01476QV14

There are various collections. 30 bucks USD gets you a sack full of dice in matched sets.

If thats too much 13 bucks gets you a 5 set cup
https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Cup-Plenty-Polyhedral/dp/B0771W4TX9

Here are some suggestions in that range

http://www.amazon.com/Burning-Wheel-RPG-Gold-Edition/dp/B005N2GN2E

http://www.amazon.com/Chessex-Role-Playing-Play-Mat/dp/B0015IQO2O/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1418611134&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=RPG+battlemat

http://www.amazon.com/Octagonal-Dice-Rolling-Surface-Wiz/dp/B00DDY7WCO/ref=sr_1_cc_3?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1418611166&sr=1-3-catcorr&keywords=die+rolling+box

http://toddlyles.com/tiny-epic/

Currently DMing a Shadowrun game - it's fun (I fragging love the setting), though I have to admit the organizational structure in the rulebooks is sometimes iffy. You know you can get 36 d6s from Chessex for, say, $7.19, right?

Some options

1. simple bag
   
2. smaller bag
   
3. Messenger bag, maybe not this one but look around they may work
   
4. any backpack or canvas bag....option 2
   
   edit made links work a little better
   
   hope this helps, best of luck

If money isnt an issue, this bag is the one I've been using. It can carry a dm's screen, 4 books, dice, notebooks, pencil, a battle map, and has a dedicated mini storage for I believe 15 standard sized minis. It's a really good bag but the price is very up there. Otherwise I've seen alot of people use old cardboard boxes for mini storage and three ring binders for everything else

https://www.amazon.com/ENHANCE-Tabletop-RPG-Adventurers-Bag/dp/B07KJMP49F/ref=asc_df_B07KJMP49F/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312128107912&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8404473713647315703&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9026808&hvtargid=pla-595262781264&psc=1

Also may I suggest this set for lending dice? Pretty, balanced, and plentiful for cheap.

I contacted Wiz Dice about the misshapen d20s and the missing set of dice and they sent me a new bag with 20 complete sets, so that is my Tuesday. The dice in question is this.

Also, Breath of the Wild is reeeeallly fucking good.

I got them as a birthday gift in a "Cup of Dice". Here's the amazon link, if those are the ones you're referring to :)

Try a Fancy Deck box, nice 4 row Binder, A new Playmat or some Funky Dice. How about Gigantic Dice?
> http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Resources-Jumbo-Foam-Polyhedral/dp/B003IHTZGW

> http://www.amazon.com/Jumbo-Dice-Count-Down-55mm/dp/B001F2ZL24

When it comes to hardcore magic players, unless you're getting them that one card they're looking for, maybe sidestep it for non-card items.

I don't know of a physical kit like you describe that would provide it all. Are you near a local RPG shop? You can get it all there. If not, can you order through Amazon? Really, you don't need much to start out with and most you can create yourself so unless you have money to burn, I'd start with just the basics and add as you go, deciding what you need once you've DMd a bit. Every DM is different in their approach

1. If you don't want the cost of buying the core rule books, get the Basic Rules off the internet for free. Otherwise you can order them at reduced cost through Amazon or buy at a local RPG shop or possibly a book store. Add books as you find you need them.
   
2. Just use Theater of the Mind for most locations instead of getting a bunch of stuff for maps and miniature. They aren't required for play. Add on as you find you need or want things. If you really want maps specific to Curse of Strahd, you can get these... https://prints.mikeschley.com/p678546160 or get stuff from Dungeon Master's Guild or the Curse of Strahd Subreddit.
   
3. You do need dice if possible (although there are apps for dice rolling if you need to go that way). Again, Amazon, local RPG shop or sometimes a book store like Barnes and Noble. Example: https://www.amazon.com/CiaraQ-Polyhedral-Double-Colors-Dungeons-Pathfinder/dp/B0794Z8XRP/ref=sxin_3_ac_d_pm?ac_md=1-0-VW5kZXIgJDEw-ac_d_pm&keywords=rpg+dice&pd_rd_i=B0794Z8XRP&pd_rd_r=8ecbae29-f7ab-4099-a863-ab89360f1be7&pd_rd_w=Cj8CR&pd_rd_wg=M3T6Q&pf_rd_p=24d053a8-30a1-4822-a2ff-4d1ab2b984fc&pf_rd_r=SYXBF710PX6KQTEB0XAE&psc=1&qid=1571515602
   
4. As for a DM screen you can make your own with cardboard or 3 ring binders or foam core or folders, but if you want to purchase a DM screen that you can reuse for ANY campaign, I recommend this one. https://www.amazon.com/Stratagem-Masters-4-Panel-Customizable-Inserts/dp/B06W5JWDMX/ref=sr_1_2?crid=HH4250WAC2KX&keywords=dm+screen&qid=1571515393&sprefix=dm+s%2Caps%2C195&sr=8-2 Every panel, on both sides, can be customized to your needs and the needs of your players. Or if you want Curse of Strahd specifically there might be one that was designed for the game. Not sure.
   
   What else are you seeking?

This because it's a small item. I've wanted to get started with Pen and Paper RPGs but don't know of any groups but have a couple people who would start playing if I started.

Conviviality. Thanks!

Our group has a player like this, maybe not to such an extent. Our player also wants the deck of many things, is always wanting to hoard what HE finds, but share in everyone else's finds. Is always somehow, "Just about to level up" when everyone else just leveled. Always goes against the party, doing secret behind our back actions. Always finds some crazy, unbalanced, Unearthed Arcana "new thing" to play. Whereas most of us go through 1-2 characters in a storyline, he will go through a new one each session. Etc. However, we have made this into a fun part of the game.

A few things you can do. Give him the deck of many things, but take out the 3-4 best cards that give bonuses. Maybe you can get him sent to another plane of existence, and then that character is gone. That problem is handled! Just kidding, but it would be fun.

As for the 3rd party character. Just straight up tell him, "Hey, that guy is REALLY cool, but it isn't in our rules for this table. I'd really like to make him into an NPC, that could eventually become our BBEG and nemesis." Sort of an ego stroke, that HIS GUY is so cool that he can be the BBEG!!! Then, spend an hour or two with him, going over the other (allowed) character options to get him one that is acceptable to your game. This could be a good bonding, one on one time, where you can impart your wishes for the table to him, quietly, without fuss or input from others, and make sure his new character is built properly, and MAKE A COPY OF IT FOR YOUR NOTES. When you get a skill check, you can quickly look down, see it's a +7, and then check his math.

As to the fudging rolls, this can be pretty easy. Go and spend $20-30 on a nice wooden, felt dice rolling box, like this one , place it in the middle of the table, and everyone is told to roll their dice into the box. Everyone will be watching, leaning forward, etc. to see the rolls. Fudging rolls isn't possible anymore. That problem is solved.

As for meta-gaming, I don't care. So he reads the rules and applies them. They are there for a reason - to be used. If the system is broken somehow, and players use that to their advantage, so what? I say let 'em play. GM the scenes differently so they can't use that loophole if it becomes a problem.

Finally, as the GM, you get to decide what is a pass, and what is a fail. Don't say, "OK, roll a 17 or higher to pass!" That gives the person something to shoot/fudge the math for. Just say, "Roll Skill check." If you see the roll and know your bonuses from the copy, you can see if he fudged the math. You have 2 choices - call him on it in front of everyone, "Player 1, you rolled an 8, with a bonus of +7, that's 15, not 18. [Smile politely/jokingly] you need to do math better!!" OR, look him DEAD IN THE EYE for a second or two before you say "Sorry, that didn't pass" and keep looking him, as long as it takes before he averts his eyes, and let it go at that. He will have received the message that cheating isn't allowed, that you know what he did, but didn't call him out in front of everyone. This will either resolve the problem, or if it continues, let you know that he is incorrigible, and will not change, and it's time to boot him from the game.

Are we talking the giant red D20? Or the zipper bag hanging on the filing cabinet? My Mother-in-law made that.

Phew This'll be a long a post, but certainly reward to read by the end of it. Playing D&D/Pathfinder really is the Nerdiest, Nerd thing I've ever done, and it is a lot of fun! Watch +DawnforgedCast's Session 0 video and download his checklist here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0FmGxmJLiw It's meant for a GameMaster/Dungeon Master, but that checklist will help you out greatly in understanding what you want when starting out in a new group, with or without veteran players. If you aren't able to find a group locally (I don't recommend online groups for your first introduction) then taking up the mantle of leadership as the GameMaster/Dungeon Master, can be both exciting and overwhelming at the same time. However, if you're one with a vivid imagination, or are good with thinking on the fly (believe me, it gets better with time) then you'll already have a headstart on the majority of GMs out there. A great beginning module that has a little bit of everything, adventure hook (i.e., reason why your players should be doing this), NPC interaction, wilderness adventuring, dungeon crawling, is the Hollow's Last Hope module for 1st Level Players as it works for both D&D and Pathfinder. You don't really need the print version, since you can download it for FREE at Paizo's website https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Hollow%27s_Last_Hope

I greatly recommend you get the Pathfinder RPG: Beginner Box ($25-$35) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1601256302 it is a different game, but the rule set is uber-simplified and honestly, superior to the D&D Starter Set ($15), and is worth the extra money. The Beginner Box literally has the all of the beginning needs for play. Pre-generated characters, blank character sheets for the four classes (Wizard, Rogue, Cleric, and Fighter) with either of the three races (Elf, Dwarf, and Human) that are easy to introduce new players to, a flip out map that you can use dry-erase- or wet-erase markers, and permanent markers on (all of which can be erased off, I use these wet-erase makers that are $9 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006IFGW because I'll draw camp fires with brown, yellow, orange, and red colors, green helps with trees and shrubbery, blue for water, and black for everything else), a Hero's handbook, and really, really, good GM guide, plus thick, cardboard punch-out marker pawns of various Monsters, NPCs, Player characters, and other creatures, that amount to a wealth of miniatures that would take a lot of money and time to paint them all up, plus they're easier to store in the box. Unfortunately, it only comes with one set of dice, so it wouldn't hurt to get these on these 7 sets ($12) on the cheap https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MDJNE93 and pass them out to your players, or if they have their own, then you'll have plenty of extra multiples of dice, which will come in handy during combat with spellcasters and sneak attacks by Rogues. I handed them out to my players after they told me what their favorite colors were. =P

That'd would be all you'd really need to start, $30ish Beginner Box, plus $10 for markers, and $10 more if you or your players need dice. Now, what follows is what I used for my first GMing of a game, based on many different people's recommendations. In order to make combat work in a logical way that I could understand, I bought the Pathfinder Combat Pad $20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1601255470, along with those wet-erase markers from earlier. It's usefulness has been far better, and worth it's price in gold, to use than a cheap $1 store notebook, when I would have to erase or rewrite when players would defeat monsters or would hold their actions, or would tell them the wrong initiative bonus to start (lol!). Again, rather use a dollar store binder, I bought the Pathfinder GM Screen $16ish https://www.amazon.com/dp/1601252161, because it was short enough for me to look over rather than 3-ring binders or a paper folder at the actual game table. Speaking the table, I bought the Chessex Battlemats https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015IQO2O this is a link to the smaller one ($20), since I bought the Megamat ($35), only because I had a large table, and players could use it as a coaster for drinks too (even though I did have coasters, to prevent spillage). As an added bonus, I recently discovered the Condition cards $10 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1601252854, to use with Pathfinder, and they are great to hand out to players (as you would already know these conditions since it's written behind the GM Screen) so they know what condition they are in at a glance. Keep in mind though, you only get 4 or each, so if you are lucky enough to have more players, it wouldn't hurt to buy an extra set (however, it would be strange if all of your players had the same condition).

Now, let's say you enjoy Pathfinder, and you bought the Core Rulebook $20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1601258879 (if it's a hardcover, always look inside for the Sixth edition printing, the paperback will already be that edition) but are getting tired of looking up Monster stats online, then grab the Paperback version of the first Bestiary $16 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1601258887 which has the great majority of all of the "regular" monsters in either D&D or Pathfinder. If you're not much of an artist, then there's the recently released Pathfinder Traps and Treasures Pawns Collection $25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1601259719 but be warned that you only want to place on the board AFTER the players find out what it is or after they trip it since it does have text explaining what it is as a trap, and if you're use the treasure ones, make sure you add whatever is actually printed on the tile is IN the list of treasure you give the players, because they can and will ask about, "can't I grab that cup or sword, it's on the tile?" ;)

Lastly, if you enjoy being the GameMaster/Dungeon Master, the storyteller, the world builder, then I'd recommend getting the Pathfinder Gamemastery Guide $15 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1601259492, which again, can be applied to both RPG games. And if you what better weather effects to throw at your party than what is presented in the CRB and GMG, then Pathfinder Ultimate Wilderness $30 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1601259867 has all that you need, and then some, plus some cool spells and tons of new animal companions and familiars for spellcasters alike, and a new shapeshifting melee-fighting class called the Shifter, which is pretty neat to use (albeit, you may want to check out Paizo's website for any official errata or clarifications, just in case). If you want to actually create a campaign and are having a hard time coming up with ideas, locations, groups/factions, kingdoms, races, then one more purchase, which is what +DawnforgedCast used for his Pathfinder games seen here is the Inner Sea World Guide $45 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1601252692 It is pricey, but again, very much worth it, to create your own world or to use the pre-made world, as well. Remember, the Beginner Box, Markers, and Dice is really all you need, the rest of this is to expand out. I hope this helps you and anyone else out as well. =P

I'd rather go with this kit then: Amazon UK

The rx/tx isn't too bad, but maybe you should get a 9x. Swap the charger for an imax b6ac. Get 35c 1500mah 3s for starters.

Edit: lipo alarm is a must without telemetry, shrinkwrap, double-sided foam tape, and a decent soldering iron are a good investment as well

Got mine in this set. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B074WPY4ZM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I got these.

They are good quality, each set of seven come in their own die pouch, and with that many you usually don't need to buy anymore if you want to try another RPG like Whitewolf or GURPS. Also if he/she ever wants to DM, you got the 7 d20 that you will need,

that would be right about... here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DDY7WCO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I own this one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000XVG8XY/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

it's not the best looking one but it works just fine. It is a lighter wood color so if you like darker colors then it is not for you. For $20 it is not bad but if you look around Amazon a bit you can find other ones that are similar priced.

I'm in the US and I picked up a cheap bag of glass beads at Walmart, a big box retailer. I found them in the craft/flower section. Cost about $1 USD per bag.

I would also recommend picking up Chessex D6s.

You can get dice for way less than $10 per person - you can get five sets of dice for ~$12 or for even less, and you can find similar deals for other big bags of dice.

D&D Basics (Getting started)

The Absolute Basics

First you will want to grab either the Basic rules (Free), the Starter Set (Cheap), or the Players handbook, Dungeon Masters Guide, and Probably Monster Manual

Then you need to have at least a few items

• Dice (Phone apps will work if absolutely necessary, or these)
  
• Paper & Pencil (for notes)
  
• Character Sheet (In the free PDF or an app)
  
  The starter set is nice because it does a bunch of the work for you, it has an easy to follow adventure, pre-made characters, Dice, and rules for the DM and players. And at half the cost of just the players handbook AND including an adventure, it is an incredible value.
  
  Once you finish that then looking at at least a players handbook for the extra races, classes, backgrounds, and other things is a good deal. That should let you run free adventures people have put online.
  
  The DM's guide will let you get deeper into rules and the right way to call them, break them, and make them.
  
  The monster manual can be a great tool to make better encounters.
  
  If you want to run a commercial adventure after the one's included in the starter set, "Tales from the Yawning Portal" includes the Sunless Citidel, considered by many to be an excellent adventure for those new to the game and just recently brought up from 3.5e into 5e
  
  

  Common Tools of the Trade
  

  
  As you start running more complex adventures you are going to want to have a few tools to keep things moving, either as a player or as a DM.
  
  

  As a Player
  

  
  The bare essentials every players should have are listed above, but most players agree having a few extras can make the game run really quick.
  
  

  Spell Cards
  

  
  These cards have all the spells available for specific classes or from specific books on really well organized cards that make it easy to set aside your prepared spells and quickly reference all the core details.
  
  Cleric, Arcane, Ranger, Druid, Bard, Paladin, Martial Powers and Races, Xanathars Guide to Everything
  
  

  Binders & Sheet Protectors
  

  
  Keeping everything neat and organized can be a huge time saver and make it much easier for you to find what you need. Binders can be a great way to keep your notes and other materials organized. In addition many sheet protectors easily erase dry erase markers making it easy to keep track of spells and other changes without ruining character sheets with constant erasing.
  
  

  As a DM
  

  
  DMs have their work cut out for them. But a few simple tools can make the game run smooth and leave everyone having that much more fun.
  
  

  Index Cards
  

  
  A set of index cards can go a long way to speeding up the game. Players can put details on spells or magic items on them. You can prepare loot for the game ahead of time and hand it out allowing players to look over the gear as the game continues. You can also use them to hide portions of a battle map or commerical map to give the effect of fog of war.
  
  

  Game Mats
  

  
  A game mat let's you make single maps by drawing on them with dry erase or wet erase markers. Many are made of vinyl and can last a long time. Normally they will have either 1" squares or hex shapes.
  
  

  Minitures
  

  
  These things can be expensive, but giving your game that 3D upgrade and helping players better manage space in a game can be well worth it. You can use actual miniatures (Like those from Reaper), Create custom ones on Hero's Forge, or even just buy some cheap stand in tokens from Game Mash.
  
  If you just need a cheap way to keep track of positions army men, bottle caps, colored game pieces, and even legos can all play the role.
  
  No matter what you use, you can pick up colored rubber bands to mark status conditions or other information.
  
  

  Where Can I Play?
  

  
  You can find tons of places to play D&D.
  
  

• Get together a gaming group.
  
• Find a Guild or club in your area. Meetup.com,
  
• Most hobby shops and especially comic book and gaming shops offer games, usually Adventure League. WotC offers a tool to find stores here.
  
• /r/lfg can be a great way to find others to play online with.
  
• Play by Mail sites like RPoL allow you to play by forum post.
  
  

  Also:
  

  
  Critical Role - Voice actors playing DnD, Matt Mercer (The DM) is an amazing Dungeon Master and shows how the game should be played.
  
  Matthew Colville - Amazing videos on being a DM, must watch material for every DM. Even when your opinions differ he gives good reasons and great advice.
  
  

  Compendiums
  

  
  These let you ciew all the free open rules (SRD & Basic Rules) for D&D 5e at no cost.
  
  Roll20 Compendium - Has all the open rules for the game, so a good source for monsters, items, spells, etc.
  
  DnDBeyond - A more official source for the content, plus you can buy all the materials released by WotC to use, and has a great character builder.
  
  

  Adventures & Maps
  

  
  DMsGuild - Tons of free and paid adventures and other materials. The quality can be varying, but many are free and that can be great.
  
  /r/dndmaps/ - What more can they say, D&D Maps.
  
  Mike Schley Makes many of the maps for the D&D Adventures.

Tabletop war gaming places often have them; people use them as life and turn counters.

Alternatively, here is a large D-20 from Amazon.

I think my DM would prefer more theatre of the mind, but I am absolutely bollux with it and my group is very tactically minded. So we use a mat + minis the vast majority of the time.

This mat is our go-to for pretty much every encounter. It's easy to use, easy to store, and reusable by anyone in anything we're running, from one-shots to our major campaign.

If we want to work up a dungeon in advance, then there's something more like this. I've used both ways. They're both great.

Minis, you can do in several ways.

Here are 5,000 translucent round tokens that are smaller than an inch. You can use your wet erase marker from your battle map to write numbers on them. You can also use them to denote status effects. There are tons of different colors that you can get them in and in smaller batches than this one, but this will give you an idea of what to look for.

Here are 1" wooden circles. They also come in 2" and 3" varieties. That gives you Small/medium, Large, and Huge creatures.

Oh, and here's a tutorial on how to make paper circle tokens. You can print these out on cardstock, cut them out, and use a glue stick to stick them to your wooden tokens.

And! If you don't want to cut out a shit ton of little paper tokens, you can buy paper punches that will cut them for you. I have them in 1", 2" and 3" size.

I also have Paizo minis, but the circle tokens get used a lot more because they're much more versatile. And players love being able to have their own token for their character.

Koplow Games Jumbo Polyhedral Dice

The edge of the cube is 2.4cm. edge dodecahedron = 1.3cm. edge tetrahedron 3.1cm

hey I found this, it's pretty much the exact same as that second-biggest die in the photo

https://www.amazon.com/Koplow-Games-Jumbo-Dice-Count/dp/B001F2ZL24

Or just buy some loaded dice. Don't expect them to work well or to fool anyone though. Dice loaded heavily enough to bias reliably are pretty damn obvious.

This is my go to shop for dice buyers
https://www.thediceshoponline.com/default.asp


These are the dice I personally use
https://store.gravitydice.com/


If you're on a budget or need LOTS OF DICE
https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Bag-Devouring-Role-Playing/dp/B01KP4T6TQ/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=wiz+bag+of+dice&qid=1566198403&s=gateway&sr=8-3


https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Halflings-Haversack-Polyhedral/dp/B07BWK7HVB/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=wiz+bag+of+dice&qid=1566198403&s=gateway&sr=8-4

As far as dice go, I was really impressed with the quality of this dice pack I got off Amazon.

Assorted Polyhedral Dice Set with... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074WPY4ZM?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I got them as backup dice, but they're really quite attractive (especially for the price)

RAoA makes me happy because I learned about it (and about a lot of stuff on the internetz) from my IRL friend Szor. She's always such a positive person, and such a classy "go with the flow" lady. Whenever I'm on here I think about what a great friend she is. I'm linking a cool D&D dice set so we can play D&D without sharing dice!

Because I'm happy!

So, as someone who is relatively new to DMing (started just over a year ago), here's what I'd suggest to make sure you keep your cost down, while still having figures you can slowly replace over time:

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Starting off, you can get a lot of generic "green-army-men" style fantasy figures for relatively cheap.

• Here's some knights
  
• Here's some skeletons
  
• Here's a random assortment of generic fantasy charcters
  
• Here's some undead
  
• Here's some barbarians that also just make decent random warriors
  
  They're not very expensive and what they lack in quality they make up for with quantity.
  
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  The next best solution I have for cheap decent figures is for animals. I've been able to find tubes or tubs of a decent selection of cheap, pre-painted figures at just about every Walgreen's or CVS Pharmacy I've been to. I use these guys for animal encounters, pet companions, and they're especially helpful for my druid.
  
  If you can't find them at your local drugstore IRL, there's plenty of selections you can find online.
  
  
• Here's just an example of some of the tubes you can find.
  
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  Now, players understand you can't afford unique figures for every encounter. However, I've noticed that the figures you have stand in for whatever they're fighting can sometimes be distracting, or if you have multiple identical figures it can be confusing knowing which one they're targeting in a battle. A great, cheap solution I've found to this is just using multi-colored generic pawn pieces like from the game "Sorry!". The pieces themselves are so nondescript (other than color) that the players have an easier time projecting the combatant you describe onto them, and the various colors make it easier to track what's going on in a battle, both for the players and DM.
  
  If you can't just salvage an old Sorry game you find lying around you can find packs of the pieces or other generic multi-colored pawns online for very cheap.
  
  
• Multi-colored pawns
  
• Meeples
  
• Sorry Pieces
  
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  This last suggestion isn't really about where to find cheap figures, but more to address the reason you said you wanted figures in the first place, to "help the immersion".
  
  You may have heard of the website HeroForge before and it's a great tool for D&D players. It allows you to make very customizable figures for your games. Now, the cost of their cheapest figures are still over $30 for a single figure, so definitely not cheap. However, as a DM, I still regularly use it. I use HeroForge to help design notable NPC's or enemies for my campaign, then save the screenshot of them and post the image in our group chat when the character gets introduced. This is very helpful for a lot of reasons: I get a more solid idea of characters that I was designing in my head, it gives the players a visual and helps with the immersion, and when I DO decide to actually order a character (like, for example, a villain or NPC I know will be reoccurring for many sessions) it becomes a MUCH bigger deal and way more intense.
  I also always recommend that PC's at the very least design their figures on HeroForge for the same reasons.
  
  
• Here's some examples of figures I designed and posted used over the past few months without ever having to spend a dime
  
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  I hope these were helpful. I'm still in the process of building my figure collection as well and love to share cool tips or resources I have found while doing so.

Check out Printable Heroes (by the eponymous /u/PrintableHeroes) that does standees that you can print out and use. They haven't done a lot of giants but if you back them on patreon you can get recolor-able ones to increase your options. Also there are just tons more printable standees over at a site called One Monk that aggregates the submissions of a whole community that makes these things.

For quick generic combatants I also use colored pawns -- the type you can get for cheap at any game store that normally serve as replacements for board game pieces.

This looks like a Chessex Battlemat (Amazon.com link: https://www.amazon.com/Reversible-Battlemat-1-2/dp/B00IVF4XI6/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1491582538&sr=8-6). I believe they come in a variety of sizes.

Well, this is what I bought specifically along with the wet erase markers.

Being able to draw up rooms beforehand or as they explore allows for both pre-planning or totally improvised locations.

10/10 would recommend however I am slowly being seduced by the sexy sirens call of Battle Terrain.

https://www.amazon.com/Outee-140-Pcs-Polyhedral-Dice/dp/B071VJCQXR/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1539379171&sr=8-4&keywords=polyhedral+dice buy these if your going to be a DM

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https://www.amazon.com/CiaraQ-Polyhedral-Double-Colors-Dungeons-Pathfinder/dp/B0794Z8XRP/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1539379171&sr=8-8&keywords=polyhedral+dice buy these is you just want some pretty ones to play

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what your looking for is called polyhedral dice sets has a d4 d6 d8d d10( 2 one with 10's one with 0-9) a d12 and the all important d20

If you want some bulk sets with some cool dice bags then check these out. Comes with more colors than you mentioned, but you might get a kick out of them. I always give duplicate dice sets away as gifts to my players, and they seem to appreciate them because who doesn't enjoy getting dice as presents?


Halflings Haversack which is 140 mini dice




Bag of Holding which again 140 dice which includes some solid opaque and translucent dice


Bag of Devouring 140 dice with some more cool styles including some blue and black colored dice.



And the Bag of Tricks. Another 140 dice

https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Bag-Tricks-Role-playing/dp/B079DY4FKL/ref=asc_df_B079DY4FKL/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312029442621&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9122416398950647708&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1013015&hvtargid=pla-494297022415&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=59547955902&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312029442621&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9122416398950647708&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1013015&hvtargid=pla-494297022415

Will do! It's supposed to be a Nighthawk 250 but it seems to have a couple of minor piece differences, mostly the supports. Amazon Link. I don't really care about how long this lasts, I went into this build expecting it to be pretty cheap and just to experience building it, I'm going to a much better one eventually.

please

I am really liking it.

http://www.amazon.com/10-INCH-WOOD-DICE-TRAY/dp/B000XVG8XY

I got the above octagon-shaped dice tray for $15 at a local shop, and I have used it for a while now, with no complaints. But I prefer this new one due to the rounded outside edge. It feels more finished.

My girlfriend also plays so now we won't have to share. I have already checked that all of my 5th edition books, both dice trays, and all of the dice and the character sheet binders fit in my bag at once.

The hard part is the dice tower. It doesn't come apart or anything and I don't want it to damage the books or anything from pressing against them. I'm not sure there would be enough space in a standard laptop bag, what do you think?


Have a look at this bag: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KJMP49F

I think the biggest pocket would be perfect for the dice tower and I like the soft partition it would have from the books. It's awfully expensive for a bag but does have the sort of understated look I'm wanting. I was hoping for some cheaper suggestions though

Wiz Dice Halfling's Haversack - 140 Mini Polyhedral Dice, 20 Colors in Complete Sets of 7, Miniature 10mm Pocket Size is Portable and Great for Travel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BWK7HVB/

these dice are stunning - would be a great dramatic roll for my players. I currently use a jumbo d20 for important revealed rolls, but these are SOOO PRETTY

Do you have a UK branch at all? We play here mostly using theatre of the mind, not sure how it works over the Internet though, I've only played/GM'd with the group all around one table

For those who are partially sighted , we found these jumbo polyhedral dice, each die a different colour

UK Amazon link here

US Amazon link here

Sometimes with small businesses, it can take 2-3 days to even process an order. Be patient. This place ain't exactly Amazon.

Also, not that it really matters at this point, but I'd be willing to guarantee that Easy Roller gets their stuff from the exact same place as WizDice. The dice look identical. The mats look very similar, aside from the different branding.

Dice

Mat

Logistics

Here's a really good DM Screen/Player Cheat Sheet that I would recommend. Pages 1, 2, and 6 are all really good things to have extras of for players to look at and read.

I'd see about getting a set of these dice or something similar. Large size (so they don't walk away!) and different colors so you can say "roll d12, that's the white one". Have at least one extra d20 for rolling at Advantage and Disadvantage.

I'd recommend pre-made characters, and I'd recommend spell cards for all the spellcasters.

>2.Graph paper: I can just take it with me and thats that. I'm having issues finding large size paper that doesn't have small squares. Also I'm not happy with the idea the party will see the entire map at once.

Is this for a world map or a dungeon/etc? For a dungeon you have your smaller reference map then something like a laminated battlemap and just drawn on that with dry erase markers. Or make your players draw it out and if they aren't accurate ... well... just adds some interesting wrinkles to the adventure. If you go this route I recommend getting a piece of Lexan from Home Depot and put it over the map and draw on that instead. Dry Erase cleans super easy off the Lexan where with the battle maps over time the surface breaks down and it gets dirty and hard to clean.

Any idea where I can get a motor nose cone? one of mine popped off in a crash. Here's my drone kit https://www.amazon.com/LHI-Carbon-Quadcopter-Controller-Propeller/dp/B00YACIDNU

I bought one of these at gencon, while practical the fold areas distract. Nice and compact if you don't have a lot of space, but for an everyday mapping tool, spend a few dollars more for a chessex mat(http://www.amazon.com/Role-Playing-Reversible-Vinyl-Gaming/dp/B00OCYO8XK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1451556892&sr=8-3&keywords=chessex+gaming+mat) or the Piazo ones http://www.amazon.com/Pathfinder-Flip-Mat-Basic-Terrain-Multi-Pack/dp/1601255578/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1451556939&sr=8-2&keywords=paizo

I was sitting in class and a cockroach crawled out of my ear. I have no idea where it came from. Probably the nasty ass school. Anyhow, it was horrific and disgusting and I cried for an hour out in my car.

These dice are $5.71 plus free shipping under More Buying Choices. Thanks for the giveaway!

• http://www.amazon.com/Die-Polyhedral-Dice-Set-Translucent/dp/B00BR3WHJG
  
• http://www.amazon.com/Polyhedral-7-Die-Translucent-Chessex-Dice/dp/B0015IPGB4
  

Check out a few [drone kits packages] (http://amzn.to/2iqmrhX) on Amazon and use that to see what frame size and motors together along with how much thrust, power, etc.. is needed to handle what size/weight. You can then check out websites like UAVhaven or HobbyKing for all the specific parts you need.
Then head to a microcenter or an electronic store for the breadboard and work with the folks at ArduPilot information on setting up the flight computer and signaling.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IVF4XI6/

I use this plus some dry erase markers.

If he makes his own campaigns, he already owns every book he could want.

He looks a bit lacking in dice, I'd either get him one nice pair of dice (I personally like these, or if he doesn't have many sets of dice (some spells use a bunch of D6s at once so it's worth having multiple sets) get him something like this which is way more useful than the one set of spiky dice I linked the first time.

A 10 or 12 inch dice tray with felted interior is only about $20 on ebay, and while perhaps lacking the fun of building your own, not too hard on the wallet.

This is the exact kit I bought:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00YACIDNU/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?qid=1452618160&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX118_SY170_QL70&keywords=LHI&dpPl=1&dpID=51vHolT01fL&ref=plSrch

I'm really happy with the frame, well made, everything lines up great and it comes with some spare bolts. The motors seem fine. I'm concerned about the ESCs though. They are definitely on the cheaper end. They say "Simon series" on them, but they don't use SimonK firmware. I had no issues with any of the parts. It's my first legitimate quad, but I think it flies great. (At least compared to the micro drone I fly indoors haha)

The kit also comes with a CC3D FC, but I ended up buying a Naze32, which I have installed currently with Cleanflight firmware.

I also installed the Fatshark predator V2 set with some immersion CP antennas. I think this set is awesome, even though it's a "starter kit". Also, it's my first FPV system to use, so I can't compare it with anything else.

Furthermore, I installed a micro MinimOSD, which is amazing! It took some work to get it working properly, but I love it.

Hovership LEDs which run directly off the 3S battery like most of them.

Again, it shouldn't be an issue. But, the default rule for everything is "Check with your DM.", since your DM (whomever that's going to be) is part storyteller, part arbiter of the rules, part cheerleader, and part voice to everything else in the game. When it comes to characters and character creation that a DM is going to be on the lookout for is OP characters that break the game. Usually this is done by Min/Maxers (people who play Computer based RPGs) that look for every advantage in making their characters and by Rules Lawyers who look to bend the rules in their favor (and then argue against ANYONE ELSE DOING THE SAME BECAUSE IT'S AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF THE RULES!) so, don't be those guys. So, since your DM (whomever it's going to be) is just as new, don't go out and purchase the Player's Handbook (PHB) and Xanathar's Guide to Everything (XGE), and generate a super OP character from what you find there. They got enough going on. Also, don't be too harsh on them if they make mistakes. Even veteran DM's can screw up occasionally. (Or more so in my case.)

And, it usually happens that the person with all the books ends up being the DM. But, it doesn't always have to be that way. (And, you can switch out DMs every so often to avoid DM burnout, so long as you switch modules and characters. This way, it keeps everything compartmentalized and less confusing.)

Suggestions:

• I believe EVERYTHING in the starter set (except the one set of obligatory crappy dice) is available free online. Get the rules and read up on them. Maybe print off a copy of the PDF to share, so everyone isn't trying to refer to the same physical copy. You should be able to get that from DnDBeyond.com, the D&D site, or the D&D Adventurers League. Just stay out of the Lost Mines of P (LMoP) module to avoid spoiling the fun.
  
• You can also get additional modules for free from the D&D Adventurers League site. You don't have to get a DCI number and have a public party. If you want to do D&D at conventions under this banner, then yes you do. BUT, it's not a problem if you're just doing this out of someone's home and it's a private party.
  
• Amazon has a few packs of dice, including a ncie, 10 sets of the standard polyhedral dice in different colors. If you guys all chip in, it's a cheap way to get one or two sets of nice looking dice. Seeing the Chessex sets go for $10 USD a pop, this is a great way for everyone to get some dice: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MF5G9DY/ref=s9_acsd_simh_hd_bw_bBFRg3_c_x_w?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-3&pf_rd_r=6AK8PW0PJQR9SH1BE5JJ&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=52422c58-cbab-52fd-8092-25ea7a37cce6&pf_rd_i=166221011
  
• Check out the FAQ section of this subreddit, since I believe they'll have links to new player and new DM tutorial stuff.

These work great http://www.amazon.com/Chessex-Dice-d6-Sets-Opaque/dp/B0011WHL08

There are some dice with larger numbers, and some quite large dice, if you look around.

When I go into decent game shops (not much lately, there's none local any more), they usually have a few dice that look to be about double normal size with large numbers.

Here, for example, are images of oversize (34mm) d20s, that show the kind of thing I've seen regularly in stores:

http://www.dnddice.com/cart/index.php/oversize-d20-s.html

Those are really quite big.

These are a little smaller - about 25mm, which is still pretty large:

http://www.mathartfun.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/PolyDice.html

They're not too expensive and have good contrast.

Amazon's site has a seller jumbo polyhedral dice from koplow (you see koplow dice in most game stores):

http://www.amazon.com/Jumbo-Polyhedral-Assorted-Colors-KOP10827/dp/B002IXM1EK

You can find those dice online in many places. Here's koplow's own catalog page :
http://www.koplowgames.com/page82.html

your local FLGS can probably order them in for you if they don't have them in stock already.

Those, IIRC are about double standard size (but don't forget if you double the dimensions, they weigh 8 times as much).

For really large dice you can go to Learning Resources foam dice:

http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Resources-Jumbo-Foam-Polyhedral/dp/B003IHTZGW/ref=cm_cr_pr_sims_t

Those are designed for classroom demonstrations. They're probably bigger than you want.

Here's a kickstarter that was recently funded, which has less gigantic but still large 2-inch foam dice:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/miniongames/giant-2-inch-soft-foam-polyhedral-dice

This would avoid the table-damaging weight of overdoing a roll with a big plastic die.

And you can often find specialized dice that are relatively large. Some 'spindown'-type dice are fairly big

-- here's a 55mm (!) d20 that koplow sell:

http://www.koplowgames.com/newitems.html or http://www.koplowgames.com/17970.jpg

-- for d10s, for example, SJG's Munchkin dice are really pretty big. I wouldn't want one to hit me. They have a munchkin-head instead of a 0 but that should pose little problem. They went out of print but you can still find them here and there.

My white one has great contrast. Edit: It looks like they have reprinted them more recently:

http://www.worldofmunchkin.com/leveldice/ (those are expensive, if you shop around you can probably find the old ones much cheaper)



You can also look at improving contrast (choosing lighter colored dice with dark ink or dark dice with light ink, or even re-inking dice in stronger-contrast colors).

Another possibility is that with dice-rolling programs, some of those may be induced to display rolls nice and big, also.


(All those links took only a few minutes with google, by the way... what the heck were you searching on? I started with big|large|jumbo|oversized polyhedral|roleplaying dice and went on from there)

No, I wouldn't. I would have looked at the time/costs and said "This is not a viable business strategy" and moved on.

I will be honest why I came here, I do want a good dice tray. I bought this online a year ago and I like it but its a little too big and I would like something smaller and was considering higher quality if the price is right. But it cost me $20 with shipping and that is what you're competing against. You are trying to deviate from directly competing with that product and make something custom that is awesome (it really is appealing) but you have to first understand your customer and what they want and their price point range. $118 for the base model is simply unacceptable, as I stated earlier. I took the time to post because you do have a cool, seemingly good product but you're only going to attract insane impulse buyers (luckily they exist in droves in this hobby) at that price. I'm not here to tell you your effort isn't worth $118+, in fact it might be, but unfortunately capitalism doesn't work that way.

I wish you the best of luck. You have a very low target goal so I'm sure you'll be just fine. But you have a product that could be a lot more successful if you could lower your price point drastically while still maintaining the quality.

Check this out at Amazon.com
Koplow Games Character Builder Loaded Dice https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001N1JIU8/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_t.MSDb1JHZC2A