| March 4, 2009 | Posted by Martin Ralya |
Happy GM’s Day! As part of Gnome Stew’s March 4th blitz, we’re holding our third contest.
We thought, “What does every GM need?” And the answer was “A set of badass metal dice.”
The Prize
Specifically, a set of 16mm solid metal polyhedral dice with a brushed steel finish from Crystal Caste.
Crystal Caste makes great dice, and these puppies are $45 — they’re not your grandpa’s worn, un-inked plastic nuggets.
Sure, they’re called “Dwarven Stones” — but it’s a little-known fact that dwarves actually can’t forge for shit. These are Gnomish Stones, my friend.
And they’re dead sexy:
How to Enter
We like to make our contests easy to enter — all you have to do is comment on this article, and you’ll be entered to win.
To comment, you’ll need to have a Gnome Stew account. If you don’t already have one, you can register here.
One entry per person, and as always Gnome Stew authors are not eligible to win. You’re welcome to comment more than once, but only the first one will count.
Winning
This contest will end at 7:15 am Mountain time on Tuesday, March 10th. The winner will be chosen at random, and we’ll announce the proud owner of these dice in a separate article.
The lucky winner will be contacted by email, so make sure your Gnome Stew account is tied to your actual email address.
That’s all there is to it. We wish everyone who enters the best of luck, and we can’t wait to give away this set of dice!
About Martin Ralya
A father, husband, writer, small-press publisher, RPG industry freelancer, and lifelong geek, Martin has been gaming since 1987 and GMing since 1989. He lives in Utah with his amazing wife, Alysia, their awesome daughter, Lark, and their neurotic beagle, Charlie, in a house full of books and games.
March 4, 2009 at 10:12 am - Link
I love these dice. I actually have a black stone set made by the same company. If they weren’t so small, they’d be my main dice, fo sho.
March 4, 2009 at 10:15 am - Link
In!
March 4, 2009 at 10:18 am - Link
Looks like it makes a good projectile, I’m in.
March 4, 2009 at 10:20 am - Link
Heavy Metal. Cool.
March 4, 2009 at 10:26 am - Link
I do love fun dice.
March 4, 2009 at 10:29 am - Link
Since I love heavy metal, I love metal dices.
March 4, 2009 at 10:30 am - Link
If I comment about how I’m too cool to follow the crowd and join this lottery, am I still in? Please?
March 4, 2009 at 10:31 am - Link
I wish I had something cool to say.
…
But I don’t, so I’ll just enter this here lottery.
March 4, 2009 at 10:33 am - Link
WANT.
March 4, 2009 at 10:34 am - Link
Sign me up.
March 4, 2009 at 10:35 am - Link
Metal dice! They sure look cool.
March 4, 2009 at 10:38 am - Link
Maybe these metal dice will give my life meaning.
March 4, 2009 at 10:40 am - Link
Oh man, metal dice! Got me to register.
March 4, 2009 at 10:43 am - Link
See, the brilliant thing about these dice is that not only do they look cool, but they can be used as projectile weapons against excessive metagamers.
March 4, 2009 at 10:48 am - Link
Had to re-register with my active email. Hope it pays
March 4, 2009 at 10:54 am - Link
I love the Crystal Caste dice. They all hate me (dice are cursed as soon as I touch them) but I love ‘em nonetheless.
March 4, 2009 at 10:55 am - Link
O metal dice,
O metal dice,
You are so shiny, and so nice!
March 4, 2009 at 10:58 am - Link
Metal dice will sound that much more menacing from behind the screen….thunk-thunk of doom!
March 4, 2009 at 11:01 am - Link
Shiny metals! Here’s to hoping I roll a 20 for this contest.
March 4, 2009 at 11:03 am - Link
I just came across this site a few months back and have had it bookmarked ever since….keep up the great articles.
Oh, and pick my name for the contest!
March 4, 2009 at 11:03 am - Link
These make for some rad dice…even if they are “dwarf stones”. Ew.
March 4, 2009 at 11:06 am - Link
I’m just starting as a DM, and haven’t even a full set of dice… this would be amazing!
March 4, 2009 at 11:07 am - Link
I registered just so I could win these dice.
March 4, 2009 at 11:11 am - Link
oooh, shiny shiny dice
March 4, 2009 at 11:11 am - Link
A nice excuse to register, now I may actually comment on real articles. ^.^
March 4, 2009 at 11:11 am - Link
Nothin’ could be finer than a brand-new set of shiners!
March 4, 2009 at 11:11 am - Link
Me want metal dice!
Me want metal dice!
Chris
March 4, 2009 at 11:16 am - Link
Winner chosen at random? hmmm…. I wonder if you’ll use the dice themselves to determine the winner. Now wouldn’t that be neat?
BTW, that crack about dwarves was WAAAY out of line!
Thanks!
March 4, 2009 at 11:17 am - Link
Those there are some saucy dice. I’m in.
March 4, 2009 at 11:18 am - Link
Always worth a try.
March 4, 2009 at 11:18 am - Link
And, if nothing else, it gets many of us lurkers to register.
March 4, 2009 at 11:21 am - Link
Sweet!! I’ve been wanting a set of metal dice, just haven’t bought them yet…
March 4, 2009 at 11:22 am - Link
-delurks-
-enters contest-
-rolls luck check-
March 4, 2009 at 11:25 am - Link
happy gm day everyone.
oooh shiny dice… shiny…
March 4, 2009 at 11:25 am - Link
Looks like I’m gonna have to use all my plot points…
+12 step
GO!
March 4, 2009 at 11:28 am - Link
dice dice dice…
March 4, 2009 at 11:30 am - Link
You guys rock. These would be awesome.
March 4, 2009 at 11:31 am - Link
Happy GMs Day
March 4, 2009 at 11:32 am - Link
Yes, I will even take up DMing again with some new dice! I could run Serenity, which would keep the 12-sider from getting lonely.
March 4, 2009 at 11:32 am - Link
I shall roll them upon my keyboard to see what appears upon the screen.
March 4, 2009 at 11:34 am - Link
I know someone who happens to be a big fan of Dungeons and Dragons, and I know that this person would be extremely happy and ecstatic if they won these beautiful dice.
Hopefully, I can make this person happy with these dice!
GL to everyone else as well.
March 4, 2009 at 11:38 am - Link
As the illustrious holder the title, “Worst Guess on the Number of Dice in the Big Pile,” I feel I must enter myself into this contest in a sorry attempt to redeem myself.
Never mind this one is all luck. (Good for me, I guess.)
March 4, 2009 at 11:44 am - Link
Great contest. Perfect way to memorialize the Great Gygax.
It’s been a year…miss you, Gary.
March 4, 2009 at 11:44 am - Link
These Dice are awesome! I would love to add them to the GM arsonel. My players are sick of dealing with “Black Death” ( an old paranoia black die that seems to roll 20s way more often then any other number! ).
March 4, 2009 at 11:50 am - Link
I’d love a free set of dice.
I’m a GM and freelancer, and I love this blog!
March 4, 2009 at 11:57 am - Link
Crystal Caste make some pretty awesome dice; for mundane sets, I tend to prefer Chessex, but for more exotic sets made of (for example) solid steel, Crystal Caste is the best.
March 4, 2009 at 12:00 pm - Link
I already have a metal dice bag (Chain mail; handmade by a friend), so I should really have a set of metal dice.
March 4, 2009 at 12:08 pm - Link
Metal dice? I’ve got quite a few, but no metal ones. On a completely unrelated note, this blog is great.
March 4, 2009 at 12:09 pm - Link
Recent lurker, first time poster. My brother keeps trying to get me back into playing after a three-year absence (and an eight-year or so break from GMing).
Hopefully I get a chance to actually contribute in the future.
March 4, 2009 at 12:17 pm - Link
I’m total down for some metal dice!