Sirius Dice is a Brooklyn, New York-based tabletop gaming accessory company that has been around since 2019. Their goal is “to create with intention: designing pieces that add character to the table, connect players through shared experiences, and celebrate the joy of gaming.”
The company recently sent me a few samples of the many dice sets and accessories that are available on their website and in gaming stores. Here’s a look at what I got:
Daggerheart
For those of you not familiar with the title, Daggerheart is a new tabletop RPG from Critical Role that was released last Fall. Sirius Dice has since released two dice sets for the game. As opposed to a standard set of RPG dice that consist of 7 dice, a set for Daggerheart has 9 dice. That’s because you have two additional, differently-colored d12s for your Duality Dice, a mechanism unique to the Daggerheart system.
Daggerheart Duality Dice Set – Fate of the Mortal Realms
The Daggerheart Duality Dice Set – Fate of the Mortal Realms retails for $19.99, and is available from the Sirius Dice webstore. The dice are a translucent blend of green and blue. The Duality Dice are clear, with a splash of light green inside the Hope die, and a splash of dark blue inside the Fear die.
Daggerheart Duality Dice Set: Fate of the Mortal Realms – Sharp Edged Edition
The sharp edged edition of the Daggerheart dice take things up a notch. In addition to the sharp edges of the dice, this set comes in a box with a magnetic lid. A foam insert cradles each of the dice. And while the color scheme is the same, this dice set is significantly larger. With all of these factors, the set bumps up to $34.99 at the Sirius Dice webstore.
I found that with the larger dice, the color variation was more pronounced, which I enjoyed. As far as rolling the two different sets of dice, though, you won’t really find much difference.
Netflix’ Stranger Things
Sirius has a several different products for Stranger Things.
Stranger Things: Mini Dice Cup – Demodog
There are 4 different Mini Dice Cups available from Sirius Dice: The Demogorgon, The Demodog, Vecna, and the Hellfire Club. Each one retails for $19.99, and comes with a set of miniature dice unique to each dice cup design. You can find all four designs on the Stranger Things Sirius Dice page.
The Demodog has a little Easter Egg around the back of the cup, too: Dart, the “tadpole” that Dustin discovers and raises.
Here’s a look at the mini dice set alongside a standard-sized d20, to give you an idea of scale:
Stranger Things: Treasure Packs
The Stranger Things Treasure Packs each contain the following:
- Oversized d20 Die
- Metal Ability Coin
- Premium Embroidered Dice Bag
The Treasure Packs are blind bag purchases. There are a total of 23 possible d20 designs, 15 unique coins, and 7 distinctive dice bags to collect. Treasure Packs costs $12.99, and are available here.
Sirius Dice sent along 3 of the Treasure Packs; here’s what I received:
Dungeons & Dragons Undermountain Treasure Packs: Waterdeep Collection
Like the Stranger Things Treasure Packs, the Dungeons & Dragons Undermountain Treasure Packs: Waterdeep Collection are all blind bag purchases. However, these packs are priced at $19.99, and for a very good reason: each one contains a full set of 7 RPG dice, instead of just a single d20.
There are a few more things going on with these D&D Treasure Packs, as well:
A Complete, Exclusive 7-Dice Set
- Collect all 63 brand-new dice sets
- Features dazzling and thematic designs inspired by the dangers of Undermountain
- Organized into 6 tiers of rarity: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Very Rare, Legendary, and Artifact
A Gleaming Metal Coin
- Discover one of 17 new coin designs, plus the coveted 24k Gold Leaf Coin
- Perfect for roleplay, collection, or display in your adventurer’s hoard
An Embroidered Dice Bag
- Collect all 11 unique bags, each crafted with quality stitching and immersive Waterdeep designs
You can actually search the rarity of all the different D&D Treasure Pack dice, coins, and bags at this website.
As with the Stranger Things Treasure Packs, Sirius Dice sent along 3 blind bags to open. Two of my sets were Common rarity, and one was Rare. Sadly, no 24k Gold Leaf Coin for me! Here are the Common sets:
Instead of a canvas bag, the rare set included a velvet bag with the D&D logo. Additionally, the dice set was mushroom-themed. A mushroom replaced the highest result on each die, and each multi-colored translucent die also had a mushroom visible inside of it.
Sirius Dice – Final Thoughts
With everything I received, there’s a lot to unpack here! Uniformly, the quality of the dice and accessories from Sirius Dice are quite high. There are a few items that stand out, quality-wise, and unsurprisingly these are the sharp edged Daggerheart dice, and the rare Waterdeep Treasure Pack.
The larger dice sharp edged Daggerheart dice are quite lovely, with not only very sharp edges, but sharp, crisp numbers and symbols on the dice. The larger size of the more expensive set also allows for more gradual color gradation. The standard Daggerheart Duality Dice set is quite attractive as well, and for most players might be a better choice due to the lower price point. Honestly, both Daggerheart dice sets make me want to start playing the TTRPG (of course I’ve also heard that the game’s quite good!)
As I play Dungeons & Dragons and also enjoyed all the seasons of Stranger Things, I quite liked the Treasure Packs I received. There’s a well-documented dopamine rush you get from opening up blind bags and finding what’s inside, made even more exciting when you find something that you really like and/or is of a higher rarity.
While I appreciated all of the great Stranger Things references, like the Hellfire Club dice bag, and a “Scoops Ahoy” d20, as a tabletop RPG player I found the D&D Treasure Packs to be more generally useful. After all, with those you’re getting a complete dice set. But, as the sets are all random, your mileage may vary depending on the specific dice you’ll find when you open a Treasure Pack.
My least favorite item was the Stranger Things Demodog Mini Dice Cup. I’m not generally a fan of miniature dice, as they’re easy to lose and not as much fun to roll as larger dice. Also, if I’m being honest, had I been choosing one myself out of the 4 Mini Dice Cup designs, the Demodog would have been my last choice. But this is my personal reaction to the product- the overall quality, as with everything else I sent, was quite high.
So there you have it: just a few of the many, many products that Sirius Dice offers. There’s also dozens of individual dice sets available, as well as other Treasure Packs and accessories. I’m certainly looking forward to getting some of these dice to the table, and gifting some others to my fellow players. And I already know that my girlfriend is eyeing some of the sets for herself…
For more information or to make a purchase, visit the Sirius Dice website!
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