TL;DR
I wanted to support Skullsplitter. However these dice were lighter, had less visual depth in their patterns, and factoring in shipping and the exchange rate were more expensive than the dice I could have gotten at my local hobby shop. I'm not upset that I spent this money, however I don't think I'll be spending more.
Pros
- People at the company are very nice and responsive to customer support.
- Some patterns like the ANCIENT TREASURE dice look quite nice.
- The metal d10 I received felt and looked like a premium product.
Neutral
- The additional dice that came with the random bag felt thoughtless. A plain beige d10 with black numbers, a plain orange d6 with white pips, a plain black d8 with white numbers, a plain blue d4 with white numbers... Just not memorable, flashy, or different to the point that I'd think that only Skullsplitter could provide those.
- The primary set I got was the Purple Marbled polyhedral set. The marbling was flat to the point I thought I received a plain set of purple dice until I got them into a proper light. Viewing the photos on the website the dice actually look better in person but again didn't wow me.
Cons
- The dice are light to the point that you don't need a scale to compare them against Chessex dice. This may seem like a boon to some people, but more often than not people I've lent them to assumed they were cheap or had issues due to their light weight.
- One of two Purple Marbled d20s I've received seems to not be weighted correctly, on the first ten rolls 17 came up three times and it continues to be a regular appearance. The die somtimes will hop straight up and lose forward momentum, where the "regular" d20 continues rolling forward.
6 years ago
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