You know their name and the gorgeous gaming accessories they make, but do you know how it all got started? Wyrmwood and Geek & Sundry first joined forces in 2013 thanks to the vlogging and editorial work of Teri Litorco, Chris recalls. “The inlay work on our Dungeon Master tier can take a skilled craftsman a full day, just to cut the inlay by hand, and that’s before we get to actually building the tower.” Who is Wyrmwood? Bypassing that risks the final piece warping and becoming unusable. As a very temperamental exotic, it needs time to ‘season’ – about a month after it’s cut – before we are able to begin working it. “The process can range from hours, to days, to a week or more, depending on the wood and techniques being used. The time it takes to craft the perfect dice tower varies by materials, Chris says. Wyrmwood makes every order by hand with an unrivaled attention to detail. “This allows us to produce all of these custom orders together in an efficient way, even though virtually no orders are going to be exactly the same,” Chris explains. “We can manage production efficiently, minimize our waste and guesswork, and offer backers the best prices and the best variety of options.” “We were still relatively unknown back then, and a lot of people never got the chance to back that campaign and get access to all of the custom options and fun extras,” Chris says. “Combine that with the fact that we had some new ideas, such as custom strap profiles, the ‘Mistress of Maps’ tier with Deven Rue’s cartography, and revisiting and updating the Dungeon Master Tier, all things that only really made sense within the context of a Kickstarter project.”Īlthough it might seem counter-intuitive, it’s also easier on Wyrmwood to take a large number of custom orders at once rather than a slow trickle through an online storefront. Instead of ordering a rare wood in small amounts at a time, once the campaign is complete they will have the information they need to send in one big request and fulfill a much larger number of personalized orders. The return to Kickstarter was inspired by the fans who missed out on the first crowdfunding campaigns, Wyrmwood’s Chris Gates tells Geek & Sundry. You can select every little detail of the tower, from the type of wood used, to the engraving, to the design of the box closure. You won’t find me without mine at the table.After two successful crowdfunding campaigns, Wyrmwood is back on Kickstarter for the bespoke edition of their exquisitely crafted dice tower. I cannot recommend these dice vaults highly enough. For the paladin in my Curse of Strahd campaign, I snagged the bright pure Maple dice vault, had their group name etched onto the side (Lightbringers), and filled it with the mirror-like Norse Foundry Chainmail dice. The choices in wood are so dynamic and vast that you can fit them to any situation, game, or dice. The laser engraving is deep and pronounced, the wood is clearly cared for and machined to uniformed perfection.

I was completely shocked by the quality of these dice vaults. This leads to a secure and very silent storage for heavy dice, particularly these Easy Roller Gunmetal dice not known for their squishiness.įor those of you who need a more tactile/proof positive show of its quietness, check out the Shake Test! I did – but video here on the blog requires a premium account, sorry! Final Thoughts The fastenings and magnet connectors are strong enough that every person I’ve handed the vault to have asked me how it opens. The dice, when seated, actually stand up half-way from the bottom chamber of the dice vault, letting the plush foam inserts mash the dice down very securely. From what I understand, you can message the guys at Wyrmwood for special products – an extra half inch of length should be all that’s needed to accommodate a 10 piece set. The dice vaults are just large enough to fit a standard set of 7 dice – if you push the dice together and cram them in, you can fit the full 10 some gamers swear by – but I’d not suggest it for this particular product.

Wyrmwood dice tower