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Literally “blue stone” in latin, lapis lazuli is a semi-precious stone known for its intense blue tone, and it plays the starring role in this set of polyhedral dice from Metallic Dice Games. These stones feature marble-like accents of silver and gray, a great way to boost your next game night Read More
I'd like to know more about the vendor - I saw this online when referencing Lapis Lazuli as a gemstone:
Handling: Lapis Lazuli is very brittle. Set and polish with care.
Unfortunately, it is also very porous. To protect the surface Lapis is sometimes impreganted with wax or resin but nevertheless contact with any liquid except pure water is to be avoided. All kinds of acids and brines, perfume, creams and lotions, hair spray, insect repellent and human sweat (necklaces!) may ruin the colour.
So I want to know if these can even be played with.
MalcomfoxI cut and polish lapis lazuli gemstones. It's a fine grain stone, fairly tough and I wouldn 't really call it brittle. If dropped from a great height or thrown onto a hard surface with a lot of force, it could chip or break, like most stones would. Polishing seals the surface of the stone and then it is generally rubbed with wax to enhance lusture. I haven't seen the stone change color from wear or handling. I think the dice would hold up fine to standard table top use.
MalcomfoxI own a set of these dice and they roll fine, I use a vinyl playing mat for D&D and similar, and that seems to be more than sufficient as padding. They are heavy though, as are the metal dice from this vendor. So I wouldn't recommend throwing them as hard as you can. But honestly, it's the same with metal VS acrylic of plastic minis. You have to be more careful with the metal minis because you WILL chip paint or break off small fragile pieces if you're rough with them.
I want these dice, but is it worth it with the numbers painted on?
Does anyone have similar dice from the same maker? How do the numbers look in person?
LabBugsI bought a set of these the last time they came through. They feel nice with a good weight, they look very nice, and even the bag they come in is of a high quality. I dropped the d6 off of a table and it landed on a corner, but the chipping is not that bad. The main complaint would be that the weighting is almost definitely not uniform; there are a few other materials naturally found in Lapis that alter the rolling balance of the dice, such as pyrite and quartz.
The vendor currently estimates the the bulk shipment of the MDG Lapis Lazuli Gemstone Polyhedral Dice Set will arrive at their warehouse late this week. As soon as it arrives they will begin to prepare it for shipment. We will make sure to update the group when the shipment arrives and the vendor begins to ship out orders.
Thanks for your patience and expect an update from us on 12/16 or sooner if something comes up.
These are nice dice. Numbers look good in person, but I've only had them for a month so I can't speak for longevity.
I do really like the look and feel though. How about a drop of amethyst, or rainbow fluorite? :D