Enter the game with Dice Bottle healing potions! Pop the top and down the correctly sized potion while wowing your friends!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Art and more
about 6 years ago
– Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 07:25:37 PM
First off, some much awaited art!
I have all the 'Final' art assets now, but some things need tweaks now that I'm taking them to the material. My plan is to release updates as I complete prototypes to my satisfaction. One thing I do have 100% ready to show is the the Pro Box top.
Final Pro Top Design
For the very popular Red Mahogany style you will have to wait about two weeks to see the design on your finish. I'm spending the extra money to turn that into a hot foil press die. The hot foil process embeds the foil into the wood and is much more permanent than the laser foil was. I'm really excited for this and can't wait to show you the first run.
Vials arrived!
This is what 4450 vials looks like
Not much to say about these, but the boxes are heavier than they look.
Legal, Banks, and Taxes...
Progress got slowed down from a physical aspect of things as I've needed to take the time to make sure everything is cleaned up and proper for the business paperwork side. Lot's of behind the scenes work was done, none of it interesting or newsworthy, but I thought my delayed update needed some explanation.
Thanks again for being an awesome community and I can't wait to show you the final artwork on prototypes as I finish tweaking them!
Forest Green Suede comparisons
about 6 years ago
– Mon, Apr 02, 2018 at 11:47:30 PM
Here's just a simple update for those of you who wanted to see what the forest green suede would look like when etched. I really like how it turned out!
Colonial Maple - Forest Green Suede Rolling Surface
Red Mahogany - Forest Green Suede Rolling Surface
Sedona Red - Forest Green Suede Rolling Surface
It's been a busy week! Huge progress made!
about 6 years ago
– Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 02:02:47 AM
Art update
Chris was making great progress then we realized we might have gone off of the art direction the product needed. After surveying a few backers we confirmed it and we reset back to an earlier draft he had. This is our current direction:
Professional Healers Kit - New Art Draft
And here’s how he’s refined some of the scroll work:
Scroll Work
Workshop update:
In order to be able to efficiently deliver these to you all I needed to turn half of my garage into a workspace. That included getting some electrical work, venting, storage, and work tables. That’s coming along swiftly. The general contractor is almost finished with the electrical work and will be installing the venting today.
Workshop Progress
Purchases update:
Boxes - They have arrived!
So many boxes x_x
Leather - it's been purchased and is arriving Friday
Corks
5000 corks!
Vials - Purchased and shipped
Dice Status - Since I was unable to purchase the volume I needed from Chessex (my prototype dice supplier) I had to go find another manufacturer. In order to make sure I get the color’s matching the prototype dice as closely as possible I have to wait for them to do a color sample run and mail that to me. With their lead times and current schedule that means it will be 45-60 days before I have the dice. This is all expected, and is why I have given myself as much time as possible so that I can get the dice correct.
Keyrings - Arriving Saturday
Geek and Sundry Partnership
It has been a joy to be featured and to work with Geek and Sundry this last two weeks. They have really helped to get the word out there about Dice Bottles and I’m excited to keep working with them in the future for other kits that I make.
Most have finished their surveys, and there’s still time before the deadline of next week.
Current survey counts
Also, it seems there’s a very clear favorite when it comes to finishes. I personally thought it would be a closer split, but the people have spoken and here are the current numbers from kickstarter backers:
Pro Kit survey choices
Next steps:
Finalize art
Stain and clear coat boxes
Laser engrave boxes
More, always more :)
Geek and Sundry Featured us on their site!
about 6 years ago
– Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 07:51:54 PM
Some of you may remember, if you read through all the updates or looked in the comments, that I sent off my prototypes to Geek and Sundry. Well, they've now posted an article and they've told me they love it. I'm am ecstatic and so happy to be working with them. I hope to continue to be a sponsor for their wonderful entertainment that has changed my life.
Finish and Rolling Surfaces Comparison
about 6 years ago
– Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 05:51:46 PM
Many of you have expressed a desire to see the different finishes and rolling surfaces together. Here's some quick shots I did to help you decide better.
Box finishes, from left to right, Sedona Red, Red Mahogany, and Colonial Maple. Rolling surfaces from left to right - Cork, Brown suede, and tan suede
Box finishes, from left to right, Sedona Red, Red Mahogany, and Colonial Maple
Wait, what about Forest Green?!?!
Unfortunately I don't have a reference sample for forest green here, but given the numbers from the surveys already placed I made an educated guess of how much leather to buy and ordered it already. I'm hoping to get it in before the survey deadline and will post an update with pictures of how it looks in each of the finishes when it gets here.
