NEWS – If you’re not already in the know, Hero Forge is the place to go to create super personalized miniatures for Dungeons and Dragons tabletop games. You can tweak everything from the pose to the equipment, making unique characters. Now, Hero Forge is expanding to include the ability to create custom dice. Their Dice Maker tool hasn’t been completed yet, but they have a Kickstarter campaign going on right now to raise funds, and they sent me a few samples to check out.
I was hoping to get an opportunity to make my own custom dice, but they just sent me a few examples to see what the completed dice would look like. The image above shows one of two D20 dice that they sent me. They will also have D4, D6, D8, D10, and D12 size options.
Inside the dice is a 3D printed character, which you’ll be able to customize yourself just like with their figures. You can see that the die itself is made of clear resin material. This particular example has a female elf warrior that looks pretty cool.
The dice are also designed for balance so that all the sides have approximately the same chance of coming up the same number of times.
Small white numbers that feel like they are inside the dice itself and not just printed on the surface. I wish the numbers were a little easier to see, especially on the other D20 they sent me below. I think the numbers need a contrasting background color around them as a highlight.
This problem is very obvious on the other D20 dice that they sent. Can you find the numbers in the image above? I can see the 20, but wow, is it hard to see due to the grey color that was chosen.
The Dice Maker Tool will allow for two different sizes for the numbers. The number size on the D20 dice sent to me is the smaller size.
The numbers in the smaller D20 die are the larger size.
Again, the numbers are a little difficult to see.
Hero Forge also sent me one of their custom figures. I didn’t create this one though, they just sent me a sample of what their custom figures look like. The amazing thing is that these small figures aren’t painted. They are 3D printed using colored photopolymer. The print lines are very faint.
Although I’ve never played D&D with a group (sad…), I can’t help but love these dice and the figure! They make me want to find a local D&D group and show off my cool sample dice – at least until I can make some of my own.
The Hero Forge Kickstarter campaign ends on 04/05/25 and they have already met their funding goal of $117,000. You can pre-order a Hero Forge custom dice starting at $39. After the Hero Forge campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in August 2025. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.
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