It's one of my player's birthday, coming up. I want to make a set of oversized Star Wars dice for him to mightily roll with his PC's highest dice pool (YYGGG, plus 2 Boost) thundering across the gaming table.

How do I do this without breaking the bank?

There are a ton of places that sell oversized Pathfinder-style dice sets, but they don't have the right symbols, and buying 5 sets (or more if I'm trying to get the right colors). There are a couple of places that sell individual dice, but I can't find any sites that have the full range of sizes (d12, d8, d6) in stock.* Even if I get the right sizes and numbers, how do I get the symbols on and keep them on and make it look totally awesome?

This may be a failing proposition, but I definitely want to check with all you smart people first. Thanks in advance for the ideas.

*http://www.dicegamedepot.com/25mm-blank-12-sided-dice/or http://www.dicegamedepot.com/19mm-blank-dice-white/

For the symbols, find some nice high-res images of them (or use one of the fonts floating around and set to an appropriately high size), and print them on clear file or address labels (depending on the size of dice you get).

You'd think someone would have set up a 3d printing of this. A quick googling finds Destiny tokens, but not dice. YMMV.

You'd think someone would have set up a 3d printing of this. A quick googling finds Destiny tokens, but not dice. YMMV.

Smaller size/volume=quicker printing time.

You'd think someone would have set up a 3d printing of this. A quick googling finds Destiny tokens, but not dice. YMMV.

Smaller size/volume=quicker printing time.

Sure...but if you're implying that nobody's making dice because they're larger, I'd argue that plenty of people are making larger items.

You'd think someone would have set up a 3d printing of this. A quick googling finds Destiny tokens, but not dice. YMMV.

Smaller size/volume=quicker printing time.

Sure...but if you're implying that nobody's making dice because they're larger, I'd argue that plenty of people are making larger items.

Not my implication at all (intended, anyway). I'm sure plenty are making larger items, but a quicker turnaround is more bang for the buck. With the unique symbols, there may also be a higher risk of a C&D from FFG when it comes to dice, while the Destiny tokens (at least the light side) aren't unique to FFG.

With the unique symbols, there may also be a higher risk of a C&D from FFG when it comes to dice, while the Destiny tokens (at least the light side) aren't unique to FFG.

That's what I was thinking as well. Probably more to do with that than the cost/time.

Legally, no third-party can sell the FFG Star Wars RPG dice. You'll be hard-pressed to find such a solution

Legally, no third-party can sell the FFG Star Wars RPG dice. You'll be hard-pressed to find such a solution

That's my thought. But someone could sell me a set of dice in the right color and I could buy a sharpie...?

Large blank dice with with a sticker sheet and instructions on how to print the symbols on them?

Large blank dice with with a sticker sheet and instructions on how to print the symbols on them?

Totally. Got any good insights on place to buy blank dice of the right color, though?

You might have to make stickers but here's some blank dice of a larger variety.

thediceshoponline.com

has blank dice and anyone that carries Koplow dice should be able to get blank large sized poly sets as well.

Koplowgames.com

You'd think someone would have set up a 3d printing of this. A quick googling finds Destiny tokens, but not dice. YMMV.

3D printing is slow when it comes to volume. It is far faster to use molds than it is to make dice in a printer. So, price would be much higher as the printing ties up the entire printer for each run.

For example, Shapeways lists their prices as around $0.28/cm^3 for a strong/flexible plastic. That means a 1" d6 would cost nearly $5 to be printed as a solid unit. That's before any other costs, like fixed setup fees and per unit fees (about $2.50 per die printed), so now you're up to $7.50 per die. You'd want at least 6 of each and there are 4 types in at least 6 colors (if you're wanting bigger d10s for percentile). So, that's about 44 dice (6 each of Setback, Difficulty, Challenge, Boost, Ability, Proficiency, Force and 2 for percentile). Assuming all the dice use the same amount of material, making them slightly different sizes, that would be $330 for a set of dice.

Compare that to the ~$1/die for the set that FFG sells, and you can see why no has bothered to do dice this way.

http://www.shapeways.com/materials/strong-and-flexible-plastic

Compare that to the ~$1/die for the set that FFG sells, and you can see why no has bothered to do dice this way.

Excellent information, thanks! But I'd imagine that there are always those that would do it just because they could, money be damned. We have an interesting set of people in this hobby.

You might have to make stickers but here's some blank dice of a larger variety.

thediceshoponline.com

has blank dice and anyone that carries Koplow dice should be able to get blank large sized poly sets as well.

Koplowgames.com

Winner winner chicken dinner. Colored blank dice would be amazing, but I'll take what I can get.

You might have to make stickers but here's some blank dice of a larger variety.

thediceshoponline.com

has blank dice and anyone that carries Koplow dice should be able to get blank large sized poly sets as well.

Koplowgames.com

I have a couple sets of the big Koplow dice, they are good quality. I haven't done the float test to ensure accuracy but my D&D characters remain alive so there's that.