Collector guide
appa’s guide to Dispel
Getting into Dispel is part catalog, part treasure hunt, and part learning the stories the dice tell. Start with the pieces that call to you. The rest of the map can come later.
It all started with three Kickstarter collections
These campaigns form the opening chapters of the collector timeline. The dates and campaign descriptions below come from their official Kickstarter pages. Rarity notes are community shorthand and will keep changing as the Archive gathers better release, restock, and sale evidence.
Prologue / Dispel Dice Debut
Dispel’s first Kickstarter introduced sharp-edged resin dice with inclusions and established the visual language collectors still recognize.
Collector note: In appa’s current collector shorthand, the Debut sets generally begin around uncommon, with Black Prismatic Shard singled out as the hardest of the collection to chase.
Open the official Kickstarter campaignDice by Wyrmwood & Dispel
The next major chapter paired Dispel’s resin work with Wyrmwood and also included gemstone and glass dice, creating a much broader family of releases and variants.
Collector note: Many pieces from this campaign are harder to find than the Debut sets. The Archive will record rarity set by set instead of forcing the whole campaign into one tier.
Open the official Kickstarter campaignThe Elemental Collection
This limited Wyrmwood and Dispel collaboration centered on twelve sharp-edged resin designs paired with twelve Dice Vaults inspired by the elements.
Collector note: Collectors distinguish Iconic and Iridescent versions as well as seven-piece, D6, and D20 forms. The Geodes, Iridescent Space, and Iridescent Lightning are among the pieces appa currently treats as the deepest chases.
Open the official Kickstarter campaign
Other paths through the Emporium
Not every set came through a major campaign. The Archive also tracks lucky bag exclusives, convention exclusives, Free RPG Day releases, collaborations, experimental pieces, seasonal drops, and other limited appearances. Gothic Cathedral is one example of a set associated with a lucky bag rather than a normal storefront release.
Restocks shape the journey
A set can be easy to find for months, disappear, and return without much warning. The useful questions are not simply “Is it rare?” but “How was it released?”, “Has it ever restocked?”, “How often has it been widely available?”, and “Is another restock expected?”
The Archive will preserve dated release and restock events instead of turning one moment of availability into a permanent label. Public comments about possible returns—such as past discussion around Faewater or Supernova—belong on the timeline with a source and date.
Learn what makes one set different from another
Identification can depend on number depth, resin, inking, iridescence, liquid cores, Iconic designs, chonks, and inclusions such as Mylar, foil, or glitter. Physical copies can also show yellowing, delamination, chips, breaks, liquid-core cracks, scrapes, and other production or wear differences.
Collector photographs matter because the same set can look different under natural light, dim light, different cameras, or with different faces showing.
Rarity is not the same as desire
The Archive uses the working tiers basic, common, uncommon, rare, very rare, epic, legendary, and artifact. A tier should be supported by release method, availability, restock history, age, and documented observations. What collectors love most is personal and belongs in stories, wish lists, holy grails, and each collector’s one Fatechaser—not inside the rarity calculation.
Follow the evidence—and the stories
Official links establish what was announced. Collector photos show what physical dice look like. Reviewed sale observations add market context. Tomes preserve the fictional tales, set histories, reviews, and ownership journeys that make a collection feel alive.