Generally speaking, you’ll want to have the following dice on hand to start playing D&D. d4: Four-sided die d6: Six-sided die d8: Eight-sided die d10: Ten-sided die d12: Twelve-sided die d20: Twenty-sided die Realistically, beyond those basics you’ll want to have a handful (at least 3) d6s, and it’s helpful to have a pair of d10s for rolling percentile.