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Caledan
09-06-06, 03:01 PM I hope that i am posting in the right forum now so here we go.:)

Currently i am using an erasable battlemat with walls, stairs and furniture
made from some isolation board which i painted to give my encounters (dungeons and/or taverns and so on) some kind of 3d effect.
I know that Dwarven forge produces pieces that are modular, but
isnt there something else (cheaper)

thanks
SephDragoon
09-06-06, 04:00 PM The computer? Notably, it loses a bit of tactile sensation, but anything can be done on the computer pretty easily.

Also, have you tried legos? Just a suggestion. I mean, they are pretty cheap for basic building blocks, even if they aren't all too pretty, and they are reusable.

Also, have you thought about using other game's tiles... I know a few that could be useful, but well, I don't want to make the moderators unhappy by mentioning compeditors...
protonik
09-06-06, 04:43 PM Well, Hirst Arts blocks are cheaper in the long run but still just as much up front as the Dwarven FOrge and they require a lot of time to make but they are worth it in every way. If you're on a budget you could buy just a wall mold and build some walls, using the battle mat for your flooring and that would cost you about 34 dollars plus the plaster. To get flooring its about 75 total for the most basic molds you'd need. Using bits and pieces around the house you can construct some really nice looking stuff. You can glue dirt to the walls and paint it green to look like moss, buy bags of plastic coins to decorate walls with and paint them gold. Use old miniatures for statues etc. WHen you decide if you like that and want to expand a bit you can pick up other molds for things like making hidden doors or whatever. Definitely worth the time if you have it.
Caledan
09-06-06, 04:51 PM yes i have thought about lego. and have a large collection of it from my childhood days (sighs! getting older...) i know of those tiles but they dont really give my that 3d feel.
Caledan
09-06-06, 04:58 PM Hirst Arts blocks is something that i have heard of, and i do think that this would work for my 3d appetite but i still haven't found a store over here in the netherlands which sells them (molds or blocks) have seen something like it but these was completly useless for my intended use.
thanks i will suretenly (dont think spelling is correct) look further for your suggestion!!!
Thwyvylyn
09-06-06, 05:00 PM Games Workshop makes various kinds of terrain but they are ungodly expensive.
Fromost the Grimm
09-06-06, 05:26 PM Has anyone tried WotC's Dungeon Tiles?

[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dndacc/0786943483]

I'm not sure if they're all simply large, square-ish Mini's-like terrain, or if they're thick, smaller modular pieces that can be put together like a jigsaw into whatever sized room/corridor you need, such as the terrain maps in Space Hulk.

My gaming group went out and bought 4-5 large sets of the Dwarven Forge stuff, and while it looks great, we hardly use it. Mainly because it's so fiddly to set up, and when dungeon crawling, you're always on the move, heading from room to room, making it a pain to continually move/re-assemble. When we do use it, we typically only use the ground-terrain to map out areas, without worrying about walls at all. This also lets all players see the action, without having to stand to peek over a wall. Because of this, the above-mentioned Dungeon Tiles would appeal if they were a cheap, modular alternative to floor-only mapping . . .

. . . so yeah, anyone tried them out?
Bruunwald
09-06-06, 07:33 PM Hirst Arts blocks is something that i have heard of, and i do think that this would work for my 3d appetite but i still haven't found a store over here in the netherlands which sells them (molds or blocks) have seen something like it but these was completly useless for my intended use.
thanks i will suretenly (dont think spelling is correct) look further for your suggestion!!!

You can only buy Bruce's stuff online, so far as I know, and he DEFINITELY ships overseas.

I'll PM you the info.
VFults
09-06-06, 07:36 PM Has anyone tried WotC's Dungeon Tiles?

Liked them so much I bought two sets! Each set has a great variety of rooms and corridors tiles as well as small tiles for doors, trap doors, portcullis, pits, etc. They are a great buy at $10 a set.

Regards,

V
MistWolf
09-06-06, 07:44 PM You can make anything work for terrain- books, boxes, styrofoam is your friend!, popscicle sticks, decorative rocks even felt! Buy cheap plastic flowers from Wal-Mart, hit them with some green spray paint, cut them into smaller pieces and stab them into blocks of styrofoam. Carve the styrofoam into interesting shapes and hit with a bit of paint. I've used white latex house paint on rectangular flower blocks to make modern buildings for Battletech. We've even draped bedsheets over the living room furniture and other items to create an awesome mountain range with a pass for fighting giants. As a result, some very awesome tactics were used on both sides. We also built a game table out of plywood and covered it with a green cloth. We've also found a shallow box which we filled with clean sand to build our terrain on. Try it!

For now, use what you got and trade in the hex map for a tape measure. We did that and haven't looked back since!
MistWolf
09-06-06, 07:51 PM Oh yea- almost forgot-

http://www.romanseas.com/

http://www.erichotz.com/store.html

http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=657&
Beavisfett
09-06-06, 09:29 PM Well at my house I use Dwarven forge but it is expensive and not easy to tote everywhere, so when I go elsewhere I use Chunkydunegons I bought one set but all of it comes on pdf on disc you can print out more copies of floors walls and etc. looks pretty good and I understand they have more sets now. all on cardstock by the way.
protonik
09-07-06, 07:16 PM Games Worshop also has a good book on making terrain for Warhammer but its generally applicable. You can also make terrain out of foam core that they use for insulation in houses etc. Do a search on the net and you can find some examples.
Thwyvylyn
09-08-06, 01:19 PM Games Worshop also has a good book on making terrain for Warhammer but its generally applicable. You can also make terrain out of foam core that they use for insulation in houses etc. Do a search on the net and you can find some examples.

Foam Core can be really cheap too. Just find a construction site or a foam cutting plant and ask em if you can take their scraps.
Tolby
09-08-06, 01:26 PM Hisrt Arts are great. I use them and they are very cool. the best way to do them is to build something akin to his dungeon. Cast and build a floor then cast and small wall sections. Then paint away.

If you can;t find them in a store then try E-Bay.
Ranger REG
09-08-06, 07:17 PM I know that Dwarven forge produces pieces that are modular, but isnt there something else (cheaper)
Wizkids have a 3D dungeon.

http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mkdungeons/article.asp?cid=37731&frame=products

Title: Mage Knight™ 3D Dungeons
Stock Number: WZK0910
MSRP: $29.95
Expected Release: July 2003
Thruxus
09-17-06, 05:53 AM Jenga Blocks, go to Walmart and Buy 5 cans of the Generic Jenga blocks for 2.99 a Piece and take home, Leave blocks Wood Grain or Paint Gray or black for interesting color themes. Build castle, Walls Preset rooms, templets, etc and then Wood Glue them together, OR buy thick hard Cardboard and Glue the blocks to the Cardboard and scale out a grid on the board before hand. Great, Cheap, Easy, Works great... I will post pictures of what I have later, just remind me... Have fun.. Another great idea, go to teacher stores in your local community and buy Wooden Shape Blocks. Grea selection of Arches, Angles, sqaures, culloums, etc.. try and look and see, PLUS Spray paint works great for the panting. YOU CAN EVEN if you want it prettyer (I know not a word) go to Homedepot and buy a can of Texture (white) Texture your blocks, then base coat with black, and drybrush with grays and whites for a nice stone texture, then build... CHEAPER than anything I've seen

Thruxus
Max Octavious Xavier
09-17-06, 10:24 AM There is also files you can print onto cardboard stock and make into 3d effects. a couple of sites I have have found are;
http://www.worldworksgames.com/store/
http://www.microtactix.com/

I have not tried these, but I have thought about it.
AnthonyRoberson
09-17-06, 10:48 AM There is also files you can print onto cardboard stock and make into 3d effects. a couple of sites I have have found are;
http://www.worldworksgames.com/store/
http://www.microtactix.com/

I have not tried these, but I have thought about it.

The WorldWorks Games stuff is great. Their DungeonLinx products are '2.5 D' and include some 2D and some 3D elements. Check out their website for their other 3D releases. Their textures are awesome and the dungeons easy to build.
Harrowdroth
09-17-06, 06:16 PM I just got a book from Cittadel miniatures that deals with making Buildings, forests, lakes, roads, etc.

Anyway 25$ at a game store.

It was designed for warhammer but the ideas and intructions are great for D&D.:D

Hope this helps.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Caledan 09-06-06, 03:01 PM	I hope that i am posting in the right forum now so here we go.:) Currently i am using an erasable battlemat with walls, stairs and furniture made from some isolation board which i painted to give my encounters (dungeons and/or taverns and so on) some kind of 3d effect. I know that Dwarven forge produces pieces that are modular, but isnt there something else (cheaper) thanks
SephDragoon 09-06-06, 04:00 PM	The computer? Notably, it loses a bit of tactile sensation, but anything can be done on the computer pretty easily. Also, have you tried legos? Just a suggestion. I mean, they are pretty cheap for basic building blocks, even if they aren't all too pretty, and they are reusable. Also, have you thought about using other game's tiles... I know a few that could be useful, but well, I don't want to make the moderators unhappy by mentioning compeditors...
protonik 09-06-06, 04:43 PM	Well, Hirst Arts blocks are cheaper in the long run but still just as much up front as the Dwarven FOrge and they require a lot of time to make but they are worth it in every way. If you're on a budget you could buy just a wall mold and build some walls, using the battle mat for your flooring and that would cost you about 34 dollars plus the plaster. To get flooring its about 75 total for the most basic molds you'd need. Using bits and pieces around the house you can construct some really nice looking stuff. You can glue dirt to the walls and paint it green to look like moss, buy bags of plastic coins to decorate walls with and paint them gold. Use old miniatures for statues etc. WHen you decide if you like that and want to expand a bit you can pick up other molds for things like making hidden doors or whatever. Definitely worth the time if you have it.
Caledan 09-06-06, 04:51 PM	yes i have thought about lego. and have a large collection of it from my childhood days (sighs! getting older...) i know of those tiles but they dont really give my that 3d feel.
Caledan 09-06-06, 04:58 PM	Hirst Arts blocks is something that i have heard of, and i do think that this would work for my 3d appetite but i still haven't found a store over here in the netherlands which sells them (molds or blocks) have seen something like it but these was completly useless for my intended use. thanks i will suretenly (dont think spelling is correct) look further for your suggestion!!!
Thwyvylyn 09-06-06, 05:00 PM	Games Workshop makes various kinds of terrain but they are ungodly expensive.
Fromost the Grimm 09-06-06, 05:26 PM	Has anyone tried WotC's Dungeon Tiles? [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dndacc/0786943483] I'm not sure if they're all simply large, square-ish Mini's-like terrain, or if they're thick, smaller modular pieces that can be put together like a jigsaw into whatever sized room/corridor you need, such as the terrain maps in Space Hulk. My gaming group went out and bought 4-5 large sets of the Dwarven Forge stuff, and while it looks great, we hardly use it. Mainly because it's so fiddly to set up, and when dungeon crawling, you're always on the move, heading from room to room, making it a pain to continually move/re-assemble. When we do use it, we typically only use the ground-terrain to map out areas, without worrying about walls at all. This also lets all players see the action, without having to stand to peek over a wall. Because of this, the above-mentioned Dungeon Tiles would appeal if they were a cheap, modular alternative to floor-only mapping . . . . . . so yeah, anyone tried them out?
Bruunwald 09-06-06, 07:33 PM	Hirst Arts blocks is something that i have heard of, and i do think that this would work for my 3d appetite but i still haven't found a store over here in the netherlands which sells them (molds or blocks) have seen something like it but these was completly useless for my intended use. thanks i will suretenly (dont think spelling is correct) look further for your suggestion!!! You can only buy Bruce's stuff online, so far as I know, and he DEFINITELY ships overseas. I'll PM you the info.
VFults 09-06-06, 07:36 PM	Has anyone tried WotC's Dungeon Tiles? Liked them so much I bought two sets! Each set has a great variety of rooms and corridors tiles as well as small tiles for doors, trap doors, portcullis, pits, etc. They are a great buy at $10 a set. Regards, V
MistWolf 09-06-06, 07:44 PM	You can make anything work for terrain- books, boxes, styrofoam is your friend!, popscicle sticks, decorative rocks even felt! Buy cheap plastic flowers from Wal-Mart, hit them with some green spray paint, cut them into smaller pieces and stab them into blocks of styrofoam. Carve the styrofoam into interesting shapes and hit with a bit of paint. I've used white latex house paint on rectangular flower blocks to make modern buildings for Battletech. We've even draped bedsheets over the living room furniture and other items to create an awesome mountain range with a pass for fighting giants. As a result, some very awesome tactics were used on both sides. We also built a game table out of plywood and covered it with a green cloth. We've also found a shallow box which we filled with clean sand to build our terrain on. Try it! For now, use what you got and trade in the hex map for a tape measure. We did that and haven't looked back since!
MistWolf 09-06-06, 07:51 PM	Oh yea- almost forgot- http://www.romanseas.com/ http://www.erichotz.com/store.html http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=657&
Beavisfett 09-06-06, 09:29 PM	Well at my house I use Dwarven forge but it is expensive and not easy to tote everywhere, so when I go elsewhere I use Chunkydunegons I bought one set but all of it comes on pdf on disc you can print out more copies of floors walls and etc. looks pretty good and I understand they have more sets now. all on cardstock by the way.
protonik 09-07-06, 07:16 PM	Games Worshop also has a good book on making terrain for Warhammer but its generally applicable. You can also make terrain out of foam core that they use for insulation in houses etc. Do a search on the net and you can find some examples.
Thwyvylyn 09-08-06, 01:19 PM	Games Worshop also has a good book on making terrain for Warhammer but its generally applicable. You can also make terrain out of foam core that they use for insulation in houses etc. Do a search on the net and you can find some examples. Foam Core can be really cheap too. Just find a construction site or a foam cutting plant and ask em if you can take their scraps.
Tolby 09-08-06, 01:26 PM	Hisrt Arts are great. I use them and they are very cool. the best way to do them is to build something akin to his dungeon. Cast and build a floor then cast and small wall sections. Then paint away. If you can;t find them in a store then try E-Bay.
Ranger REG 09-08-06, 07:17 PM	I know that Dwarven forge produces pieces that are modular, but isnt there something else (cheaper) Wizkids have a 3D dungeon. http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mkdungeons/article.asp?cid=37731&frame=products Title: Mage Knight™ 3D Dungeons Stock Number: WZK0910 MSRP: $29.95 Expected Release: July 2003
Thruxus 09-17-06, 05:53 AM	Jenga Blocks, go to Walmart and Buy 5 cans of the Generic Jenga blocks for 2.99 a Piece and take home, Leave blocks Wood Grain or Paint Gray or black for interesting color themes. Build castle, Walls Preset rooms, templets, etc and then Wood Glue them together, OR buy thick hard Cardboard and Glue the blocks to the Cardboard and scale out a grid on the board before hand. Great, Cheap, Easy, Works great... I will post pictures of what I have later, just remind me... Have fun.. Another great idea, go to teacher stores in your local community and buy Wooden Shape Blocks. Grea selection of Arches, Angles, sqaures, culloums, etc.. try and look and see, PLUS Spray paint works great for the panting. YOU CAN EVEN if you want it prettyer (I know not a word) go to Homedepot and buy a can of Texture (white) Texture your blocks, then base coat with black, and drybrush with grays and whites for a nice stone texture, then build... CHEAPER than anything I've seen Thruxus
Max Octavious Xavier 09-17-06, 10:24 AM	There is also files you can print onto cardboard stock and make into 3d effects. a couple of sites I have have found are; http://www.worldworksgames.com/store/ http://www.microtactix.com/ I have not tried these, but I have thought about it.
AnthonyRoberson 09-17-06, 10:48 AM	There is also files you can print onto cardboard stock and make into 3d effects. a couple of sites I have have found are; http://www.worldworksgames.com/store/ http://www.microtactix.com/ I have not tried these, but I have thought about it. The WorldWorks Games stuff is great. Their DungeonLinx products are '2.5 D' and include some 2D and some 3D elements. Check out their website for their other 3D releases. Their textures are awesome and the dungeons easy to build.
Harrowdroth 09-17-06, 06:16 PM	I just got a book from Cittadel miniatures that deals with making Buildings, forests, lakes, roads, etc. Anyway 25$ at a game store. It was designed for warhammer but the ideas and intructions are great for D&D.:D Hope this helps.