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DnD terrain ideas?
hulkster:
im a relatively new DM for a group of guys i have together playing dnd. we have played 4 times so far and having a good time. if you play dnd at all you know that the 4e rules put a lot more emphasis on playing with miniatures. im not an old school dnd player so im not all against playing with miniatures and having 3d terrain and stuff, but im not wanting to go all overboard and turn dnd into a boardgame (i.e. heroscape, heroquest, advanced heroquest or descent). anyway, right now, im using a large dry erase board to draw battle grids when encounters come up, and stuff like that and its working okay but 3d terrain would be cool.
ive got some props to use that ive gathered from other games like heroscape (trees, castle walls, etc) and from heroquest (doors, treasure chests, minis, furniture). but im just wondering what you dnd players use for terrain? i know i could spend a fortune and buy premade dungeons but i dont want to do that. and i know about worldworksgames.com as ive built their stuff in the past for heroclix.
anyway....any suggestions on terrain? im just looking for a way to enhance the game.
knave:
Use a large battlemat and draw what you need. Props; tables, chairs, ships, wagons etc are always a cool bonus.
You can also buy the farm sets of toys that are kinda like army men but have animals, trees fences and such. Another option is to print stuff out in color and laminate it. The pre made dungeon tiles don't seem worth it.
Be creative and try stuff out. Use what works for your group.
I've always wondered how many RPG players we have on the board?
hulkster:
the dry erase board is magnetic and i bought some magnetic strips to stick on the bottom of stuff. but im not sure what i want to do.
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: hulkster on April 06, 2009, 03:00:16 pm ---the dry erase board is magnetic and i bought some magnetic strips to stick on the bottom of stuff. but im not sure what i want to do.
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4e rules require miniatures??? Crap. There's a couple of gals that want to get together and play DnD. I haven't played DnD since sometime in pre-1990.
Well.... what about scale model railroad materials?
There's an awful lot of people out there always on the lookout for building their tables on the cheap and still get the realism they're looking for. Check out their forums or webpages for tips you can adapt to your needs. For example, I spotted one tutorial that shows how to make tall field grass using old leftover brown rope, a little bit of glue and a can of green spray paint. If you have a cat, you have a ready source of rope.
hulkster:
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on April 06, 2009, 04:12:25 pm ---
4e rules require miniatures??? Crap. There's a couple of gals that want to get together and play DnD. I haven't played DnD since sometime in pre-1990.
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they aren't REQUIRED....i mean, nothing in dnd is really required other than a pencil, a character sheet and some dice. but the use of minis are strongly encouraged. ive played dnd the old school way with just your imagination and the only time a map or visual aid was drawn was when there were so many monsters that you couldnt keep track of them all. i didnt really like it that way when i played it...so im in favor of the minis.
the way i run my games are that i told my players to go out and find a Reaper Mini that best fits their character. i let them borrow my paints and paint them up. for our game sessions, i put the dry erase board out on the table, and i use it when they enter into an encounter or to keep notes (compass, map, items of note, initiative order, if they are poisoned or whatever). but im having trouble describing the area they are in, ill draw a rough image of it Pictionary style and better describe it. but minis and a battle grid make movement and strategy so much easier to figure out.
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