3-D Dungeons

CainerWolf

Can you guys direct me to where those awesome 3-D dungeon environments are sold? I see those in pictures that are posted, but I haven't been able to find where to purchase them online.

Thanks!

soxbox

http://www.dwarvenforge.com/store/home.php

If you have to ask, you probably can't afford it.

CainerWolf

soxbox wrote: »

If you have to ask, you probably can't afford it.

Not being able to afford things is what Christmas is for

Thanks!

vonAßmann

www.hirstarts.com

--> Some Glue, Time and Plaster could lead to something like this:



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Way less expensive, but way more work todo

SkyCaptain

The molds are pretty expensive though.

Unsalted

Yeah, our group was considering investing in some of those.

Ultimately it came down between those molds or pizza for the next year - pizza won.


Really, they are nice molds and seem to be well worth the money if you can swing them.

Hachface

If you have some card stock, paper glue, and an X-acto knife you can build 3D dungeons at a fraction of the price of Dwarven Forge:

http://www.fatdragongames.com/fdg_3Dfan.html

SkyCaptain

FatDragon is probably what I would go with for personal use. If I were to buy the molds, I'd sell castings of the blocks on the side. Maybe setup up an easy process to paint them en masse and be able to charge a little more.

Mr_Rose

SkyCaptain wrote: »

FatDragon is probably what I would go with for personal use. If I were to buy the molds, I'd sell castings of the blocks on the side. Maybe setup up an easy process to paint them en masse and be able to charge a little more.

Dwarven Forge II: Dwarve Harder?

SkyCaptain

Following some links, I saw unpainted kits being sold for $30 or more. I could probably mass produce painted blocks in a several styles pretty quickly. Just spraypaint and then drybrush.

Horseshoe

vonAßmann wrote: »

www.hirstarts.com

--> Some Glue, Time and Plaster could lead to something like this:



More Pics

Way less expensive, but way more work todo

Eh, I look at that and think of the cost of printing out that map, which is on wizards.com for no cost.

Or using dungeon tiles...

and then the "way less expensive" part kinda flies out the window for me.

edit: also i think he got the scale wrong

Mr_Rose

I think it was intended to be "way less expensive" than Dwarven Forge items, rather than cardboard/the office laser printer.

Horseshoe

yeah i get that

the investment involved with 3D terrain is still the thing that keeps me from trying it

i mean it looks cool and all

but when you've got a combat encounter that may last all of five rounds in a dungeon delve

(as in the example in above photo)

well shit man

SkyCaptain

Horseshoe wrote: »

yeah i get that

the investment involved with 3D terrain is still the thing that keeps me from trying it

i mean it looks cool and all

but when you've got a combat encounter that may last all of five rounds in a dungeon delve

(as in the example in above photo)

well shit man

Modular terrain. You can re-use the pieces and if they're big enough set pieces, assemble the encounter pretty quickly.

vonAßmann

Horseshoe wrote: »

Eh, I look at that and think of the cost of printing out that map, which is on wizards.com for no cost.

Sure, but why taking the fuzz printing it out? You could take a big piece of white paper and a marker, draw some quick lines for Walls and there you go. The Players could be some Junk from the Kitchendrawer (The Paladin is the Salt Shaker, the Rogue the Pepper Mill) and the big red Dragon is proxyed by Mothers Ball of knitting wool.

Costs nothing, no effort and I'm pretty sure it'll work. Although it wouldn't be the gaming style I'd enjoy, but who am I to judge anyone? Whatever floats your Boat, Kitchendrawer Boy

Horseshoe wrote: »

edit: also i think he got the scale wrong

The tiles haven't been made to build that excat Dungeon Delve Encounter, I just arranged it roughly.

SkyCaptain wrote: »

Modular terrain. You can re-use the pieces and if they're big enough set pieces, assemble the encounter pretty quickly.

Exactly

After playing the first two encounters, I'd say it was totally worth the Work:



I'll surley use me Collection of D&D Dungeon Tiles in the future to play other/"non Corridor" Encounters, but having the terrain in 3D is the way cooler gameplay experience.

BensRPGPile

Hi All,

We use a little bit of everything in our monthly game...

There is just so much fun stuff out there to choose from right now: great pre-painted sets from Dwarven Forge, slick buildings from Miniature Building Authority, flexible dungeon tiles from Wizards, and endless possibilities with molds from Hirst Arts.

We favor the Hirst stuff a little but only because you can get really modular with your dungeons. Honestly, those molds really aren't that pricey. You're talking $30 for one mold that you can use over and over again. The bigger trick is the casting, glueing and painting. That can be a kinda time consuming but there's lots of pride in the end product.



And best of all, I have zero talent when it comes to working with my hands so if I a guy like me can do it, anyone can :P

PMAvers

There's also the paper stuff that WorldWorks sells.



I mean, holy crap.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEsqxLrlNA0&feature=player_embedded#

branar

After playing the first two encounters, I'd say it was totally worth the Work: pic

My favorite part about that is the Hero Quest furniture. Awesome.

BensRPGPile

Hi All,

Ya know, I've seen the paper buildings at GenCon and in-person (as one of my co-workers is a fan). That stuff is cool but man, I'm lousy at cutting and folding so I chickened out.

Still, I could see some of those working out in the right settings (at least on the building side). I worry too about the warping - but honestly, that's a common, common prob in anything one must build.

vonAßmann

branar wrote: »

My favorite part about that is the Hero Quest furniture. Awesome.

They're imho the best Furniture Sets you can get atm. They're usually less than a Buck the Piece and you could use them out of the box

@PMAvers:

I didn't knew these so far, thx for the link those are great!