Dungeon And Dragons accessories

Danbanna

I know I have seen the answer to this before on Penny Arcade ( think it was on one of the news for a comic awhile ago) but where do you guys get your D and D accessories? The boards and walls and towers and all that good stuff. We have a few role playing stores around here in Cincinnati, but I have never seen anything that is as polished and good looking as the ones you guys have... Please help if you can,

Esh

Danbanna wrote: »

I know I have seen the answer to this before on Penny Arcade ( think it was on one of the news for a comic awhile ago) but where do you guys get your D and D accessories? The boards and walls and towers and all that good stuff. We have a few role playing stores around here in Cincinnati, but I have never seen anything that is as polished and good looking as the ones you guys have... Please help if you can,

Amazon.com's marketplace is used by quite a few of the stores that sell that kind of stuff.

Danbanna

Yeah Ive been there, but I was looking specifically for where they got there hard cardboard or foam environments that they have... Lot's of the stuff they have is just the fold out paper crap that tears or folds up and falls over all the time.

Thrack

I think they use Dwarven Forge stuff. Cool, but expensive.
http://www.dwarvenforge.com/

Squirrelmob

If you want hard foam/cardboard stuff, try looking for Warhammer and other table-top accessory/environments. That's where I've seen the most variety and quantity of that kind of stuff.

Esh

Danbanna wrote: »

Yeah Ive been there, but I was looking specifically for where they got there hard cardboard or foam environments that they have... Lot's of the stuff they have is just the fold out paper crap that tears or folds up and falls over all the time.

When you said "You guys", I assumed you meant the forumers. Gabe and Tycho don't read these.

soxbox

Dwarven Forge is hella expensive. Fat Dragon do good card-based terrain - if you print on 100gsm stock and base with foam, it makes for some pretty sturdy stuff. Just depends on if you want to spend the crafting time on it though.

Rear Admiral Choco

I use Fat Dragon terrain and props. They're pretty awesome if you print on 110 lb. cardstock. I base with 3/18" foam board, not sure if that's the thickness they recommend but I like it, myself.

Give Hirst Arts a look, too. It's silicon molds you cast plaster blocks out of, and they look kick ass from the pictures I've seen. You'll have to paint them all by hand though, so you'll need some patience. Each mold is pretty pricey too, at $35 a pop, I believe.

soxbox

If you go the fat dragon option - be aware that most desktop printers will struggle with more than about 100gsm (think that's about 35lb paper?) - you need a printer that passes the paper straight through rather than wrapping it around like most printer. 100gsm is fine for casual use, but it won't take the wear and tear as much as a real solid cardstock.

I find I generally just print floor tiles onto foam and then only use 3d terrain for elevated areas and 'features'. Having a bunch of walls on a regular height dining table with seated players normally means that you get obscured views.

Jeix

Rear Admiral Choco wrote: »

I use Fat Dragon terrain and props. They're pretty awesome if you print on 110 lb. cardstock. I base with 3/18" foam board, not sure if that's the thickness they recommend but I like it, myself.

Give Hirst Arts a look, too. It's silicon molds you cast plaster blocks out of, and they look kick ass from the pictures I've seen. You'll have to paint them all by hand though, so you'll need some patience. Each mold is pretty pricey too, at $35 a pop, I believe.

Hirst Arts is so awesome. I wish I had the time and money for that stuff. Its like LEGO for DnD dungeons.

I guess you could use LEGO also. I think people do that.