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Dwarven Forge

msheamshea Registered User regular
edited March 2009 in Critical Failures
Gabe, I don't know if someone already answered you about the Dwarven Forge.

Last year I switched over to DF stuff from the dungeon tiles. It's really great to use but really expensive. It takes a bunch of sets to really build out a nice layout for a game. If you're willing to spend $1000, you can get an excellent setup but one or two sets on their own won't do everything.

There is a grid built into the floor pieces but there are lots of half-squares or squares that don't quite line up. It wouldn't work if your group is really competitive, but if everyone's willing to fudge a little, it works out great.

I love DF stuff. It's expensive but if you really love the game, this is a great way to show it.

Good luck and I love the D&D podcasts!

Mike Shea
http://mikeshea.net/
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  • TerrendosTerrendos Decorative Monocle Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Gabe and Tycho don't read the forums. You're better off e-mailing them.

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  • RainfallRainfall Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Gabe doesn't frequently read the forums, but he has been known to post in CF before.

    I'd recommend emailing him, to make sure he gets your message.

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  • DrawbackDrawback Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Well, I've recently bought 4 sets and it's enough to have 2 to 3 BIG rooms (+corridors and smaller areas) ready for encounters.

    The trick is to not map the whole dungeon... I prepare rooms where I know there's going to be "fights". Just cover it up and unveil it when necessary. Thinking that mapping an entire dungeon is necessary to use Dwarven Forge stuff creates a barrier of entry that doesn't exist.

    When you have a lot of sets, sure, map the whole undermountain. Just be sure to call me for that game.

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  • ElSpikoElSpiko Registered User new member
    edited March 2009
    A much more cost friendly route that garners you WAY more to work with is World Works Games; they have high quality pdf you can download to print out tons of really nice looking cardstock terrain, and assembly is fairly easy. If you invest in using foamcore for the bases like they suggest, the terrain lasts an incredibly long time, and their masterboard system negates any chance of having your terrain get knocked over or bumped.

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  • HimajinHimajin Registered User new member
    Hey everyone. Sorry to necro such an old thread, but this was the closest to relevant one that I could find.

    I just pledged for 10 sets of the new Dwarven Forge kick-starter tiles, which will be my first time using them (the cost and fragility of the original ones was enough to put me off before). I was wondering if anyone who has experience with Dwarven Forge or similar 3D dungeon tiles had any leads on a good place to get compatible dungeon accessories. I've found a few sites that look promising, but I'm not sure what scale the Dwarven Forge sets are made to. I'm mainly interested in standard fare like tables, chests, gold piles, beds, bookshelves, weapon racks, etc.

    Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer!

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