We play on VTT now but many years ago we just bought a piece of white poster board and drew a grid of 1” squares on it. Not fancy, but it got the job done. Dominoes for walls, and whatever we had handy for terrain, monsters (sometimes actual minis, sometimes coins or plastic poker chips when we had a bunch of monsters).
We've got some dry erase mats with a grid on them. Currently we draw maps onto them, but we've got files for printing out walls and stuff which we'll slowly get made, then eventually I'll make 3D printed terrain.
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For a beginner I would recommend either the Chessex Battlemap or Megamap, depending on your particular needs. Each has their advantages and disadvantages - the Battlemap is easier to move around and throw on top of other maps, so it is great for smaller rooms or upper floors, while the Megamap covers more space and can allow larger dungeons, but you also need a decent sized space to use them in.
I would get whichever works best for your personal needs. Even if you ultimately decide you want the other one, you will always be able to use the first purchased moving forward - I personally use a mix of both, depending on what I am doing in the session.
thinking of just using some graph paper with the map drawn on it or maybe something from another board game.
what do you guys usually use?
I have a battlemap from ‘Chessex’. It has squares on one side and hexagons on the other.
You can draw on it with water soluble markers and wipe it out as easy with some damp cloth. Works amazing and is great to draw on the fly maps.
For maps that i want to prepare beforehand i use flipover sheets you see in boardrooms etc. Not expensive and already come with one inch squares.
We play on VTT now but many years ago we just bought a piece of white poster board and drew a grid of 1” squares on it. Not fancy, but it got the job done. Dominoes for walls, and whatever we had handy for terrain, monsters (sometimes actual minis, sometimes coins or plastic poker chips when we had a bunch of monsters).
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We've got some dry erase mats with a grid on them. Currently we draw maps onto them, but we've got files for printing out walls and stuff which we'll slowly get made, then eventually I'll make 3D printed terrain.
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You know what? A good ole' chess board is actually pretty accurate to use with standard D&D miniatures.
An 8x8 grid though?
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For a beginner I would recommend either the Chessex Battlemap or Megamap, depending on your particular needs. Each has their advantages and disadvantages - the Battlemap is easier to move around and throw on top of other maps, so it is great for smaller rooms or upper floors, while the Megamap covers more space and can allow larger dungeons, but you also need a decent sized space to use them in.
I would get whichever works best for your personal needs. Even if you ultimately decide you want the other one, you will always be able to use the first purchased moving forward - I personally use a mix of both, depending on what I am doing in the session.
I have the Battlemaps Reborn pack that I got laminated and the folding generic grid map that Wizards sells.
I also have a handful of FAT mats and their clear grid overlay, which is a tad large for regular use but works in a pinch.
I also use MapTool on a small TV for using digital maps with physical minis.
There are a lot of options out there for doing gridded battle maps.