Hi all. working our way through LMOP, me as DM for the first time in 25+ years and all players are new to the game. Having a blast.
A few questions below if anyone could help....any advise appreciated.
1- Not been using miniatures so far but Wyvern Tor is up next (possibly). I see plenty of free maps online to use as 'battle maps' but how do you go about getting them from the PC - Tabletop? A print would just be A4 size no? So too small?
2- I came across Dungeon Craft V1 (a map book thing). Cant find it in stock in the UK though, so can I ask is there something similar that lets you lay out small towns and wilderness settings for certain battles/encounters? What could you recommend?
Kind of hoping the Miniature aspect dosnt take away from the imaginative side of things and make it just another 'miniature tabletop game' kinda thing.
Oh I know its not a complex fight, which is why I wanted to test/show the players how it can work with miniatures too, then we can decide moving forward if we want to incorporate figures more often.
I am just baffled how to use the maps you find online....how can you print them with a standard printer and a4 sheets...
As I say, I wouldnt mind something like the Dungeon Craft Vol1 if there is anything else similar out that...I cant find that in stock in the UK and dont know what else might be similar.
I have only been running games for several months and have found my players like having minis and maps to move around. I am using https://www.blockposters.com/. I can take a map and have it printed onto multiple pages at whatever size you wish. I then tape it together and cover the sections of the map so I can expose them as needed. I have a cheap 3D printer, and we have printed characters and monsters and painted them. The painting is a great activity in itself for the group.
I also made a wood wall system that is modular that works great, but that was a considerable amount of work.
One of my players played in the early 80's with just imagination games. He LOVES the mini's and maps and 3D dungeons.
I have only been running games for several months and have found my players like having minis and maps to move around. I am using https://www.blockposters.com/. I can take a map and have it printed onto multiple pages at whatever size you wish. I then tape it together and cover the sections of the map so I can expose them as needed. I have a cheap 3D printer, and we have printed characters and monsters and painted them. The painting is a great activity in itself for the group.
I also made a wood wall system that is modular that works great, but that was a considerable amount of work.
One of my players played in the early 80's with just imagination games. He LOVES the mini's and maps and 3D dungeons.
thanks for the info. The link dosnt seem to work? Sounds interesting.
I have loads of minis from tabletop games so should be covered re that. Was just a bit lost how to get the maps online onto the tabletop itself.
Maps from online resources won't work at the table without some further editing like enlarging it to the right scale, cutting, then printing. A dry erase board as was mentioned before is a good base. Easy terrain options are stacked cardboard (from big boxes) cutouts glued together, even castle walls, houses, trees are pretty easy to make. No need to paint everything, if the players have some imagination and are enthusiastic. And you can always paint the pieces you might reuse later.
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Hi all. working our way through LMOP, me as DM for the first time in 25+ years and all players are new to the game. Having a blast.
A few questions below if anyone could help....any advise appreciated.
1- Not been using miniatures so far but Wyvern Tor is up next (possibly). I see plenty of free maps online to use as 'battle maps' but how do you go about getting them from the PC - Tabletop? A print would just be A4 size no? So too small?
2- I came across Dungeon Craft V1 (a map book thing). Cant find it in stock in the UK though, so can I ask is there something similar that lets you lay out small towns and wilderness settings for certain battles/encounters? What could you recommend?
Kind of hoping the Miniature aspect dosnt take away from the imaginative side of things and make it just another 'miniature tabletop game' kinda thing.
Cheers all.
I use a dry erase board marked with hexes, and draw the terrain with markers. Several similar items are available on Amazon.
I don't know if a map is worth the effort for that encounter because it's so simple. I'd just roll stealth checks then let players roll attacks etc..
Oh I know its not a complex fight, which is why I wanted to test/show the players how it can work with miniatures too, then we can decide moving forward if we want to incorporate figures more often.
I am just baffled how to use the maps you find online....how can you print them with a standard printer and a4 sheets...
As I say, I wouldnt mind something like the Dungeon Craft Vol1 if there is anything else similar out that...I cant find that in stock in the UK and dont know what else might be similar.
I have only been running games for several months and have found my players like having minis and maps to move around. I am using https://www.blockposters.com/. I can take a map and have it printed onto multiple pages at whatever size you wish. I then tape it together and cover the sections of the map so I can expose them as needed. I have a cheap 3D printer, and we have printed characters and monsters and painted them. The painting is a great activity in itself for the group.
I also made a wood wall system that is modular that works great, but that was a considerable amount of work.
One of my players played in the early 80's with just imagination games. He LOVES the mini's and maps and 3D dungeons.
thanks for the info. The link dosnt seem to work? Sounds interesting.
I have loads of minis from tabletop games so should be covered re that. Was just a bit lost how to get the maps online onto the tabletop itself.
lose the /.& garbage. should work www.blockposters.com
Maps from online resources won't work at the table without some further editing like enlarging it to the right scale, cutting, then printing. A dry erase board as was mentioned before is a good base. Easy terrain options are stacked cardboard (from big boxes) cutouts glued together, even castle walls, houses, trees are pretty easy to make. No need to paint everything, if the players have some imagination and are enthusiastic. And you can always paint the pieces you might reuse later.