Minis. I got into painting them for a while but stopped. My friend had access to a 3-D printer for a bit and he used it to print out a ton of figures so between the two of us we're set.
tokens, virtually; minis or whatever is handy in person.
I got a 3D printer explicitly for creating "larger scale" minis, lol. And so I try to have them available -- since I can model something fairly fast, it lets me create some nice pretty stuff for my players.
However, I hate painting minis. So most of them are a gray color, lol.
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Wyrlde: Adventures in the Seven Cities .-=] Lore Book | Patreon | Wyrlde YT [=-. An original Setting for 5e, a whole solar system of adventure. Ongoing updates, exclusies, more. Not Talking About It / Dubbed The Oracle in the Cult of Mythology Nerds
I run a lot of virtual games (I think I am up to about six) - those are 99% of the time, theater of the mind.
But if they are traveling through some form of maze or cave system, I will use a virtual map (Roll20) and use tokens.
In my face to face games I run, both of those use minis (for combat only, when needed) with the rest being theater of the mind.
We only use minis for combat too.
I like using minis for exploration too. If they are exploring a town or an expansive forest, it helps to know where they are. Or in a tavern full of interesting people, it helps know who is where.
I run a lot of virtual games (I think I am up to about six) - those are 99% of the time, theater of the mind.
But if they are traveling through some form of maze or cave system, I will use a virtual map (Roll20) and use tokens.
In my face to face games I run, both of those use minis (for combat only, when needed) with the rest being theater of the mind.
We only use minis for combat too.
I like using minis for exploration too. If they are exploring a town or an expansive forest, it helps to know where they are. Or in a tavern full of interesting people, it helps know who is where.
That’s not a bad idea. I’ll mention that to my DM.
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I really like D&D, especially Ravenloft, Exandria and the Upside Down from Stranger Things. My pronouns are she/they (genderfae).
I run a lot of virtual games (I think I am up to about six) - those are 99% of the time, theater of the mind.
But if they are traveling through some form of maze or cave system, I will use a virtual map (Roll20) and use tokens.
In my face to face games I run, both of those use minis (for combat only, when needed) with the rest being theater of the mind.
We only use minis for combat too.
I like using minis for exploration too. If they are exploring a town or an expansive forest, it helps to know where they are. Or in a tavern full of interesting people, it helps know who is where.
The one thing I like - when I do theater of mind (no combat) - but I say something like, "You hear voices coming from up ahead."
The players can ask me "Is there a tree I can climb next to me?" or "Is there a rock to hide behind?"
And I will usually think, depending on where they're at - ask them to make a Nature check of some kind. For example if they're in a forest, and they ask if there's a tree near them, there's a good chance there is - but is there one with branches low enough to grab and climb? Give me a Nature Check, DC 12.
So I can plot a tree down next to them, if needed, with theater of mind, while exploring. You could draw it on a map, or whatever, but I feel like that slows it down.
I hit a bad patch of life, and it pulled me down even as it gave me some time to finish a few projects. Those are still ongoing, but the worst part of it was i lost my home.
Now, i did manage to scrape out a couple grand from it for myself, and so I am now a mobile Toni — I have shifted to RV life, in a beat down, worn out, 30 year old motorhome with stunningly low miles. It is an absolute “project” — but it is also a home until i grab a piece of land to settle it on and finish out my time on this globe.
Will be doing mobile D&D from it, too — sometime this summer I will start running virtual games and in-person games for folks in my neck of the woods as I slowly ease into full time retirement (I am presently partially retired).
I am going to be coming up here more often as well — i have reached a point where I have a need to share some stuff for free.
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Only a DM since 1980 (3000+ Sessions) / PhD, MS, MA / Mixed, Bi, Trans, Woman / No longer welcome in the US, apparently
Wyrlde: Adventures in the Seven Cities .-=] Lore Book | Patreon | Wyrlde YT [=-. An original Setting for 5e, a whole solar system of adventure. Ongoing updates, exclusies, more. Not Talking About It / Dubbed The Oracle in the Cult of Mythology Nerds
I hit a bad patch of life, and it pulled me down even as it gave me some time to finish a few projects. Those are still ongoing, but the worst part of it was i lost my home.
Now, i did manage to scrape out a couple grand from it for myself, and so I am now a mobile Toni — I have shifted to RV life, in a beat down, worn out, 30 year old motorhome with stunningly low miles. It is an absolute “project” — but it is also a home until i grab a piece of land to settle it on and finish out my time on this globe.
Will be doing mobile D&D from it, too — sometime this summer I will start running virtual games and in-person games for folks in my neck of the woods as I slowly ease into full time retirement (I am presently partially retired).
I am going to be coming up here more often as well — i have reached a point where I have a need to share some stuff for free.
I hit a bad patch of life, and it pulled me down even as it gave me some time to finish a few projects. Those are still ongoing, but the worst part of it was i lost my home.
Now, i did manage to scrape out a couple grand from it for myself, and so I am now a mobile Toni — I have shifted to RV life, in a beat down, worn out, 30 year old motorhome with stunningly low miles. It is an absolute “project” — but it is also a home until i grab a piece of land to settle it on and finish out my time on this globe.
Will be doing mobile D&D from it, too — sometime this summer I will start running virtual games and in-person games for folks in my neck of the woods as I slowly ease into full time retirement (I am presently partially retired).
I am going to be coming up here more often as well — i have reached a point where I have a need to share some stuff for free.
Oh wow, that's heavy. I'm glad you are still able to pull the scraps together though. You're adamantine.
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"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
Question Of The Day; do you use tokens or minis?
And when I awoke
I was alone, this bird had flown
So, I lit a fire
Isn't it good, Norwegian Wood?
Minis
Hi, I’m DrakenBrine, here’s my Sig and characters
I am The Grand Envisioner!
Minis
I really like D&D, especially Ravenloft, Exandria and the Upside Down from Stranger Things. My pronouns are she/they (genderfae).
Minis. I got into painting them for a while but stopped. My friend had access to a 3-D printer for a bit and he used it to print out a ton of figures so between the two of us we're set.
tokens, virtually; minis or whatever is handy in person.
I got a 3D printer explicitly for creating "larger scale" minis, lol. And so I try to have them available -- since I can model something fairly fast, it lets me create some nice pretty stuff for my players.
However, I hate painting minis. So most of them are a gray color, lol.
Only a DM since 1980 (3000+ Sessions) / PhD, MS, MA / Mixed, Bi, Trans, Woman / No longer welcome in the US, apparently
Wyrlde: Adventures in the Seven Cities
.-=] Lore Book | Patreon | Wyrlde YT [=-.
An original Setting for 5e, a whole solar system of adventure. Ongoing updates, exclusies, more.
Not Talking About It / Dubbed The Oracle in the Cult of Mythology Nerds
Depends.
I run a lot of virtual games (I think I am up to about six) - those are 99% of the time, theater of the mind.
But if they are traveling through some form of maze or cave system, I will use a virtual map (Roll20) and use tokens.
In my face to face games I run, both of those use minis (for combat only, when needed) with the rest being theater of the mind.
Check out my publication on DMs Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Tawmis%20Logue
Check out my comedy web series - Neverending Nights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wr4-u9-zw0&list=PLbRG7dzFI-u3EJd0usasgDrrFO3mZ1lOZ
Need a character story/background written up? I do it for free (but also take donations!) - https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?591882-Need-a-character-background-written-up
We only use minis for combat too.
I really like D&D, especially Ravenloft, Exandria and the Upside Down from Stranger Things. My pronouns are she/they (genderfae).
I like using minis for exploration too. If they are exploring a town or an expansive forest, it helps to know where they are. Or in a tavern full of interesting people, it helps know who is where.
That’s not a bad idea. I’ll mention that to my DM.
I really like D&D, especially Ravenloft, Exandria and the Upside Down from Stranger Things. My pronouns are she/they (genderfae).
The one thing I like - when I do theater of mind (no combat) - but I say something like, "You hear voices coming from up ahead."
The players can ask me "Is there a tree I can climb next to me?" or "Is there a rock to hide behind?"
And I will usually think, depending on where they're at - ask them to make a Nature check of some kind. For example if they're in a forest, and they ask if there's a tree near them, there's a good chance there is - but is there one with branches low enough to grab and climb? Give me a Nature Check, DC 12.
So I can plot a tree down next to them, if needed, with theater of mind, while exploring. You could draw it on a map, or whatever, but I feel like that slows it down.
Check out my publication on DMs Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Tawmis%20Logue
Check out my comedy web series - Neverending Nights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wr4-u9-zw0&list=PLbRG7dzFI-u3EJd0usasgDrrFO3mZ1lOZ
Need a character story/background written up? I do it for free (but also take donations!) - https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?591882-Need-a-character-background-written-up
Tomorrow, should I wear glasses or contacts to ask my crush out? (I typically wear glasses.)
Gulpmissile Day on Feb. 15 every year. (Now with Gulp in the world of lurkers.)
Praise Mulop!
Wear contacts. It makes your eyes look more emotional and less closed off.
I really like D&D, especially Ravenloft, Exandria and the Upside Down from Stranger Things. My pronouns are she/they (genderfae).
Whichever one helps you feel more confident.
Ok,an unrequested update on and about me.
I hit a bad patch of life, and it pulled me down even as it gave me some time to finish a few projects. Those are still ongoing, but the worst part of it was i lost my home.
Now, i did manage to scrape out a couple grand from it for myself, and so I am now a mobile Toni — I have shifted to RV life, in a beat down, worn out, 30 year old motorhome with stunningly low miles. It is an absolute “project” — but it is also a home until i grab a piece of land to settle it on and finish out my time on this globe.
Will be doing mobile D&D from it, too — sometime this summer I will start running virtual games and in-person games for folks in my neck of the woods as I slowly ease into full time retirement (I am presently partially retired).
I am going to be coming up here more often as well — i have reached a point where I have a need to share some stuff for free.
Only a DM since 1980 (3000+ Sessions) / PhD, MS, MA / Mixed, Bi, Trans, Woman / No longer welcome in the US, apparently
Wyrlde: Adventures in the Seven Cities
.-=] Lore Book | Patreon | Wyrlde YT [=-.
An original Setting for 5e, a whole solar system of adventure. Ongoing updates, exclusies, more.
Not Talking About It / Dubbed The Oracle in the Cult of Mythology Nerds
Dang, that's a lot. I'll be praying for you.
Oh wow, that's heavy. I'm glad you are still able to pull the scraps together though. You're adamantine.
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale
How did it go?
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale