So Erik over at Tenkar’s Tavern had a really cool post about using grids or not for battle maps. And just by coincidence I was thinking along the same lines. And as the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words.
First is some ancient tiles I picked up way back when I was playing A D&D. I don’t even remember who made these.
You’ll notice that I like using miniatures from various sources and keeping with one inch squares can cause a few scaling problems. Is that supposed to a “large” creature?
Like I posted before, I really like the Heroscape terrain but if I have to travel around it gets to be a major pain in the ass to lug around that stuff.
My favorite alternative is use felt. Like I said over at the Tavern. It’s cheap. You don’t need any special tools to cut it. It comes in a variety of colors. It’s light weight and easy to carry to a gaming session.
Lastly, one of the handiest things I’ve purchased is the Savage Worlds templates from Litko.
So there you go some pretty pictures of gaming stuff.
Very cool pics!
The miniature paints jobs rock too. Alas, I lack the patience (or the time) to paint these days, and I’m sure when I finally have the time I won’t be able to see the dtails to paint them 😉
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Thanks for compliment but I’m in the same boat with my aged grognard eyes and lack of time. All of those are pre-painted minis. Some standard D&D mini’s, others are Mage Knight, Dreamblade, Safari Ltd and Heroscape.
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