Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Cheap DM/Player tips
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Wycen" data-source="post: 1244203" data-attributes="member: 13732"><p>I think the best cheap advice is to have someone who likes buying and painting all the stuff and let's you use it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>One guy in our group, who's usually the DM, uses old envelopes for drawing maps and pics of things, uses dice and anything else for figures. For his Farscape game our scale is usually much more nebulous, so a six sided dice with the 3 facing up means 3 guards are at that location, etc. </p><p></p><p>For large monsters with weird size dimensions, I have cut out pieces of paper. I'd probably get the Creature Counter stuff, but I'd never know what I might need in a specific session. </p><p></p><p>And my ultimate cheapo tactic is reusing NPC sheets by changing name, weapon used, and other things easy to change on the fly. </p><p></p><p>When I played Warhammer 40K and Epic, I had tons of styrofoam terrain, but as the years have passed most of that has been lost or thrown out. Mom might not mind the boxes of old game material in the attic but why keep this old foam with green paint on it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Now I pretty much draw terrain on my mat and wipe it off after.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wycen, post: 1244203, member: 13732"] I think the best cheap advice is to have someone who likes buying and painting all the stuff and let's you use it. :) One guy in our group, who's usually the DM, uses old envelopes for drawing maps and pics of things, uses dice and anything else for figures. For his Farscape game our scale is usually much more nebulous, so a six sided dice with the 3 facing up means 3 guards are at that location, etc. For large monsters with weird size dimensions, I have cut out pieces of paper. I'd probably get the Creature Counter stuff, but I'd never know what I might need in a specific session. And my ultimate cheapo tactic is reusing NPC sheets by changing name, weapon used, and other things easy to change on the fly. When I played Warhammer 40K and Epic, I had tons of styrofoam terrain, but as the years have passed most of that has been lost or thrown out. Mom might not mind the boxes of old game material in the attic but why keep this old foam with green paint on it. ;) Now I pretty much draw terrain on my mat and wipe it off after. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Cheap DM/Player tips
Top