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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 7148192" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>The full set is $1900. That's my first problem. I have a life and a family. I can't just drop $1900 on a toy.</p><p></p><p>The other problem is that these sort of things are too beautiful. By that I mean, all that detail that makes them attractive means that ultimately they are highly specialized. Either my imagination would have to be constrained by what I own, or I would have to explain that the actual appearance of the room didn't match the tiles I owned. </p><p></p><p>I could probably afford to drop say $200 on a toy, but that constraint makes the second problem more acute. The fewer pieces that I have, the more constrained that I am. </p><p></p><p>Adding to this problem is that I have six players, so I have six PC's plus their mounts, pets, and henchmen in almost every encounter. Throw in 1-2 monsters per PC to make for interesting encounters. If you add to that that a 'step' in 3e went up from ~3' to 5' and the higher mobility possible in 3e, the old 20'x30' room just doesn't work. Many of my rooms are 30'x40', 35'x50', and even 40'x60' isn't that rare to accommodate charge ranges and give utility to missile ranges. It's not unusual to have corridors that are 20'x120'. I need a lot of pieces to just accommodate the set up, never mind accurately represent what is in my head.</p><p></p><p>Together the cost and the specificity of the terrain adds up to a perfect storm of just not worth it, however much I admire the artistry of the pieces.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 7148192, member: 4937"] The full set is $1900. That's my first problem. I have a life and a family. I can't just drop $1900 on a toy. The other problem is that these sort of things are too beautiful. By that I mean, all that detail that makes them attractive means that ultimately they are highly specialized. Either my imagination would have to be constrained by what I own, or I would have to explain that the actual appearance of the room didn't match the tiles I owned. I could probably afford to drop say $200 on a toy, but that constraint makes the second problem more acute. The fewer pieces that I have, the more constrained that I am. Adding to this problem is that I have six players, so I have six PC's plus their mounts, pets, and henchmen in almost every encounter. Throw in 1-2 monsters per PC to make for interesting encounters. If you add to that that a 'step' in 3e went up from ~3' to 5' and the higher mobility possible in 3e, the old 20'x30' room just doesn't work. Many of my rooms are 30'x40', 35'x50', and even 40'x60' isn't that rare to accommodate charge ranges and give utility to missile ranges. It's not unusual to have corridors that are 20'x120'. I need a lot of pieces to just accommodate the set up, never mind accurately represent what is in my head. Together the cost and the specificity of the terrain adds up to a perfect storm of just not worth it, however much I admire the artistry of the pieces. [/QUOTE]
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