Fun with Tiles

maddman75 · Oct 1, 2004

The maiden is a sweet piece of work. Putting it together is a bit of a task. Worked on it for a couple of hours and I have all the decking done as well as the steerage and lighthouse vents. Another factor is the amount of paper and ink that it takes. The full kit is something like 70 pages of color cardstock prints, as well as 5 transparancies (most of these are optional). So unless you have unrestricted access to a color printer at work (

), keep in mind the cost in creating one of these.

When I get it finished I'll post pics here and on NTL.

Voadam · Oct 1, 2004

The GURPS Cardboard Heroes Haunted House set has a bunch of counters, but they are modern. However, they have a set of them both as alive investigators or NPCs and the same characters as dead splatterd corpses and zombies if I remember correctly. It is a great set.

Go to www.sjgames.com and then to warehouse 23 and the steve jackson section then cardboard heroes for some good ones.

Shallown · Oct 1, 2004

I have been using the skeleton key tiles to make big wilderness maps. I make a 4 x 4 foot map or so. We often just end up using one section or so which makes its reuse easier since we just flip it around and approach encounters from a different direction and use a different section.

Steve jackson did make cardboard heros which has a lot of generic counter type stuff like dead bodies, skeletons, chest weapons etc.

I keep some 1 inch square blank squares to sketch on or use as markers for mundane stuff. I often use the fiery dragon counters for most encounters using figs for the party and singular/BBEG only.

Later

Barendd Nobeard · Oct 1, 2004

maddman75 said:
I'm putting together this bad boy right now. Worldworks stuff is awesome

Wow. I think I have a mandatory purchase for the next time I run U1 - The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh.

I look forward to some pix, maddman75!!

dreaded_beast · Oct 1, 2004

I was thinking about using tiles for my game. Right now, I just use a lamenated battle-mat and a dry erase marker to draw the terrain.

Any suggestions on how effectively use tiles in game?

BSF · Oct 2, 2004

Really, it isn't all that different from a battlemat. I just like having a little bit more color, etc.

Droogie · Oct 2, 2004

reddist said:
Bookmarked! Thanks for the Link, EB. I think I can certainly use some of those.

As long as we're on the subject, I am also wondering about "heavy duty" tiles. Something like thick cardstock, with a "gloss" finish on them that can withstand dry-erase markers. I kinda think I saw something like what I have in mind at GenCon in '03, but I didn't get any.

If such tiles are not already extant, who has suggestions on "working up" some downloadable tiles? Print them out, glue them to heavy card stock, then laminate them? Is there an easier way?

-Reddist

You might try buying a big piece of plexiglass and when you have the tiles set up to your liking, just lay the plexi on top. Just an idea.

Klaus · Oct 4, 2004

www.fierydragon.com -> Look for Adventure Tiles: Dungeons. Ed Bourelle did the tiles, I did dungeons dressing counters (doors, walls, carpets, spiral stairs, corpses...)

D'karr · Oct 5, 2004

Piratecat said:
Maddman, is that ship as sexy as it looks? I seethe with jealousy.

Fiery Dragon is now selling tins of Skeleton Key Games tiles. They're gorgeous and there's a lot of tiles, but I had to use both my tins in order to make the huge 90' x 90' room that I wanted. I used them this evening, and the players were mightily impressed.

It's even sexier. I'll post some pictures of The Maiden as it's being assembled. The masts and sails are the only remaining pieces I have left to assemble.

I could not believe the amount of detail on that model.

These are views of the captain's cabin. The windows are actually transparent. The miniature is there to provide a sense of scale.

Janx · Oct 5, 2004

Yeah, I like WorldWorks' stuff, but I'm a little biased...

For those concerned about printing costs, WWG is getting into pre-printed stuff. DungeonWorks was $30 or so. They sold out already and should be reprinting.

Also check out TacTiles. They're supposed to be pretty neat, and they work like whiteboards from what I hear.

SkeletonKey's got a lot of good variety, but I find the art style to look a little cartoony. It's good work mind you, but I'd prefer a more realistic art style.

I like 0one's art style better, as it has that gritty realistic feel.

I use WizKids' 3 Dungeon Tiles for a lot of my gaming, plus hand-made models (boats, campfires, etc).

Minis are fun!

Janx

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