D&D 5E Against the Giants / Yawning Portal in 3D Glory !!

[shoak1]

Pics from my 3d builds for Against the Giants - sorry, some are blurry


Upper level of Steading:




Lower level of Steading:




Glacial Rift:




Jarl's Throne Room:




Entire Lower Caverns of Rift:




Level 1 of Hall of Fire Giants:






Closeup 1 of Hall of Fire Giant King:




Closeup 2 of Hall of Fire Giant King:




Closeup of Kitchen in Fire Giant Hall:

 

[Jester David]

I miss TerraClips
They were an awesome product. Sad I didn't buy more.

 

[shoak1]

I miss TerraClips
They were an awesome product. Sad I didn't buy more.

Yup they were awesome - stocked up on 20 boxes before they died plus a few thousand clips

 

[shoak1]

I miss TerraClips
They were an awesome product. Sad I didn't buy more.

I'm somewhat surprised they went out of business. They were a cheap affordable way to build and rebuild amazing scenes.

 

[Charles Rampant]

Unfortunately they were useless for wargaming, their core market. Your maps look as great as ever!

 

[Satyrn]

I am impressed.

 

[shoak1]

Unfortunately they were useless for wargaming, their core market. Your maps look as great as ever!

I'm confused Charles - why do you say wargaming was their core market? Admittedly I know little about their history - but I would have thought RPGs/miniatures would be - Terraclips is dungeon terrain.

 

[Charles Rampant]

I'm confused Charles - why do you say wargaming was their core market? Admittedly I know little about their history - but I would have thought RPGs/miniatures would be - Terraclips is dungeon terrain.

Couple reasons:

- the company making it was solely a wargaming one at the time (Wyrd)
- only wargamers tend to go in for large scale city terrain, especially in a range of formats and styles matching the aesthetic of the wargame Wyrd makes
- it was marketed fairly aggressively at the time at wargamers, as I recall.

Of course, I then googled it, and found this comment from a forum thread (very high up when you google Terraclips) from one of the guys at Wyrd regarding why they don't bring it back:

We don't because of various reasons, not the least of which is costs and return vs. other projects that could be developed. It is a very costly product to produce in quantities that make a difference, not to mention the weight of shipping and space of storage it takes.

 

[shoak1]

Couple reasons:

- the company making it was solely a wargaming one at the time (Wyrd)
- only wargamers tend to go in for large scale city terrain, especially in a range of formats and styles matching the aesthetic of the wargame Wyrd makes
- it was marketed fairly aggressively at the time at wargamers, as I recall.

Of course, I then googled it, and found this comment from a forum thread (very high up when you google Terraclips) from one of the guys at Wyrd regarding why they don't bring it back:We don't because of various reasons, not the least of which is costs and return vs. other projects that could be developed. It is a very costly product to produce in quantities that make a difference, not to mention the weight of shipping and space of storage it takes

Interesting. Much of their stuff was dungeon walls/floors/props and in addition to their city stuff gave incredible access to the miniatures world at an affordable cost. For the cost of the three core books of D and D you could buy about 3 sets of terraclips, enough to make a village and dungeon that you could build however you like to suit your layout. Compared to the $20-$50 charged by miniature terrain companies for a single house, it was a steal. Given the millions of miniature figures gobbled up by D and D enthusiasts, it seems it would have been a natural fit.

Maybe they just didn't market their product well? Or maybe it was the whole sandbox vs linear path thing - if you play in a sandbox you don't want to put the game on hold for half an hour while the DM puts together a village or dungeon.

 

[shoak1]

I am impressed.

Thanks! My favorite scene is the Jarl's Throne Room, where I got to use the mastadon mounted giant as well as my giant polar bear and the frost giants firing ballistas. Had a lot of fun building it.