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<blockquote data-quote="KanedaX321" data-source="post: 5370536" data-attributes="member: 98003">First off, I apologize in advance: I'm a new member to EN World, and have not become a subscriber yet, so I can't search to see if this topic has been discussed in advance.&nbsp; If it has been, please point me in the right direction.I'm also relatively new to D&amp;D in general.&nbsp; I've been in my first regular D&amp;D group for about a year now, and am now teaching myself how to DM a campaign.&nbsp; Unfortunately, at this point my equipment consists of 3 4th Ed books, some blank character sheets, a DM Screen, and three sets of dice.Needless to say, I have a lot of money yet to invest, whether it be on miniatures, expansion books, etc etc etc.&nbsp; So, with that in mind:Right now I'm comparing erasable battle grids.&nbsp; Chessex seems to be the&nbsp; standard for blank, 1-inch square grids, but eBay also has multiple listings for a grid from a website called&nbsp; roll4initiative.Has anyone ever made any comparisons between the&nbsp; two styles of mats?&nbsp; Chessex is a vinyl grid, while roll4initiative is&nbsp; laminated.&nbsp; Is one better or worse than the other?&nbsp; I picture a&nbsp; laminated grid as stiff, difficult to roll up for storage and even more&nbsp; difficult to flatten out again later, but I might be off the mark on&nbsp; that.&nbsp; It is more cost-efficient, especially as part of r4i's &quot;gamer's&nbsp; kit&quot;, and is also squared on both sides vs. the hexgrid on Chessex.&nbsp; But I also know Chessex is the tried and true model, since it's&nbsp; the mat my DM uses in my current campaign.Opinions?&nbsp; Thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KanedaX321, post: 5370536, member: 98003"] First off, I apologize in advance: I'm a new member to EN World, and have not become a subscriber yet, so I can't search to see if this topic has been discussed in advance. If it has been, please point me in the right direction. I'm also relatively new to D&D in general. I've been in my first regular D&D group for about a year now, and am now teaching myself how to DM a campaign. Unfortunately, at this point my equipment consists of 3 4th Ed books, some blank character sheets, a DM Screen, and three sets of dice. Needless to say, I have a lot of money yet to invest, whether it be on miniatures, expansion books, etc etc etc. So, with that in mind: Right now I'm comparing erasable battle grids. Chessex seems to be the standard for blank, 1-inch square grids, but eBay also has multiple listings for a grid from a website called roll4initiative. Has anyone ever made any comparisons between the two styles of mats? Chessex is a vinyl grid, while roll4initiative is laminated. Is one better or worse than the other? I picture a laminated grid as stiff, difficult to roll up for storage and even more difficult to flatten out again later, but I might be off the mark on that. It is more cost-efficient, especially as part of r4i's "gamer's kit", and is also squared on both sides vs. the hexgrid on Chessex. But I also know Chessex is the tried and true model, since it's the mat my DM uses in my current campaign. Opinions? Thanks! [/QUOTE]

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