D&D General Dungeons & Dragons Underdark Terrain Set

The start of a new line of officially licensed Dungeons & Dragons tabletop terrain sets from Archon Studio will be released on July 15th.

The Dungeons & Dragons Underdark Terrain Set is a fully painted, modular, plastic set of terrain pieces which lock together and which can be combined with other sets in the line.

This set contains:

• 14 floor pieces
• 4 U-shaped walls, 8 curved walls, 4 single walls, 4 short walls
• 11 corner pieces, 14 ledge pieces, 8 ledge corner pieces
• A 25- piece bridge
• A 28-piece Drow ruin

You will be able to pick up the terrain set for $139.

 

[Clint_L]

Follow-up: their basic caverns set, "Rocky Caves," is probably by FAR the best option for most folks, and probably for the Underdoom as well. It offers plenty of table coverage, a bit of elevation, and more than enough walls (those are all leftover walls piled below this build):

 

[Distracted DM]

Did WizKids ever have exclusivity? I don't think so . . .

While not actively being produced anymore, Gale Force 9's line of official D&D miniatures overlapped with WizKids product line.

I misspoke, I suppose. Wizkids was the only one making licensed pre-painted, vinyl miniatures. GF9 was making licensed resin, unpainted miniatures. To me, those were very different products- enough to put them in different classes for consumers, so I said "exclusive" since they were the only ones doing pre-painted vinyl miniatures
And they were the only ones doing so for a long, long time.
They also did terrain, but I don't recall if any of it was licensed DnD-specific terrain like we see here.

 

[Clint_L]

I misspoke, I suppose. Wizkids was the only one making licensed pre-painted, vinyl miniatures. GF9 was making licensed resin, unpainted miniatures. To me, those were very different products- enough to put them in different classes for consumers, so I said "exclusive" since they were the only ones doing pre-painted vinyl miniatures
And they were the only ones doing so for a long, long time.
They also did terrain, but I don't recall if any of it was licensed DnD-specific terrain like we see here.

They don't really do specifically licensed D&D terrain, though they have a few small terrain sets that include licensed miniatures and a couple Warlock Tiles (Jailbreak, that kind of thing). They do make Pathfinder licensed terrain, though (Goblin Village, etc.).

I've recently suggested that they should do licensed D&D terrain in the form of specialty sets compatible with their Warlock Tiles (e.g. a Ravenloft set that includes some bespoke pieces that can be added to a regular Warlock Tiles build to give it a Castle Ravenloft vibe, etc.).

 

[EthanSental]

I think I’ll wait on this one until stores or Amazon have it in the lower 48 states as I spent $320 with them and they never sorted out the UPS issue and I never received anything from the order. UPS kept circling Europe and when it did his the USA 1 time, it got sent back. 320 buck down the drain…

 

[darjr]

Oh! these are the dungeons and lasers folks! I have some of their stuff. The locking system is ok. There are 3d prints so you can connect them to WizKids or Fat Dragon or star lock systems.

 

[Bolongo]

Those patterns just look way to busy. I feel I wouldn't be able to see the minis against that backdrop.

 

[aco175]

Those patterns just look way to busy. I feel I wouldn't be able to see the minis against that backdrop.

I was just thinking that I need better definition of the 5ft squares, even if that means less realism to the terrain. A form/function thing. A bit like dice nowadays.

 

[Clint_L]

Oh! these are the dungeons and lasers folks! I have some of their stuff. The locking system is ok.

Gotta disagree. It's a terrible system! When I first got my D&L caverns tiles, half of my builds bowed up towards the centre because of the extreme tension caused by the tiles. On top of which they take forever to assemble builds, let alone change them, and leave all these tiny holes at each joint which need to be filled with ridiculously fiddly teeny plugs. I've used pretty much every terrain type, and this connector system is the worst hands down. And I write that as someone who bought Warlock Tiles the day they came out with those lethally tight connectors where you needed pliers to make builds.

That's why I immediately ordered and then installed magnets on my D&L tiles, as well as halving all the wall connectors so they slide in and out of the floor pieces (which keeps them plenty secure, BTW; it's a mystery why D&L don't just make them like that). The difference is night and day, not just in making a single build, but in allowing you to change things on the fly, fool around with ideas, etc.

 

[darjr]

Gotta disagree. It's a terrible system! When I first got my D&L caverns tiles, half of my builds bowed up towards the centre because of the extreme tension caused by the tiles. On top of which they take forever to assemble builds, let alone change them, and leave all these tiny holes at each joint which need to be filled with ridiculously fiddly teeny plugs. I've used pretty much every terrain type, and this connector system is the worst hands down. And I write that as someone who bought Warlock Tiles the day they came out with those lethally tight connectors where you needed pliers to make builds.

That's why I immediately ordered and then installed magnets on my D&L tiles, as well as halving all the wall connectors so they slide in and out of the floor pieces (which keeps them plenty secure, BTW; it's a mystery why D&L don't just make them like that). The difference is night and day, not just in making a single build, but in allowing you to change things on the fly, fool around with ideas, etc.

Magnets you say? How did you do this? Is there a tutorial or example?

Thanks!

 

[Clint_L]

Magnets you say? How did you do this? Is there a tutorial or example?

Thanks!

Literally on the previous page, my friend. I also magnetize my Warlock Tiles, but it was much easier to do with D&L tiles due to their shape and the fact that the floors aren't double-sided. It took very little time. Snipping all the wall connectors in half was much more tedious.

The drawback is that you then need metal terrain trays to make builds, but I have a ton of those from my DF. A non-aluminum cookie sheet works great, too, though.