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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 7608829" data-attributes="member: 6796661"><p>Well, this is the first terrain product that has me considering buying it since I went to a horizontal digital display. </p><p></p><p>Generally, I only buy "dressing" pieces or creature miniatures, since all my battlemaps are digital. </p><p></p><p>When I was really into physical terrain, most 3-D products turned me off. Way too expensive and often not convenient for use at the table. I instead would make my own using DM's Craft (DM Scotty) 2.5 D terrain instruction videos.</p><p></p><p>What excites me about this product is:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the price. $65 for 175 PAINTED pieces‽ Wow!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">durability. Made of ABS these can be dumped into a bin for easy storage without worrying about ruining them (except maybe the paint job).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the snap system. Need to see how well this actually works in practice, but looking at the videos, it seems I could keep my creations in another room and easily walk it to the table when the time comes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">good for kids. Unlike many TTRPG physical products, this is something that even small kids could play with and enjoy, so they could get a lot of use in a home with gaming parents and young children. Get these instead of legos!</li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p>What I'm not sure about:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the aesthetics. These have a toy/Lego aesthetic. On the one hand you don't have the evocative art of a great digital battle map or dwarven forge pieces. On the other hand, they are more reusable because they let you use your imagination to fill in the details. They are like the 3D version of the old blue-scale maps in 1e days. </li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p>What doesn't excite me:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">No fog of war. This is an issue with any physical terrain. And you'll most likely use this for set pieces where FOW isn't applicable.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ease of play. While the surfaces and some of the pieces to allow you to use minis with things like ladders are nice touches, this is still 3D terrain. I can see it being difficult to see everything. You'll likely need to be standing while using it. Which is not necessarily a bad thing.</li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>All things considered, I've decided to back it at the advanced navigator's set.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 7608829, member: 6796661"] Well, this is the first terrain product that has me considering buying it since I went to a horizontal digital display. Generally, I only buy "dressing" pieces or creature miniatures, since all my battlemaps are digital. When I was really into physical terrain, most 3-D products turned me off. Way too expensive and often not convenient for use at the table. I instead would make my own using DM's Craft (DM Scotty) 2.5 D terrain instruction videos. What excites me about this product is: [LIST] [*]the price. $65 for 175 PAINTED pieces‽ Wow! [*]durability. Made of ABS these can be dumped into a bin for easy storage without worrying about ruining them (except maybe the paint job). [*]the snap system. Need to see how well this actually works in practice, but looking at the videos, it seems I could keep my creations in another room and easily walk it to the table when the time comes. [*]good for kids. Unlike many TTRPG physical products, this is something that even small kids could play with and enjoy, so they could get a lot of use in a home with gaming parents and young children. Get these instead of legos! [/LIST] What I'm not sure about: [LIST] [*]the aesthetics. These have a toy/Lego aesthetic. On the one hand you don't have the evocative art of a great digital battle map or dwarven forge pieces. On the other hand, they are more reusable because they let you use your imagination to fill in the details. They are like the 3D version of the old blue-scale maps in 1e days. [/LIST] What doesn't excite me: [LIST] [*]No fog of war. This is an issue with any physical terrain. And you'll most likely use this for set pieces where FOW isn't applicable. [*]Ease of play. While the surfaces and some of the pieces to allow you to use minis with things like ladders are nice touches, this is still 3D terrain. I can see it being difficult to see everything. You'll likely need to be standing while using it. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. [/LIST] All things considered, I've decided to back it at the advanced navigator's set. [/QUOTE]
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