If you could only own three or four Dungeon Tiles sets...

[Stalker0]

I would buy whatever set has a 3x3 tile. I am SO tired of not having a tile for my wizard to lay down his burst 1 effects. Is there one out there?

 

[Kris]

...why wasn't this thought of before? 30+ years into D&D and Dungeon Tiles only come out a few years ago? Strange, that.

Various companies have put out similar stuff in the past, even GamesWorkshop used to do a few sets a long time ago (on thin cardstock), but yeah it's a pity that WotC didn't come out with the current ('official D&D') line sooner.

I remember when I first picked up the 3.0 books and decided to make my own tiles (which was before most of the current pdf publishers started to put out their own 'printable' tiles, so there wasn't much of an option) …and looking back at the last set I created myself (not even the first - which were a little cartoony), it looks like I did them back in 2003 …how time flies.

 

[WhatGravitas]

Various companies have put out similar stuff in the past, even GamesWorkshop used to do a few sets a long time ago (on thin cardstock), but yeah it's a pity that WotC didn't come out with the current ('official D&D') line sooner.

Well, problem was the "thin" cardstock. A big part of the appeal of the WotC tiles is their sturdiness. Furthermore, most tiles from other companies were full of interesting scenery - which made them pretty specific.

Apart from some sets (I'm looking at you, Lost Caverns), the WotC sets have a pretty good balance between useful genericness and smaller, more specific utility tiles.

Cheers, LT.

 

[Kris]

Well, problem was the "thin" cardstock...

Agreed

The tiles that came with games like 'Advanced HeroQuest' were better, but IMO the current WotC line is probably the best (and sturdiest) to date (and not all that expensive either).

The only real issue I personally have with these dungeon-tiles (or any other tiles for that matter) is the fact that they can sometimes slide around a little, or be knocked out of place if accidentally bumped (this is only really a problem if you have made a complex arrangement out of several small tiles to try and match the layout of an existing dungeon map for example).

I know that it is a minor quibble, but to combat this I've just finished making a set of magnetic walls to go around my D&D tiles (to keep them in place on a magnetic white-board) which should allow me to make complex shaped rooms (with lots of smaller tiles) that aren't going anywhere in a hurry

Here's a few pic's of what I've created (alongside the D&D tiles) in case it is of interest to anyone who is thinking of doing something similar (note that I also posted these in the mini's section):
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l159/csp_kris/magdun1.jpg
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l159/csp_kris/magdun2.jpg
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l159/csp_kris/magdun3.jpg

Anyway, apologies for straying off-topic a little.

 

[WhatGravitas]

Anyway, apologies for straying off-topic a little.

Mate, apart from being not very portable, that's pretty good! It's like Dwarven Forge crossed with Dungeon Tiles!

Cheers, LT.

 

[blargney the second]

Those magnetic walls are awesome, Kris! Could you please fork a thread about how to make those?
-blarg

 

[Kris]

Could you please fork a thread about how to make those?

There's not much to tell really. I explained things a little over in this post over in the art/mini's forum:
http://www.enworld.org/forum/showpost.php?p=4423910&postcount=33
...and so I'd be happy to try and answer any further questions over there if you like (rather than hijack this thread any further).

 

[blargney the second]

Cool, thank you!

 

[Jhaelen]

I'd definitely go with two sets of Ruins. I think the forthcoming 'Streets of Shadow' may be very interesting. So I couldn't really decide yet, which would be the other two.