D&D General Suggestions for good physical D&D battlemats?

[Paul Farquhar]

Oh and I also bought a 200 foot roll of 1-inch grid paper and have been cutting portions from it for pre-drawn maps for years!View attachment 435771

This looks very much like what I do. Preparing bastlemaps is fun. I have a book of A3 graph paper rather than a roll. A3 is generally big enough on a 1 cm = 5 ft scale.

 

[guachi]

Chessex wet erase battlemat. I had credit at a game store that was closing so I just grabbed it off the shelf. Totally worth it!

 

[Voadam]

I just noticed the Paizo spring cleaning sale was extended. 50% off flip mats and 60% off select flip tile sets. Watch out for the sticker shock on shipping though.

 

[Koloth]

I just noticed the Paizo spring cleaning sale was extended. 50% off flip mats and 60% off select flip tile sets. Watch out for the sticker shock on shipping though.

2nd on the shipping shock. $21.59. But to be fair, I ordered 14 items and the box was fairly heavy. Still saved about $100 off normal price even after shipping costs.

If you don't mind taking a small chance, ordering Chessex factory seconds is a great way to get some quality mats on discount. I have ordered several over the years and never been disappointed. YMMV. The worst one I received had some minor variations in the blue coloring. Oddly, the variations hide the times I don't get the map perfectly cleaned after using. But I have never seen a factory first blue mat to compare them to. Might just be the way blue turns out.

 

[el-remmen]

But I have never seen a factory first blue mat to compare them to. Might just be the way blue turns out.

I have one and the blue is consistent (as is the green on the other side).

 

[BruceWright]

These are good options. My favorite, that I haven't seen people mention, is the D&D Adventure Grid. Wet/Dry erase foldable glossy cardboard grid. Lays flat. Folds up. One side is green the other side is dungeon.