Those Pesky Dungeon Tiles

[pjrake]

This WotC guy uses a tablecloth of black velvet. I got a swath of it pretty cheap at a local craft store. It makes the table look nice, helps make fetching photos of the battlefield, and tile shift is a thing of the past.

The only downside...my cat's love it. I have to make sure to roll it up and put it away directly after the game, or I'm spending a few minutes cleaning it up with a lint roller before the next game.

This would be a great idea. I'm curious to know how they roll their dice if the whole table is covered in tablecloth? Perhaps on top of their core books?

-PJ

 

[Adso]

This would be a great idea. I'm curious to know how they roll their dice if the whole table is covered in tablecloth? Perhaps on top of their core books?

-PJ

I pin the tablecloth down onto the table, so the surface is perfectly flat. I have no problem rolling dice on velvet. I figured if it works in Vegas, it would work for D&D.

 

[Janx]

I still have my green felt 3'x3' sheet I used for MageKnight. Lay that down, and you've got "ground" for wilderness. Put your tiles on it, and they won't slide.

Use a ruler and a sharpie, and you got a felt "outdoors" battlemat.

Folds up nice

 

[Asmor]

Shelf liner. It's a rubbery material that comes in sheets, used to line drawers and shelves to keep things from sliding around. Cheap, lightweight, portable, perfect for keeping dungeon tiles from sliding around without using any adhesives.

You can even make a "dungeon tile board" by gluing the stuff onto some foam core. Cut it into 12x12 sections, line the tops and bottoms, and you can stack them up for easy and secure transport.

 

[pjrake]

I still have my green felt 3'x3' sheet I used for MageKnight. Lay that down, and you've got "ground" for wilderness. Put your tiles on it, and they won't slide.

Use a ruler and a sharpie, and you got a felt "outdoors" battlemat.

Folds up nice

I like that idea!

-PJ

 

[Oryan77]

I set my Chessex battlemat on the table and then place the tiles on it. I've never really had a problem with them moving around. Never even thought about it actually. Maybe the texture of the battlemat helps keep them from moving?

 

[pjrake]

I pin the tablecloth down onto the table, so the surface is perfectly flat. I have no problem rolling dice on velvet. I figured if it works in Vegas, it would work for D&D.

the felt tablecloth looks like the ideal situation for us.

did a quck search on the 'net but couldn't find any store (even Amazon!) that sell felt tablecloth. the only thing i found were a bunch of stores selling it by the yard (and all of them with a width of 72"). i guess i could essential "make" a tablecloth out of it, but i'm sure they sell actual ones.

anyone find a good store online (or maybe Michael's?) that sell felt tablecloth?

-PJ

 

[FATDRAGONGAMES]

I'll second the use of rubber shelf-liner. We use this stuff for our 3D E-Z Dungeon pieces and they stay put even when the table is bumped, so it'll definitely work on 2D tiles. One roll should do you fine, cut it into a couple of sheets and lay them on your table first.

 

[Mark]

the felt tablecloth looks like the ideal situation for us.

did a quck search on the 'net but couldn't find any store (even Amazon!) that sell felt tablecloth. the only thing i found were a bunch of stores selling it by the yard (and all of them with a width of 72"). i guess i could essential "make" a tablecloth out of it, but i'm sure they sell actual ones.

anyone find a good store online (or maybe Michael's?) that sell felt tablecloth?

-PJ

You want a fabric store (locally, Chicagoland, Joanne Fabrics is the way to go, although Hobby Lobby can also be good because of its regular coupons online). Keep an eye out for when they have a sale. Felt is usually one of the least expensive fabrics and a favorite of miniatures wargamers since the dawn of time. I've got table covering for 6' x 10' tables in several shades of green, blue for naval combats, tan for desert conflicts, black for space battles, and white for winter wars. You should also regularly watch for other cool options. I found, one time, two excellent fabrics in the clearance section, one was a firey red which I plan to use at some point for a lower planes scenario and the other was a mottled brown which should work well for rugged mountain terrain. AND both happened to have tiny hexes on them (too small for actual 28mm scale use but that made them look kinda extra cool for gaming). I've also seen some patterns that have looked like the tops of jungle trees and others that would work for specific environments. If you really want to spend the bucks, you could get something silkscreened or otherwise printed on fabric, though it would run you quite a bit more than I would guess would be prudent for most gamers. Good luck!

 

[pjrake]

You want a fabric store (locally, Chicagoland, Joanne Fabrics is the way to go, although Hobby Lobby can also be good because of its regular coupons online).

There used to me a Joann at my local mall but they recently closed

The only craft store we have here is Michael's. Will go this week and look around.

Thanks!

-PJ