D&D 5E Wave Echo Cave map

[Nebulous]

I just don't think there's enough of the caves that need to have maps to print the whole thing. I ended up drawing the middle cave with the raised ends, the water-wheel/forge cave, and the rift/temple cave at various points; I use a giant battle-mat and dry erase markers with some 3d props that I make myself from polymer clay. Works better than any other method, and is infinitely cheaper than printing 90 pages!

Yeah, most of my stuff is packed away now, but i used to create clay and polymer props as well and paint them. Easy and cheap and makes perfect cave fixtures. I don't think my players ever really appreciated how much time I spent entertaining us behind the scenes

 

[Gilladian]

Polymer clay craft is my other hobby - I make jewelry and sculpt a bit. So I make monster tokens, familiars and animal companions (mostly very lumpy!), a few special monsters (a kraken and a fire elemental were two) and things like chests, pillars, bushes and trees, etc...

 

[Nebulous]

I wish i could find the photo of the Aboleth i made. It was BADASS. Better than any of the plastic ones.

 

[Nebulous]

Found it!!!

 

[Nebulous]

I had two in this scenario. This was the injured one surrounded by mind-enslaved minions.

 

[Nebulous]

It turned out well.

 

[Agglomérante]

Nubulous, you mad scientist. How do you unveil that to the players at the table?

 

[Gilladian]

Love the aboleth! My kraken was not half so good...

 

[Nebulous]

Nubulous, you mad scientist. How do you unveil that to the players at the table?

I'm probably just going to plop it down and not try to use a fog of war. But I might. All my stuff is at a players house so I don't have much prep time to set up.

 

[Nebulous]

If the 10 foot squares are a problem I'll redraw on a paizo map to scale.