What size is your combat grid?


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Hello all new to the forums :O

I built this table for my group in my basement, the table is 7x4 feet, enough room for 11 players and 1 DM comfortably.
Just waiting to put a few more bits in there, like the essentials of a fridge , kettle and cups for tea :) beers etc can go in the fridge lol

Heres a few pics.


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Okay on here we have:
Table with 1" grid
6 comfy player chairs
1 extra comfy DM chair
DM's whiteboard
Pen pot next to it
power & surround sound next to DM
Paper Shreader lol
Mini's on shelf
Dice bag with hook on opposite end
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Picture of my old character Kade Dar'ken
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A character called Arkandor
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Ronan, Sannis and Luaxhall fighting a nasty orge type thingie. Luaxhall dies :)
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Mini's shelf and D&D books
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Random
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DM's desk
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Red dragon
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My desk
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JohnnyG desk
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Random of grid set up
Lauxhall dies again
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Random of room
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other end
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Wests character Mirralli
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Blue dragon

Perspex glass on everything for easy wipe.

The art is better in the flesh, well i think so as i did them lol
Also since these pictures a nice big light has been put up above the table, a more comfy chair for myself :) Dice bag hooks on all player positions, lots more mini's and lots more books.

Hope you like it



This is the table and gaming room mark Hope was talking about :)
 
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Wow, thats a nice set-up Jade!

Welcome to the forums.

If you don't mind sharing, how much did it cost to construct your table; and how long did it take you to complete?
 

My table must be 4 feet wide or so. I try to make pieces that leave 6+ inches minimum on each side of the table so players have "some" room for their stuff on the table. I use the DDM maps a lot, but have taken to making my own 3D terrain. I try to make it 32 inches wide, but it can be longer than that. I also use D&D tiles, and self made 3D "tiles". It is really quite easy and inexpensive to make your own 3D tiles and terrain.

I'd say figure out your table size first, then how much room you want for your players' stuff, then figure out the size you can use.

Also, I rarely worry about the size of my tiles/terrain matching perfectly with my concepts or pre-made dungeons. I wing it mostly.
 


At the moment I am using my Flip-Mat, which I cannot overstate how wonderful this product is if you are DMing on the road. Folds flat (no big rolled up tube), you can write on it with dry, wet or permanent markers and it all comes clean, and it's very durable. The older mats have hex on one side, grid on the other but the new ones are grid on both sides I think, one grey, one beige. The new ones grid extends all the way to the edge also. I am thinking of buying another mat because this one after three years of use is starting to fray a little bit, but at the price point I totally feel I got my money's worth.

They also make special ones for forest, ocean and I think a village one. Head to Paizo or your FLGS to get one.

Edit: Ahh, here http://paizo.com/store/gameAids/gamingMats/steelSqwire

Once we get a bigger house with a game room I will set my 8'x4' table back up, which I painted white and put down a grid upon and covered with plexiglass. That is my normal game table at home. A bit of overkill I think.
 

The costs, hmm well i'll put it in a list and hopefully i'll remember it all lol

wood: £90 ish
Paint: £25 ish
Perspex: £60 for table sheet only, the draws i got for free off a friend
chairs: £70
Shelves: £20
White board: £20

I spent around £300 in the end, but this was on all the extra's like achrilic paints for the art, other nice touches like the dice bag hooks where only a few pounds.


Its a dream to play on, as our DM will tell you when he has seen that i have posted :)

The time it took me to construck:
table was 1 night with a friend
paint 1 night (to allow it to dry)
Black border and grid 1 night
Perspex 1 night
Art i did in a few sittings
Other bits and pieces i did a my own leasure

Many thanks for the welcome
 

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