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March Terrain Recap

This has been a crazy terrain month on Infinity Tower! Edit: added some pieces from Session 12 on 3/28/17. The exploration of the Dwarven ruins of Taul'Khazad has led to a lot of crafting. Some highlights: A section of the bridge crossing the city A 3d map of the city of Taul'Khazad The palace, front entrance   The palace, forecourt, altar, throne The throne room Fire near in the lower crypt (may also be bacon) Upper crypts with captive salamander Upper crypt, sarcophagus and melted door Spike trap (shows our range of minis) This was just so far in March! Next post will have some 3d printed mini pictures and thoughts.

Getting a game on the table - tiles for maps

TLDR; I put my 'Why I do this at the end.' This is how I make a quick map/terrain for a game. Finished painted tiles, total time ~3h With good modular terrain I can lay out my map on my table at home,  take a picture if I need it for reference or sketch out a quick map with some game notes, then pack it up and get it ready for the store. For example, I made a sewer tile set last night. I estimate I spent about one and a half hours to cut the cardboard, assemble the tiles and spray paint them as a primer. Initial map idea before the tiles are assembled Tonight, I am painting the tiles. The method I'm using is a quick sponge paint with some light final detail. Painting the tiles with my totally cheap and quick setup In the end, painting took about one and a half hours too. Three hours seems pretty good for a set that can be used multiple times, changed as needed and put away in very little space. With this effort, I can run the sewer, put it away, run i...