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Image 1 — Mini-mini papercraft town
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Mini-mini papercraft town

Quick and cheap paper props for my mini (1cm grid) traveling games. They might not be the most detailed but they're step above the wonky drawings from before! Paper, pastel coloured highlighters, eraser stamps for the textures, glue and magnetic tape. And the trees are more stamps on magnetic printer paper with more magnets for trunks. A whole (A4) game board full of props that won't get knocked over by stray gust of wind done in one afternoon! And the whole lot packs flat and fits into an envelope.

u/northerncrafter — 4 days ago
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My DM had a faulty dice tower. I offered to fix it and give it the paint job it deserved.

I'm not a pro and it has a ton of imperfect spots, but I really like how it came out.

I'm sure you can find this somewhere online to 3d print if you want. But I will warn you that the large spot south west, as well as the opening next to it counter clockwise (where the mini with the hammer stands) throw out dice which inevitably land on the floor. It was driving everyone at the table mad, so I wanted to fix it!

I had lots of ideas, but I thought turning it into a small diorama of a party facing a beholder would be wicked cool. We have one guy clutching his bleeding sides, a spell caster petrified by the beholder's eye ray. Another just being downed by its death ray, while the last one stands defiantly for one last battle.

u/Sometimes_a_smartass — 5 days ago
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Drow Stalactite Fortress Velkynvelve Assault

Running a sort of sequel to Out of the Abyss in my DnD 5.5e campaign. Did a few sessions with some fun DIY setups.

-Climbing up the cliff to infiltrate the fortress with a piece of sheet metal and spiders stuck to the side with magnets.

-A large setup with foam stone blocks and 3D printed suspension bridge, stalactite tower, TV map with a "hydroarcanical" dam, and the drider lair with hanging wire spider nest.

u/No_Age_1372 — 4 days ago
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Easy Tokens and digital map case

Used coin holders with a wooden coin to put inside.. used a 1 inch circle punch and made some tokens!!

I also printed enemy art (so you can fold it into a triangle) and taped it to the bases.

Super easy, cheap, and reusable and changeable.

I highly recommend for any new DM who doesn’t have a ton to spend on minis.

u/DnDNoobs_DM — 4 days ago
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I stole even more of my kids magnetic tiles and taught myself how to model and texture (badly) to make castle tiles - free download in the description

My kids didn't use the mountain of magnetic tiles I bought for them so I turned them into dnd terrain for my table! The set includes day and night variants of each type.

I'm currently working on the town and paths, and will release them for free as well when they're done.

The grid is 1.5in (2x2 square on 3in tile) but can put the 1in grid on if anyone is interested.

Free download here - I hope you like it! After the town set what should I work on next?

u/Wheresmyfootgone — 5 days ago
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I'm trying to create a battlemap that I can change on the fly based on players' decisions.

Firstly, I know this sub is mostly for in-person, physical objects. I play online over Roll20. But I need the kind of creative solutions that DIY-ers like yourselves are good at, so I hope this post isn't too out of place.

I have an ambitious idea for a one-shot that involves my players creating a world as they travel through it. At certain points, they will be asked questions that shape the new world being born. "You see a terrifying creature, what does it look like?" "You find the perfect place to rest, describe it to me." Now I'm wondering how to handle the battlemap.

Of course, the easiest way would just be to rely on theater of the mind. But I enjoy making detailed maps. My other thought is to try and make as many "themes" ahead of time as I can think of and just pull out whatever is closest in the moment--a desert map, a swamp map, a city map, etc. Does anyone have any other ideas?

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u/SofonisbaAnguissola — 4 days ago
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Dungeon Master Tool — free & open-source DM companion (Beta)

Hi :) I've been building an offline-first DM tool for D&D 5e and just opened limited beta slots for the online side. Sharing in case it helps your table.

What it is

  • Free, open-source tool for players, worldbuilders and dungeon masters
  • Runs on Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS
  • Two-screen layout: DM screen + projected player screen (TV, second monitor, or another device)
  • Fully usable offline/online

Online mode (experimental beta - limited slots)

  • Share worlds with players, invite via code
  • Realtime sync of characters, combat, battlemaps, fog of war
  • Second-screen projection over the network for remote sessions
  • Shared media pool with per-account quota (cloud art, portraits, session media)
  • Beta is invite-gated right now; features still shifting and will keep evolving, expect rough edges and changes

Roadmap

  • Full D&D 5e SRD implementation (closing remaining gaps)
  • Bundled art for every species/class/monster/spell/item, no more raw-text cards
  • Ready-made music packs for the built-in soundpad
  • Better battlemap system (LoS, dynamic vision, AoE overlays, smoother large grids) + free visual asset packs for maps

Links

u/erenorhun — 6 days ago
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Initiative Tracker I Made for My Current Campaign

Made from a 3d printed airplant holder from etsy, the haft of a halberd from my Christmas nutcracker, binder clips, cut up index cards, and marbles.

u/Groundnut — 6 days ago
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I crafted my first DM screen

Really happy with it.

Started playing dnd in januari and really am in love with it. I wanted a display on the table for battles, but didnt had enough room for it to place. So I crafted a DM screen.

u/Affectionate-Fix8145 — 13 days ago
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Started sewing lessons last week and made a dice bag this afternoon. What do you think?

u/lydocia — 13 days ago
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Painted a 3d printed mug

Thought a 3d printed mug I had around looked boring in its unpainted plastic state, decided to paint it myself.

Very pleased with the results!

u/BronzeGolem436 — 14 days ago
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Mooses | Paper Mini Prototypes

Hi there,

My players are gonna face a certain white moose next week in some kind of icy windy dale.
So today I released a Mooses set on my Patreon (Link on my Profile)
And since there is not enough creepiness in that encounter just talking animals, I added a bit of body horror. Each mini also comes with a back view and is available in six color variations.

u/Lichfest — 13 days ago