2.6D Reversible Tiles System

[@WylochsArmory]

"No dwarf would carve a curve!"

[@ddesouz6]

Where has my life gone! After countless hours of cutting... scratch that... consecutive nights of staying up till dawn cutting one inch squares and gluing them together, I came to the realization that.... this has all paid off! My set hasn't even been painted yet and I'm super stoked on it. It looks f'ing awesome. My wife thinks I'm crazy, but when she starts seeing everything come together, even she thinks it's awesome. I made a set of Black Magic Craft's modular cave tiles too and I plan on painting everything together so hopefully it all matches. I really appreciate your channel, originally I was just looking for some DM tips to kick start my group and now I'm in full on craft mode. This has all been an amazingly fun experience. Your basic fluidity tips for running the game rock, and your room design series is spectacular. Cheers Hankerin, you've been super motivating. I wish you luck on all your ventures

[@MWepex]

I found some black 9x12 inch foam sheets that are 1/4 inch thick at a local craft store for a buck each. Draw the grid, cut out the lines, brutalize the edges, paint and cut out to the sizes that I want, no need to glue back together.

[@theDMsCraft]

2.6D awesome man!

[@Runehammer1]

+theDMsCraft Haha the trollgates are open!

[@theDMsCraft]

Yeah...heh heh

[@Runehammer1]

It's so great to see this "open Source" idea go further and further into people's games. I salute you, oh Yoda!

[@theDMsCraft]

I agree, the evolution of the idea has been fun to watch. It is interesting that I am currently working on a new system called Tilescapes that is very similar to your system.

[@Runehammer1]

Great minds :p

[@amdnable]

"it's surprising of echo you can have in this small room" I watch this video every 6 months for entertainement value :')

[@shadowtheory7500]

Literally going to be using this from now on for everything I do. Thank you so much for this idea!

[@bloodyswordsvids4463]

I forgot how cool these old vids were:)

[@harrywaltan8497]

Awesome T-Shirt...

[@Metalpanzerwolf]

I like this way of making tiles. It looks a bit more organic than some of the previous methods I have seen. With the tooling I have these can be mass produced too. I think its the perfect evolution of the a tile system that is the combined brain child of a bunch of talented crafters! Do you ever use one of those hotwire tools for your foam crafting? If not, do you think it would help speed crafting these up over what you are using now?

[@derekcutsinger3511]

I keep coming back to these videos. Finally getting my craft game on!

[@PrimalEdge]

I love the dual sided idea

[@thegameoverclub]

Hankerin your terrain is amazing as are your videos! love the 2.6D thinking you got going on. Keep up the stellar work and beer drinking :D

[@vanceparrish5251]

Love this channel. You are amazing.

[@WoM]

Always pushing horizons of the D&D crafting world

[@mirandaburnett3248]

Hankerin! This channel rocks :) I'm a new DM so very happy to find your channel (thanks DM Scotty!) especially your key mechanics videos and your room designs are amazing!!! Awesome stuff!!! Can't wait to see what's next 😀

[@Runehammer1]

+Miranda Burnett Great to have you! I can't remember if teh next key mechanics is already decided...any ideas or requests?

[@mirandaburnett3248]

+Drunkens & Dragons: Play D&D Like a Badass - Mechanics for the Underdark or specific areas in the Forgotten Realms universes (ie. Shadow Fell) would be awesome - I'm also trying to wrap my head around traps and status effects like madness (maybe just some things that have worked well for your group). You make things very easy to understand and your tips have already made my first few sessions a huge success (I'm running Out of the Abyss right now as my first DM "thing" and I have gone down the rabbit hole :) I liked playing but I love DM'ing!!

[@Runehammer1]

Yeah that moment when you are no longer begrudging being the DM, but become deviously obsessed...it's a storyteller's playground! suggestion noted...love the Realms...

[@blablubb4553]

One small suggestion: instead of cutting millions of little squares and gluing them together, one could also take one solid rectangle (or square) piece of foamcore and etch a grid into it with a combination of sculpting knife and ballpoint pen and then glue the popsicle sticks to the opposite sides of the textured foamcore rectangle. What size of popsicle sticks do you use, by the way? They look huge! What's their measurements? Best I can get are much less than an inch wide (around 18mm in Europe).

[@alcovitch]

While I know this video is old, I'd love to know how you made those removable doors. They are pretty damn cool and would love to craft some for my Gloomhaven games.

[@Runehammer1]

just popsicle sticks

[@trentonmaloney3280]

i like your new pieces hankerin!i also discussed the hight issue for players in my cave vid.lets try and keep everyone in thier chair. i think the flip over double duty bits are super cool i gotta make some!

[@ZackWilliamsPANCAKE]

Imagine playing 3D D&D in the International Space Station. You could actually float around the terrain and just magnetically base your minis to the different levels of the map. Just sayin'

[@Jpillipow]

Love it! Im in the same boat as you, love the organic nature of a foam sculpt so don't wanna do straight up 2.5d style tiles. Been planning something similar for a while, this is encouraging. I don't have a set of flat tiles for reference, any chance you could post a list of the number of each side you made?

[@Runehammer1]

+Jeremy Pillipow hadn't counted actually...4-8 per size, biggest 6 x 6..need to do 8x8's but building other crzy stuff

[@razan11]

+Jeremy Pillipow I searched a lot and it was: 8 of 1x1, 10 of 1x2, 12 of 2x2, 14 of 2x4, 8 of 4x4, 4 of 8x8. As I dont know how many 2x8 so I did 9 of them and I never needed more.

[@bret6484]

Thanks for the child labor suggestion! Totally does the trick

[@GOMno-pc3pt]

Right on this is very cool. Could you do a vídeo about how you make the doors you show on this vídeo? It's pretty much eye-"balleble" but to know your thinking while you make them would be very interesting. Thanks!

[@Runehammer1]

I glue a few sticks together, add the cross beams (tiny) THEN cut teh round top and base 'em on a pathfinder pawn base

[@MiserySage]

Or build your own mini's I bought some dollar store dragons and cut the heads off glued together on a single body and 4 dollar hydra Bam!

[@jespernohr]

Hank likes the wood ;) Great video!

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

Use an awl or other sharp pointed object (nails) make scratches on those wooden pieces gives them hella more character. Funny about the pennies Dave of Miniature Mash Up calls them copper discs he finds on the street. You two working on a project together would be a trip. From the insanity true genius would be born.

[@M_y_s_tic]

I'd be curious to know what you use to glue on to, and what kind of foam you use. These are awesome, and I'm stealing the idea.

[@Runehammer1]

extruded styrene, hot glue gun

[@M_y_s_tic]

Insulation foam? I dig it

[@TheJerichoJack]

Bow down to the Drunken DM, bow down to the king of crafting! I've been watching your fantastic videos for a while and I have to admit: they are terrific inspiring to me! I start planning my campaign much better in a mechanic way and filling my lacks of knowledge with some of your precious drunkenDM advices. So, really thanks :D oh, may I ask you something? I've been perusing trough your channel, looking the "system"/"misures" you're been using for your tiles and/or which you think is the best approach, can you help me out? :D Cheers to you, with a bottle of kraken. Alessandro

[@Runehammer1]

ask away...

[@fatguydiy8054]

Great videos man. You have a great blend of info and humor. I'm a craftaholic myself and I like your 2.6d system. My only problem is I'm having problems finding a good source of 1/4 inch styrofoam. If you could point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it.

[@Runehammer1]

i just cut mine down o.o

[@trisharay-saulis7831]

DM Scotty uses that cheap foam board from the dollar tree. Makes it a bit uniform, but you could probably beat on it enough to break it up.

[@LiquidFranz]

That’s a fantastic shirt!

[@sorrowofmawsley]

Definitely doing this! Are gonna do this for other map types like forests or Sand?

[@edheldude]

+sorrowofmawsley Definitely*. When would you need forest corridors? I'd like to see other types of dungeon textures. Marble, brown stone, metal etc. as a dungeon terrain.

[@sorrowofmawsley]

+edheldude for forest encounters, maybe a jungle that's so dense you can only travel already cut paths, it definitely has its uses.

[@Runehammer1]

+sorrowofmawsley yeh, but i would build it with positiv espace, not negative

[@tylerh2548]

What crafters would y'all recommend to check out for more ideas like Hankerin's?

[@Runehammer1]

black magic craft, wyloch, scotty, dmg

[@blablubb4553]

@@Runehammer1 The Crafting Muse is also pretty good. And DUNGEON CRAFT.

[@Guild0fGamers]

you know what I think would look better for me, is if the wood was cut into 1" squares and criss crossed.. I wonder if there is a playability problem of these tiles shifting?

[@Runehammer1]

+wade patterson they grip that felt like flies grab doodoo!

[@Guild0fGamers]

+Drunkens & Dragons: Play D&D Like a Badass awesome, I think I'll make some, so me and my friends can play some d&d like big ol' badass' .. I'm trying to figure out how best to make "forest tiles" without em looking like tiles.. when I do, I'll send ya a link.

[@Runehammer1]

ya i just did a subtle-grid cut on my forest base board....but outdoor doesnt usually call for this type of hall-building

[@thecraftshaft1869]

Looks like you've come a long way in the past two weeks:-) I'm excited to see more modular stuff, which is the only way, if you don't wanna be crafting new rooms for storage in the real world;-) 3d is by far my favourite style, but there comes a time where you realize, that you are actually crafting all your stuff in the kitchen, which is getting smaller and smaller, as the boxes of crafted stuff are eating up space;-) 2.6d seems like the middle ground. Especially for us without a dedicated gameroom. Your tiles look great, Hankerin'. So does your doors and the rest of what I saw in this video. Keep up the good work. How the hell did the camera man manage not to laugh at your crazy-ass hosting in this vid? :-) You crack me up every time, so I'm pretty impressed with him being silent. If it was your wife, no need to answer then, she probably thinks you're an idiot talking to other idiots;-) That's at least the general vibe I get, talking to women and most men, about my crafting:-)

[@Runehammer1]

+The Craft Shaft she cracked up a few times, but held it in...STILL GOT IT

[@TheJoystickJunky]

Hi, what should I use under my d&d double sided tiles so they don't slip?

[@Runehammer1]

i use teeny glue dots

[@C_Duffy13]

me being a noob this has been really usefull i want somethign that looks good but modular enough to last me a while, thats whats put me off having walls as it might not accomodate certain bases etc. quick question, do you glue the tiles together, paint and then attatch the wood to the bottom?or assemble it all then paint

[@benjaminscherrey1124]

Inspiring work!

[@Peppershaker]

is it sacrilege to use tilescapes for floors?

[@Runehammer1]

+millionth hobbit hell no! if it makes yo game fun..its canon

[@11111123ful]

So do you paint the tiles before or after gluing them together and to the popsicle sticks?

[@Runehammer1]

Benjamin Finseth before

[@11111123ful]

And do you glue them together first and then glue them to the popsicle sticks, or the popsicle sticks first, or at the same time somehow? I don't want to mimic your set entirely, but yours came out so nicely that I'd at least like a bit of a basis to go off of. Thanks! Great video by the way!

[@Runehammer1]

i think i stained teh wood, blacked the foam...glued it all together all catty wompus, then did the grey sponge paint

[@mics3947]

That's great, man! These reversable tiles are so badass! I'm gonna cut some styrene, I'm gonna carve some foam for sure! :)

[@Runehammer1]

+Master Mics hahahah

[@ROYBGP]

I'm too poor and have no talent to make this stuff. Fucking incredible regardless. I would LOVE to play in one of your game, dude.

[@BrianTChamberlin]

Hankerin, I love your channel. I would love to drink&dragon with you. Would you also recommend doing another set of tiles with one side grass and the other side is (water/dirt)?

[@Runehammer1]

+Brian Chamberlin hell yes! also, I love Geordi. Geordi is our friend.

[@stianthijsen4784]

kickass

[@johnt5875]

Does anyone use a 3d printer to make these

[@Runehammer1]

+John T it would takes ages

[@b33lze6u6]

i demand .5D next

[@Runehammer1]

+b33lze6u6 .5d would be a single point! or is that a line?

[@b33lze6u6]

Drunkens & Dragons: Play D&D Like a Badass it would be DnD but with the terrain expressed solely as complex mathematical equations

[@Runehammer1]

+b33lze6u6 theatre of the mind in extremis ad flagrante

[@damian3182]

Brilliant work! Btw, mind sharing the music creds?

[@Runehammer1]

+damian3182 all made right here! soundcloud is: soundcloud.com/br8-1

[@damian3182]

Thanks! I like this music! Which track is this in the video?

[@Runehammer1]

uhh is it the elves one? lol

[@VioletDeliriums]

i love the kookoo intros... but if you want to sound like a hick, try pronouncing Coors "kurz." ... IDEA FOR YOU: I saw some neat-o plastic skulls for Halloween that you could probably cut up & paint and put onto a wall to make a scary thing to deal with in some dungeon room -- like DM Scotty did with the spiders except this is a prop instead of a monster. Wait until after Halloween for sale price... 12:55 HAHA! This is the stupid stuff I love! "It's too cool! I'm freaking out!" in Zeimer's voice... There was this old guy at work I kept trying to get to go up to some of the young guys and say "Yo, wutup dawg" because he had absolutely no business saying any such thing and I wanted to see their reaction. 2:21 "mind blowed up" -- two point six d = blend of KRAZY three-D grid-less gunk = floor tiles made of popsicle sticks & 1x1x0.25 styrofoam squares made in bulk painted in the layers (soak black to lighter grey) in the squares and putting popsicle sticks on back so you have either stone or wood floor option = something you can see better around the game surface than 3D, and it looks cooler than 3D...

[@Runehammer1]

+Violet Deliriums I grew up right by Golden. We say COORS :]

[@VioletDeliriums]

Drunkens & Dragons: Play D&D Like a Badass I lived in Greeley and Windsor for 9 years! Love CO.

[@Runehammer1]

Ahh the smell of Greeley...

[@VioletDeliriums]

Drunkens & Dragons: Play D&D Like a Badass One time I remarked: "Man it smells like a big old Fartosaurus Rex came through here and ripped a big one!"

[@45whitedragon]

Is it really THIS infernally frustrating to glue the foam together???!!!!

[@Runehammer1]

lol yep

[@GOMno-pc3pt]

"c**** labor" WTF LOL

[@trentonmaloney3280]

mmmmm pudding pops!

[@DungeonmasterMark]

its a bit ghetto for my taste ... but to each their own .... i can appreciate the time spent crafting however.

[@Runehammer1]

Lol

[@MarvelX42]

I really like your stuff, but why is there almost 3 full minuites of nonsense before you get to the subject at hand?

[@Runehammer1]

i am human

[@blablubb4553]

@@Runehammer1 That's golden! :D You stay you!