Tomb of the Frozen King - Boss Battle Build for D&D

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In this video I create a diorama terrain piece for a final boss encounter. I am running Oath of the Frozen King by Absolute Tabletop and this piece will serve as the backdrop of the Tomb of the Frozen King!
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[@FrankyDCrafter]

Every episode you make reminds me of why I love this hobby so much. The first half of this episode made me want to play, while the second half made me want to craft.

[@HallofCraftVids]

that's a great description. I always feel inspired after a BMC episode.

[@FrankyDCrafter]

Hall of Craft I wish I was as well spoken as he is lol 😂

[@Dominik-ev9en]

Hi Dominik from Germany here. I can empathize with everyone about the Styrodur. Normally it’s me watching and worrying how to work around specific materials not being available here. So it’s amusing to me to see the tables turned for once 😉

[@mszoomy]

I guess you get used to what's available but there's pros & cons of both materials and ways to work around the cons. You guys should maybe ship each other foam

[@AzraelDAoD]

Same here! Normally I have to worry, where to buy the US / Canadian stuff...

[@tinaprice4948]

I bought Gerard's kickstarter book and am worried with the foam we have here in america that I wont be able to create his items. We shall see how useful the book will be.

[@aost305]

Same here :D

[@yerushalaimnehereset]

@Dominik Vogt also ich weiß nicht wo du wohnst, aber gerade hier in Deutschland gibt's doch kaum einen Werkstoff der einfacher zu bekommen ist als Styrodur und Hartschaum der Art. Auf Globus Baumarkt liefern die dir das Zeug In stärken von 1cm bis 15cm palettenweise für wenige Euro bis vor die Haustür.

[@user-po2yp9yj8i]

היי חבר אתה אלוף. בכל פעם שאני צופה בסרטונים שלך אני מתפעל מחדש. איזו עוצמה.יצרתיות. ויופי. נותן השראה להכין. כל הכבוד . 🏆⚘⚘⚘ ישראל. ירושלים. 🌍🥰

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

תודה ושיהיה לך יום טוב

[@OperativePeanut]

My son is so happy watching this video and is now embarking on building something similar as he has the sarcophagus in the setting! He's 6 and we really enjoy your videos as they give him heaps of ideas, thanks Black Magic Craft

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Tell him I say hello 👋🏻

[@zealman18]

Solid video- same old high quality editing/voiceover work but with new technique applications every week. I'm loving seeing the growth and broadening of your crafting skill set. Keep it up man!!

[@Fnordathoth]

Beautiful build as always. I loved the resin icicle portion of the build. I have to admit looking into styrodur after that video but cost to benefit ratio made me say "nah, don't need it." Production quality on the vid was aces as always.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

This man understands cost to benefit ratio 👍

[@Moorestx]

you mention: unusual 3 arches situation. There are many real world examples of this, it is called a Palladian Window! a very famous architectural detail. Love the videos, thanks!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Good info. Wish I knew that name earlier. However knowing it now, it’s still hard to find arches like this, but I only looked quickly.

[@HallofCraftVids]

I trust a fellow Canadian to educate the masses on what realistic snow should look like xD

[@PeterLiebetrau]

I like the details work here. The runes in the wall, the walls, the floor and especially the snow. I never did snow on terrain but I'm planning it, having the GSW snow. Your explanation and reasons for consistency are very good advice and very helpful. Thank you.

[@RPRsChannel]

A tip for you: I use my air cleaner to dry anything. It sucks air from the 4 sides on the bottom and blows a powerful stream out on top. So placing anything from minis, terrain, foraged mushrooms, a wet cap on top of the air cleaner; it dries it out in no time. Ofc, it also cleans the air in your room 100% in 1 hour. If needed, you can use a charcoal filter to remove any odors in said room. The brand I use is called "blue".

[@xXshaneharXx]

dude, i love your channel. I dm a game every other Saturday. I used to play AD&D 2e way back in the day and i had just about every source book tsr made. fast forward 25 years and i find myself getting back into D&D with 5e, which i live, i feel like it most retains the flavor and complexity of AD&D while still being modern. WoTC did a good job of combining everything TSR did right with their modern approach to TTRPGs. I promise all that is relevant to this comment. So since i had long gotten rid of all my old source books, save for the encyclopedia magica, i found myself starting from scratch. Well, why not go digital. So, i bought the sourcebook bundle, a few modules and we were off the th races. After playing with some 3d printing and looking at the expense of dwarven forge and minis, i decided to go pure digital and use roll20 and a tv in house. I am very creative, very handy, have a lot of tools and as it happens, have a bunch of resin and silicone molding / casting material. After watching your channel i am once again inspired to go to terrain and minis. It will be fun to creat these things from foam. Thank you for your awesome inspiration and tutorials.

[@Evil_Misfit_]

I made a round pillar with a toilet paper roll and foam. I used your color scheme and used some black wash. I loved how it came out. Gave it so much more character

[@michaels728]

Another helpful tip is to keep some paper towels nearby also. For rather than having to do another dry brushing after you do your black wash, is to simply just buff off any excess wash off while its still wet with the towels. Ive been doing that also for yrs and it seems to work as well it not better. Also while making icicles with a hot glue gun just use a toothpick or paper clip as you make each one to get the long thin lines and help reduce the big glob ball of glue at the beginning. Also before they made snow flock if you dont have any another good substitute that many modelers have been using since the 80s and 90s as myself was to just use Baking Soda which also looks like snow. And if Im not mistaken that is what they use to sell as snow flock.

[@cycoholic]

I used some of your BMC style black mod podge (was $18 AUD! Damn!) on a building I was making from foamboard with one side stripped off to help protect the foam (carved in a brick effect). Worked out really well. Also made up some of your BMC black wash (this cost....more...), and I'm pleased with the results. Better than diluting paint with straight water. Mind you, that did help me win £50 in a terrain comp over in the UK. So that is still a decent low cost option. Still have yet to find a decent brown for a brown wash. Then I'll make up a batch of green wash. So many thanks my Canadian friend. 😉👍 (Edit: not complaining about the cost, it might be a bit of an investment up front, but will last for a long time. For those not aware, the cost of practically everything in Australia is higher than a lot of other places. Everything has to be flown or shipped in. That costs money, and of course, those costs are usually passed on to the consumer. It's just how it goes here in Oz. My mentioning the costs are just flavour text. lol)

[@shayulghul]

Great video. I usually prefer to use a ballpoint pen instead of a pencil to draw lines and textures on foam (but I agree with you that laying bricks is less tedious). The ink acts as a lubricant that lets the pen slide over the foam. It might not be superior, but it's definitely satisfying.

[@dfw_sleepypillz1007]

Black Magic Craft should become the premier importer of primo German foam in the NA region. Just sayin :) I'd buy a BMC branded hobby line, probably more than I need lol. Good luck players - if I have learned anything from watching Jeremy for 2 years, it's that when he says it's going to be difficult - EXPECT NEXT LEVEL EPIC!!!!! Rock on, BMC, much love.

[@Wallach_a]

I also love how you always go through the pros and cons of the tools & products you use. Although, I think you missed an opportunity to use some blue for a harsh cold affect.

[@uhtenberg5501]

- Oh, what a wonderful magic liquid do we have here? - Perrier? - Hell no, that's a Mod Podge =) Still want this stuff in my hands, but it's still only a dream

[@qualityinnrichmondky]

I don't play the game, but I love the miniatures and the builds. I watch a lot of your stuff, because you are good at what you do, and entertaining while doing it. But I must say, this build is extremely cool! Keep up the good work..

[@boredjerboa]

I finally played my first game of D&D, the DM decided to try us with Out of the Abyss and we played for a solid 7 hours. It was one of the best nights ever and I can't wait to play again! I'm hoping to DM eventually and make props like you.

[@89Sawik]

Neat video, thanks for that! Regarding making bricks with pencil - try to use some very thin and not really hot soldering iron - it will melt out the foam around itself - should be much quicker, and the final touch will be more natural.

[@StarshipsSteel]

UH OH! Someone found the smoke effects!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Lol, that's old. I used it way way back. Figured it was fitting here. Don't worry it wont be all over every video now :D

[@StarshipsSteel]

@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial ha! I've got no memory but I'll take your word for it. No issues with effects! Just wanted to comment. ;)

[@ScratchBashing]

I like watching your individual brick method more, too.

[@dwyerd4532]

Seeing this makes me itch to do the Skyrim walls where you learn words for your dragonborn shouts!

[@YGOrochi]

FUS-RO-DAH!!!

[@dwyerd4532]

@@YGOrochi I'll be lucky to get a FUS, but it won't be for lack of trying lol

[@brandonjohnson7291]

Literally just thinking the same!!

[@thanasisgeronimos9124]

Perfect....adding the Undead King was like Diablo 1 and 3 with King Leoric...excellent

[@IamsooRobot]

Let’s goooo!! When I saw that thumbnail and title I lost it haha. I’ve been sitting on a couple amazing cold adventures, with TOTFK being the one I’m most excited for! Thanks for the awesome build-spiration - it looks incredible 👌🏻

[@Jeffs40K]

looks good, I think painting those runes and stuff in the arches with Glow Effect would be cool, maybe even make the center one look like a Planer Portal.

[@robodragon195]

Here in Wisconsin we are using our pumpkins and rolling them with snow so we have snow men now even though it’s Holoween

[@heamsthornbeard6802]

In Sussex can confirm

[@spoopylilprincess4985]

Yooo someone else from wi lol

[@edwardgurney1694]

You could easily use this as an amphitheatre or other public meeting space for Frostgrave, especially if you had some steps or benches to place in front of it.

[@YourFriendlyNeighborhoodNinja]

Another One. BRO, You have seriously brought your A game on this one. THANKS for being so Awesome!!!

[@irongryphon]

I love some good winter terrain, this is exactly how I do my snow as well. Such a simple but effective method. Great build 👍🏻

[@ollol4904]

really cool build and also love the fact that you show us how to make the snow, gg.

[@brandonjohnson7291]

This will be perfect for my Skyrim homebrew with all those ancient, frozen crypts with long dead kings full of Drauger minions or as dragon walls themselves! Thanks!

[@TheRunesmythe]

Another tip for those looking to reduce how much a dark wash darkens their miniatures/terrain; before applying the wash, seal the piece with gloss varnish, the glossier the better. This creates a very smooth, slick surface so that when the wash is applied it will be difficult for it to adhere to large, flat areas and will actually help to encourage it to settle in recessed areas. It also makes it easier to remove wash from unwanted areas; give it about an hour or so to dry, then use something like airbrush thinner or isopropyl alcohol to remove unwanted wash. Once you're done, you can then hit the piece with a couple of coats of matte varnish to knock the glossiness back down.

[@larrymanns364]

I think it is good for you to showcase different one-shot set pieces from time to time because all of those ideas can be incorporated into other builds and it lets you explore themes/structures that you wouldn't otherwise do for reusable terrain. It can be the best of both worlds if done correctly.

[@OverlordOfEcchi]

Great! Always wanted more material for OTFK

[@friendlyvoice9720]

You make it look so easy.....know if I hadda go end up looking like a blind 3yr old made it. Nicely done guy.

[@ohjay93]

As a Norwegian, I like your snow effects really well - they look a lot more realistic than, err..... some of the examples Texan KZbinrs make ;-D

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Canadians know snow

[@feltonallen7301]

Add a drop of blue to your grey for a cool color, yellow or red for warm greys. Tiny amount, but big effect.

[@Liath666]

Really nice build ! It will be fun to play on, and will make a nice display after that. Maybe it's just me, but to me it looks like the Ice King is vacuuming the place :D Maybe he's preparing for the boss battle too... :)

[@danielklinglesmithv2732]

This was a fun simple build. I dig it,

[@johnphilippatos]

You can paint the middle arc with e bright sky blue with some white swirling in it to visualize a portal.

[@drizzt102]

Ive come back to this video because im preparing to get into this part of the hobby slowly with the idea that after we finally get out of this public health nightmare. Specifically for my own world. So all unnoted, all pieces i will design myself for any set pieces. And first will be dungeon tiles and acquiring a basic battlemat for the setting (arctic region of my world so snow/ice and maybe if i can find one that is two sided and is water on the back thatd be great.) Make some tiles and then begin story crafting and likely figure out my first piece beyond tiles. My goal for years end is to have my first 'chapter' of my campaign idea roughly outlined, and be inspired by flushing out the details of the small region of play intended to make some neat builds of terrain. Limited numbers since ive limited funds and limited spare time this year (fiscal recovery) but im super stoked to start. This is gonna be fun.

[@adambaxter3270]

This weeks build sponsored by Perrier Peach!!! Which actually sounds delicious.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Lol

[@edwinoutlaw1706]

Great 'toot as usual. 2 ideas: 1) modify a ball inflating needle for your glue gun as a micro tip 2) EVA foam for brick work or pavers. Back it with chip board, cut your lines, hit it with a heat gun, paint and seal. Check out Odin Makes or Punished Props for examples. Keep up the great work.

[@thomaswilliams5005]

So much knowledge dropped. I appreciate it.

[@RM-vw3ov]

Hmmm a modge podge gloss over it all would add a killer icey surface effect too!

[@MaxDMCrafting]

Welcome to my world Jeremy! Sadly most of what you have said is true, that foam has a lot issues to deal with. That being said, I used that surface pattern for some interesting floor patterns! Definitely I prefer the yellow one, that is what I use most for the stucco effects. BTW: AWSOME EPISODE!

[@JeffJedi]

This one is a real work of art, very moody and evocative.

[@Ainalom]

If it helps, the romans created arches and later it evolved into gothic arches but the very top in the center shouldn't have a line. The reason for this is because there is a central rock at the tip that holds the two arches in place as gravity from the stone arch leans into the capstone, holding the pressure of the rocks in place. I hope this art history helps lol! Great video !

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

People love to say this, but you can easily find endless real world examples of arches with a top center grout line. Takes a two second google image search.

[@Ainalom]

@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial Do whatever you want man. Takes two seconds to be a dick and not get a subscriber too lol

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

It’s just frustrating to constantly be told I’m doing something wrong when it doesn’t actually matter, and especially frustrating when it’s not even something that is correct/true. I’ve been told arches “can’t be built like this” at least 100 times, and a lot of times in ways that imply I’m stupid for doing it like that. Just imagine how that wears on a person. Again, especially so when arches absolutely ARE built like this in the real world quite frequently. Now take this one arch example and apply it to every build. Reading dozens of comments from people a day, every day, condescendingly telling me why something in my fantasy world build is “wrong”. Just put yourself in my shoes for a second. I wasn’t even being a dick, I was just pointing out what you were correcting me one wasn’t actually true.

[@Ainalom]

@@BlackMagicCraftOfficialIt must be a terrible blow to your ego if it bothers you enough to reply to them. Regardless do what you want and dont get butthurt over a critique on your art. Grow from it or dont but Im out. Mildly interesting but dont get it twisted, its not you we're interested in. Its the fantasy world you have your hands on. Goodluck internet person.

[@darrellacorn7318]

Yay for fellow Canadian!! Calgary AB here

[@naamahdarling]

This is such a genuinely pretty, if stark, piece. Lovely.

[@jackfromzanderclan4366]

You have a gift sir!

[@TheMatthew324]

As always another great build! Definitely enjoy watching your builds videos.

[@bitzbox]

This is a great piece for an epic boss battle. The icicles are a very nice touch

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Yeah, I was GOING to go to sleep... But that is a great build and good techniques you are showing us, The finished build just plain LOOKS cold. Brrr!

[@randykowal3397]

It’s cool that you’re using more edits and special effects in your videos. I know that takes a lot of time but I appreciate it

[@markhayes789]

Another cool build. Nice job, bud!

[@MastertheGamerpg]

You make it look so easy! I love your work Jeremy.

[@smitchell22]

Joining the Fellowship has been a great investment, another awesome build! Thank you!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thanks man! Appreciate it!

[@ganjiuana]

Bwhahahaha! “Investment” 😂

[@argonaught]

That came out super cool!

[@ImaginationHobbies]

Thats so cool! Youll definately get more use out of that!

[@bryansmith844]

Great vid. Cheap materials, couple cool techniques, and a great piece in the end!

[@fungol]

After looking at the spec sheet for Styrodur and at the one for Foamular, I think that if you can track down one of the higher density foamulars (250 or 400) it'll be much closer and Foamular 150 which is the normal stuff you find at big box stores. (the higher density ones are for things like under slab instead of in walls)

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Yea I dug into the spec sheets pretty hard a while ago. The thing to look for is compressive strength, you need something comparable to the Styrodur compressive strength if you want similar stuff. For Foamula I think this was Foamular 600. DOW and basically every other manufacturer will also have comparable ones in their line. The problem is actually finding a place where an average person can buy a few sheets. I looked pretty hard and couldn't find it available at retail anywhere in North America. Its definitely going to be available through suppliers for the construction industry if you want to find a place that can get it, set up a commercial account, and buy a full pallet of foam. If you ever find a source to buy the higher density Foamular in small qty, let me know as that's info I'd love to pass on to people.

[@Wallach_a]

This is pretty awesome! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@CrimsonTemplar2]

Very cool build.

[@squizzy6143]

wow, amazing work... i have never played D&D, but it does look like it could be super fun... love your diorama builds

[@claylewis8233]

I like your demo shot of running the foam through the wire cutter! Look it doesnt fit!!! very late-night infomercial of you! Made me laugh. Cool build as usual!

[@ori6282]

I live in France and sheets of hard xps foam are pretty easy to find and quite cheap. Strangely I've only found smooth sheets, never with the beehive texture.

[@OKTabletop]

Awesome build! Thanks for the tips on snow flocking paste. I think I've been mixing mine a bit thick.

[@coleenknickelbein8063]

At Home Depot recently picking up some pink foam and saw this on the shelf. Just wondered if anyone has any knowledge of it's safety? It's dense foam, sandwiched between silver sheets of foil. Was easy to texture and held the texture well. It's called Rmax R-Matte Plus 3. "an energy efficient thermal insulation board composed of closed cell polyisocyanurate (polyiso) foam core bonded to reinforced aluminum foil". The foil seemed to peel cleanly from the foam. Was going to pick up a sheet and give it a go but wanted to check in to see if any contractors out there have horror stories, health warnings or anything else before I bring it in the house & start working with it. Slainte!

[@klaskact4317]

Beautiful snow effect!

[@wonderboy2402]

One of your cooler builds and videos!

[@dubbydapanda7189]

I admire your crafting skills! I can't wait to do it someday.

[@hobbiesinasmallroom1850]

Thanks to you, the upper floor of my house is covered in foam and plastic dudes. Thank you so much for making such great and informative videos!

[@scimerio1117]

Another great project!!! Awesome!

[@smoessmee]

'Tem-plate' is logically the proper way f saying it ;) Being Irish I'm not at all biased in that :D

[@forrestcrabbe]

the snow looks real good 🤘🏻

[@shawnjdouglas]

This was really cool. Love your channel!

[@stephenstoneii197]

Would love to see you pant that ice king mini. This was awesome, and helped alot. Can't wait to try this one

[@deathmetalbard]

I bought oath after watching your video and it was well worth getting!

[@josray2557]

that is fantastic..like one of the coolest pieces I've seen.

[@mbahadirb]

I enjoy watching you do these amazing scenes.

[@aaronjones1752]

I enjoy your channel so much that I make sure to watch everything once a week

[@TannerSidetrax]

The snow trick is awesome, almost make me want to build snow tiles just to have a reason to use it. Though the UV resin trick makes some mighty fine icicles, have to say I prefer the look of the hot glue ones, since they're not fully transparent, they have that cloudiness that icicles (in Ontario at least :P) tend to have

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

After putting mine on I actually realized that the clarity was a bit of a problem as it makes them harder to see. I actually thought about putting a matt varnish on them. So yea, the hot glue may actually be better on the finished piece.

[@theandf]

I don't play D&D, but this is great for Frostgrave!

[@Blandco]

"Some go with with the grapefruit Perrier but I find the peach just makes the crafting go by much smoother." I gotta disagree with this point he made. Topo Chico is the carbonated drink of choice when crafting for D&D builds.

[@VikingFyre]

Nah, tall glass of cider makes the crafting smoother. Also keeps me from getting into the car to go get more crafting supplies XD

[@alexanderking9462]

Crabbies ginger beer

[@gamemasterscrafters2135]

7 freaking UP

[@mlazlow4217]

Another great video - thanks, man!

[@meeplesoul5893]

To get rid of the waffle pattern you can also try sandpapering it, but always wear a breathing mask

[@aaronbono4688]

I keep watching these "snow" terrain videos and just am not interested... until now. Now you make me want to try it out!

[@michaele1407]

you are amazing creator, love your channel

[@robertneudecker1919]

Using a baby wipe to clean up some spots will bring highlights back as well

[@Gamarishi]

Amazing build!

[@jewishhippie8972]

reminds me of bloodbornes Cainhurst Castle

[@wolfandfx8846]

That's so cool

[@RyngsRaccoon]

I really like this build! Thanks for sharing.

[@anthonyhargis6855]

Awesome! I always enjoy your videos. My father married a Canadian nearly fifty years ago, so . . . I'm not prejudice. LOL

[@johneberts2918]

as always looks great love the snow effect

[@Blandco]

Hey I say Template too! I guess growing up a couple miles from the border of Canada paid off.

[@SirGambitRocks]

I have heard both used regularly and i live in Texas

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Except for three years in Arizona, I have lived in Massachusetts, and I only use and hear tem-playt, not tem-plet. But then, we also say stuff like cah, yahd, pissuh, beeyah, and peetzer. (car, yard, pisser, beer, pizza)

[@tinaprice4948]

I grew up in Las Vegas and always said and heard it as template

[@redforest9269]

Ohio: Never heard anyone say "templet" in my entire life. I came down here when he said it to see if maybe it was a "Britain-Thing" or something, but apparently, us Yankees are the ones saying it *shrugs*.

[@donaldtownsend971]

That is so cool.