DUNGEON CRAFT! Affordable Paper Tiles and Scatter Terrain for D&D - SPONSORED

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

CHECK OUT THE KICKSTARTER PAGE: bit.ly/DungeonCraft_KS I'm amazed how many comments are showing up about cutting them out ruining the thing on the other side....or why are they double sided if you are cutting them out......come on guy! These ARE DOUBLE SIDED PIECES AND THEY LINE UP FRONT AND BACK. Cutting it out doesn't ruin the thing on the other side!

[@garfieldwithissuez]

Posting to help with the algorithm.

[@runewang3192]

My first thought was this book is maybe good to use as templates when building terrain/houses.

[@ironalex28]

I WAS gonna get it... if they shipped to my country...but they only have like 5 shipping possibilities and alas I am not one of them =/ Plus shipping alone is almost enough to cover an entire second copy of the book if I could ship it to my place

[@seasider15]

Is it because at some points you're turning more than one page at a time? Because I want to believe you, it looks and sounds great, but at certain points when you turn a page the opposite face would definitely ruin the previous page.

[@stevesmith5963]

I was initially thinking the same thing about the "ruining", I even re-watched the video to see. I think it just looked that way because in the beginning as you were flipping through it, the pages weren't concurrent!? so it looked like they weren't lining up correctly.

[@clifb.7182]

When I was in the Army many years ago, back in the 80s, I learned that I could protect my maps and other training materials I use in the field with clear shelving paper so when I got home I covered all of my RPG maps. I had half-dozen poster sized city maps and I used clear shelving paper to laminate all of them. Aside from being water resistant, you can also write on them with erasable markers (check first to make sure). Anyway, I think this process would work well with something like this. Remove the entire sheet from the book, cut your shelving paper big enough to fold over one edge so you can do both sides, place the paper on a smooth flat surface and peel back about an inch of the protective layer on your shelving paper. Stick just this narrow edge to your table and push the edge of your graphic to the adhesive's edge. Then, with the back of a spoon or a roller, slowly start pushing the shelving paper over the graphic as you pull the protective sheet on the other side. Go slow and when you get to the edge, flip your graphic and cover that side. Once the shelf paper is applied, use a razor or a hobby knife to cut around the edges of the image you want to cut out. Do BOTH sides, then cut it out and trim it. I used this process to laminate an entire Ranger Handbook 30-years ago so I could use it as a training aide and it still looks ... well, strange, but it serves its purpose.

[@JayG63]

I bought the $30 book, at Emerald City Comicon, a few months ago and I love it. They hadn't begun ths Kickstarter yet and the book was unbound. Although I build 3d terrain, I really like this set for travel purposes. I highly recommend it, especially for those who can't/don't want to spend big $ for expensive terrain.

[@travisshallenberger9486]

Dude, I ain't even 2 minutes in and I'm sold. $30 bucks for something like this is a great idea, and a heck of a bargain. EDIT: Now that I've watched the whole thing, I'm even more impressed. The monster tokens are a huge plus. One thing that is sorely lacking in tabletop RPGs is affordability. Not everyone has $40 to plunk down for a few orc soldiers that will die almost as soon as they're encountered. I think I will back this product no problem. (Also "and you just throw out this one ring." Yeah right. Like it's that easy. Just ask Frodo.)

[@shinankoku2]

Travis Shallenberger yeah, me too. I’m pretty much sold.

[@NeflewitzInc]

I hate that I never have the right miniatures on hand for what the party is fighting. Years ago I bought Descent: Journeys in the Dark and I use those miniatures for almost everything. I can either use those or pay $30 for two of the 15 orcs I'll need for an encounter in a module.

[@sgt-slag]

If you do not have a color scanner, get one! Scan the pages, print them onto full-sheet label paper, cut, attach to cardboard, use, re-use. If you lose it, print another copy. This way, you can have as many of each as you desire, or need. Your original will remain intact, on the shelf. My color laser printer has a built-in scanner/copier, which outputs either B&W copies, color copies, as well as shrinking and enlarging. Technology is your friend. Cheers!!

[@mszoomy]

I was thinking about laminating the pieces so they last longer as well

[@Kaimanshead]

One suggestion is to put a pocket in the back to store it all, so once you are finished with the book it turns into a ring bound folder so you don’t waste anything

[@Moteridgerider]

As someone just about to start out dming, this looks like a cool entry point for terrain and grids. Will check it out on kickstarter.

[@kaliek5281]

Just bought this book a few days ago. Eagerly waiting for it to show up! It's perfect for my needs (new campaign, new players, AND NEW TO DMING)

[@broke_af_games9661]

No truer words spoken "players do like to set things on fire" Pretty cool product.

[@combustible7267]

this looks like it'd be great for kids, too! love how colourful it all is

[@peterwhitcomb8315]

@6:40 "Tents. Tents on fire. That's really important. Players sure do like to set things on fire. Don't they? The universal language of D&D lol. I think they have their marketing phrase.

[@dustincox9942]

Ok, I remember starting out with D&D. I started looking for inspiration and found your channel. It wasn’t that old, but your builds were (and are still are) awesome! So inspiring. And a product like this would have been great to have available. Also, like you stated, this product is still nice and can be useful. Thumbs up

[@awesomemanlikeaboss]

This is an awesome affordable idea! I think this will be the first thing I support on kickstarter! Thank you for the informative video!

[@garniebollingiii341]

Your shelf setup is exactly what I want. Curved perfectly around, filling my entire wall space, and full of tabletop supplies

[@jensgylling]

I've got the 2E that comes in a box, very nice product. I've noticed when you flip the houses over, the chimney changes side from one to the other, but that's about the only thing I could find and that probably doesn't matter unless some char stand holding a rope and another us that rope to enter via the chimney, and then we all have to move to align when we flip the house ^^

[@mszoomy]

Love it, good that most of it double sided, that was my 1st concern, if you cut something out was it going to ruin the image on the back? But seems they thought that through, also looks like more of the reverse images are related to each other, ie: roof on one side, interior on the other. You could lay out a village with only the roof showing then as your abventurers entire, just flip it over. Or with the tents, you're sound asleep, then Deathwing flies past and torches your camp, flip them over and 🔥 great idea and easy to store in a box or even an expandable folder with tabs, label the tabs terrain, buildings, people etc.

[@rpeterson9182]

Or store them in a three-ring binder with clear plastic page protectors for the large pieces, and clear plastic photo holders (2 or 3 per page) for medium pieces. You could also get baseball card holder clear plastic sheets (9 per page) for really little stuff (camp fires, tree stumps, goblins, etc.).

[@SH-qs7ee]

This seems to be one of those 'so obvious, why didn't I think of it' products. Its a great idea id be tempted to buy 2, just to double up on some of the stuff there (the ship being the most likely one, for when the party is split between decks)

[@perrygrosshans8537]

Very cool stuff, thanks for spotlighting it! I've used printed terrain for years, and still love it to expand my Warhammer Quest boardgame. I could see mixing some of that up with my new 3D terrain, although I'm slowly becoming a 3D Terrain snob, lol! I will definitely check out the Kickstarter though! Oh! And nifty fancy two-camera angles for the video! Oooooooh! :D

[@robertnemeth5659]

Geek Tank Games had a recent KS similar to this for tabletop tokens, although as separate sheets that come in their own themed, resealable bag (e.g., dungeon set or rooftops). They were more expensive but die cut saving lots of time. I got them especially for running at cons. Only downside is that they’re glossy so will be hard to stay put on a glossy battlemat like a Pathfinder FlipMat or D&D Adventure Grid. Will likely use a removable glue square/dot to hold them in place.

[@ScrewySquid]

Well once again I didn't even make it through the whole video before I backed the project.

[@tadelong]

Just bought the box they come in now from my flgs. I love this set! I can spend hours just looking at the tiles.

[@st4lsell123]

Punch everything out till only the ring is left. Then use the ring for crafting some terrain of some kind.

[@ericstahmer720]

Sam Jam the ring would make a good “large metal spring” for a funhouse dungeon or puzzle if cut up and painted metallic.

[@c.a.mcdivitt9722]

Make one cut, straight down the center, hot glue the pieces back together, and paint it with rust brown- instant giant chain.

[@Thergood]

Pretty neat. Personally, I'd much prefer to pay a few extra bucks and get a die-cut version where I could just pop everything out.

[@mszoomy]

Sometimes that winds up being being a mess though as pieces start coming loose just from you browsing through the pages, but I see what you're thinking. Most of the lines are straight, so get yourself a cheap paper cutter and you can zip right through it

[@gilesgardner3456]

Grabbed one of these at ECCC. At my table we just had everyone spend 5 minuets cutting them out while people got drinks etc. The die-cuts end up leaving little bits around the edges and not looking as good. These cut nice & clean and blend seamlessly onto my battle mats. Because it is all straight lines, it went really quick.

[@cha0sunity]

I backed this. I have a few terrain things I've built, but having to move it to where we play is a hassle. This has way more options. No brainier on this!

[@desmondladouceur5868]

Reversible tile sets on sturdy,low gloss card stock,on the cheapest spiral binding available,and 1000 units of them to boot? This is why I watch this channel. As a cheapscate warhammer and "homebrew" player,looks really good to add to a campaign drawer/box,for when you want to do some quick skirmishes or encounters.Will be keeping an eye on this product ,and hope your channel reviews lower cost products like this in the future.

[@Fnordathoth]

This looks to be a great product for the price, I'm definitely sold!

[@gregmccormack5709]

Man if they can double side the figures so you have the option of standing them up this would be even more sweet! A cool starter set for sure

[@greenquartz]

This looks really cool! I think the only thing I would want added to this would be to have them pre -perforated because, I can cut a decent straight line with a ruler, but I can't cut curved or jagged/uneven lines to save myself! Even with an exacto knife. Lolol

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Perforation would double the cost or more. You don’t have to cut curves. Everything is on a 1” grid.

[@opey2dope]

Looks like a great option for con games as well. Very portable.

[@1jugglethis]

Very cool! For the on-the-go GM, these are awesome. Stuff these into a backpack, hop on the bus, and build a full-fledged gaming mat at your friend's house or gaming club. Convenient, durable, and well executed. Nice addition to the hobby.

[@jezeski2011]

Check out Crooked Staff Terrain instead. Same idea, but cheaper.

[@davidsmith9431]

I've backed this, I plan to keep the books uncut up and PhotoCopy the page I need and cut that up.

[@kevinpatrickcarey3741]

i do the same thing with my adult coloring books lol that way if my inspiration changes i can photocopy another image and color it different

[@anthonybernardo2214]

I agree with other commenters: I feel like I would buy this and just make cardstock photocopies of the pages to put on foam core(or just leave them on the cardstock!). That way you don't have to cut out the pages.

[@brigittedarcel1498]

If you have a color printer the possibilities are increased several fold :-)

[@timd4524]

They come in a box now which actually gives you a place to organize the pieces. Waiting right now for this one and Hell and High Water. It's 35 dollars for a boxed set. Apparently the cost difference became not that much of deal. 3d stuff is way too expensive for the amount of use you might get out of it.

[@JohnSmith-un9fy]

One can never have too many dungeon tiles. It's an addiction. Just like miniatures. More. Must have MORE!!!

[@charlesstinson4957]

If this had a printable pdf option we would be all in. We prefer the 1.25" map scale over the standard 1" scale and would like the option of resizing the images. That aside, that is some great artwork.

[@leonard8510]

Scan the pages and then resize/print to your needs. That's what I plan on doing.

[@marshall104]

Here's an idea: use a few pages from this and then use the scraps from those pages and the spiral binding and see if you can make anything with it.

[@katthudson9131]

I would never cut it out, I would copy and print out another version for use, and keep the book pristine for later copies.

[@Thornspyre81]

Just ordered mine today and cant wait to get it!

[@asyourgm]

At first I didn't like that each page had a matching theme on both sides, because it means you can't use an entire dungeon set, or outdoor set, or town set without having some of the potential features face down. But while the idea of a vast labyrinth is appealing, I find that smaller dungeons with unique challenge encounters play better.

[@baker7280]

It would be super cool if the tiles were laminated or something like that so you could use a dry erase marker on them. I don’t know how much more it would cost though, might not be worth it.

[@Jimalcoatl]

A simple office laminator is pretty cheap, so you could laminate them yourself.

[@janetcameron4652]

Check out Crooked Staff Terrain. He has alot of this type of terrain alot cheeper.

[@jezeski2011]

Totally agree

[@looselycollected7505]

Pretty sure if I bought this, I'd lay pages I wanted use flat in my flatbed scanner. Scan them. And print them out on cardstock and cut them out. Keep the book nice and clean so I could use it over and over throw away the copies I made when they got too ratty to use and make more when needed.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

I would do that also.

[@StarshipsSteel]

Ooo FANCY! Multiple camera angles!

[@zachnattrass]

You can take it to the library and photo copy the pieces you want to use and keep the book intact.

[@juliehamel8330]

My brother in-law started playing again after many years. He only has the books and plays on pieces of paper. I know what I'm getting him for Christmas

[@jezeski2011]

Check out Crooked Staff Terrain instead. Same idea, but cheaper.

[@ObsidianDragon616]

I would recommend a ring-binder and a photocopier.

[@juliantaylor7663]

I’d love to see a Loke battle mats vs dungeon craft video cause they both have similar products not exactly the same but similar

[@lern2swim]

Why does it seem like it's not designed so both sides will be usable once pieces are cut out? Seems like they could have laid out and sized things so you didn't have to destroy one side. Or were there just double pages being flipped at times, making it look like the sides didn't match?

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

All cut outs line up front to back and are double sided. You don’t ruin anything.

[@lern2swim]

@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial OK. There were a bunch of flips where it looked like they didn't. You were obviously flipping multiple pages at a time in hindsight. Thanks for the info.

[@lewisharris3400]

This would be a perfect present for my brother. Hopefully it will become available in the UK before December :)

[@patientzerogms]

you can scan and print the parts you need and cut them, and leave the book untouched :)

[@adondriel]

That defeats the purpose of printing it on card stock.

[@patientzerogms]

@@adondriel you can scan and then print on cardstock, too.. not everyone might want to do this, but this is an option if you want to keep the original book untouched or need multiple copies of a tile

[@JimmiWazEre]

You can do that with images from the internet and save yourself 30 dollars... Which is what I'd advocate if you wanted 2d terrain

[@JB-ym4up]

Under 3 cents per piece sounds like a great deal.

[@warrior921994]

I'd love to see the Stone Bridge (Ep. 75/76) V2 as a how to ^^

[@rzbonilla]

A book form tiles would have 0 taxes when imported to Brazil. Well done.

[@HQDungeons]

for me that would be a book of inspiration, to build 3D parts

[@Sketchkat]

Same While I was watching as soon as I saw the “rune” I thought “Could hotglue gun a design onto parchment/baking paper and paint it all sorts of colours”

[@TheGameSmithsTable]

A great product for new players and GMs!

[@jacobhope6164]

Was that a DM Scotty orc tent I saw on the shelf behind you?

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Yup. One of the first things I ever made.

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

FIRST!!! lol Hey when you finish the book the wire binding could be used to craft a stills cooling coils to full up all those barrels.

[@jezeski2011]

It's not a race. That means nobody else cares if you think you are first, second or w/e. At least you included a comment that actually has something to do with the video, rather than just the "first" nonsense that nobody cares about. Also, You were not first. There is a cool feature of KZbin that allows a person to view comments newest first. If you scroll to the very bottom, the last one is the oldest (first) comment.

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

@@jezeski2011 Ummm actually I was no where near first I was just goofing on some one who did that exact same thing just put up the word first. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused you next time I'll do a little disclaimer at the bottom of my comment. But thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts on the subject.

[@chriscongemi2109]

If you have a printer with a scanner. Plop down what you want on the scanner print on some heavier weight paper and cut out. You could even take some glue stick and put the paper on cereal box cardboard. The gift that keeps on giving..... lol

[@jezeski2011]

Check out Crooked Staff Terrain instead. Same idea, but cheaper.

[@Akeche]

My main issue is that I wish the pieces were perforated, or it was some kind of stretch goal for their Kickstarter.

[@rpeterson9182]

On their kickstarter FAQ they state that making the pieces perforated would have doubled the cost of the book. So apparently they looked into perforation, but decided against it as it defeated the main purpose of the book: low cost entry into RPGs. I don't blame them. Core books for D&D are $50 each and there are three. :P

[@The_Sharktocrab]

@@rpeterson9182 yeah no joke, last thing d&d needs is more expensive books lol

[@ianshaliczer]

If I’ve got to cut them out myself, what advantage does this offer me over the thousands of PDF format tiles and templates one the market? Those kits usually cost under $10 USD and I can print a nearly infinite amount of them (so long as I have ink in my printer).

[@Pe0ads]

ISH High quality cardstock, and you don’t need to print them out. High quality print so no bleed and edge to edge printing.

[@hypersapien]

Cool idea. I'd buy one if I was in the market for that kind of thing.

[@stevenalexander9644]

use the book ring for a craft, could be a ring of barbed wire with a little work

[@claytonleal7947]

seems cool, i just wish the shipping to Canada wasn't 2/3 the price of the product.

[@dford4014]

Really, that sucks, once again takin' it from the man!

[@evilontoast7266]

My only wish is I could take out the pages photocopy them then put them back in. Or atleast it was easier to just pop them out

[@xraydeadgirl]

You just lit my mind on FIRE!

[@magistar2243]

Very nifty! Have you filmed a session with your friends? I think that would be fun to watch.

[@Kalumniatoris]

I think it would be better if both decks of a ship were on separate pieces instead. One could then manage action there better. When you count shipping it's starting to get rather expensive, shipping to only few countries anyway so if I'd like to have it I would probably have to at least double the price. Anyway good luck to them.

[@danielramsey6141]

You know...you can possibly Print this Stuff out by scanning the pages onto Cardstock Copies and making it much easier to use rather than cutting out these in their double-sided forms.

[@bboeckman]

For only $30 bucks this seems like a no brainer!

[@kenhouston814]

So in the background on the shelf when you were first talking I saw what looked like a pavilion tent of some kind. How did you make that?

[@carlmayne3519]

I saw somerthing like this years ago and got a little confused thinking this was that old product - Just incase you've not heard of it drivethrurpg has ton's of this stuff ;)

[@MonkeyJedi99]

I have used some of their "Paper Make-it!" stuff in my sci-fi campaign.

[@mickphillips6735]

Bit off topic noticed you had phantom of the opera figure in background you got any more aurora ,polar lights type figures I have the same one

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

I made and collected a lot of horror models/toys when I was younger but this is the only one I still have.

[@mickphillips6735]

Wish I still had mine from when I was younger had most of the glow in the dark aurora monster kits good to see the old monster kits

[@MeatSim9]

If you're against cutting up the book, like I would be, you could also TRACE the items onto plain paper, and just use the book as a stencil or idea guide.

[@phredbookley183]

Do you POP them out or do you CUT them out? I'd be instantly sold if they popped out like tokens.

[@prezzeruk4054]

Can anyone advise me? Iam very interested in d and d, more on the building story telling side of it. I used to play warhammer and 40k, necromunda etc in my youth. Iam 48 now. Iam a video gamer, occasional nowadays, but looking to maybe phase it out or really cut down so i can get back into board wargaming. So just need a place to start with dnd. Dont want to spend a fortune yet, hoping theres like a starter set i can get, then add to. Planning to make alot of my own scenery etc. So any advice please, thankyou.

[@ShadowDrakken]

Having worked in the printing industry, I really worry about how well this will work. Getting double sided cutouts properly justified isn't easy, that's why playing cards always have borders to hide the slop.

[@ShadowDrakken]

And something to note in this regard; small runs are easier to ensure justification on than longer runs. The longer the run, the more slipping builds up over time, and the less likely issues are to be caught by QC.

[@dinosaurjr86]

to help save the planet and not be wasteful, make an awesome craft out of the spiral binding!

[@whilehobbying]

Looks neat! A shame they have such a limited release for it..

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Not sure what you mean.

[@whilehobbying]

They only ship to US, UK, CAN, GER, and AUS.

[@dford4014]

Could use it as a list of 3d terrain to build

[@dford4014]

A lot of that card stock could be used ala Wyloch.

[@twitchster77]

I absolutely hate that once you cut out one side of a page, it cuts through the images on the back of that page. Not sure if that makes sense.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

It’s not like that.

[@lml1501]

new idea. start crafting the scenes in the book, and make miniatures versions of the cut outs

[@francescospuntarelli7369]

Good price for such a work

[@sickelej3620]

it doesnt ship to my country, but i reaaalllyy want it ;-;

[@xraydeadgirl]

DIY

[@mszoomy]

Find a friend who will ship it to you

[@jeffmiller7277]

Could you put the pieces back into the book?

[@macewen1]

So if you like card stock terrain (i love the stuff) you should check out the Card Board Warriors forum cardboard-warriors.proboards.com/ for tons of info on printing and building and an amazing resource for free tiles, models and figures. Also cruise DriveThruRPG and look up creators like Okumarts, Dave Graffem Models, Heroic Maps, and maybe a dozen more that I think highly of. For the price of this book you can score a lot more content. The down side about double sided maps is you can't glue them to a base material to make them more substantial, print and play content is way more versatile in that you get what you want instead of an assortment of things you may not use. Cool book, but if you are going to delve into cardstock terrain you should check out the plethora of options that have been around for a while.

[@WilliamKuby]

looks good me i xirox the stuff and make more what i need got my printer or bring to stapels and ues thare or the yes liberry thats my take on it see as post

[@Heroes_of_Qalanor_RPG]

I prefer the cartoon style dungeon tiles like this

[@goofydragon8023]

Are the tiles dry erase marker safe? That's important to me as a DM I am always drawing on my battle mats

[@alexwenham7136]

If you really need to, you could laminate them

[@paultaylor107]

It looks awesome. BUT if you cut out one bit.. surely you'd be wasting the stuff on the other side of the page??

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

No. They line up 🤦‍♂️

[@paultaylor107]

@BlackMagicCraftOfficial Thanks thats awsome

[@samprastherabbit]

That actually looks prettt great- although I know I'm going to feel like I'm doing something wrong by cutting stuff out from a book lol Also this is nothing to do with you or your sponsor (who has an awesome *affordable* product) , but does it seem like there's an overwhelming amount of kickstarters in the tabletop rpg & miniature world lately?

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

KS has simply become the standard way of releasing this sort of stuff.

[@BenRK90]

Yes please!

[@timjacobs9543]

Reminds me on Zelda and Grandia

[@nathanbrehm1085]

I love the idea. But.. it would make me nuts to cut something out and ruin something else on the other side.... If it all lined up front and back, it would be perfect.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Uh, what the heck are you talking about? They do line up.

[@nathanbrehm1085]

@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial if they do great. I thought I saw some small items on the back of larger or something. Could be the way pages were flipped. My bad.

[@Intro2Love]

really cool book👍

[@PurrrDLyte]

be better if they were white board pen ready

[@theconstantcommenter683]

This is so cool

[@jevp25]

Revamped game room tour??