D&D Tactical Maps Reincarnated - Wizards of the Coast

[@theodoregifford3861]

Subscribed, because this is the only review of this product I could find that was under 20 minutes. I also really like the time stamp links. Why is most D&D youtube content so long? Who has time for that? Much prefer your concise, well edited style - thank you!

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Hey, Theodore, thank you kindly! We have some long videos, but we try to never waste your time. That was one of the founding principles of the channel. We’re glad it’s helping! -Theo

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Hey, Theodore, thank you kindly! We have some long videos, but we try to never waste your time. That was one of the founding principles of the channel. We’re glad it’s helping! -Theo

[@darlingred6054]

Cuz D&D players love talking. LOL.

[@cheeseburgerdave2463]

The best review for any products for D&D Like to see also other 5e rd party stuff as well..Keep making great vids ty

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Thank you, Dave! Much appreciated!

[@Gamarishi]

I like you putting where the maps are from! A small detail that makes all the difference

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Again, all thanks go to DMDavid for having compiled and documented all those maps over the years!

[@Jack-B0t]

Thanks! This is the kind of review I was looking for which no one else provided.

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Very glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@rashkavar]

A tip for anyone who has this and wants to solve the crease issue. You'll need an iron, ironing board, and some moderately thick tea towels/drying towels/whatever you call the things you use to dry dishes in a kitchen. (This guide is working from a basis of someone who has only the general concept of what ironing is, so feel free to skim if you're actually familiar with ironing in practice.) Step 1: set the iron to its lowest temperature and to not use steam. (If you can't turn the steam off entirely, just use it for ordinary ironing purposes until you run out of water in it). You may need to increase the temperature above the absolute minimum, but if you go too hot, you might do some damage, so start at the lowest and do a test. Step 2: Set up ironing board and heat up the iron. (If you're not used to doing this, please note that ironing boards tend to have collapsible legs that are a little finicky and that even at its lowest temperature, irons are well and truly hot enough to cause you a world of pain if you touch the heated part. A good way to test if it's hot is to spray or flick some water onto the flat metal plate - it should evaporate pretty much instantly.) Step 3: lay your map out on the ironing board, making sure that the crease you're going to press is as smoothed out as you can get it and is on an entirely flat part of the board. If you've got a board where some parts are more padded than others, use the area with the least give. Step 4: lay out a couple of tea towels over the map where you're going to press. One might be enough, but as with the temperature, you can fix a partly pressed map crease more easily than you can repair what you've done if you overdo it. Poster grade maps aren't cheap, so it's worth taking the time to minimize your odds of damaging it. Step 5: press the iron onto the towels over where the crease is. Don't push hard, just glide it along the surface. The iron's weight is pretty deliberately set to provide the right amount of pressure. Step 6: remove the towels and inspect the crease you just pressed. If it's still there, remove a towel (minimum of 1 - you don't want the iron directly on anything but fabric or metal) or tweak the heat up slightly and try again. Once you're satisfied with the area you're working on, move on to the next. (If you're new to ironing, don't be afraid to take breaks. It's unpleasantly hot work, and while it's nowhere near what you'd get if you try blacksmithing, it's way hotter than most activities people otherwise do. Take the time to cool off every once in a while, and if you've got someone who irons your clothes for you, make sure you thank them for doing this most unpleasant task for you.) There may be some lingering damage from the original creasing - both outside and inside edges of a crease tend to lose a bit of ink no matter what you do, but that's much less than continuously unfolding and refolding the map would do over time. Note that once this is done, the creases will no longer be usable for folding up the maps. If you have a suitable space, lay them out flat for storage, if not, look into getting yourself a map tube. I'm not sure how easy they are to find in the days of digital mapping - back in the analogue days, whenever someone had to transport a detailed map safely - the kind an engineer, geologist, etc would use in planning out a project - they'd tuck them in a roughly 3 inch diameter cardboard tube for shipping, specifically to prevent creases. Map tubes are not an ideal storage system - being stored in a rolled shape will imprint a bit of a curl on the paper (which can be countered using the same ironing tactic, just used more broadly since there's no specific crease lines to target). It is, however, substantially less harmful than even a short term crease can ever be. If you want to get really fancy, you might be able to find an old piece of furniture called a map cabinet. It's just like any other cabinet, but it has drawers that are 1-2 inches apart, each holding enough space for a map to be laid out flat, possibly about 10 deep per drawer or so. They're *bloody* heavy and most places getting rid of them tend to turn them into kindling rather than moving them because they're effectively a solid block of wood with moving parts that let you stick maps in it, which makes it easier to destroy than move. This is what the aforementioned engineers, geologists and such would store their maps in when not transporting them around, and is the best way to store maps when it's actually essential that you keep them safe. (It's massively overkill for most people's D&D map collection, but if you're *really* interested in collecting maps, this is what you store them in.) I think there are also metal ones, which may be lighter because they can maintain structural integrity with less material, but the one I'm familiar with is my Dad's wooden one (which is well on its way to becoming the pile of kindling I mentioned despite his best efforts.)

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Hey! Thanks for the write-up! Sounds like a reasonable solution to a pesky problem. Wish they just sold the maps in a poster tube to begin with! I will say that with similar maps we've gotten decent results by just placing the map on the table and covering it with heavy books or board games over night to flatten it out . It. of course. won't remove the creases entirely, but I felt like it made the maps fine to use. If you do want to remove the creases as much as possible, I think your technique is probably the only way to achieve that! Good job! -Theo

[@LegalKimchi]

This was actually useful and influential to me purchasing it. Keep it upa

[@ban1256]

Thanks you for a quick and decisive review

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Thank you! -Theo

[@WhatsUpGazpacho]

The pics of each map was really helpful

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Glad to hear that! We definitely think it helps to know what you’re getting inside!

[@bluepatat]

Dude Thank you, just bought this online and needed to make sure what I’m buying is worth it 👍🏼

[@danteviperbrandolini]

Your Dungeons & Dragons Videos are truly Wonderful. Thx so much 4 providing them. Amazing Work by you Sir....👽👽👻😉

[@Nexils]

Have been eyeing this product for a little while and when you took out the map I got quite excited. But they're fragile and you sadly can't really draw on them and on top of that: the farmer map was one of the only ones I really liked. So thank you for the review. This probably saved me some money that I could've spent elsewhere.

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Glad to be of help! -Theo

[@Frazijer]

Very helpful and love the structure of your review - thanks

[@neverknow2474]

The Village of Hommlet map is actually from AD&D. i have the original and it is crazy how exactly the same it is.

[@Don49324]

Thanks for the review. It's great art but I think they've missed the mark a bit on this. The products are nice and portable but with being delicate paper are going to be difficult to take "out and about" without being damaged. For home use it's either laminate or get a sheet of acrylic. Probably a pass from me. For my travel kit I'm sticking with the "big book of battlemats" I acquired last year. If you ever do look at third party stuff I'd encourage you take a look. It's similarly priced to these maps, A4 (but there's an A3 version available) and includes thick, laminated battlemats which are spiral bound. Great little product. As always love the detail in the videos!

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Thank you for the suggestion. That definitely looks like a good solution to the "portable but durable" problem. I'll look into it a bit more. Cheers!

[@MatthewNope]

Great quality reviews. Keep it up!

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Thank you kindly, Matthew!

[@HowtoRPG]

Great review as always.

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Thank you kindly!

[@qixotl]

Top tip: gluing a washer or a 2p coin to the bottom of a mini makes them heavy enough to flatten the creases...

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Great idea! Thank you!

[@timedrington139]

Good stuff and great review. The Dungeon Masters Guild has a nice accessory for these maps called Tactical Maps: Adventure Atlas, which is a 108 page pdf with over 80+ one-shot adventures from level 1-20. Check it out!

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Heh, yes indeed! I have been combing through it since it was released. We may do another video to review the Adventure Atlas. Quite a nice companion product. Thanks for the heads up!

[@applianceemt]

Great review. Exactly the info I was looking for.

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Great! Thank you! -Theo

[@LordtwigPI]

A piece of plexiglass would allow you to draw on it and it would keep it flat.

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Great suggestion! Thank you!

[@alanhc3741]

Thank you, Mr. Theo. Just ordered one of these. Not going to protect them with anything, because I think that would potentially reduce portability or increase the creases, so we'll see how much they last as they are.

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Hope you enjoy them, Alan! It's a cool set of maps! Let us know how they work for you! -Theo

[@TheGlosoli]

Thanks for a great review! really helpful.

[@TheGallantGoblin]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! -Theo

[@walshm83]

Hello, sir. Have you heard anything about 5e paper site maps based on adventures, say a product for Lost Mine of Phandelver site maps, e.g. Cragmaw Hideout/Keep or Redbrand Hideout, blown up to tactical/mini size? Either already on market or coming soon? Thanks in advance.

[@parodymaster6661]

what song is playing at the end?

[@TheGallantGoblin]

That's our unofficial theme song, Galway, by Kevin MacLeod. -Theo

[@parodymaster6661]

@@TheGallantGoblin wow thanks!!!

[@dasherbstkind]

that´s a really good review, thanks, now i know what to expect from this...really down to the point...great...a like and subscribe from me...

[@MiguelGaming117]

For Wich expansion is this tactical maps

[@tk-en6rr]

Hi, i know this is quite late, but i was wondering about purchasing this, how large are the aps in paper size (A1,A2,A3) etc. because in my country this costs $35, and i can print A3 Sheets of these alltogether for less than $20.

[@TheGallantGoblin]

No such thing as late for product reviews! The maps measure about 21x30 inches (or about 533x762 mm), which isn't really a standard print dimension. If you want to reproduce the maps at full size, they are slightly smaller than A1 paper size. You could also split them onto 4 A3 sheets and then tape them together. -Grady

[@ViniLdCff]

Where can I get your T-shirt? Please, >.

[@TheGallantGoblin]

It’s from TeeTurtle! www.teeturtle.com/products/dungeons-and-unicorns?variant=2036702085129

[@LesserpandaDE]

So no marking, thats a bummer. To put a foil on it is the best option i guess, but this isnt really neat :x

[@ALTERNATIVEROCKMAN]

Awasome video definitely goin to sub... but only downfall i can't see me buyin this... just creation is just so much funner and unique. I dunno why my imagination i guess and reading forgotten realms.

[@biffo1960]

This was rubbish right down to the. Music