Ultimate Dungeon Tiles for D&D & Pathfinder!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Most people won’t realize the real star of the show, and brilliant move, is the bed liner as a play surface. 👍

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Yep! Thanks for the tips, BTW!

[@analeigholdeworlde4178]

That really is a brilliant idea.

[@bengamingames5002]

The bedliner is a great way to give a nice playing surface and keep the tiles from sliding around, nice!

[@ronniejdio9411]

As a flooring store owner I support using the big box stores free samples .... Just not buying floor from them.

[@Cthu1hu]

While I love the idea and design of UDT, I like these tiles even more since you can fit them into a small box like that for easy storage and travel. Another great video Professor!

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Yoshira Cool! Pass it along on your Tweeter-thing.

[@swaghauler8334]

I agree. I'm always traveling to games.

[@CoffeeKen]

Great stuff! Honestly, the matte medium doesn't really do much for the wash. It's just acrylic resin medium, and rather unnecessary. You can add matte mod podge in and there would be no noticeable difference, as they're both just a matting agent. Add surfactant (dish soap), water, and you're done. For colors, just grab some Daler-Rowney Olive Green, Payne's Gray, and Sepia (or Brown Umber). It gives a MUCH more richer-looking tile than craft paint (and is cheaper than using anything from Citadel), and after all is said and done, you've got awesome stone tiles that match, but which have slight variations in color (as stone tends to have). You can even dab multiple washes on at the same time to increase that effect. Lots of ways to do this, this is just my alternative.

[@2010AZ]

So this is the Snake terrain. Solid, gorgeous, fits in a box.

[@liamsmith8518]

Hello Nick Robinson fan

[@vesperschake6241]

I've been resisting the craft rabbit hole, I'm really on the edge after this one professor.

[@meraduddcethin2812]

Excellent video and explanation. I've built 6 full sets of modular tiles and these are quite nice. I would humbly suggest that you could skip the black-bomb and make your 'protective layer' by mixing mod-podge with your tan base-coat. Any missed spots will be filled in with the wash. Again, great craft and explanation.

[@1polvomagico]

love that smooth segway to the "singing portion" of the video

[@adventureawaits72]

This is perfect!!!! I have a different painting method that works better for me but the construction materials and method are on point. I will be adopting this for my own table. Thank you very much!!!!

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Thank you! I concur. Did you see my The Lost City video yet? I collaborated with DM Scotty and It's the best thing I've ever done: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3jIiY2Zqq5mhNE

[@MonkeyJedi99]

This is a great idea and a fantastic project! When I make my washes (the formula from Jeremy also) I mix it in 8 oz. plastic twist-top bottles, and I have marked on the side some lines for each component in order. It is an idea I borrowed from those salad dressing bottles where you mix your own oil, vinegar and water with a packet of seasonings.. - I also mark how many drops of ink I used to make the color I want. So the information is there at hand every time I need to make more.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Oh! Put a small (10-12mm) marble or ball bearing in the bottle to act as an agitator for keeping things mixed before each use. Forgot that part.

[@echodelta2426]

Great tutorial professor. I like that they fit in the box. Specially liked that little reference to the Rolling Stones.

[@zan917]

I mix paint colors in very small amounts because there is apparently nothing I hate more than reproducible results. I’ll be sure to try it for these new tiles!

[@VMSelvaggio]

Awesome video! I have recently started to look into ways to make tiles, including the method of vinyl floor tiles adhered to shelf liner, a method I found from Tabletop Engineer! These look great, I may have to make some of these with some dungeon walls! Thanks for the video! I also loved your Dungeons of IKEA video!

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

I spent last weekend hanging with him. Jim is a great guy.

[@themakeshop1499]

By sandwiching the tile backer with foam core, you can make these a nice set of doublesided tiles.

[@m_d1905]

I like this idea, as you could make the other side wood like with a one and wire brush. Then use a brown or tan wash.

[@mikelane4005]

Have to admit your version of "Painted Black" made me laugh.

[@analeigholdeworlde4178]

Agreed! 🤣

[@Grinlathak]

I see the dice roll by flung from murder hobos I have to hang my head as party dankness grows

[@RobertJohnsonPS3711]

Nice pipes!

[@timothyperrigoue3997]

City streets and sewers now on my agenda! In a sacred steampunked case!

[@jameslowery4671]

Would love to see a video doing something like this that would work for wilderness encounters

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

James Lowery hmmmmm.....thinking......

[@mgb360]

@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 I imagine you could do a lot with a few dirt/grass path tiles and some bushes or trees. I know I'd certainly get use out of them

[@knightofsvea604]

They do kind of look like paved roads, but if you mean open land thats more like a battlemap then dungeon tiles. "Ultimat dungoen terrain" would be nice for this just make it green/Yellow/Brown and not so obviously squared 👍

[@benvoliothefirst]

Step 1: Buy a copy of Battlemasters. Step 2: Roll out 10'x10' battle mat. Step 3: Profit!

[@analeigholdeworlde4178]

Yes! As in swamp, grass, dirt paths or sand.

[@theGhoulman]

This all I ever wanted in dungeon tiles. Terrific Professor! Thx!

[@stephenkotowych8105]

LOVE these build videos! Great balance on this channel of game-changing, game-bettering advice for DMs and players plus great, accessible build/crafting projects. Keep 'em coming!

[@dmdc5719]

Really nice tiles. I love how you hid the grid. I'm not a grid player but sometimes I think it can be helpful for reference. And I know some people like grids. That is probably the best hiding job for the grid I've seen in any set of tiles.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Thanks. I thought it was a nice compromise.

[@pez5767]

Min-Max terrain build there. Getting the most from your materials and hobby time. Very impressive.

[@gelbadayah.sneach579]

I carry all my D&D stuff in mobile file boxes and was considering making dungeon tiles and terrain suited for storage in such a container. Looks like this is the way to go! Thanks for your videos; you've really inspired me into making my own dungeon terrain.

[@kericmason]

Instead of making a wash, then varnishing, I use Minwax Polyshades Tudor. It's a great blackish tinted varnish (just slightly more brown) for a single wash and varnish in one go. I don't have to worry about trying to reproduce the same colour each time, and it's a single step rather than two. It's also a good shade for the dip method of painting if you are so inclined...

[@zombielandiii2711]

Interesting... Any experience with it? Tiles, walls? A couple of colors exist, what color do you recommend? Thanks.

[@kericmason]

@@zombielandiii2711 The Tudor is my favourite colour by far. I have used Antique Walnut, but it is a brown, and I've not used it for a few years now. I've used this on the UDT, walls, tiles, stairs, and on my out doors generic side of the UDT and tiles. I use the tiles to achieve different elevations on the UDT. The out doors side is sand, painted brown then dry brushed, larger grains are picked out in a grey, then dry brushed. Then I apply the minwax polyshades. Once it dried, I put glue on in patches and add a green turf flock. Once the flock is dry I apply a clear varnish by brush to the flock alone to make it more durable. The result is a muddy surface with patches of vegetation which I find great for a variety of encounters. Think of it as the "devilin mud" of terrain building.

[@zombielandiii2711]

@@kericmason Thanks for the answer. I have to try it sometime as it sounds interesting. 👍🏻

[@Mannahnin]

A great project! Super handy. I've been thinking about doing something like this for dungeon crawls; lay out the tiles, let the players map on graph paper if they want, without having to have a back and forth dialogue with described measurements.

[@dreamwolf7302]

older video, but if you can get your hands on those vinyl counter cover mats, they have stone textured ones, and you can make a 2'x3' set of tiles, with some foamcore, and one of these cheap (they sometimes have them at dollar store) mats. I used these kinds of tiles when in college, because it just worked well with my budget.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Great idea!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Well done Dan. I like the weight of these tiles as well.

[@zan917]

Made some of these tiles. Especially excited about the recommended adhesive. I think they turned out pretty good!

[@eave01]

You are so awesome! These are my favorite type of videos you do: the ones where you make things

[@benjamins7229]

So on these, as I was doing them I put the adhesive onto the paper of the foam board. So, it’s tile - adhesive - peelable paper - foam board. After I left them to cure I got to thinking and couldn’t remember if you peeled off the paper before you glued it to the foam. After seeing you glue it onto the paper I was extremely relieved lol. I crafted up like 12 6x6 rooms, 24 4x4 and a shiiiiit load of hallways

[@mikeymansome]

There's a pretty cool turn-based boardgame called Heroscape from Hasbro if you wanna check it out. It's discontinued, but you can get a base set pretty cheap!

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Good looking stuff if you play on hexes. Cool tip!

[@mikeymansome]

@@MonkeyJedi99 The game is seriously underrated, glad to help you discover it!

[@russellfishes]

Great episode! I think I'll try these tiles.

[@marc-anthonysmith6734]

Very convenient use of the reaper mini box. Now I know what to use mine for!

[@georgewilson2575]

I really like the look of these.

[@virus8462]

Thanks for the excellent ideas, Professor! ;) I was wondering about buying some Dwarwen Forge material, but when i see how simple and cheap it is to make some dungeon floors... I don't hesitate anymore!

[@RyuuKageDesu]

I've been experimenting with clear vinyl. I plan on sharing some images on the Facebook page, soon.

[@RyuuKageDesu]

I have some images up on the Facebook page.

[@kurtcrean]

Wow this is great! I appreciate it being all in one video and not a goose chase for things like the wash.

[@mandodelorian4668]

Professor D, rocking the dungeon tile floors!

[@samdouglas32]

Awesome. Keeping it simple with 4x4 is really smart and makes it much easier to store. I made myself a set with a variety of sizes, but the truth is, 4x4 is the smallest reasonable room you'll need to build, especially once you've added some decoration. I have 3x3 pieces in my set but it's not worth it. I almost always have to augment them with some other piece to get a useful size. The only pieces I would add to a set like that is some 2x1 and 4x1s. The 2x1 is really useful for depicting a double door or entrance into a chamber, and you can use the other bits for a long thin passage or to expand a room slightly.

[@EnDungeoned]

Glue wooden coffee sticks on the other side to make them 2 sided, perfectly to-scale floor boards. Snap them and place in a random staggered pattern for extra dungeon-y effect.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Sweet idea! You can use a Dremel or sharp scribing tool to add some over-enhanced wood grain lines, to give better contours for your wash to settle in.

[@EnDungeoned]

@@MonkeyJedi99 Try a wire brush

[@MonkeyJedi99]

@@EnDungeoned Wire brushes work well on foam, but I've had poor registration of detail with a wire brush on (non-balsa) wood.

[@EnDungeoned]

@@MonkeyJedi99 I've used them to good effect on coffee sticks myself. Fair enough

[@jeffyork4021]

Great as always and your neck tie is on point!

[@dangerdelw]

I’ve been wondering if there is a way to do something similar with dungeon furnishings (easy, compact, versatile)? (DM Scotty kind of did it with dollar store jenga pieces)

[@joo2440]

I am a back pack dugeon master. Or at least that's the style I call how I run games. One back pack for the whole game and these are absolutely amazing thank you so much

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@kiriktheorc]

Damn these look super easy to make! Thanks for doing the research on the cheapest and best materials Professor!

[@soloquester]

Can't believe you pulled this one off! Well done! I might start doing a tile or two next month! Thanks for posting this brilliant vid DM.

[@Evmanifestation]

I love minis and terrain pieces, but we've really starting doing more theater of the mind style of play

[@MonkeyJedi99]

We all go with what works best for each of us, with compromises for resources and space. If your gaming group is happy with the way they play, it's perfect.

[@hfritz8589]

I really like these the best out of all the DIY tiles I have seen. They will have some weight (biggest downside I see to XPS) but not be too thick. I take it these are the "floating" type of laminate flooring as opposed to the self-stick type? They do see awful thin for "floating" type though? (This is where I intended to post! 😉 they both have Ultimate Dungeon Tiles in the title, must pay more attention to detail).😁

[@CreativeDungeonCrafting]

I like it, simple and portable. Thanks for sharing.

[@kaizze8777]

this is great for homeschooling craft idea with an actual use case after!

[@beansmalone2982]

Nice choice on the hardwood floors for the kitchen. The click together flooring sold at the big box stores sounds like your walking on luan hard board.

[@DragonRoams]

Nice tile option. Thanks for sharing.

[@inspirationforge4578]

Another great video - thanks - love a new simple tile technique and wash

[@euansmith3699]

Paint It Black was fun, but you missed out on singing, "Baking rocks in the hot sun" for a Clash tribute. Those are some cool tiles.

[@ronsmith3905]

Good video. If tiles are your thing, these look as good as any I've seen. Cheers!!

[@tonysmoot3712]

If using the cheap ReadyBoard, I would peel the paper off of both sides. That paper doesn't hold well and I'd be afraid that the tile would REALLY only be glued to the paper, thus peel off the entire thing eventually.

[@ArtJeremiah]

I love how it looked when you added the dish soap 😅. The wash you made works great. One consideration is adding some flow improver rather than dish soap, I love how it helps the ink flow into the cracks. And, on another note, the very first time I personally saw a wash recipe for black paint, water, and dish soap was on the GW website in the mid 2000s. They also had a second recipe for using glue, water, and ink as they give you varied results. Anyway... love your channel and will continue to share with friends.

[@DJWildBillSC]

I Thought about doing this... I was going to prepare a video on this... nice work

[@GenericHeretic]

Hello Professor Dungeon Master, I was re-watching your magic rules and spell casting class videos and i was curious how would you run Paladins and Rangers in one of your games. I've been going back in forth on what to do, but i can't come up with a way that make them feel unique. The best i could come up with is treat them like prestige classes, maybe when the fighter becomes 3rd level instead of taking a martial archetype he swears an oath to find the holy grail (or something similar). Even with that idea however I don't know how to explain where the magic from the smite or other spells come from. Will you please help this confused DM?

[@Aragura]

I prefer the UDT, but this is a nice alternative for a convention set of tiles. Cookie for the metric

[@zombielandiii2711]

I really love all your crafts. Hope you can do more crafts soon. 🤟🏻

[@TheGuidermichael]

Great looking! Nice stones reference.

[@irishthump73]

These look great and would be super durable. But 5 dislikes? Seriously?

[@aichpvee]

Someone at our Lowe's must have been watching this video, because every one of their tile samples is cut at 3-1/4" 😂

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Lol. Probably.

[@frogfrogu]

An update and an option. First, I still adore the tiles. Thank you again Prof! I thought that I would add an option to this design. I found this product on Amazon: tinyurl.com/y54pqkjy This is called "Wooden Dungeon Tiles Gaming Terrain" on Amazon. On their own, these tiles are not a product that I'd strongly recommend. While attractive, they suffer several shortcomings that I noted in my Amazon review. But those shortcomings are fixed by incorporating them with this build, which is what I did. So the steps are: (1) get the big box store samples, (2) cut them to the corresponding sizes, (3) glue foam board paper size down, (4) sand foam down so the height will match your other tiles with the fake wood attached, (4) paint the edges of tile and foam a desired color (I went with craft black paint), (5) glue on wood terrain, (6) spray protective coating (perhaps I should have done this before putting on wood but it doesn't matter too much). One thing I might still do is give the wood a dark wash. The wood is super nice, but it seems almost too clean. A wash would probably remedy that and would take just a moment to do. The advantages of this process is that it is much easier and faster than the tiles I previously made per the Prof's recipe. It cuts out a load of steps and significant sums of effort. It does add some cost, albeit too much for what the product is, but if you have a plastic printer that cost would go down to a buck or two. One step that I still struggled with was cutting the tiles. It's hard to do. I did it better this time with a heavy blade, but I still regard it as difficult and slow. Some type of power saw is recommended. Prof, if you have any insights on this step please share. Thank you.

[@davezenz]

new floor looks nice!

[@OldKnightAMV]

You have exposed my secret sir! ive been doing this for years! lol

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Sorry.

[@GodAwfulFelafel]

Awesome looking tiles. My first set I made was just dollar store foam core. Needless to say, they slide all over the place and are slightly bowed due to the moisture warping. ☹️

[@SebastienBlaueCookieFan]

Excellent, more crafting please!

[@Astartes36]

Nice terrain, nice singing!

[@Squncoin]

I keep my washes in cheap condiment bottles at the dollar store and they've kept for over a year no problem.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

I also add a small marble that fits into the bottle to agitate the ingredients before each use, inspired by spray paint cans.

[@feagal612]

Thought I'd tuned into the wrong channel briefly because the auto-caps made Professor DM say "... today on Dungeon Cr@p" and, if there's one thing I know, this channel ain't cr@p! Anyway, thanks again Professor, quality content as always!

[@swaghauler8334]

I've been using 1" Grid graph paper tiles with a double covering of clear plastic laminate (front and back) over this cut piece of graph paper glued to a heavy cardstock backing. My system is equally as cheap but not nearly as durable as your tile system. I like this form of your terrain because it's easily transportable. The spinning round mat board is cool but too hard to transport when you have a bunch of other stuff (like minis, dice, and books) to move as well. The REAL QUESTION now is... when are you going to develop a method of mass-producing these tiles so we, you're loyal followers, can buy a bunch of them and make you rich?

[@MonkeyJedi99]

There are a lot of mass-produced options for dungeon tiles you can buy, but as soon as you put profit in the loop, that can price people out of the idea. Often the same people for whom this low-cost method is for.

[@lordpraga]

Looking forward to the new UDT video!

[@legendnetwork9153]

I feel like PDM should start an ultimate dungeon terrain online store with how many variants there are.

[@dean8864]

Awesome stuff man just leaving a comment to help you beat the algorithm

[@TheGrizzledGeek]

Always love the crafting videos. Good job PDM!

[@jamesauld1470]

I like the new wash recipe!

[@MrSonic1953]

The round stones idea is great, but I would add round stones on the edges of the tiles, because the edges are straight.

[@finalshade14]

Professor Dungeon Master on the 1s & 2s

[@crashoverride93637]

Might have to try this I'm tired of drawing maps

[@rhettburgess8753]

Yes please do the wooden floor boards video!!!

[@culturalproduct]

Nice dungeon tie.

[@MrJormun]

I find out on some crafting video that you can also add PVA glue to your wash, tried it and it really improves the wash so it doesnt flow out of the brush and out of the thing you are painting.

[@benjamins7229]

Tip: don’t use vinyl tiles. Mine have warped pretty significantly, otherwise I followed your instructions to a T. I got some cheap vinyl tiles and they have warped pretty hard. It’s a bummer because I was really looking forward to using these. This is my first time crafting terrain. I’m going to try ironing them over a damp towel and then immediately putting them under some weight again for a few days. The first day or so after I finished with the kwik seal, they were flat. After a few days of the kwik seal really curing, I guess the adhesive warped the tiles. I ordered some rubber sheeting off Amazon and I’m going to glue it onto the backside of the tiles to see if it will offset the glue. In reality, I should’ve let them cure under weight for a few days and they probably wouldn’t have warped. If you use vinyl tiles, DO NOT take them out from under the weight until at least 3-4 days

[@torsteinraaby]

Thank you for stopping me from trying the same thing.

[@BuggSmasher]

Another awesome video. Now here in OZ I've only been able to obtain black foam and was wondering if I could skip to the tan paint process, or does starting with white foam obtain a different "black" paint undertone?

[@keithgilcreast2398]

Great video and explanation! Quick question, when saying the combo of Liquitex and water should be closer to 60/40, what's the 60? Water or Liquitex? Thanks!

[@horusofoz]

Thinking of taking a swing at this project. What thickness of vinyl tiles did you use? Are the completed tiles still serving well now after all the time since posting? Thanks

[@aristotelis700]

Smooth as always.. Way to go Prof!

[@feliperemiere4571]

Hey Professor, I was wondering why you went away from using the soldering pen. Thanks.

[@jameslowery4671]

You do fun videos,but one build I dont see any of would be....ships for sea adventures/encounters....would love to see those.....like a sea UDT platform,docks,and like I mentioned earlier some sailing ships....cant forget pirates,and coastal raiders in any fantasy settin... go Saltmarsh.

[@PatroniMeiSancti]

Tried the Army Painter Matte Varnish. Bad move. It can seep into an unnoticed pinhole and cause bubbling and/or collapse of the foam, which is not much of a problem because my tiles were well coated. The biggest problem is the stickiness of the varnish. I stacked my tiles and they stuck together. Peeling the tiles apart caused little tears in the tiles down to the foam. Is the polyurethane non stick?

[@VanDavis]

If you were using the spray can version, the seep-and-melt can be a danger no matter what brand you use...lots of aerosol sprays will contain chemicals that will eat the foam if it's unprotected. Best to either be SURE you've completely sealed with the ModPodge, or use a paint-on matte varnish. As for the stickiness, that can come from excessive varnish coverage (which stays sticky and is hard to fix) or also from not giving enough time for your climate for the varnish to cure.

[@Grinlathak]

How about a link in the description for your video on how to make those neat lil doors & archways?

[@stevemulhern4512]

Wood tiles video, please. :)

[@xyqueum]

Would you please explain what type of denser foam sheets you would recommend?

[@paulofrota3958]

The algorithm must be fed!

[@Impossible_Object]

I just finished a set of “dungeon-in-a-box” style tiles that all stack into a 4x4 cube the other day! Great minds something something ;p

[@josepinto1545]

How many pieces and sizes did you made? I'm trying to make my own set, but I'm not sure how many I will need it.

[@Impossible_Object]

@@josepinto1545 I made 4 large tiles (4x4”), 8 small tiles (2x2”), 4 pillars (1x1x2”), and 4 walls (2x2”). All of those pieces are 1/2” thick except for the pillars. If I were to do it again I’d skip the walls and replace them with more pillars, since the walls were tedious to keep upright at that thin size. I also made some large and small stairs (2x2x2”) & (1x1x2”) but they don’t fit in the 4x4x4” cube.

[@edfleming9873]

I like using hexes instead of grid. Any suggestions on making hexes easier for UDT?

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Ed Fleming No but I just saw someone do that on the FB group.

[@tomasaira]

The algorithm's hunger can never be satiated!

[@mrcatchingup]

I think this is almost perfect. I love how you can fit all those tiles in a small box and how they can be rearranged for different dungeons. I admit the dedication to do this is noteworthy but I dislike the finished product. I see all those small stones and know many careless people will misplace miniatures off what should be a precise 1 inch square grid. Other careless players will push a mini around and again result in misaligned placement of other miniatures. Now arguments break out about if someone is truly a 5' step away from a full attack sequence. Maybe filling in the 1 inch grid with red lines might make it more clear but then that takes away from the immersion.

[@recowabunga7200]

sir, you rock.

[@mackyd955]

what kind of ink for wash? they all seem to have alcohol in them. Thought that was bad for paint