How to Make a Castle Tower for D&D

This video shows you step by step how to make a Castle Tower/Guard Tower for your tabletop RPG! I play 5e D&D, but it's really perfect for any tabletop gaming.
I use a proxxon hot foam cutter when working with foam, but you can use a knife and get pretty close to the same results!
This doesn't need to be expensive by any means. I think if you only counted the parts of the materials I actually used, this came out to less than 5$. Of course there are a lot of up front costs, but if you have most of the materials already on hand, this is a pretty cheap build!
I used XPS foam, paints from walmart, mod podge, hot glue, a bunch of coffee stirrers, some PVA glue, and a ton of time. I sealed everything in a thin coat of polyurethane at the very end to make sure that the house was protected once I was all said and done.
For a custom piece of terrain like this, I am extremely happy with how everything turned out. I made this as an extension of my very first piece of terrain, and it matched up pretty well! I couldn't have asked for better results!
If you have any ideas for what you would like to see built in the future, let me know in the comments down below! Then subscribe so you don't miss any new videos coming out in the future! Also, if you liked this, gimme that sweet sweet like.
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[@KeieiH]

Oh, dude, props for no blood in this video. 👍

[@Rybonator]

Hard to bleed with just foam. But I do try!

[@benvance3716]

i guess Im quite randomly asking but do anybody know a good website to watch new movies online?

[@jermainezaid1702]

@Ben Vance i would suggest flixportal. You can find it by googling :)

[@benvance3716]

@Jermaine Zaid thank you, I signed up and it seems to work :D I appreciate it !

[@jermainezaid1702]

@Ben Vance Glad I could help =)

[@FrankyDCrafter]

I’m having so much fun finding great dnd craft content creators. You do not disappoint. Looks like I’ll be binge watching your content this weekend.

[@Rybonator]

I do the same thing for other creators! There are some really talented folks out there. It made my day knowing someone will binge MY stuff too :)

[@FrankyDCrafter]

Rybonator please don’t get annoyed if I start commenting on all your videos. Lol

[@Rybonator]

Lol never! :)

[@tattooman3603]

To make the diagonal, slide the top wire spool holder towards the bend of the top arm so the wire runs from the top arm down to the table at an angle. Then run your bricks through as normal and voila, angle cuts

[@bunnyemolover1232]

I like watching his videos I like watching all the way threw one than use them to help me sleep his voice is calming

[@MrMaxenen11]

I really liked it, your mannerism is better than that of black magic craft's. Keep up the good work!

[@Rybonator]

I appreciate that! I wouldn't say better, he is awesome, just different styles. :) Glad you liked my content!

[@davesykes1966]

If you want to cut at an angle. You can do that perfectly just by moving back the top part (The Wire reel) back along the proxxon arm. That's why there are 2 knobs there, One for the wire reel and one to unlock the part and move it back to the desired angle.

[@eliminot3895]

The cutting part makes my shiny click clack rock goblin brain hurt. 😂

[@dhimanghosh9435]

i like watching these type videos it soothes my soul thank you i feel relieved

[@Rybonator]

Glad to relieve a soul :)

[@flyingteacup8369]

Thank you for this video tutorial.

[@Piterdeveirs333]

The protruding stone supporting your crenelations are called corbels. Also, I wouldn't not be able to make this without including arrow slits and machicolations. I'd also make the crenelations taller. But that is jut me

[@Rybonator]

Oh awesome! Thank you, I could not for the life of me think of the name :)

[@cerebraloddity]

This is fantastic, thank you for recording the process! Also, I like your editing, you dont skip important stuff but its concise! Cheers

[@Rybonator]

Thank you, I appreciate hearing that. :) I always hated when people would just skip some parts - "Then you just draw the rest of the face!". I WANNA KNOW HOW! haha :)

[@rewrew897]

I think it could be interesting to have multiple types of floors, or just having it be removable as a small storage

[@littleoldme5187]

I want to turn one of these into a really nice storage tower

[@drkprcnglit]

Boi, I need a dice organizer that can kinda hang off my dm screen. table space is a premium so the more air-space it takes up the better! so.. must haves: easy to place/reach. minimize table space hang off dm screen (not necessary but I thought it would be helpful). if it can house the dice that's a plus.

[@Rybonator]

Ohh I like that Idea! Yeah your are right table space is a commoduty. I'm gonna give that one some thought, that would be hella useful.

[@drkprcnglit]

MY MAN!

[@Rybonator]

Not like a giveaway or anything, but I'll be able to show you how to make it after I do :)

[@drkprcnglit]

unsubscribed.... . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . Jk baby you know I know

[@sea_triscuit7980]

Dude thank you so much, I build terrain and this is an amazing idea and it's cost effective as well :)

[@Rybonator]

Glad you liked it! Hopefully you get some ideas for your own stuff out of it. :)

[@shannyfiztech5590]

Cool, It's cool how you can make design and actually make it! I like it!

[@Rybonator]

Glad you like it :) Thanks for watching

[@dwatts51187]

Id love to start making sections and table top environments. But my concern is storing them so they don't get damaged.

[@Rybonator]

Yeah you do have to worry a bit about that. The mod podge helps, since it helps reinforce the foam :)

[@nooksak1]

That would make a fun Duce tower

[@Rybonator]

Idk if I'd drop a deuce in this, but dice for sure :P

[@nooksak1]

@@Rybonator I just like to have my options available...

[@terrain-hardy]

Really reallly nice job, good work ;-) If I should wish something that you could build, them it would be a Beastmen hut. There are almost none of them on youtube ... and yes it's a warhammer thing, but there's just so cool looking that I use them in my D&D games. many thanks for showing and please keep up the good work ;-)

[@Rybonator]

Hmm that could be challenging and fun :) I'm picturing almost like a leather looking tent/encampment. I'll add that to my list of possibilities! Thanks for the idea and I'm glad you liked it.

[@terrain-hardy]

@@Rybonator yes I'm picturing something like a leather-clad Igloo (a la those in Mongolia) with pillars of large tusk or bones to keep up ;-)) Is there no video of you'r gate wall, or is it just me who is going blind ;-)

[@sandrali7778]

I like your videos.

[@Rybonator]

I like your comments! :)

[@commanderwyro4204]

have you tried making these in 2 separate sections? like a top and a bottom half? so you could lift the top and have an interior part. could use some small magnets to hold them together. would be pretty interesting to see

[@Rybonator]

I haven't with THIS build, but I have made an interior playable modular tower in a different video :)

[@redbeast13]

how would you do a destructible wall? Like battle at Helms Deep style where you have planned that an invading horde will blow up a wall?

[@Rybonator]

I would honestly just make a wall with the bricks and maybe put a TINY amount of glue on the corners to hold them up, but enough to where they could be dislodged if struck.

[@robertfisher8359]

Just watched this video after your siege tower video. Another fantastic video! This gives me a couple questions (as I mentioned, I do historical and fantasy medieval wargaming). 1) Have you ever modeled machicolations, or is that over-engineering a piece of defensive terrain? 2) Would you have any advice on attempting to do a whitewash/limewash coating on walls and towers?

[@Rybonator]

Thank you! I am glad you like them :) 1- I have not modeled them, but that is purely because I prefer this aesthetic, it makes things easier to mod, and create pieces that fit with one another. They are fantastic, but I think general crenelations get the job done just fine for the most part :) 2- I would paint the whole thing white instead of black, then go over it with a cream white, a light brown wash, and then finally a couple varrying grays for drybrushing :)

[@1gunsalute101]

Hey man not sure how well this would work but you can move the thing that holds the wire on the cutter, making an angle for the little triangle pieces you made. Just a thought, nice work tho! Got a sub out of me :p On that note, do you have a vid for the gatehouse you made?

[@Rybonator]

Thanks for the tip! I had no idea. I need to exoeriment some more. :) Thanks for watching! Glad you like the content. No i don't, it was actually my first terrain project ever, so it was all a kind of test of what I could do. Essentially I left that gate opening and slide some coffee stirrers in between in a weave pattern. Maybe I'll make another similar gate someday.:) but for now, the build process is the same as my tower, except I rotated the blocks 90 degrees for every 2 that I put down. I should have done the same for this tower to keep it symmetrical, but I wanted this to also stand on it's own and not require the gate.

[@tattooman3603]

Lol, didn't see this comment was on here already, so I made the same suggestion. It works like a charm. Put a pencil mark on the top arm so the cut is repeatable at a later date if you wish to repeat the cuts for a second or third tower.

[@raistrose7773]

Awesome man!

[@Rybonator]

Thanks Pepe!

[@timmartin2336]

Love the video but I was wondering could you still make it modular but in stead of a ladder make a stair case and what would the easiest way to make them thanks

[@Rybonator]

That would be a great change! A 1 inch wide staircase would fit great :)

[@stevenJEDI3]

What was the mix in the dark wash turned out really nice

[@chaoticstupid5192]

My group has a different dm each campaign and when I’m dm I wanna have a bunch of these things and just dump em out on the table. Also an easy way to make this stuff, buy a 3D printer and print it, once it’s printed, paint it

[@Rybonator]

You totally should! That's a good way to become the permanent DM haha. :) But yeah you can 3d print these, it just costs a lot more.

[@sparkypi]

A few times you mention the gate as if you made it in a previous video. I noticed you took out the pokemon case video too. If you don't mind me asking, why are you making these videos private? It's just that much less Rybonator content for us to enjoy, and trust me, we enjoy every second of it! Even when you mess up a bit ;) (Because we know we'll mess up just as bad, even with your warnings :)

[@Rybonator]

I didn't actually make a video with the gate. It was just my first ever build, and it was in the same style. I only made the Pokemon Case Private because it doesn't have a ton to do with what I do now, and I'm not proud of the final result enough to keep it in. I don't want newcomers to go back to my "First" builds and think that those are the levels at which I deem acceptable in videos now. I know leaving them in shows growth in style and what I can accomplish, but that's why I leave these old DnD ones in. :) I am glad you enjoy it, I have had an event that has caused me to be VERY motivated to try and put more out there. So hopefully I'll keep giving you the content you want. :)

[@jessicarosti1014]

Omg so cool🖤 pls more 🥺

[@Rybonator]

Glad you like it! I need to do some more of these :)

[@goatelope7539]

Awesome

[@sandrali7778]

why didn`t you simly set the wire at an angle?

[@Rybonator]

Unfortunately this device doesn't allow you to do anything other than 90 degrees

[@sandrali7778]

@@Rybonator ​ Rybonator oh yes. you can! just set the wire on 90° angle. Mark left side from the screw thing wich you tightned the wire before. there is this little metal sleigh. you know what i mean. left from that put a mark with permanent sharpie. then loose that thing. and loose the wire that it can be released from the role! then, pull the sleight so that the wire is on needed angle. thight the wire and the sleight. then work with the angle. then you can put it back to 90° very fast. And if you want you can put down a 45° mark for easy switching.

[@tarzan8575]

Wouldn't it be easier to just make four walls and then etch the brick pattern into them?

[@Rybonator]

Yes it would be easier, BUT it wouldn't look like what I was going for. It would look like a perfectly flat brick wall. The hand laying gives it that 'This is an old building and it isn't perfectly straight etc.' feel that I was going for. By all means you can make something equally as good the way you are describing! Just not what I was going for. :)

[@Evmanifestation]

What is the product for the wire cutter? I have a hand wire cutter, you think that'd suffice?

[@Rybonator]

Oh absolutely! You could even use a razorblade or hobby knife if needed :) I use a Proxxon, but it's kind of like the caddilac of hot wire foam cutters. There are cheaper products that get the job done just as well.

[@Evmanifestation]

@@Rybonator I got the new 2020 Hercules hot wire cutting table. It seems pretty close in quality

[@wahahabuh]

Does anybody know the name of the tool used to cut the foam? I'm currently debating whether I buy or make my own set pieces for DnD. So I'm trying to do some cost comparisons

[@underworld8088]

Man tell me how the gun hot glue they don't distroy your bricks for tower i have problem with that when i try to stuck the bricks

[@Rybonator]

I don't know if yours just runs crazy hot or if you are using a different kind of foam. XPS foam, like what I use, is insulation foam so it doesn't burn up as easy as stuff like styrofoam. Maybe that's your issue?

[@sea_triscuit7980]

Low temp glue guns are best for terrain building in my opinion especially when using foam

[@dr.dapper120]

Cutting bricks out with a knife is very much difficult and not worth it, I recommend building the shape out of cardboard and then getting dollar store foam and cut out rectangles, it’s much stronger and tends to look better

[@siwakornkheangtong1483]

1:33 THICC!!!

[@baker7280]

That foam cutter thing, how much does one usually cost?

[@Rybonator]

Depending if they are on sale or not, 80 - 120$. But a proxxon is like the Cadillac of hot wire cutters. You can get some for 10 bucks or even DIY one for super cheap. :)

[@thesinaclwon]

Is that EVA foam?

[@smittywarbenyaegermamjenso173]

What is that stuff in the waterbottle?

[@Rybonator]

That's black Wash. It's basically a lot of water, black paint, a small amount of brown and green paint, and a drop or 2 of dish soap. It gets into all the cracks and hidden areas of your work and dries black like shadows and shading. It makes your stuff look really detailed when it's done!

[@Drake_4]

What's the measurements for the base

[@Rybonator]

I want to say it's about a 4x4 base with a total of around 5x5 near the top :)

[@Drake_4]

@@Rybonator Thank you, love the terrain vids.

[@khnumio3536]

What type of foam do you use

[@Rybonator]

XPS, it's insulation foam, though dollar store craft foam would work too!

[@natet7482]

What was that cutter you were using?

[@Rybonator]

It's called a Proxxon Hot Wire foam cutter :)

[@KeieiH]

I want to request a pencil holder with business card holders that have something that can hold my phone while it's also charging. Is that too challenging?

[@Rybonator]

No not too challenging, but it's more of what to film than it is a giveaway haha. As well, hoping to theme it for use in tabletop games etc

[@KeieiH]

@@Rybonator Dammit! I try! LOL 😅

[@_.-._.-.]

Maybe a tavern?

[@Rybonator]

I'll add it to my to-do :)