Make Evil Terrain from Foam for Epic D&D Adventures

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My favourite way to start a new campaign is with a bit of a mystery that leads to some sort of evil cult. In this video I use XPS foam to craft an epic set piece to be used for an end of session encounter. Something to wow players and have replay-ability value.
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(Sponsor) Be sure to check out the Legend of Keepers Kickstarter: tinyurl.com/57796j5w The Legend of Keepers 5E Reverse Dungeon campaign book is a 350+ page tome containing 4 unique dungeons, STL models of 24 playable heroes, 50+ playable monsters, 12 notorious monster bosses and rules for three ways to play 5E (traditional, evil and PvP). This campaign is also offering over 200 STLs from Stonecraft Dungeon, Lazy Squire Games’ new line of 3D-printable terrain.

[@CronosVids]

It’s great to see you keep your builds approachable for every level of builder. Eventhough you have years of experience, your videos give that sense of: “I could do that. I should give that a try.”

[@Blandco]

I have always loved using terrain pieces to store miniatures. All my former PCs hang out in the bar scene on my shelf along with the mushroom guys.

[@boinkmcbingo8890]

That sounds bad ass. Is it an enclosed building that comes off the floor or just a 2 wall facade ?

[@Blandco]

@@boinkmcbingo8890 it's actually just the floor and furniture. It was meant to be inserted in with other tiles

[@boinkmcbingo8890]

@@Blandco that's a cool way to do it

[@AVspectre]

I play online but have been keeping track of all my PCs (including one-shots). I was going to make each one as a mini diorama (or wider-based miniature), but populating a tavern could be really fun!

[@lindybeige]

I'd have put the candles near the rises of the steps to leave where you put them free for minis. Might also have made the candlelight easier to depict.

[@ColonelSandersLite]

LINDYBEIGE!!!

[@willrapp6066]

Lindybeige is into TTRPGs!?!? Love your videos!

[@derekstein6193]

Maybe affix them to basic mini bases. You can then paint them and apply the lighting effect without altering the terrain itself. This also might encourage players/monsters to interact with them in order to either use the candles in a novel way (lighting your way, setting a patch of oil alight, as signal batons to signal allies at a distance, etc.), or to just extinguish/destroy them to eliminate the light. It would also be fun when your players become used to them in your games, but then suddenly are ambushed by a mob of animated candlesticks. Just a thought I had.

[@jennylawson1980]

I really love the effects you used to create an evil battleground for miniatures. I always struggle in my own story builds to create just the right effect I need to portray a specific scene. So thank you for making my miniature world a little less struggle and more effective. I appreciate it very much 😊

[@verrotwood9935]

Wicked sir. I'll be sharing this in my Verrotwood groups

[@richsimms7931]

I found that the easiest and best result with blood effects and spatter is to use Golden high flow acrylics color Alizarin Crimson Hue. You can paint it, spray it, flick it, blow it, or stipple it. Works great with some texture paste or fake snow to make chunky body scraps too. Enjoy! And thank you for making these videos, you help more than you know.

[@ovan2190]

Great video, honestly was creating an adventure in my head as you were making this, cultists are simple but so versatile thatvno matter the level they work so well as villains and this build is perfect for a lair, abandoned lair, ritual site, etc very awesome!! :)

[@brunswicklord6365]

Always an inspiration. Not sure my wife would appreciate it as a centre piece on the coffee table when our friends are over for drinks !!

[@bbarnhouse9022]

Thinking of building this and using it to display my 1977 star wars figures. Arranged to mimic the medal ceremony in the closing scene.

[@terrainaholic]

Beautiful Build!!!!! Nice mix of techniques!!!!! Love the simpler core approach to the build and how the advanced painting tied it all together!!!!!

[@brianartillery]

Great bit of terrain! Looks exactly like the sort of place where Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane would decide that enough was enough, and start killing cultists. Great work!

[@Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel]

Thank you for making those videos again. Not only they are fun, but so inspiring and informative. Cheers.

[@photogfrank2146]

This project turned out awesome! I love the more simple way that you did this what with the monolithic stone look! I'm going to get myself a fist-size rock for a deeper stone texture as well since it looks so cool on your piece! Just when we think "What can Jeremy do now that he hasn't already done?" you pull something cool out of your creative hat and surprise us all! Well done!

[@Decado1628]

I use that surface primer as a brush on primer for my miniatures and it works great.

[@ashbell1741]

Great project. So happy to see this sort of stuff back on here. Keep up the good work dude!

[@thanasisgeronimos9124]

In the Ancient Island of Crete, In Mycenae at Peloponisos , at Delphi and in Acropolis Athens you will find these kind of stairs were you can make 1-2 regular steps inside the margin of the steps of the stair...so YES!!! also niiiiice build!!! easy too

[@johanenerskog2348]

Really liked this build. Dark, gritty and nasty 😍👍🏻. Really appreciate when you do themed pieces makes it even more inspiring. Keep up the good work!!

[@Krunoslav9]

Great build! i love the horn-shaped pieces in the back.

[@djhollowman9567]

Another one right out of the park! So many possibilities! Thanks for this!

[@danielcostello4041]

Really nice work. Always gives me good ideas. Love watching your work.

[@timothyyoung2962]

Sick. Gave me crazy Nyarlathotep cultist vibes. I could see a group of investigators battling their way up the stairs, shooting and hacking insane cultists as they go, all in a vain attempt to stop the summoning of an avatar of the dark god. Only for the horror to manifest at the top of the stairs, represented by a cool, gore painted mini.

[@paulthatcher563]

I love a good centre piece in a game. Great work!

[@evanhughes7609]

That's a great piece of work - so much more than just a terrain piece!

[@HacksawsHobbyBunker]

Epic build. Also sound advice regarding cultists. So many layers of value. Cheers!

[@combatsurvivalofalabama1835]

Another awesome build! Thanks again. On the revisited terrain perhaps the hall crawler or cage!

[@thomaswilliams5005]

Great idea. I love the painting tips

[@moltenlord6124]

I want you to know you are my favorite mini creator. your work inspires be to go beyond what I can normally build. Thank you and plz keep making videos

[@kathybaker9336]

I LOVE your work ... I'm not into any D&D stuff ... but I am into your extreme talent!

[@RaVirrTheTrader]

Honestly, I think the idea of larger steps can work for something like this outside of just playability, like they were designed for some eldritch beast with long spindly legs, or for a hulking skeletal lich that once used this altar for its own means. Awesome work as always, Jeremy!

[@chartwins]

So bad ass! I love your little builds, there always giving me ideas

[@timothysullivan2964]

Probably my favorite one yet!

[@josray2557]

OMG this type of structure reminds me of the Horde slime pit with the reds and gray stone. It is "simple" Ig but I love it. There is a lot to be said about a piece's iconic silhouette.

[@benweinberg3819]

Absolutely metal 🤘🤘 those final stone colors really shine!

[@anthonywaggett9317]

Love the idea of using this as a display stand. Obvious when you think about it (which I hadn't). I think I will be adapting this for my Adapta Soritas. Cheers.

[@Shakked_R.]

This looks amazing, keep up the great job!

[@akillays]

Awesome, accessible project! Cool to see, would love to see you revisit some of those other tropes like a pirate ship, bandit ambush etc

[@JodyMoreau]

Awesome job again on the design and the video

[@davidcollins2648]

Back to basics. Smashed it.

[@mevl4822]

Well done, great video. Thanks.

[@robertdemaio2740]

Nice! Awesome! I'm loving the theme...next you should do a torture dungeon full of traps

[@laughingpanda4395]

Damn that's so cool. Well done as always.

[@nordicson2835]

Awesome build , you are the Dude.

[@douggillespie747]

Knocked it out. Cultists are a favorite of mine as well not just for low level crawls but can make for great long running campaigns as well.

[@2ndSucks0018]

Going to have to try the blood method, looks gnarly!

[@Tgauchsin]

Great idea. Would love to see more ways to display/ store minis. I’m just getting into it and have a small collection of painted minis. Trying to decide how to store them.

[@TheCreativeKobold]

Having been out of the BMC and terrain crafting loop for a couple of years(due to health issues), I've gotta say: Holy crap dude, the quality of your videos have improved immensely(and they were already high)! :D Really fun, easy, highly useful, and great looking build! I might make this, myself. Cheers!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Welcome back!

[@TheCreativeKobold]

@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial Thanks, man! :D

[@wokkolandia]

Super cool, and very simple 🤩

[@Gerrosimo1]

Great piece. And that's a good point you made about using terrain pieces AS the display for models, especially stairs like this. Not sure I would have attached the candles permanently.... Narrows down the multi-use flexibility, but there would be a problem of the candles constantly falling over otherwise..... Hmm....

[@billhaigh312]

Fantastic job thank you, keep up the great work

[@arthurzangarov6621]

Great work!

[@martinouellet3540]

Love the video, the build and the shirt is chef's kiss!

[@nickjolliff1663]

I use the same surface primer, it has been a favorite since I found it.

[@fafilingdo]

Another great build!!!

[@WylochsArmory]

THAT'S GRIM BROTHER

[@SlytherinReviews]

looks awesome

[@hauptsacheeinkanal3515]

love it!!! badass and bloody. niiice

[@foleyjames]

Very cool build. Might have to break out the airbrush next time I do terrain.

[@koriesheffer7120]

Great build, but the idea of storage/display is awesome! I'd love to see some cool display pieces

[@tacotots_132]

Love this one!

[@DrFilch]

Just a classic BMC terrain build video? _Nice_

[@GoobertownHobbies]

I like them stairs.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

good for getting from a lower area to a higher area!

[@kalleendo7577]

Awesome!

[@NickMK]

I missed a lot of the video, because I was headbanging the whole time

[@jasonhudson7697]

Wicked awesome!!!!

[@jojosfairytaletv]

This is awesome 🔥 I am going to try and create something similar 😊

[@simetradon]

I say... that's badasssssssss Keep rocking it!

[@kelvinnogueira5536]

Amazing!

[@jonskupin6465]

one of your best!

[@DnDHeroics]

Really great terrain piece! Love learning new techniques. Can you share where you picked up that beholder ball cap?

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Death Saves

[@jwraper1498]

Love it. Just another idea I’m going to steal!😅

[@forrestcrabbe]

yeah that would look awesome on the mantle with a battle raging on it. you could change the scene periodically to keep it fresh \m/

[@wayneodell2244]

nice build

[@pkwork]

Yep.. darker by the day and I love how you do it. Your videography rocks...next story lines with creepy voice overs.

[@billdefranza4927]

I love it!

[@lucasthedestroyer]

Awesome! What is the last part in the blood mixture? I cant Seem to get what your are saying

[@steampunk8036]

Dang me, bro, very awesome build! Your enthusiasm and passion is contagious. As always, I appreciate you. - Rick, USMC.

[@LostHereticPress]

What was that audio you used in the opening clip? That was cool as hell and I want to use it for backing in my game! Also, the build is badass as hell and I absolutely gonna be copying parts of it for my own campagin!

[@roypeak3603]

There’s a museum in Cincinnati that used to be a train station. No idea if the stairs to the museum were around back then, but they’re probably around 5ft wide. So these stairs are realistic, depending on the purpose and desirable use by cultists.

[@LeftHandOfFury]

Whats funny is I am priming minis with the Vellejo surface primer while watching this.

[@juancarlosmarcos7401]

A maaaazing!!! I love it!!!!

[@phrancklynbillsonmc2581]

Creepy Dark Carnival !

[@JacopoSkydweller]

Sick build and a heavy backing track! HELL yes. I really feel like it adds to your style, very unique compared to every other hobby/crafting/TTRPG/Wargaming channel I've seen. What are your favorite post metal bands? I really love Kosatka and Paint the Sky Red. Unrelated: Huge fan of the Architects before they went heavy pop/rock-ish.

[@barrackaobammacka521]

That setup is pretty cool and stylish! 🙂 Cultists

[@sulfurus87]

Nice piece of terrain, as usual :) But one thing is bothering me : What is the background music of this episode ? It's really cool sound and I don't see any names in the description or the credits 😢

[@Bluecho4]

Fantastic build. So metal. Cultists are really useful in adventures, as they justify all kinds of horror, evil, and secrecy. Their members are fanatics, so they will gladly fight to the death in service of their cause, in a way other intelligent creatures might balk at. And they draw upon all manner of temporal or otherworldly forces, so they can scale in threat to whatever is needed for the party's power level. Indeed, in a sandbox campaign, this will happen naturally; if the party neglects to deal with the cult, they'll be free to acquire more power and summon greater evils. Best part is, the players don't need to feel bad about killing them. They're madmen worshiping malign intelligences from beyond the world, and doing atrocities in their name. Nor are they available to be reasoned with. The more the PCs learn about the cult, the more they'll WANT to kill them all. Sometimes a morally nuanced foe is best. And sometimes it's best to pit the party against enemies they're entirely justified in wiping out.

[@willmfrank]

"It's thematic, but also generic enough to get multiple uses..." You've created the tabletop gamers' equivalent of a movie studio's backlot. 😉 🙂

[@davidbrown4849]

Nice build. How did you resist the temptation to touch the top of the candles in orange/red?

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

That's siiiiiiick!!! 🤘

[@SarahRoseCO10]

Fantastic build! Also, cool ass shirt, I wish I had one, lol

[@willrapp6066]

I dont know, that lighting looked pretty darn good

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thanks!

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

good vid thank lee

[@sebastiandodson189]

Nice

[@Dan_Does]

I love it! I always prefer the horror stuff!

[@bucasso]

Nice video:)

[@VengefulJarl]

Love your shirt, did you order it from Norway?

[@JeffDrennen]

Looks like something from a heavy metal video from the 80s.

[@SyntheticMason]

Do you have and recorded D&D play through with your builds, Patreon or otherwise or have you posted any pictures of scenes from games you’ve played or DMed with your builds, thank you as always for sharing your creations but I would love to see them in action

[@TechNinjaSigma]

Oh yea, it is real Evilmaxxing Hours 😈

[@jordanjones2046]

Bad ass build