Exciting Cave Scatter Terrain for Dungeons and Dragons

[@CircuitRyder]

StalaGmites are on the Ground. StalCtites are on the Cieling. Thanks for the content!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

That's it.

[@jec5476]

Stalacites come from the op and Stalamites come from the round.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Very nice.

[@manowar665]

Man these aren't scatter terrain, this is set dressing! You have firmly built and put theatre of the mind on a brilliant stage! 🤘

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you!! These will definitely boost the feeling of realism at the table. Wait till next week!!

[@evanhughes7609]

Perfectly simple; the mites go up, and the tights come down. 😉

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you Evan 👍

[@acmaurer50]

Yes: the -tites hang tite to the top.

[@lilcwa]

Stalactites are stuck “tight” to the ceiling of the cave; stalagmites are “mighty” rising up from the cave floor, IIRC. In a pinch, the tine from a clear plastic fork or a section of clear plastic swizzle stick can stand in for a flight peg. Great video!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Great tip, thanks for sharing!

[@Zeelian]

I was taught: StalaCtites = Ceiling StalaGmites = Ground

[@wonderbop2656]

I remember it being stalactites have to hold "tight" so you don't fall from the ceiling. Stalagmites "might" someday reach the ceiling

[@terrainaholic]

Love the effect of the flight peg!!!! I keep old plexus glass welders mask inserts to do much of my transparency work. I cut them on the bandsaw to size. Again VERY COOL!!!!!!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Awesome. Love making use of random stuff in builds. Clever.

[@ArtJeremiah]

I especially like how the rubble pile turned out.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you Art... me too.

[@MarkLewis...]

StalagMites look like "M"s on the ground... and stalacTites look like "T"s hanging down from the ceiling. LOL!!! I save my scraps in bags too!!!! 👍 Great builds!!!!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Cool way to remember that Mark! I'm going to relay that one to my kids :) Thanks, and don't let those bags get out of control haha.

[@MarkLewis...]

@@TabletopWitchCRAFT For kids (another way) is someday... Stalagmites will "grow up' to be stalactites someday.

[@figrollin]

Or, if you're saucy, it's easy to remember because.... 'tites come down ;)

[@MarkLewis...]

@@figrollin Not kid-friendly or appropriate, but ok.

[@frankling.robertsiii6811]

Another cool tutorial! A friend of mine had mentioned that stalactites hang from the ceiling of the cave and that stalagmites might actually reach the ceiling one day. That was how he said it was easy to remember..

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

That's a good one :)

[@comcoor4818]

I like your first one better. Looks more realistic. The second one would look more in place with snow/winter scene with the snow in between/around the boulders. Thanks for sharing:)

[@TriMarkC]

As an avalanche, I like your method. I actually liked the look of the boulders. So when I make this I think I’ll make a 2nd one, and try pressing in the sculptamold as I build each layer of boulders, so most of it is below the main line of sight. Then glue in small rocks between, and sand just on the base. So more like a couple boulders have broken loose in a mtn pass, or a portion of the ceiling broken free in a cave to make the passage tighter squeeze. … and then I see you did something like that w the example at the very end.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

I love how you create your ideas/crafts around a storyline. Well done!

[@LaboratoryRatKing]

rubble pile techniques will also translate great to the "trash pile" i'm planning for my goblin caverns!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Definitely!

[@WakkasLove]

"When the 'mites go up, the 'tites go down". Old quote that helped me remember which was which. Also "Mites in the mud, 'tites on top".

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Very good!

[@nicolaiitchenko7610]

What a really GREAT vid! Mites climb up and tights come down...that is how the Geology Class taught it. I us bits of sprue from 'glass or window" pieces that I collect as scrap from making 1:25 scale automobile models - just another hobby I seem to have acquired World's greatest hobby tools - Mod Podge and Sculptamold.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you Frank :) I agree, those are pretty priceless tools.

[@matthewprince6157]

Stalactites hold tight to the ceiling, stalagmites might reach them.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

ahhh, cool. Thanks Matthew.

[@EssexBoyz]

I like tights fall down mites dig up?

[@harrietcraig7817]

That’s EXACTLY how I remember it! Haha I thought I invented that memory click as a child. Oh well, every day there’s something that reminds me I wasn’t a prodigy. 😿😺

[@ASUSfreak]

Titties hang, so do tites. (So mites stand on floor). That's how we do it in Belgium 😉

[@EpicParsnips]

Those boulder stacks are fantastically made. I’ll have to make some myself. So beautiful yet so simple. Great video man!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you Matt. Yes, simple, colorful, exciting with some small details. I like this easy build too.

[@EpicParsnips]

I would use them as rocky/difficult terrain on the surface as well

[@sarahseils8545]

John, I love your videos! You are so creative and resourceful. I don’t know if you will see this, but just want to make sure you are aware that there can be serious side effects to using resin/epoxy without the proper safety precautions. It’s recommended to use a respirator, gloves, safety goggles, and have a well ventilated work area. It’s worth researching when you get the chance. I would hate to see someone with your talent harmed. Happy crafting!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Hi Sarah, thanks for looking out for me and the community. I appreciate that! Not sure if you have Instagram, but if you follow me on there, you'll se a huge exhaust fan I just installed in my studio this past weekend :)

[@draklithsDen]

I thought that was a great idea supporting the stalactite with the flight stand plastic stem, really helps sell the illusion...great job, and thanks for sharing it with us

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

You got it DraklithsDen. Thanks for watching.

[@luvz2reed]

When the mites go up, the tights come down.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

That’s it!

[@theHiddenStone]

StalaGmites on the Ground, stalaCtites on the Ceiling. Science! :D

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Gotta love science. Thanks

[@Jedidaddyo]

Stalactites form from the ceiling from water and minerals that collect and harden as they drip down from the ceiling and that drip also, usually creates a stalagmite directly below, depending on the geography of that surface. A more angled surface or water can change if a stalagmite forms, but when a stalagmite forms, it grows upward, as the stalactite grows downward like an icicle, until they grow together, then they are no longer, stalactite and stalagmite, but have become a column. The underground can be quite fascinating with the way cold stone can move, flow, and form from the constant forces of water, gravity, pressure, and natural land mass movements.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Excellent, thanks for the lesson!

[@Nat1videos]

Great video John! Love the little dead dude detail... can I investigate the body ? lol

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Give ma a roll :)

[@andygorman858]

Mate! That was mint! The boulder terrain would be perfect for my wargaming terrain.....so simple to make as well! Thanks for sharing yet another completely awesome vid!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

You got it Andy! Glad they’ll work for your table.

[@theladyamalthea]

Love it! The water monster needs a coat of gloss varnish though, to show that it’s wet from just coming out of the water. 😊

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

I'm going to do that right now........... Ok I just did it, thanks :)

[@Barnicalsify]

Your videos are great dude. I'm going to bed, but TOTALLY want to stay up and do crafting!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thanks Barney ! I know that feeling too.

[@EricWilliams-ms3ro]

You just keep rolling out the hits with this build. Love your monster in the pool best of all.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you Eric 🙏

[@ceprione7068]

Niiice! and in french we say as a mnemonic way "les stalacMites Montent et les stalacTites Tombent" :) . Nice work as always!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you :)

[@Blightana]

think of girls and skirts when you're thinking of the cone shaped stalagmites and tights, how I remember is when the mites go up the tights come down.

[@CrazyCrafterLivestream]

Loving this cave series John. The stalagmites with floating stalactites were awesome. What’s next in the series...maybe a giant cave monster sculpt, using combined materials: green stuff, copper wire, foam, sculpt a mold and resin. Doesn’t matter what it is, I’ll be excited to check it out!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you Collin. It was cool to leak a bit of the series on your show. That's a cool idea. If it doesn't make it in the first 4 videos, it will most likely be added down the road!

[@Mara999]

As a child my mom taught me how she reminds herself which is which, but that only works if you speak Swedish. Stalagmites are on the floor because that is "Golv", while stalactites are on the roof which is "taK".

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thanks for sharing :)

[@1525kat]

That was amazing - so many techniques, materials, tips and techniques in one small little video! I am going to reference this vid to many of the newbies (and old timers!) in the craft. Thank you.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you so much for your support and help spreading the word about the channel Kat !!

[@crax83]

In Swedish we know this easily because stalagmites are on the ground (marken in Swedish, "mites" starts with the same letter) and stalactites hang from the ceiling (taket in Swedish which, you guessed it, starts with the same letter as "tites"). Basically the same can be used in English stalaCtites (ceiling), stalaGmites (ground).

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Very cool!! Thank you for sharing :)

[@BionicPerry1970]

Another enjoyable video. Great stuff. Here's an easy way to remember stalagtites and stalagmites: the stalagtites hold TIGHT to the ceiling so they don't fall! :D Eh? Eh? Someone told me that as a kid, and I've never forgotten. I really like the critter in the pool - those ripples are awesome. And I agree with you about the black wash: I definitely don't overuse it, and as a result my dungeon tiles are probably a little brighter than most. But each to their own of course! Thanks for another fun and inspiring video!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

You got it Perry, thank you for your feedback. Who’s to say how dark your tiles should be!

[@jhall1980]

Your build are always amazing! You're way more talented than alot of other crafters.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you J Hall 🙏

[@scotteverroad4545]

When I was a kid, 50+ Now, we used to get Hammered! and go into sinkholes, and natuarul Caves in Indiana and border of Kentucky! Crawaling on your stomach to aqeeze thruogh tight-spots, get Gone! then come-out the other-side! hahaha Man? I tell You: theres Nothing more freaky, than smoke a J' in one-room, goto another room, then come-back! and the fog of smoke is still there! hahaha! True Story. Just rembering! this is Fantasy so,...lol Love your stuff man. Simple, well-explained, and almost Perfect terrain!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you….. Wow that’s some serious claustrophobia action. Not sure I could do it haha.

[@dirigoallagash3464]

These are great! You're quickly selling me on those pigments.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

You know I'm a fan :)

[@Traveler13]

Stalegtight hangs on tight from above and stale might grows up mighty from the ground I was told at school, along time ago, wasn't easy scratching all that on a piece of slate :-)

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

oh boy, showing our age ;) Thanks Travelor in time !

[@mystrangebrain9240]

Very easy yet very cool and durable

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you

[@scottsarcanecraft379]

Another great video! I like the many options you offer in these videos. Oh and the scrap bag grows more and more as we build! One could incorporate your acid trap into the cave floor too.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you! The bags are forever expanding haha. Yes, the acid trap would go great here.

[@tobyd.8064]

My go-to remember rule is "hold on tight to the stalactites or you might hit the stalagmites"

[@ModerateHipster]

I do know which is the stalagmite and which is the stalactite. Stalactites form from mineral laden water dripping from the cave ceiling for millennia. Stalagmites are formed underneath stalactites because they are where the drips land. Which leads me to my only complaint about a wonderful video: when placing the stalactites on the flight stands, they ought to have been posed such that the pointy-down parts are pointing at the pointy-up parts. I'll definitely be making my own set of these!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thanks for the info! Well let’s just say that some of the stalactites fell, and some stalagmites haven’t formed yet :).

[@creaturescavernscrafting2929]

Love these! Putting the Tabletop Witch Craft spin on classic terrain pieces. Amazing work and looks better than Dwarven Forge😊

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you :) That's a really nice compliment.

[@karencrawford9227]

I love the little monster!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you.

[@alrethianscraftsbattles]

This is an awsome series man. Cant wait to start making it myself 👍👍 these are going to be cool in our d&d sessions

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Right on!! Enjoy. 2 more videos to come in the series. I’ll add more down the road.

[@Nekrishi1971]

Was curious if you would be interested in doing some lava tiles, huge fan of your crafting it is in a league of its own.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you Corey 👍. I do have it on my list. I’m sure I’ll make a series out of it at some point.

[@christophermurray9777]

Amazing builds. Really spices things up.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you :)

[@David_necromaster]

Another great video with lots of fun ideas. Thank you so much! -"Un altre excel·lent video amb moltes idees divertides. Moltes gràcies!"

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

You got it David. Thanks again for watching!

[@nathanielsizemore3946]

Stalagtights hold on tight to the ceiling and stalagmites mightily hold up the ceiling. From Highschool, Freshmen class geology class 47 years ago.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Awesome!!

[@chadtompkins2282]

Stalagmites might get in your way as you are walking and you hope stalactites hold tight to the top of the cave so they don’t fall on your head.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Good one.

[@RaiderAvian]

for stalagmites, I like to think of the word 'mite' being a creature that crawls in the ground. While with stalagtite would have to be the opposite.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Very cool, I haven’t heard this one!

[@TheSheGoz]

Easy way to remember stalactites vs. stalagmites: the "-c-" in "stalactite" stands for "ceiling," while the "-g-" in "stalagmite" stands for "ground."

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Great one!

[@minimishapsgames894]

I love all of this, especially the 50 ways to remember the difference between the two rock formations in the comments, lol.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Haha, me too

[@MFewwy]

More Underdark and cave terrain please!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

On its way :)

[@MFewwy]

@@TabletopWitchCRAFT I'm close to the 30th game for my Out of the Abyss Campaign :D I already made some terrain for our games and I want to create MOOORE

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

@@MFewwy It’s a good addiction :)

[@christophermurray9777]

These look great.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you :)

[@sizibiso]

Ever thought about doing a DM Screen? I'd love to see you make one :) Keep up the great work!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Will do! I have thought about it. I might have to add that to my list of builds.

[@sizibiso]

@@TabletopWitchCRAFT that's something to look forward to then :)

[@coachvincent]

I always remember the difference as : Stalactite has a c in it, c for ceiling...hangs from the ceiling. Stalagmite has a g, g for ground, grows up from the ground.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Yep a good one.

[@Anon_Omis]

Just some constructive criticism, I think you should have done the stalagmites and stalagtites to look similar to the walls. They form IRL by minerals being deposited onto it layer by layer. Black Magic Craft did underdark terrain recently and I think something like that would have looked better. Again, this is just my subjective opinion. I do love your work and always get ideas from your techniques. Sadly, I dont have a work space currently to make stuff like this.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

I’m not sure the stalagmites and stalactites would form with strata layers like cave walls would. Subject to different forces and criteria acting on them to form their shape.

[@Djr481]

Stalactites, tight come down ,Stalagmites look up the tights😂😂

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Good one haha

[@dist0rted320]

Stala-g-mite: The g stands for 'ground'. Stala-c-tite: The c stands for 'ceiling'.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Perfect. Thanks.

[@SirScottalott3496]

when the tights go down the mites set up.

[@benward5732]

Tights hang down and Stalags Mite :)

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

You got it.

[@ratchelmcmahon9175]

My dad always told us that Stalagmites might reach the ceiling and stalactites have to hang on tight

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

He was right :)

[@sinclaire5479]

random thought i was looking at your merch, it would be totally cool to put the viper on a knit hat i would totally buy a hat

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Perfect time of year for that. Keep an eye out for that in the next week or so. Takes a few days for KZbin to upload items. 🤘

[@TheMichaellathrop]

Stalactites hold tight to the ceiling, stalagmites might reach the ceiling some day.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

That’s is.

[@julieshepherd4333]

stalagmites might reach the sky while stalagtites hand on tight from the rood

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Good one.

[@MyklCarlton]

There had better be some epic games played once this current plague passes, with all of the amazing crafting folks are doing. For the 'Tite Mite' game - T's look like something hanging from a roof. Next video? It's obviously going to be - amazing!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

I want to pull a 24 hour session! The next video is really cool. Had family over the other day and they all loved it!

[@MyklCarlton]

@@TabletopWitchCRAFT Hope you all had a wonderful time and over indulged!

[@TimKapow]

You only need to remember that Stalactites have a T for top. If you remember that then logic dictates that the stalagmites are at the bottom.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Nice Tim, thanks.

[@zombiedad]

Next week’s video7 hot lava flow?. Tree roots coming through the ceiling to a pool in the floor? A roost of bats hanging from the ceiling

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Very cool ideas... thanks.

[@jagelsdorf1385]

As to the Salagmites, the word for „crap“ in my language starts with a G, as in stalaGmite. My middle school science teacher told us that veeery confidentially ;D

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Lol

[@PhatePunk]

Stalactites goes down because you wanna pull tights down. Not exactly PC but how I learned it

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

haha good one.

[@kennethyoung141]

Stalagmites might grow from the ground. Stalatite tight to the ceiling.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

That’s it.

[@billlumburg7594]

RC Nebula

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

This is the first RC Nebula shot out! Right on!! 🤘

[@anonymousbosch9265]

Stalactites hold tight to the ceiling and stalagmites may grow up to the ceiling

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

You got it!

[@credoimperialis]

man, this stuff is awesome great videos, amazing!!!!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you 🙏

[@ScratchBashing]

Are those the 25% sharper black Olfa blades?! ⚔️ ⚔️

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

The regular ones only because the sharper ones were out of stock.

[@Leathurkatt]

Stalactites hold tight to the ceiling, Stalagmites sit on the floor.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Nice

[@zombie-phile]

StalaGmites on the ground. StalaCtites on the ceiling.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Nice.

[@orchestre-pawer]

Hey nice nice tuto. What is the name of the song in background please ? It's totally epic !

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thank you. Song: "Adventure Awaits" by Dream Cave

[@orchestre-pawer]

@@TabletopWitchCRAFT thx a lot

[@curiousmonster8221]

TIGHTS COME DOWN & MITES CRAWL UP.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Simple and easy one. Nice.

[@Sesquedoodle]

StalaGmites are on the Ground, stalaCtights are on the Ceiling.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Good one!

[@stevenjacobs8797]

How would you go about turning those cave tiles into a mine?

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

You can achieve a lot with different scatter terrain designed for a mine.... good idea ;)

[@sharitambasco4981]

Stalactites hang tight to the ceiling, stalagmites might reach the ceiling :)

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Good one!

[@SwordsandBrushes]

I was painting at the time, but as soon as you said mash potatoes I looked up - I don't know why, of course you didn't use mash potatoes...or did you...

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

:) none used in this video

[@coppershark1973]

Easy to remember : Stalagmites G for ground Stalactites C for Ceiling.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Perfect.

[@seangere9698]

The big question is what do you call it when they finally connect to one another?

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

...... 🤯

[@seangere9698]

@@TabletopWitchCRAFT It's called a pillar or my favorite a sinter column.

[@SkilledWitch]

Stala(c)tites (c)ling (tite)ly to the (c)eiling. Stala(g)mites (g)row on the (g)round and you (mite) trip over them.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Good one.

[@mrgrumpy70]

Stalagmites mount UP Stalagtites tumble down

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Cool.

[@harrietcraig7817]

Stalagmites point upward; stalactites point downward.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

That's it Harriet :)

[@jaredwilliams2667]

Stalagmites are on the ground, stalactites are on the ceiling.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Nailed it

[@griffin292]

StalagMite extends from the floor just like a capital "M". StalagTite extends from the ceiling like a capitcal "T" Sample of it in action T T T T T M__M__MM__

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing!

[@Blood-Fartz]

Dope

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Thanks Michael 🤘

[@DanceswithDustBunnies]

StalaCtites-c for ceiling; StalaGmite-g for ground.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Ahh I like it. Thanks for sharing.

[@royalsinner151]

Hi I was wondering where you get your foam from ?

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Home Depot. You can also find it in the description of the video from Amazon.

[@royalsinner151]

@@TabletopWitchCRAFT ok thanks, yeah I found some on Amazon but not much

[@meatKog]

StalacTites -- T = top

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Good one.

[@vinoup1]

Why would you not use your hot wire knife to give your stalagmites and stalactites a more realistic looks. They currently look a little cartoony

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Go for it.

[@michaelpalmer3164]

Stalagmites are on the floor, Stalactites are from the ceiling

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

You got it.

[@WilliamRWarrenJr]

stalaCtites=Ceiling stalaGmites=Ground

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Good one :)

[@Mommamacnz]

Stalagmites MIGHT reach the roof, Stalagtites have to hang TIGHT to the roof.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

That’s it :)

[@Gowaduv]

Mites crawl up, tites fall down

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Good one.

[@jhall1980]

Stalagmite goes up from the ground & Stalagmites hang from the ceiling.

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Stalactites from the ceiling... I know what you meant.

[@jhall1980]

@@TabletopWitchCRAFT lol yea typo, a mnemonic device was stalactites hang tight from the ceiling