Tiles you should craft for your initial basic modular dungeon tile set for D&D DMG

[@brookeswitzer9783]

Finally found an affordable way to make good looking dungeons and whatever else I want. You, sir, are a saint!

[@TheDMGinfo]

+Brooke Switzer I bribed a Pope once...

[@Geekd]

Hey guys, thought I would simply drop in and leave this list here for you all. I have seperated the sections into the number of 6.5cm tiles in the piece; One: corners x6 2-Wall Hall x4 1-Wall Hall x10 Open x3 Two: 2-Wall Hall x5 1-Wall Hall x2 Three: 2-Wall Hall x6 1-Wall Hall x2 Corners x7 Four: 2-Wall Hall x2 1-Wall Hall x1 Corners x2 T-Junction x2 Room x6 Five: 2-Wall Hall x1 Cross Section x1 Six: Room x4 Nine: Room x2 Twelve: Room x1 Sixteen: Room x1 Twenty: Room x1 Also note I use the term hall to signify that the tiles are all in a single row, even though the 1-wall hall isn't technically a hall it was easier to call it as such to keep the list simple and compact. I hope this helps you guys out :)

[@TheShelbyTheShelby]

Thanks for the list!

[@froschkenig]

Exactly what one needs. Even better than a list.

[@Dybs_]

Glue gun arrived yesterday. I'm now covered in paint and glue. 4 tiles in counting, only 76 to go.

[@TheDMGinfo]

I just had to buy a new gluegun. Mine died :(

[@Dybs_]

TheDMGinfo Commiserations :(, she lead a good and productive life though.

[@lisabradley7658]

Found your "Why craft" video by accident one day and got hooked. I have now started a set for my husband to use ( he's the DM but I am the crafty one). I am glad to see that your edges and walls aren't always perfectly straight. Makes me feel better about mine. I am using foam poster board since I can get it for a dollar a piece at the dollar store. Am going to test a piece (a scrap) with spray paint tomorrow to see how it holds up. Can't wait to be ready for doors and wall segments and.....well everything else.

[@TheDMGinfo]

Thanks for watching and welcome to the cult... er I mean hobby! I intentionally show imperfect work, makes these accessible to new crafters such as yourself

[@MrGonecrazy001]

Such a great straightforward video. I love how you avoid fluff bits in your videos.

[@TheDMGinfo]

Thanks :)

[@Discipol]

I love your humor. Its not cheap nor cliche nor nerdy. I would recommend adding a very light rock (maybe) background music for ambiance.

[@TheDMGinfo]

Discipol I did experiment with this prior to the channel going live, but it was very distracting

[@keesha5576]

Just finished cutting and glueing all of these! I'm so excited to start using these with my group. I'm a very new dm (we have only been playing since December) and I'm broke so this is great for us! Thank you for your videos!

[@TheDMGinfo]

Enjoy. You are most welcome

[@Cyntax3rr0r]

You have the best co-host. Fun and affordable project too!

[@TheDMGinfo]

***** He is cool when the tuna flows, otherwise he gets a bit MEEWWWWOWOEEOWOEWOW

[@boonie4644]

Your a best at making these things I built my whole set up off of this

[@TheDMGinfo]

thumper elf Thanks

[@jakestewart2475]

the box comment and the vid shot of the cat......Classic!

[@TheDMGinfo]

He enjoys a good box

[@TheDMGinfo]

I use the rooms as buildings in towns. It works really well. At the moment I don't use anything for pathways, but I have been mulling over the idea. The next phase after the straight dungeon is natural caverns, desert tombs, wilderness terrain and sewers... I have not got that far yet myself as I only started about a month ago :)

[@Beerbones928]

these videos are incredibly inspiring, thanks for sharing! can't wait to try my clumsy hand at a set of these tiles, they'd make my games so much more immersive!

[@TheDMGinfo]

You're welcome. Enjoy!

[@TheDMGinfo]

Yes, I even had an idea for mountain passes. In time I will get to these. I am trying to progress through the basics so that I wont have to repeat myself in future videos. At some point I will begin to discuss dungeon themes and quest area themes and how to adjust the basic tiles to suit. All in time.

[@StrongholdCrafterKev]

nice set for starters. I look forward to building up mine.

[@TheDMGinfo]

+Stronghold Crafter Kev hop to it

[@roblong1088]

Thank you for these videos.

[@TheDMGinfo]

+roblong1088 you are welcome

[@TheDMGinfo]

+stefan lula DMScotty is a brother in arms and we communicate regularly about the craft and how to improve what we do for our fans. We both host a monthly Live show alternating on both channels called "Crafters Tavern" where we are joined by other members of the crafting community.

[@tmooring2045]

TheDMGinfo​ First a huge Thank you, to yourself and DM Scotty​ for all the wonderful videos. I have altered them somewhat in we have magnetized the walls and not glued them to the floor pieces, this allows for greater use and versatility. My group loves the visual aids. So again thank you both for the videos, they opened up our gaming experience.

[@TheDMGinfo]

Excellent :)

[@karennilsson7438]

Nyte Deathdreamer the magnetic walls sound awesome. Are they pretty sturdy, and hold up well?

[@DisturbedByEchoes]

Well I look forward to seeing what you come up with in regards to caverns an caves.

[@TheDMGinfo]

Thanks for watching Mike

[@ChristianSteinheimer]

This is just awesome!

[@TheDMGinfo]

Thank you

[@jesternario]

I've watched intro to episode 6 in a single go. You are quite entertaining, and I like your design concepts. Better than DM Scotty, who directed me to your channel in his make a bed video, so there you go.

[@TheDMGinfo]

+jesternario Thank you :) Better is a subjective term :)

[@jesternario]

It is. By better, I mean you both are informative and attempt to teach, but you add humor to your videos, and that makes me want to watch your videos more. I will still watch both channels.

[@TheDMGinfo]

and I add cats!

[@jesternario]

That too. Cats are awesome.

[@Maticus808Z]

I JUST finished my first set! Woot! On to bridges and props...! :D

[@TheDMGinfo]

Kaulana PakChong excellent!

[@juliantaylor7663]

it would be good to see you set up a dungeon on camera, the best way to use each tile

[@TheDMGinfo]

This may help... kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3vdYX-Qg9uZf80 Or the 80+ videos in the Delving the Dark playlist... kzbin.info/aero/PLw-XImXo4zfMW2HLYhjXgYcueUZRhRP20

[@TheDMGinfo]

There are more than these, these are the basic ones. I have several set pieces with bridges, chasms, ruins, sewer drains (you can see in the footage in DMG#000). I want to do quite a lot more, but the basic ones can get you through most games comfortably (just add stairs DMG#008 & DMG#009 and doors DMG#007)

[@MastertheGamerpg]

Great! I can't wait. Keep up the great work.

[@XAndevelX]

Nice set of tiles great job!!! ^_^

[@karennilsson7438]

These are awesome and make me feel like I can actually paint. I'm going to check out how to paint wood floors, so I can start a house set.

[@TheDMGinfo]

Excellent. I have not done wood floors yet, but you can try popsicle sticks or coffee stirrers as the floor. Then use a brown die watered down to darken it.

[@davelygrave21]

I started making a set out of wood when I realized something: the pieces can fit together in a greater variety of ways if you add a 45 degree bevel to the corners of your outer walls, especially at the ends of your hallway pieces.

[@TheDMGinfo]

Davely Grave I don't quite follow?

[@ruyochoa1878]

Great my friend!!

[@TheDMGinfo]

Thanks

[@MastertheGamerpg]

I love your set!

[@MikePaulhus]

Thanks DMG

[@TheDMGinfo]

About 7 or 8mm. Usually there is a thick layer and a thin layer, about 4mm and 3mm. Cardboard varies though.

[@furiios]

Brilliant!!!!

[@MastertheGamerpg]

Can't wait to see your more advanced videos. Will you be going into caverns, wilderness, and other types of adventures too?

[@BunkLite]

Advice from someone who has used the more expensive stuff: Do not make room with set doorways. Instead make 'flats' without walls of various sizes. Then use the separate smaller pieces (seen from roughly 0:44 to 1:20) around the edges to make the walls as needed.

[@TheDMGinfo]

It has never been a problem. Having the walls separate means more work "assembling" during play.

[@eagleeye5199]

Still not finding that secret passage :/ feel like im missing something. Beneath 3 *sigh* beneath what? im just not getting it. feel so close yet at the same no closer then when i started.

[@TheDMGinfo]

eagleeye5199 it is very simple, just don't over think it. They both refer to the same thing. Also did you watch everything?

[@michkabailey222]

I just watched this video for something like the thirty-eighth time. I made a list of which tiles, including numbers of doors and orientations. I remember you saying on a Crafter's Tavern that your basic set of tiles has been whittled down to around sixty. Could you tell us which ones you're left with, or which ones you got rid of?

[@TheDMGinfo]

Michka Bailey I did not reduce the list, I gave some away in a giveaway competition (It was a bonus prize for the first 300 subscribers).

[@auhsoj27]

I love the feline cameos.

[@TheDMGinfo]

They like the warm lights

[@stefanlula4269]

Great video, as usual. Do you and DM Scotty know each other? Are you guys friends or something. He referred me to you and I am not disappointed!

[@peterhoolihan2825]

Can i ask, with one of the secret door clues, are the secret door videos accessible on a Mac or must it be windows? I've been trying for hours to find out how to get to these videos and I have heaps of clues that I think are related, but I just can't get the final piece...

[@TheDMGinfo]

Peter Hoolihan mac, yes.

[@MaximumScrotum]

this was a great video, but could you make another that's like an 'expansion pack' which more handy shapes for rooms.

[@TheDMGinfo]

MaximumScrotum at some point I may do this. More "specialised" stuff is currently on the way

[@johnwhite2412]

The walls add a nice visual effect. But beyond that, are they necessary? Are the tiles durable enough without them?

[@TheDMGinfo]

Sure, but I make compact dungeons. If there were no walls it would just be one giant tile with no walled areas. See the mapping and fog of war video

[@johnwhite2412]

TheDMGinfo good point. And thank you for the quick reply

[@Continuum99]

It seems the first larger corner pieces shown are 2x2’s since the 4x1 is twice the length of them.

[@ndsigns74]

Ok so having a bit of a hard time finding the dual layer cardboard. I did however finally find a place that sells it in 4ft by 8ft sheets for $12.99 a sheet if you buy 9 or less but for $5.99 if you buy 10. I guess my question is how many sq ft do you think you would need to start off with..

[@TheDMGinfo]

ndsigns74 Well 4x8 foot would make quite a few tiles and walls. I think my entire set would comfortably fit in there. Probably 2 of those. However, you can make dual layer cardboard by glueing two single layer pieces together. Watch this video for more info: How To Make Strong Dual Layer Cardboard VLOG 11

[@DisturbedByEchoes]

Impressive collection. Hope to someday get around to making a vast set myself. Was curious if you were gonna make an urban fantasy or modern/scifi set?

[@thomastarrant8286]

Do you trim down the ones that have no walls or 1 wall so they maintain the standard 1" grid so to speak

[@TheDMGinfo]

+Rule69 there is no grid. If you want a grid there is a video on grid conversion where the squares are 3" with 1/2 inch walls

[@andydue0417]

Hey men, you are great, but I think that there are some squares that you can see clearly, what I can do with that?

[@TheDMGinfo]

Use more paint

[@MupaMica]

How thick is the cardboard you are using for making your tiles?

[@MatHillier]

i just started making my own set and love how quick and easy this is, just one quick question, at 1:16 , i'm guessing those are 2x2 corner pieces from the looks of the size even though you said 4x4?

[@harlandmountain7998]

Is there a printed/printable version of this list of tiles available somewhere?

[@TheDMGinfo]

Harland Mountain Not yet, others on the forums have made lists though

[@ArnimSommer]

So - whom did you steal that scrabble piece from? (And I'm referring to the first one, not the reference piece ;-)

[@TheDMGinfo]

Some old guy in the park. He fought well, but I bested him and his army of police friends...

[@anthonyhargis6855]

Number sixty what? Damn! Have I got some catching up to do. I can see the need for some 3x2 and 3x3 open tiles -- without walls -- so as to put those rooms on opposite sides of the hallway.

[@TheDMGinfo]

It is just the basic set :) Some people have done deadend corridors and corridors with doorways

[@anthonyhargis6855]

Bah! You KNOW those dead-end corridors have secret passages! It's a Dungeon for crying out loud! LOL

[@CultistCrossing]

What size miniatures should I be purchasing to use with these tiles?

[@TheDMGinfo]

It works fine with 25 to 30mm

[@azeinakes]

Hi! Many thaks for your tutorials m8! Just a question about this video... on 1:23 you say "2X2 square", but what I see they are 1X2 Square. What is the correct? I have already started to cutting the pieces... Thanks in advance!

[@TheDMGinfo]

Alexander Zeinakes That should have been two 2x1 which got discombobulated into 2x2 :)

[@azeinakes]

TheDMGinfo Thanks for you quick reply m8! So all I have to craft is another 2pieces 2X2 with one wall on the side...correct?

[@TheDMGinfo]

2 squares by 1 square with 1 wall on the long side. 2 Pieces

[@azeinakes]

Thanks a lot! BTW I LOOOOOVE you CAT!

[@TheDMGinfo]

He rocks :)

[@vernonjennings5921]

+1 for Kitty! You definitely don't want to use the kitty box! :)

[@TheDMGinfo]

Vernon Jennings it means war in cat language

[@TheDMGinfo]

I've negotiated a seafood platter compensation scheme...

[@matthewnolen7467]

is there a list of all the pieces and dimensions so I can make one if not can you write me a list so I can make one

[@TheDMGinfo]

Check the comments, I think someone listed them there - otherwise there was a list on the DMsCraft forums, or in Issue #1 of Craftinomicon it lists them all.

[@phalenanjel1506]

Do you sell your dungeon tile creations ? Just curious....since I've just gotten into the tile making hobby interest.

[@TheDMGinfo]

Phalen Anjel no, only because the amounts I would have to charge to pay for my labor cost would make them expensive. Australia's minimum wage is around $17 per hour. Then it is also expensive to ship overseas.

[@nykolostark]

I must have had a good Spot check, but a not so good an Intelligence check to decipher the clue in the end. Probably thinking too hard, I tend to do that. Lol I found the clue throughout the video, so I went to where it led, but with no luck. I think I understand the "Windows" part, but not the "Where credit is due" part.

[@TheDMGinfo]

+Nykolo Abarai did you really go there? Why are you still here then?

[@nykolostark]

+TheDMGinfo It's not that. I think I understand the "Windows" part, I have 10 myself, but I still don't understand "Where credit is due", and the clue in the other video, the one that the tiles led to. I don't want to spoil too much, since I know you want others to find it.

[@TheDMGinfo]

Do you linger after a movie?

[@Vantagal]

+Nykolo Abarai any additional info on where you found it?! I'm struggling to figure this one out :/

[@nykolostark]

Watch the tiles. They may seem like a jumble of letters. But if you watch carefully... Take DMG's reply above yours into consideration.

[@Sabourok]

Never did understand what the commenter below meant by "beneath 3" until I finally saw it... or maybe it's "3 beneath." That said, now I can't quite figure out what the clue at the end of the video means... "With windows. Where credit is due..." or am I paying attention to the wrong thing...

[@Sabourok]

Sabourok Nix this, finally figured it all out and found the video. You are an evil, evil, evil, crafty, brilliant man.

[@TheDMGinfo]

Sabourok thank you

[@alzathoth]

*wonders of the cat carries a walther...* ;)

[@TheDMGinfo]

+alzathoth He's more a sword guy

[@TheDMGinfo]

That is correct. The continuity person has been vaporised... I should stop winging these things at 2am...

[@MupaMica]

I mean the double-layered cardboard

[@davidbrooks7741]

i give up the whole secret passage vid my int score has to be around 0.5

[@TheDMGinfo]

David Brooks roll the dice

[@davidbrooks7741]

TheDMGinfo nope still got nothing had me looking so hard the wife even came in and looked for about 4 playings of the video im not sure what im not getting

[@sterlingdeese6388]

I have no idea what an annotation is. Ive watched this video 3 times now. I have memorized what should be built for a starter kit. hahaha I cant find anything else to click on...

[@TheDMGinfo]

Annotations do not work on mobile devices, only on ordinary computers

[@sterlingdeese6388]

TheDMGinfo I found the "beneath". Please sir, have mercy. Ive looked beneath everything I could find. Every video, every credit section, I aint Sherlock Holmes...

[@TheDMGinfo]

What does beneath mean? Also you are missing the glaringly obvious...

[@sterlingdeese6388]

TheDMGinfo The scrabble pieces spell out the word.

[@TheDMGinfo]

What else is there?

[@pikalink6450]

Can't. Figure. Out. How. To. Stack.

[@TheDMGinfo]

Build a cube! :)