WizKids WarLock Tiles Mega-Dungeon

[@RickKoeppen]

Like this dungeon build? Check out the village build here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJLZlIVvbZ2IetU

[@3lth]

What is the $$ value of a build this size?

[@RickKoeppen]

Maybe about $800. 7 sets at $100 each and multiple accessory packs. That's assuming full retail price of course.

[@jasonramirez3502]

@@RickKoeppen the Dungeon alone is closer to 900 if not a grand, full retail price. 700 for Dungeon tiles 1, 50 each for door expansion pack 1 and he said he had 2 of them. I estimate 150 for all the small accessories like his beds, barrels, tables, etc. Tack on another 150 to populate the dungeon with enemy minis.

[@HoRiOnS]

Ow man, will we see a new even bigger mega dungeon when te new 2021 tiles come out? :-D

[@quonomonna8126]

its nice, but I make rooms and hallways separately to simulate fog of war...I put together the rooms and hallways and then lay them down as the players explore

[@aparke22]

I'm glad someone has pointed out that there are not enough floor tiles in those Warlock Tiles packs. I sure hope Wizkids puts out a Warlock floor tiles expansion in the future.

[@187nags]

You can do those “u” corners when they are clipped you just move your clip over to the edge slot and it works

[@testpattern7186]

Great stuff

[@RickKoeppen]

Thank you!

[@halmartin7417]

Incredible work, Rick, I'm sure your players will have a wonderful time and appreciate all your efforts.

[@RickKoeppen]

It's actually kinda sad/funny (depending on your perspective). Not to call anyone out, but it's like they're so desensitized that they've come to expect this as the bare minimum and it doesn't phase them much. At least they don't vocalize it. I think that's why I love sharing my stuff online because I appreciate all the love.

[@RickKoeppen]

And thank you, by the way!!

[@halmartin7417]

@@RickKoeppen I get it.... from both sides. But still.... there's no denying the amount of effort you put in. Not just the financial amount (which is equally mind blowing), but the thought into the creation and then the time to actually build. You do wonderful things for your players and I'm sure most your viewers are like myself and would just LOVE to have a game on the tables you've provided over the years. Sure it's easy to expect when you've been spoilt for so long, but I'm sure they also appreciate it and maybe it just rolls along is all. Or..... maybe they're just so blown away they forget to show their appreciation!!

[@toxsike4907]

Your patience is on another level

[@rmartinez021973]

Hey Rick time for some updates brother so much new stuff Angles, Curves, Town Square Tiles, sets for Market, City Watch etc etc Love watching your videos keep them coming please.

[@RickKoeppen]

I know! Tell them to start sending me stuff, it's expensive! lol

[@rmartinez021973]

LOL Hey Wiz Kids send Rick Stuff and watch a sales increase!!!

[@Thornspyre81]

I cant wait for the 1" sets!! They should definitely help with easier corridors and offsets.

[@strictlybicycle6116]

Nice setup. It was your vid comparing the Warlock to Dwarven Forge that convinced me to get 2 Warlock sets. Waiting on one to arrive now.

[@RickKoeppen]

Excellent, love to hear that, thank you!

[@eileenbaker9704]

Best to use pliers to remove clips #savingfingers

[@rmartinez021973]

Awesome!!! Wish I were in your group playing. I have picked up a set of each. Great job

[@RickKoeppen]

Excellent I know you're gonna love them!

[@scotteverroad4545]

The thing you did with the 3/4 wall U-turn wall, you can't do that with Hirst Arts. YOU can! but it's a special-Mkae. I am diggin' these Warlock tiles above all others! TY Man! Love the Vids'.

[@Thornspyre81]

Incredible! I have a ton of 3d printed tiles I've printed, but I had 2 grab some of these. Snagged 2 Dungeont Tiles 1 and a Town and Village and you can make a ton of stuff and a pretty big dungeon with just the 3. 7 is just breathtaking! Nice Rick!

[@RIVERSRPGChannel]

That’s very cool Prepainted too Nice

[@BurntToast256]

What a GREAT build! Wow... that's very impressive!

[@BurntToast256]

I have created an FB enthusiast group for the WarLock Tiles system! facebook.com/groups/warlocktiles

[@BurntToast256]

How many Dungeon Tiles I sets did you use for this?

[@RickKoeppen]

@@BurntToast256 7!

[@BurntToast256]

​@@RickKoeppen ​ I have two Dungeon I and three Town & Village I sets... and struggling to keep them organized (finally went with Husky Connect tool storage system with some extra sets). Now since they put up the product pages for Dungeon II and Town & Village II, I dunno know what I'll do. :P

[@josephskiles]

Awesome setup Rick! Your gonna have to make room for the giant bridge they are releasing to add to the entrance!

[@RickKoeppen]

That bridge is so freaking nice. 😍

[@josephskiles]

@@RickKoeppen I know,I want to take it with one of my Troll minis and 3 goats to make a billygoats gruff scene LoL

[@bryankia]

You have got to be a hoot to game with. I might buy a set or two for my GM to spice up our game with. It seems to me that the big advantage to this is its Availability.

[@demmerfreak]

Wizwkids Warlock tiles are amazing, but insanely expensive if you ask me! It take me a year or so saving up for 7 sets to buy in a row!

[@andrewl9191]

Yowza! 7 sets is a LOT. I don't think you need to buy 7 sets and do this kind of a huge build. This is like a luxury setup. I don't think most people will use them to this extent. I had a great combat setup with just a single box of the latest set of normal dungeon tiles. It gave me a pretty good size room with some side rooms lock behind doors and an outside passage. We have a large group, might have had 7 people there, and I wanted to make sure it was large enough to move around AND have a main boss plus two large monsters. I've since added angles and a town and village. It's been more than enough so far. I do have the curves coming in soon so I can add a little more flavor, but generally, I just use a single building with some rooms for my setups. Don't feel like you need to get as many as he is. For example, even Critical Role doesn't use huge setups like these.

[@Kevin-Peter]

Rick, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? That is an AMAZING build, and rivals anything I've seen using Dwarven Forge. Yes, I own those too, but it's great that these tiles are available giving gamers multiple choices and what works for their budget. Damn, your players are gonna have an amazing time in that dungeon, I'm jealous I can't be there!!

[@RickKoeppen]

Thank you! And I 100% agree about these being a great alternative. Especially since DF isn't sold in stores! Imagine now just walking into your local game shop and having the ability to pick up the components for a full prepainted dungeon!

[@Kevin-Peter]

@@RickKoeppen No doubt, advantage: WizKids!!

[@ImaginationHobbies]

Dude! You just oped my eyes on how to utilize those corners better! I was using them unclipped as well!

[@RickKoeppen]

I can't tell you how happy I was to discover those tricks!

[@ImaginationHobbies]

@@RickKoeppen try all your outside perimeter walls with the dungeon stone and all interior stuff with villiage floors and walls. Its a cool look i was playing around with today!

[@ImaginationHobbies]

@@RickKoeppen Hey i found out how to do 2 stories with them. You have to stack walls but leave spaces where the doors are. Then make sure the room your putting on top is clipped well, both ways. What they really need to make imo is small recktangles to connect walls to walls from their side. Adds lots of stability and will allow you to avoid clipping tiles on the floor level all together!

[@johnclarke9498]

Out standing work, Well done!

[@rafaelcarreira6875]

Cool video! Keep with these reviews it really helps me to decide what terrain to get next :P

[@Clappincardboard]

This is amazing. I don’t know if you ever tried putting mage knight (miniatures game) figures on these but do the models fit in the individual squares? I’m looking to pick something like this up to use with mage knight dungeons.

[@RickKoeppen]

I have! The squares are far too small I'm afraid. The Mage Knight bases are much larger than the 1" grid. It's kind of funny because 20+ years ago I was introduced to Dwarven Forge because I thought it might be compatible with my Mage Knight figures, but it wasn't. You might be able to implement something where the figure moves from tile to tile instead of from square to square.

[@Clappincardboard]

@@RickKoeppen that’s what I figured based on your videos. Thanks a ton for that info :). They made mage knight dungeon tiles but they arnt nearly as good a deal as these warlock tiles.

[@BreinGames]

Wow. This building is totally not up to fire code. Lol Only one entrance/exit. But this is awesome. I hope we get to see the adventure. I’m sure you didn’t do this, but I could totally see you with a stack of graph paper designing dungeons at your desk at work and totally slacking.

[@RickKoeppen]

Thank you! I honestly probably should scribble out my dungeon designs, it might make the process a bit smoother! For this one I took the approach of dump all the floors on the table, start on each end and meet in the middle.

[@gregorycook3550]

Wow this would take me a year to save up enough to get all these tiles :(

[@russellmaxwell755]

Just buy a 3d printer. It's so much cheaper.

[@gregorycook3550]

@@russellmaxwell755 Saving up for one, yes. :)

[@TheRealEvilRoy]

I made my dungeon tiles out of cardboard like a real potato farmer

[@greyjedi4794]

Amazon has the basic pack for $75 which is still pricey, but cheaper than the $99 retail

[@dylanfowler70]

I hope they come out with some kind of cut off diagonal pieces set. Not many of these modular sets have those, but almost every D&D dungeon in the campaign books have diagonals.

[@RickKoeppen]

I can confirm diagonal (and curved) walls are coming!

[@fitzgeraldlimisella4393]

Hi Rick, if let's say you have about $170 budget to spend on Amazon, what pre-painted terrain would you recommend to get? Assume you've got the Warlock Dungeon Tiles I already (but that's it, no other Warlock products). Thanks!

[@RickKoeppen]

I would pick up a second Dungeon Tiles 1 set for $82 (rounded up current price), a Dungeon Dressing for $40, and a Doors & Archways for $42 with about $6 left over to get some lunch.

[@fitzgeraldlimisella4393]

@@RickKoeppen Thanks Rick! :)

[@leecypressphotograph]

I’m curious on the cost to build that. I want something similar

[@RickKoeppen]

I think I estimated around $900 back in the day.

[@rayray3943]

wow, beautiful

[@Phaeron001]

Absolutely stunning. This is everything I wanted and more. Well done Rick. Would be possible to get the specifics on what packs the dressings came from?

[@RickKoeppen]

Thank you!! One Summoning Circle pack, two Doors & Archways, two stairs and ladders, two expansion pack 1s, and multiple dungeon dressings.

[@王新-q3g]

They looks very cool！What games can these models be used to play？only for dnd？

[@RickKoeppen]

Thank you! These can be used for any tabletop game of a close-quarters nature, where tactile movement might matter. You could use them for roleplaying games like D&D, but I typically use them for skirmish wargames, mostly of my own design.

[@greyjedi4794]

Totally worth!! And works for 40k as well!

[@jarandus]

I hope this isn’t too late for you to see this (will ask again on a more recent video) How do you store your Warlock clips? Do you keep them in their original boxes or do you use a different solution/method? Thanks in advance.

[@RickKoeppen]

I may do a video on this in the future, right now all like-pieces are stored in bags. I'd eventually like to have tubs for each different kind of piece. I.e. a tub of floors, a tub of walls, etc.

[@jarandus]

Rick Koeppen ok, thanks for the quick response. At the moment, I have my collection still in their retail boxes, but they take up space. I would like to cast my vote on seeing a video on this from you though! 😁

[@Rikelsrunescape]

Imagine if you had clipped everything that you could how long that would take lol. My question is which sets did you use (like I see Halaster's Lab, Pools & Pillars etc) and how many of each of those sets did you use?

[@RickKoeppen]

For the dressing i believe it was one lab, one pools and pillars, one barracks, one Crimson Throne, and then for the tiles themselves it was 7 dungeon sets, one Summoning Circle pack, two Doors & Archways, two stairs and ladders, two expansion pack 1s, and multiple dungeon dressings.

[@TheFrostyNWinters]

@@RickKoeppen Not so easy to track down the Court of the Crimson Throne set now, awesome pillars in it though, I'll have to try to locate a set.

[@questocd174]

Amazing

[@DriveupLife22]

Do you make these complex maps for every play space in your campaign?

[@RickKoeppen]

I do! Much of the fun for me is coming up with the elaborate setups.

[@Zaphodox]

do you lay this out as you go when you DM or cover it up with fabric etc? How do you manage "revealing" the rooms?

[@RickKoeppen]

A mix of both! Posterboard cut out and bring the rooms in as entered.

[@CarrotVision3DCarrotsAreVision]

As long as you have the finances. Looks at price for one set: $99 (nearly $700 for that set-up)

[@Battle-Islandgaming]

Amazon has the sets for cheaper than game shops are selling them.

[@ericsmith1508]

I don't know what Dwarven Forge prices look like nowadays but back when I got my stuff I dropped nearly $900 on the sets I had and could only table about that much dungeon. I think the Dwarven Forge stuff is better sculpted, or rather I like their sculpts better, but this much stuff for $200 less?! That's a no brainer if your looking to invest in some prefab pre-painted dungeon tiles.

[@Mawa5000]

or get dungeons and lasers for less than half and get MORE :p

[@SergioHernandez-wz3jj]

If you were to run a campaign, would you have it all laid out like this or would you add parts of the dungeon as your adventurers discover them?

[@RickKoeppen]

Honestly it depends on the game. For a dungeon crawl, I would fly the rooms in as they were discovered. For more of a tactical battle, I'll leave it all uncovered.

[@EchoMirage72]

Get some cardboard and place over all of the rooms until the players walk into them, then uncover them, creating a fog of war type of effect.

[@williamegan6756]

Thanks - this is amazing Rick! How many of the Dungeon Tiles 1 sets did you end up using to build this? And I’m guessing the tall pillars come from the Court of the Crimson Throne? Edit: Sorry, just realised you mentioned it in the video - that seems like a lot of dungeon real estate for just seven sets. I like the lateral thinking you used on some of the pieces too - well done!

[@RickKoeppen]

Thank you! Yep, 7 base sets and good eye on the Crimson Throne pillars! And the pillars in the summoning circle room are the pools and pillars pack.

[@jeffhogan7352]

what is the brand of your 6x4 folding table? amazing build BTW just ordered my warlock tiles

[@RickKoeppen]

Thank you! It is this one: www.urbanmatz.com/p/237/6-x4-folding-table

[@andreaswehrmann365]

0:25 ... excited Bob-Ross-noises.

[@Supernaught00]

That's rad

[@labrynthgames5986]

What are your thoughts on dungeons people can see ahead of time? I love these tiles but just know you lose the anticipation of whats to come, or do you peice it together as they move on during the real game?

[@RickKoeppen]

Yeah i like the fog of war, mystery of what's to come as well. The unexplored portion of the dungeon is either covered by black poster board or the rooms are hidden off to the side and then moved onto the table when the players enter. Which the clips make possible!

[@labrynthgames5986]

@@RickKoeppen awesome yea I was thinking about using some form of poster board also, Im thinking thow I may just do the 2nd thing and just have them on the side and move them onto the board. that way people cant try to play the old Balder's gate fog of war trick, haven't explored the black section must be something hiding there :P

[@andrewl9191]

Things like this are so weird for me. I don't usually do a complicated layout. I would rather describe a lot of this in the theater of the mind, and have maybe a single room with a lead-in or out. I feel like it's just so much to manage. There's just so much here though, that I don't think you could describe all of it, especially if it's a big dungeon crawl where there are clues here or there, and if you have to double back to do something else before being able to move on. Since I've never run a large dungeon like this, WITH terrain as such, I think it'd be interesting to see how it's done and see how it plays out.

[@chaosincarna]

How many sets and what sets are all here? And how many duplicate sets?

[@RickKoeppen]

For the dressing i believe it was one halisters lab, one pools and pillars, one barracks, one Crimson Throne, and then for the tiles themselves it was 7 dungeon sets, one Summoning Circle pack, two Doors & Archways, two stairs and ladders, two expansion pack 1s, and multiple dungeon dressings.

[@chaosincarna]

@@RickKoeppen Wow speedy response. I appreciate it. I've got a ton of minis and I'm about ready to start making better settings. Thanks for video and the clarity.

[@klhonestguide6937]

We made it.

[@KnockingTom]

Any rough estimate on the warlock tiles buy list for this? x2 dungeon 1 x2 Town 1 x2 Doors x2 stairs x2 dungeon dressing? (maybe 4?) and then all the other scatter like the x1 crimson court premium (pillars) x1 pillars and pools (pillars) x1 thieves guild tables x2 barracks x1 hallistar's lab and lastly the jungle altars! how'd I do?

[@RickKoeppen]

Pretty good! Just need to add one summoning circle pack and I used two expansion pack 1s. Also no Town sets at all. The biggest difference is that i actually used 7 dungeon 1 sets in this build.

[@jordanvandermeer2350]

where did you get the pillars from?

[@RickKoeppen]

The six alike pillars came from the pathfinder battles crimson throne pack and the four alike pillars came from the Pools and Pillars pack!

[@jordanvandermeer2350]

@@RickKoeppen thanks for the info. I bought my first sets of Warlock tiles, excited to do the unboxing tonight at the local game shop. thanks for all your info

[@BashenManTV]

Speaking of cost, what was it?

[@RickKoeppen]

Around $1k I'd say

[@BashenManTV]

@@RickKoeppen town and village set is 32% off at Amazon right now. Thinking if getting 2.

[@JamesJohnson-tj9pv]

Hey Rick, I've been slowly getting into your videos more and more lately. I think you do a really good job presenting the products you review. I get the feeling you don't really approach these videos as reviews to begin with, but just a sharing of your enthusiasm for the overall hobby. I do find it interesting that you're not into RPG's considering your massive collections of associated material. Thanks for the highly detailed presentations. Do you think 3 sets of dungeon tiles 1 would allow you to replicate a Heroquest Board?

[@RickKoeppen]

James you are 100% accurate. I know there are those out there that accuse me of having the salesman's tone of Ron Popeil (not even kidding 😆), but literally the only reason I make these videos is to share my enthusiasm. No paid endorsements and I don't even have my channel monetized. Honestly your question leaves me curious, because there are so many corners. I'd have to count the grid area of the board to make sure you have enough floors, but honestly the corners would be my concern.

[@JamesJohnson-tj9pv]

@@RickKoeppen Laff....Ronco sucked up to many minutes of my life on late night TV in the past! I didn't really consider the corners but you are right, I definitely need to think about that. I just ordered two of the mythic level Heroquest sets from Hasbro through their version of kickstarter, and was thinking these dungeon tiles might add some dimension. Thanks for your input!

[@gongyooho7312]

Which sets did you have to buy to complete this dungeon layout?

[@RickKoeppen]

7 base sets, one Summoning Circle pack, two Doors & Archways, two stairs and ladders, two expansion pack 1s, and multiple dungeon dressings.

[@xxaKsLuckyxx]

Do you ever do giveaways? I would love to do something like this for my kids but have no where near to finances to be able to do so

[@RickKoeppen]

Maybe in the future!

[@xxaKsLuckyxx]

That would be amazing! I just picked up D&D and my kids are super in to it. They love the videos too because of how you build out tons of different layouts.

[@KevinNaegele]

How much would it cost to build this bad boy

[@RickKoeppen]

I would say somewhere around $800-$900

[@francopanigaia2425]

1) You must be an amazing DM. I wish I could play any of your games. 2 How long did it take to put all of this together?

[@RickKoeppen]

I'm not sure, to be honest. I didn't use the clips, so I believe about 1-2 hours for the tile layout itself and then additional time to decorate.

[@francopanigaia2425]

@@RickKoeppen oooh ok.. without clips! With clips this could become a weekend project I guess :)

[@RickKoeppen]

Haha, not quite that bad. This was seven sets of dungeon, I have another video up with 7 sets of town and village, and i used clips on that one. I put up both setups in the same evening, so probably an extra half hour or so on the village with the clips.

[@francopanigaia2425]

@@RickKoeppen Thanks, I only have 1 warlock tiles set, and I was wondering how long it would take for big builds.

[@robertb3214]

Unclipped... Good to know.

[@matthewyazel5999]

How much would you estimate the whole thing costs?

[@RickKoeppen]

Probably around $1k retail. There were 7 $99 base sets and multiple accessory packs at around $40 each. Of course not every piece was used, but most.

[@matthewyazel5999]

@@RickKoeppen ok, thank you so much

[@AlasterSan]

How do you hide parts you are not using?

[@RickKoeppen]

I'll either hide sections under cut pieces of posterboard or have entire rooms off to the side and fly them in as the areas are explored.

[@chavhunter86]

Great video the dungeon is awsome. If you plan on never using the internal doors that don't open maybe donate them to a school RPG club

[@RickKoeppen]

Always a good option, thanks for the call out! I actually use them in my village as they make great interior doors for buildings!

[@eileenbaker9704]

Not a cup it is a chamber pot my friend 😄

[@RickKoeppen]

Gross!! No wonder all the monsters have bad breath!

[@Briareos-ye8vs]

Where is the entrance?

[@Briareos-ye8vs]

NVM.... I see the spiral staircase

[@alejandrovigil9696]

Amazing dungeon, Rick. I posted your video in the WarLock Tiles subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/WarlockTiles/

[@brunobotelho4502]

How much this dungeon costs, tho? hmm

[@RickKoeppen]

7 base sets, $100 each, so thats $700 there plus accessories. I did get a 20% discount though.

[@arthurmelander6224]

@@RickKoeppen Wow. I can buy 3 3-D printers that are higher end for that. I get that you are rich, but I probably have more limited time than you and my cost for a similar size dungeon not including 3-D printers was around $100. Plus looking at the painting here for the stone is horrible, my tiles look a lot better than these warlock tiles. So your quality is less and more cost. Guess I will pass.

[@DarthSinistris]

Holy fuck...this is like $9k worth of merchandise...

[@matthewcash331]

These are nice but they simply don’t hold a candle to my dwarven forge sets. I will always support hand made and hand painted manufacturers. Especially domestic.

[@RickKoeppen]

Love Dwarven Forge myself, but just to be clear, Dwarven Forge is manufactured and painted in China.

[@KavalierKhalil]

Half the video was gone before you actually started reviewing stuff🙄

[@RickKoeppen]

I apologize if you got the impression that this video was in any way intended to be a "review". It wasn't. I have many WarLock review videos posted, this was not one of them. This was a post-review build, combining all of the sets together to show what could be made. That intention was accomplished at about 0:01 of the video as soon as you got a glimpse of my creation.

[@KavalierKhalil]

@@RickKoeppen The table and dungeon are beautiful, though.