Magnetic Tabletop Terrain

[jay_dmloot]

I've been playing D&D for over a decade now, and while there are a lot of great terrain solutions for dungeon crawls, I always felt there wasn't a great option when it came to generic random encounters, like setting up camp for the night.

As a player, and a DM these random encounters often lacked meaning because they didn't have the same customization as encounters core to the campaign. So I decided to come up with a solution that was simple for a DM, and that made the encounter more meaningful for the player.

I made a 36” by 24” iron rubber base on which you can layer smaller magnetic terrain. For a DM It takes second to throw some trees, rocks, and other terrain down to make the scenario unique. Then your players can quickly arrange their tents, wagons and other equipment in thoughtful ways that make random encounters more meaningful.

There is 44 pieces of double sided magnetic terrain, so you can run pretty much any random encounter in the wilderness that you can think of.

If this sounds like something you'd use check out the kickstarter for more information.

http://kck.st/2UiDByd

I love feedback so please let me know what you think of the product. I designed it how I would want to use it, so if you feel like something's lacking, or should be changes Id like to know.

 

[aco175]

I like the maps and set pieces. Not sure I will be backing at 120$. Not sure why it needs to be magnetic and if you can make non-magnetic maps for less cost to get more backers. Good luck for taking on the project and I hope you reach your goal.

 

[Scott Graves]

Very nice. I got two of those dry erase boards. Glued them to plywood to keep everything mostly flat and lined them with the kind of thin strip tape used to divide those boards up. Now I have 4 foot by 6 foot 1 inch square board I can draw on. Now I use sticky magnets on the base of the cardboard cutout figures or big colored magnets for various large monsters. I hadn't thought about building short walls with magnets on them for quick terrain. That's a good idea.

 

[Immortal Sun]

I like the idea of magnetic terrain, too often items I place on the board get knocked around by dice or trying to move other pieces.

Kinda a steep jump in pricing from $5 casual support to $150 support w/product though. I understand that might literally be the cost of your product, but understand that's also the cost of all 3 5E core rulebooks. You could literally get a whole new game or get some accessories. There's got to be some kind of middle ground.