Maps & Monsters

I go over some of my encounter maps, monster minis, and monster art.

My art: http://repsesper.deviantart.com/
My D&D articles: http://www.examiner.com/x-23455-Wichita-Dungeons--Dragons-Examiner

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• D&D monsters
• map making
• encounter maps
• roleplaying
• tabletop gaming
• miniatures
• minis
• esper
• repsesper
• D&D maps
• how to make minis
• how to draw maps
• fantasy maps
• rpg
• gaming
• drawing
• dungeons & dragons
• dnd
• D&D
• dm
• DMing
• dungeon master
• forest map
• custom map

[carloseugnio]

D&D ?? Thats why they invented skyrim

[repsesper]

@carloseugnio D&D and video games are two completely different experiences that fulfill different cravings. Skyrim is an amazing visual world full of fantasy action and neat stories, programmed by a game developer. D&D (and tabletop roleplaying in general) speaks more to creating your own stories and characters, go beyond the bounds of programming with the sheer potential of human imagination.

[landovers]

I have a question:

I also draw all my D&D maps by hand, but I usually conform the shapes and features of the terrain to the squares on the map, because I don't know how to handle in gameplay terms a feature line crossing a square (like what happens when you draw a circular room). How do you determine if it's an acessible or inacessible square, for example? I don't remember a rule addressing that, what is your take?

[repsesper]

@landovers Don't feel too constrained by the lines! A quick rule of thumb I use is: if the square is at least half empty, a character can enter it.

[Ninjazombie42]

Where can I get those kinds of sheets? Where do you buy them?

[repsesper]

@Ninjazombie42 I just bought the sheets of gridded paper at a local office supplies store.

[thinman25]

5:02 to the right of the scorpion

"You enter the lower crypt, suddenly from the shadows, you encounter a giant sentient turd log! Roll initiative, bitches."

[Coope300]

Do you just print the paper or how do you get it

[MrIceSlipper]

Kitty wenni .3.

[MrDreamblade]

Hey esper, do you think 3d dungeon tiles are a good idea? Because I happen to like the idea of giving the pcs the same view of a hall as the others, but also hate to force them to think a certain way instead of using their imagination. I usualy only use 3d terrain when I want to convey a certain atmosphere to an area that the pcs may not get if the map wasn't 3d. I was hoping to get your oppinion on it.

[Leechv777]

How do you get that paper?

[Norlo28]

That's an epic tier gargantuan cat, lol

[PippinCatY]

@GoofyCowProdutions I agree- Esper- please do a tutorial of how to draw terrain- I can't draw!

[monkeybooby3]

What kind of paper are you using on top of the grid?