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Basic Dungeon Blocks

Maybe you are a “Theater of the Mind” player that has avoided using minis and terrain… Sometimes there just isn’t room on the table for terrain. I see very impressive 8′ long tables with thousands of dollars worth of Dwarven Forge tiles, and while it looks awesome, it just isn’t going to work for a group of players at the kitchen table.

While a dry-erase mat is a good compromise, it lacks the appeal of seeing your carefully painted minis in their natural setting–the Dungeon. I felt there was a need for something small and simple, that would allow the DM to quickly layout the map for a combat encounter or boss battle. That led me to creating these Basic Dungeon Blocks. You arrange them and stack them just like children’s toy blocks!

They are simple building blocks based on a 1″ cube. There is also a game mat made from 6″ tiles, so that you have a gridded surface to build and play on.

Using these building blocks, you can quickly layout the dimensions of the room or corridor. How many times have you had a player insist that they weren’t in the room when you asked their character to roll a saving throw? Having some terrain and minis avoids confusion and allows the DM to be clear with the obstacles that the characters are facing.

There are a variety of Blocks, stairs, arches, doorways (with working doors), pillars. Even curved blocks for building a sewer–Or a Dwarven Skatepark! And because they are based on 1″ cubes, they can also be used with ANY other terrain system (such as PuzzleLock Dungeon II) to customize an area.

The files for this set are available on Cults3D

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PuzzleLock Dungeon II

PuzzleLock Dungeon II is a 3Dprintable terrain system for tabletop RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons or Pathfinder. Bring your miniatures game to life with this immersive, detailed dungeon.

There are 47 unique STL files in this set. Not just tiles–print entire rooms and corridors! The innovative offset wall design gives you the full grid to play on. The walls are 32mm tall (overall 35mm), so they will not obscure the miniatures. The pieces connect with my original PuzzleLock. No clips, no magnets, they connect like a jigsaw puzzle!

The doorways feature working doors! There is a pin edge to the doors, with corresponding holes in the doorways.

Pillars, stairways and rubble are scatter terrain. Place them directly on top of the tiles to create unique rooms.

There are also many tiles to let you build any room that your dungeon may require.

The entire PuzzleLock Dungeon II set of STL files is exclusively available on Cults3D for only $10.

If you have just discovered PuzzleLock, you might also like to check out PuzzleLock Caves and PuzzleLock Sewers & Undercity!

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Dungeon Blocks!

They stack just like children’s blocks, and are hours of fun! You can even play D&D!

The idea for this is pretty simple. Building blocks for tabletop terrain, with stone textures on all sides. Since most Dungeon Masters don’t build elaborate terrain for their games, I wanted to create something better than just marking out the terrain with a dry erase marker, but not as complicated or expensive as buying Dwarven Forge tiles. The DMs that I know either use only theater-of-the-mind or will use minis only for a tactical combat.

dungeon blocks

Another question that I’ve heard from people interested in using terrain is,”how do you store it?” Huge sets of interlocking tiles can be bulky and difficult to transport–I wanted to make a Dungeon in a box. You can fit all of your Dungeon Blocks in a small box (or treasure chest) that is easy to bring to the game!

There are only 10 basic pieces. All 3Dprintable, so that you can make as many as you want. They are all based on a 1″ grid, so they are perfect for Dungeons & Dragons or any other tabletop RPG.

The “Stair Jack” is a small platform for miniatures, which fits the tread pattern of the steps. It will let you place a mini anywhere on the stairs.

The Stair Jack is a platform for miniatures to place anywhere on the stairs!

The STL files are available for purchase at DriveThruRPG or Cults3D

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Moria Tabletop

I have been seeing little game tables advertised on Facebook called Level-Up that cost $370 for what is essentially a modular table on skinny little legs… I felt that though the idea is a good one: elevate the map surface above the character sheets, dice towers, drinks and snacks–but the execution wasn’t very inspired….

So I took a look at a model that I had originally created in Animation:Master for my Balrog model, and thought about how to modify it to make 3dprintable Moria pillars for table legs.

3dprintable pillars

I decided to split the tabletop into 12″ squares with 4 legs. this will allow you to configure different size map tables, and designing the pillars to sit on 6″ centers will let the pattern continue underneath the game surface. I was going to use plywood for the table surface, but it was cheaper and looked nicer to use ceramic floor tiles!

2′ x 2′ tabletop
the table raises the game above the drinking glass!

The tabletop is about 7″ above the table, so it sits above the level of soft drinks and glasses. But is still low enough to give the players an unobstructed view of the game.

3Dprint the pillars
For resin, use the hollow versions
Prime and paint
measure the spacing
Hot glue the pillars
Done!
Finished Moria Tabletop

I was really happy with how this turned out! The floor tiles were only $2 a piece at Lowe’s, and the grid was drawn with a Sharpie! The pillars for each table were about $10 worth of resin, but it was much faster than printing on my FDM printer (at fine resolution, my Ender3 took about 20 hours for 1 pillar, while the Mighty4K printed 6 of pillar A in about 10 hours)

If you like this project and would like to make your own, you can get all of the files for $12 at Cults3D.

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Patreon

I have been pushing my STL files on Patreon, trying to get enough supporters to sculpt minis full time. If you have a 3D printer, you can get access to my back catalog of 3Dprintable miniatures for only $9.95!

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PuzzleLock Sewers & Undercity

Large RPG Cities, just like Rome or Paris, have sewer systems for the primary purpose of drainage–to keep their streets from flooding. The sewers channel storm water away from the city.

Whether your RPG campaign is set in Balder’s Gate, Calimport or Waterdeep in the Forgotten Realms; Beneath the sprawling streets of Ravnica, or in the underground canals of Sigil in the outer planes, your adventures are likely to take you into the Sewers and Undercity….

PuzzleLock Sewers and Undercity is a 3d printable terrain for 28mm tabletop RPGs. The tiles connect like a jigsaw puzzle–there is no need for clips or magnets, and the tiles require no supports for printing.

There are 23 .stl files in the set, each one exquisitely detailed to create an immersive environment. The modular design will allow you to create an endless labrinth of Sewers and Undercity.

Only $19.95
on Cults3D

No supports required!
Tiles connect like a jigsaw puzzle!
Create an immersive environment for your campaign
check out the video!

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