I'm currently doing just what you showed here using Hirstarts cobblestone for towns, Hirst arts flagstones for dungeons and a third that's going to be a general outdoor/wilderness tile for our upcoming games. Looks great.
I've been using a UDTs for years. I've made a few double sided ones - Water, Lava, Grasslands, Cave Floor, Cobblestone, Desert Sand - There are still a few other environments I want to make - probably a snow one and a swamp.
Just started using them on my table after watching Prof Dungeon Master (and who can argue with Deathbringer!) and absolutely love it. I've not made a variety yet - but fully intend to follow your example good sir.
@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial That's okay. I make mistakes in my own videos all the time. I called Joseph Goodman at Goodman games "Jim Goodman" in a video. And I'm writing something for that company!
Even though over the years of following you I have acquired a bunch of tools, airbrush, spray booth, resin printer, fdm printer, hot wire cutter... I still really appreciate a simple video like this, going back to the roots with simple tools, craft paints, no bits/resin printing required, etc. Theres a really satisfying and fulfilling feeling from making something that looks great and is feature/play potential heavy, out of the cheapest and simplest supplies.
Alternate build idea: built in lazy Susan under the platform, magnetized cover disks for different base terrain. Disks pop in and out to readily change the whole scene. Get a grasslands (that can multi purpose as forest/fey), a worked stone (dungeon, city, ruins), a rough stone (cave, mine, mountainside), or whatever else you need. For simple storage, look up saw blade storage ideas.
While watching the video I was thinking the same thing how could I make this with interchangeable tiles. I came up with in my head to use small dowels and maybe holes within the lazy Susan but I like your idea of magnets much better!
Love the flexibility of this! I use modular 1 square foot tiles in a kinda similar way. However because they are squares, I can put a few of them together and have a gaming surface for a skirmish game. Great video man!
I have a circle, (fit the table at the time better) but using offcuts i made smaller squares (3x3inch) that had the same radius, so you could but them up to the edge of the circle to continue the play area. usually the single tile was more than big enough though.
Love this approach. Just getting started DMing and this feels like a great way to not waste time making loads of floor tiles and focus on the terrain that actually makes the biggest impact.
I'm a player, not a DM, but dang do I love making/painting stuff for our crew. I picked up a 15" lazy susan from Value Village last week and I'm currently in the process of turning it's top into this! I made sure to run it by the DM too, and she's on board! Very excited to show it to everyone else when I'm done. Thanks for all the sick crafting vids!
Back to basics...thx for circling back on this...lazy susan, circle back, lol. Always a pleasure to see you and all the other terrain fathers do some beginner level wonders!!
I made a big foam tile circle and when I did play D&D before than pandemic, it was pretty much always on the table. adding some stairs, pillars, doors and trees and all of a sudden our minis came to life in a real world! wish I still had a group to play with.
Yes! A Black Magic Craft and Dungeon Craft mash up! It's a dream come true, that's what that is! Could we see the next steps too? Like a challenge, then a collaboration of some sort? I bet I'm not the only one who would absolutely love that.
Sweet build! I have two styles that I made for my sessions after watching the professor. Made them both using my extra Kerdi board from work. Best and most utility gaming terrain you could have.
I had some success making a big, black turntable and then making "toppers" from circles I cut out of tool-drawer-liner. I plan to paint the circles different colors to switch for different terrain - blue, gray, brown, green, etc.
@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial I was thinking about that too, decent sized round frames seem hard to come by though. I'll have to keep my eye on the second hand stores
as a travelling DM ive been struggling to transport terrain and minis to my game that i run in a hobby store. the most effective option that ive found is double size dungeon tiles (6x6 or 8x12 inch grids) as they cover a lot of area and let me define area terrain nicely without killing my uptime by having to spend 30 or 40 mins setting up the table between encounters. something like this, having bigger backdrops with a few key 3d pieces to add flavour is the way experience has taught me to DM. ive ended up with a kind of large modular kit of tiles working on 4 and 6 inch chunks that i can slot together to fill out a table quickly. a couple of 4x4, a couple of 4x6, a couple of 6x6 and then one each of double those dimensions gives so much flexibility, especially double sided so one side is indoor tiled and the other generally outside rocky with a little grass. i occasionally add a wierd sized room tile as a kind of mini project, like i have a couple of tile sets which added together make circular rooms of 8, 10 and 12 inch radius's cut into 2 quarter circles and a half circle each. these sets let me make tower floors of various sizes, and with my basic tiles let me set up interesting round ended and cornered buildings. i just thought that since your project was similar my system idea might help someone else struggling the way i was. hope this helps someone :)
I've been using the UDT since I first saw Professor Dungeon Masters video on it. I love your texture idea though- cobble stone and rocks. I see another UDT in my future. Love your vids!!!
For your spray glue mix, try adding few DROPS of dishwasher. It contain surfactants, will lower the water surface tension allowing the glue to penetrate a bit better :)
This is brilliant! I've needed something like this for my players who have a hard time seeing the battle field from all their odd angles sitting at the weird shaped table. I love this!!! Make my life much easier as a DM for random encounters too.
Fantastic stuff. I bought 2 lazy Susan's yesterday to get our club going on exactly this project we are getting the DnD side of the club going next week, great stuff, and 100% on the scatter terrain, looks great!
Professor Dungeonmaster from Dungeoncraft… not Professor Dungeoncraft. … unless I’m having a senior moment. :) He and you are the only RUclipsrs I really follow.
The Wheel SPINS! Being able to spin the battle map should help with people walking around the table and reaching across. The foam looks like it held that brick texture from the roller well.
Look for a drum sander bit that tightly fits in your pattern tubes. You can then mechanize your patterns. Think of a machine like a planer where the blade cylinder is replaced by your pattern tubes.
Have you thought about a small hole to let light out to set a campfire over? You could have a small matching removable plug for the hole with not using it as a camp.
We made a very big lazy susan and put it on Lil wheels, the DM builds stuff up and when a player needs to move a mini, etc simply roll it to the player rinse and repeat, our gaming table is very large why we did that because it was a pain for players trying to stretch to reach their minis, and it allows us to use tiles to fit the scenery or mats, etc, plus we have players that love to map out dungeons and we have the 1" grid on all our tiles except for wilderness tiles.
I bet eversince you started with the production of Idols of Torment you developed a preference towards circles. Great video: simple, accessible, doable, and most of all fun to do yourself.
I've, actually, been considering something similar to make some modular roads, just using foamcore and cut pieces of plywood to make the base forms, the sand works well for blending it into the rest of the terrain. Was thinking 2.5" wide for the road tiles, with 2" for the basic width of the cobblestone part, though it would vary along the length by a bit while remaining on the plywood for it.
Oh, man. A few weeks ago I had ordered a cheap little turntable and by the time it arrived, broken - yay Amazon, I was scratching my head thinking, "What was this thing for?" LOL. Awesome video. I need a foam cutter.
Slicing first always leaves the layers curling up after I roll the texture on them. Roll First and then cut is 100% the way to go! If you are gluing them - not as big an issue. But if creating thin tiles - it's a PITA.
I think I'd make another one of those but make the sides green/grassy(as in green flocking not tufts of long grass) and wooden planks on the other side.
Professor Dungeon Master, not Professor Dungeon Craft. I don't normally call things like this out, but since it's a reference to give credit, it matters more than normal.
Maybe I'm paranoid, but all I could think was that I want to put like four thin rubber feet around the very edge of the side with the sand for when I'm using the other side. I'm afraid that either I'll put it on a wooden table and scratch the surface, or on a cloth table top and no matter how well I prepped it, it'll shed some of the texture. That said, I love this idea of making a UDT out of a larger, wooden piece, and I'm definitely going to be making one of these!
thats really cool, you could potentially use this for upstairs in houses you move the minis off the main board onto this board and it can be layed out to be upstairs in the house for dd warhammer etc
I actually have 2 UDT (ultimate dungeon terrain) boards already, one is double sided (classic dungeon/tavern floor) and I wasn't sure how to texture up the second side of my "frozen arctic" board... I think I know how to now! Thanks for the inspiration :)
I've always been unsure on the UDT... I can just think of so many situations where I don't think it would work. Does anyone have a video of it in use (not PDM talking through it, an actual game using it)
as long as the area was flat, even if it was outdoors the 1x1 inch squares really help with combat. I could see hills being an issue if you want more terrain. I made walls and stairs and even water features you could slap down to make pretty much any area. and adding trees made it seem pretty outdoors-y. rearrange the trees and its a different spot in the forrest.
It looks fantastic and I really want to make it, 100%....but would it be a bit difficult to measure distances in D&D and such without tile squares? I guess you use some sort of range ruler instead?
I would really love it if you made a video about your XPS foam. The problem I am having is the foam isn't cheap and the shipping is almost as expensive as the foam. I would love to see what this foam does that the other foam doesn't and how best to make the most of it so I get the biggest bang for my buck. I'm ready to buy some but I was paralyzed by the combination of cost and choices and not knowing which option I should purchase or how much. With the shipping price so high I want to make sure I get the exact amount I need so I don't have to go back and order again but I don't want to buy too much of it. If you did an in-depth video on how best to use the foam to get the most out of it, highlighting where it has advantages over the cheap foam, that would be incredibly helpful to me.
I really liked the first video doing a sci-fi board; so much so I created my own version of it - I'm very happy to see it brought back for this project!
Hmm. I do feel a bit like I'm missing out on some of your videos, not sure if anyone else is having a problem with this where your videos don't pop up on my feed. *clicks the Bell*
I can see wanting one for any senario I could think up grass, desert, maybe a colorful canyon or mesa, ect. Not a bad thing really, just me being a bit ocd lol
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I'm currently doing just what you showed here using Hirstarts cobblestone for towns, Hirst arts flagstones for dungeons and a third that's going to be a general outdoor/wilderness tile for our upcoming games. Looks great.
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My god there is an easier way. Use a Rhino liner equivalent from any auto store
I've been using a UDTs for years. I've made a few double sided ones - Water, Lava, Grasslands, Cave Floor, Cobblestone, Desert Sand - There are still a few other environments I want to make - probably a snow one and a swamp.
Just started using them on my table after watching Prof Dungeon Master (and who can argue with Deathbringer!) and absolutely love it. I've not made a variety yet - but fully intend to follow your example good sir.
...do you think the word "ultimate" is still appropriate?
Professor DungeonMaster approves. I'm thrilled with your take on UDT. Bravo!
Sorry for calling you Professor Dungeon Craft 😄🙏
@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial That's okay. I make mistakes in my own videos all the time. I called Joseph Goodman at Goodman games "Jim Goodman" in a video. And I'm writing something for that company!
Even though over the years of following you I have acquired a bunch of tools, airbrush, spray booth, resin printer, fdm printer, hot wire cutter... I still really appreciate a simple video like this, going back to the roots with simple tools, craft paints, no bits/resin printing required, etc.
Theres a really satisfying and fulfilling feeling from making something that looks great and is feature/play potential heavy, out of the cheapest and simplest supplies.
DM Scotty , Prof Dungeon Master ,Wyloch , You and Eric are the founding fathers of my beginning and growth in crafting / gaming journey . Thank you.
Alternate build idea: built in lazy Susan under the platform, magnetized cover disks for different base terrain. Disks pop in and out to readily change the whole scene. Get a grasslands (that can multi purpose as forest/fey), a worked stone (dungeon, city, ruins), a rough stone (cave, mine, mountainside), or whatever else you need.
For simple storage, look up saw blade storage ideas.
While watching the video I was thinking the same thing how could I make this with interchangeable tiles. I came up with in my head to use small dowels and maybe holes within the lazy Susan but I like your idea of magnets much better!
you simply can make flat tiles from magnetic PVC. That's what we did. And now the idea: tiles can vary in height.
7:50 A good way to avoid patterns in a coat like this is to use overlapping X’s. It’s how I was taught to prime canvases before painting.
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This channel was what got me into DnD and table top games
Nice shoutout to Luke Towan! I love how supportive this community is... :)
I get so much use out of the UDTs I made last year still. Love the idea so much.
Love the flexibility of this! I use modular 1 square foot tiles in a kinda similar way. However because they are squares, I can put a few of them together and have a gaming surface for a skirmish game. Great video man!
same, i usually push 4 one foot squares together for exterior spaces
I have a circle, (fit the table at the time better) but using offcuts i made smaller squares (3x3inch) that had the same radius, so you could but them up to the edge of the circle to continue the play area. usually the single tile was more than big enough though.
I love the look of this - It feels like a focused view on a larger scene since you took the time to make it fit your terrain. Nice!
I love the idea of a play space that rotates, it would be so easy to get a better view of the whole scene, and it's nice and compact too!
Nothing like an old school BMC crafting video!!!! They are the best!!!!!!
Love this approach. Just getting started DMing and this feels like a great way to not waste time making loads of floor tiles and focus on the terrain that actually makes the biggest impact.
I'm a player, not a DM, but dang do I love making/painting stuff for our crew. I picked up a 15" lazy susan from Value Village last week and I'm currently in the process of turning it's top into this! I made sure to run it by the DM too, and she's on board! Very excited to show it to everyone else when I'm done. Thanks for all the sick crafting vids!
Back to basics...thx for circling back on this...lazy susan, circle back, lol. Always a pleasure to see you and all the other terrain fathers do some beginner level wonders!!
I made a big foam tile circle and when I did play D&D before than pandemic, it was pretty much always on the table. adding some stairs, pillars, doors and trees and all of a sudden our minis came to life in a real world!
wish I still had a group to play with.
Yes! A Black Magic Craft and Dungeon Craft mash up! It's a dream come true, that's what that is!
Could we see the next steps too? Like a challenge, then a collaboration of some sort? I bet I'm not the only one who would absolutely love that.
Sweet build! I have two styles that I made for my sessions after watching the professor. Made them both using my extra Kerdi board from work. Best and most utility gaming terrain you could have.
I had some success making a big, black turntable and then making "toppers" from circles I cut out of tool-drawer-liner. I plan to paint the circles different colors to switch for different terrain - blue, gray, brown, green, etc.
For some reason I watch you’re vids every day for hours and I never get bored of them
Between this and Luke's board in a poster, I'm loving the options for space saving terrain ideas
Round poster 🤔
@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial I was thinking about that too, decent sized round frames seem hard to come by though. I'll have to keep my eye on the second hand stores
as a travelling DM ive been struggling to transport terrain and minis to my game that i run in a hobby store.
the most effective option that ive found is double size dungeon tiles (6x6 or 8x12 inch grids) as they cover a lot of area and let me define area terrain nicely without killing my uptime by having to spend 30 or 40 mins setting up the table between encounters.
something like this, having bigger backdrops with a few key 3d pieces to add flavour is the way experience has taught me to DM.
ive ended up with a kind of large modular kit of tiles working on 4 and 6 inch chunks that i can slot together to fill out a table quickly. a couple of 4x4, a couple of 4x6, a couple of 6x6 and then one each of double those dimensions gives so much flexibility, especially double sided so one side is indoor tiled and the other generally outside rocky with a little grass.
i occasionally add a wierd sized room tile as a kind of mini project, like i have a couple of tile sets which added together make circular rooms of 8, 10 and 12 inch radius's cut into 2 quarter circles and a half circle each. these sets let me make tower floors of various sizes, and with my basic tiles let me set up interesting round ended and cornered buildings.
i just thought that since your project was similar my system idea might help someone else struggling the way i was.
hope this helps someone :)
Woohoo! My two favorite guys!!!
I have built this and it really is as easy and awesome as it seems.
Nice seeing some of your older builds used on the tile.
Ultimate dungeon terrain, UDT!
Awesome build, love the versatility of the board!
I've been using the UDT since I first saw Professor Dungeon Masters video on it. I love your texture idea though- cobble stone and rocks. I see another UDT in my future. Love your vids!!!
For your spray glue mix, try adding few DROPS of dishwasher. It contain surfactants, will lower the water surface tension allowing the glue to penetrate a bit better :)
This is brilliant! I've needed something like this for my players who have a hard time seeing the battle field from all their odd angles sitting at the weird shaped table. I love this!!! Make my life much easier as a DM for random encounters too.
Fantastic stuff. I bought 2 lazy Susan's yesterday to get our club going on exactly this project we are getting the DnD side of the club going next week, great stuff, and 100% on the scatter terrain, looks great!
I love the big circle
Looks cool. I love your channel as I can get the products in Canada. Thanks for sharing. Happy days and model on! 😎🇨🇦
I love dungeon crafts idea of the ultimate dungeon tile. It's a quick and simple build but it comes out looking great and has a lot of use.
Great video, I like that it spins so all players can view it from different angles and that it's reversible
Professor Dungeonmaster from Dungeoncraft… not Professor Dungeoncraft. … unless I’m having a senior moment. :) He and you are the only RUclipsrs I really follow.
Naw, I just misspoke. Y’all know who I’m talking about though.
@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial yeah - that’s what I figured.
This terrain tile is incredible, very nice! As are the amazing models from the sponsor Loot Studios! wow
Think I'm going to try and build this.
Why did I click "watch" on this video.... Now I've gotta go out and get a bunch of stuff lol. This looks amazing!
Thanks for bringing the round tile back to my memory. Will have to make one!
The Wheel SPINS! Being able to spin the battle map should help with people walking around the table and reaching across. The foam looks like it held that brick texture from the roller well.
That's a great looking ULTIMATE DUNGEON TILE(tm). Playing on this with the Torment scatter terrain could lead to some memorable adventures.
Look for a drum sander bit that tightly fits in your pattern tubes. You can then mechanize your patterns. Think of a machine like a planer where the blade cylinder is replaced by your pattern tubes.
oh this is a great idea, as i normally play at a friends house and have to transport my stuff over there all the time
Awesome as always. The turntable is a great idea. Also, as someone who doesn't own an airbrush, it's fun to see some back to basics style painting.
My wife is gonna love me using her personal tables and stuff for my dnd nights. Fabric scissors are now a dnd monster.
This is a great idea. I would love to see a grid version like the other side. Maybe 3"x3" with exposed seams. Then the grit is not necessary.
Have you thought about a small hole to let light out to set a campfire over? You could have a small matching removable plug for the hole with not using it as a camp.
Really classic BMC system project, love it!
Great video! thanks for sharing the fun project.
"Whats the answer to this build? You guessed it! Shifting Lands!
We made a very big lazy susan and put it on Lil wheels, the DM builds stuff up and when a player needs to move a mini, etc simply roll it to the player rinse and repeat, our gaming table is very large why we did that because it was a pain for players trying to stretch to reach their minis, and it allows us to use tiles to fit the scenery or mats, etc, plus we have players that love to map out dungeons and we have the 1" grid on all our tiles except for wilderness tiles.
Simple, useful, and BADASS! Awesome stuff, Jeremy!
Hey Jeremy, just wanted to say I fuckin' love the new single. The double breakdown was incredible.
Huh? 😄
@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial you look a lot like Jeremy from A Day to Remember, not sure if anyone's ever told you 😂
Lol, nope. And never heard of them 🤷🏻♂️😄
I bet eversince you started with the production of Idols of Torment you developed a preference towards circles.
Great video: simple, accessible, doable, and most of all fun to do yourself.
I absolutely love this!
I've, actually, been considering something similar to make some modular roads, just using foamcore and cut pieces of plywood to make the base forms, the sand works well for blending it into the rest of the terrain. Was thinking 2.5" wide for the road tiles, with 2" for the basic width of the cobblestone part, though it would vary along the length by a bit while remaining on the plywood for it.
Good old dungeon pizza 😊👌
Oh, man. A few weeks ago I had ordered a cheap little turntable and by the time it arrived, broken - yay Amazon, I was scratching my head thinking, "What was this thing for?" LOL.
Awesome video. I need a foam cutter.
I've been subscribed to LOOT since the start of this year and it is seriously worth it. Cool to see you getting a sponsorship.
They’ve been sponsoring this channel regularly since their first ever bundle! 🥰
Holy shit that's awesome! Can't wait for the professor to check yours out!
Slicing first always leaves the layers curling up after I roll the texture on them. Roll First and then cut is 100% the way to go! If you are gluing them - not as big an issue. But if creating thin tiles - it's a PITA.
I think I'd make another one of those but make the sides green/grassy(as in green flocking not tufts of long grass) and wooden planks on the other side.
Thank you.
Nice! No wash looks perfect!
This is such a great idea. I will definitely make one for the next time I DM
Professor Dungeon Master, not Professor Dungeon Craft. I don't normally call things like this out, but since it's a reference to give credit, it matters more than normal.
Professor from Dungeon Craft. Whatever. A very slight misspeak. The important part was giving the credit.
Maybe I'm paranoid, but all I could think was that I want to put like four thin rubber feet around the very edge of the side with the sand for when I'm using the other side. I'm afraid that either I'll put it on a wooden table and scratch the surface, or on a cloth table top and no matter how well I prepped it, it'll shed some of the texture.
That said, I love this idea of making a UDT out of a larger, wooden piece, and I'm definitely going to be making one of these!
This looks great - thumbs up
thats really cool, you could potentially use this for upstairs in houses you move the minis off the main board onto this board and it can be layed out to be upstairs in the house for dd warhammer etc
Great as always
Great project as always. So many good ideas to use
Great stuff friend 👏 👍
great idea! professional execution!
There should be more prints for crowns, and such. Imagine being able to print whatever your character bought last session just for the full immersion.
free stl files everywhere, i'm sure you could find a crown.
Love to see some scenery made from items in a pet store...
I actually have 2 UDT (ultimate dungeon terrain) boards already, one is double sided (classic dungeon/tavern floor) and I wasn't sure how to texture up the second side of my "frozen arctic" board... I think I know how to now! Thanks for the inspiration :)
Additionally, you can cut a clear blue/green/red plastic sheet and put it on top to simulate river/poison/magma
Looks great! Thanks for sharing!
I've always been unsure on the UDT... I can just think of so many situations where I don't think it would work.
Does anyone have a video of it in use (not PDM talking through it, an actual game using it)
as long as the area was flat, even if it was outdoors the 1x1 inch squares really help with combat. I could see hills being an issue if you want more terrain. I made walls and stairs and even water features you could slap down to make pretty much any area.
and adding trees made it seem pretty outdoors-y. rearrange the trees and its a different spot in the forrest.
A M A Z I N G ! such a Great idea! thank you sir!
This is so beautiful, yet to hassling for my teats.
Reason why I use only digital. Needless to say, how much respect I have for these types of work!
It looks fantastic and I really want to make it, 100%....but would it be a bit difficult to measure distances in D&D and such without tile squares?
I guess you use some sort of range ruler instead?
Jeremy, the better you get, the more you show off. You ham. LOL
Wish I still had access to a wood shop. Wanted to make a board with wooden tiles that were spaced apart so you can stick wall portions between them
That’s awesome
Cheap makeup brushes make great dry brushes and avoid “streaks”.
Brilliant
I would really love it if you made a video about your XPS foam. The problem I am having is the foam isn't cheap and the shipping is almost as expensive as the foam. I would love to see what this foam does that the other foam doesn't and how best to make the most of it so I get the biggest bang for my buck. I'm ready to buy some but I was paralyzed by the combination of cost and choices and not knowing which option I should purchase or how much. With the shipping price so high I want to make sure I get the exact amount I need so I don't have to go back and order again but I don't want to buy too much of it. If you did an in-depth video on how best to use the foam to get the most out of it, highlighting where it has advantages over the cheap foam, that would be incredibly helpful to me.
That’s definitely on the to do list!
While I love all the new techniques and approaches to your builds, I find good old fashioned hand crafting is still the most satisfying to watch😁
I really liked the first video doing a sci-fi board; so much so I created my own version of it - I'm very happy to see it brought back for this project!
Where did you get that telescope?!? It sparkles and shimmers it shines and delights! I MUST HAVE IT FOR MY NEST!
Loved it
Amazing 🤩
Hmm. I do feel a bit like I'm missing out on some of your videos, not sure if anyone else is having a problem with this where your videos don't pop up on my feed.
*clicks the Bell*
I believe it based on recent views 😞
I can see wanting one for any senario I could think up grass, desert, maybe a colorful canyon or mesa, ect. Not a bad thing really, just me being a bit ocd lol
Very cool
Think some kind of spike or bolt in the center with an adjoining hole in the center of the disk could help keep both centered on each other?