This is an excellent product that makes it quick and easy to determine effects on a combat map but not good value for money.

You can not knock the quality or the role this product serves. Most spell/effect templates are cardboard or clear transparenacies that require your to lift up up map pieces or to guess by holding over the map. It just slips right onto the map over pieces no problem. It also supplies a wide variety of shapes for different effects which make it useful. I also have to report that the packaging of this product is a highlight as you can store the pieces in a resealable plastic insert that is punch with holes for a 3 ring binder.

My biggest concern is cost. It most certainly is very over priced. You could attempt make this yourself with time and patience - out of cloth-hanger wire. But I do have to say that Steel Sqwire does an excellent job of craftmanship and choice of colours. The colours allow multiple effects to be laid on top of one another. A good idea if you can afford it.

If you have the cash I would recommend you get this item and to look around as retailers and online shops have these items on special. I tried to get the steel one but was unable and ended up with the Black Template. Black is excellent and really sends out on the battle map.

Just last night I used the Gamemastery Spell Template: Spell Radius Package in my home game. An evil fiendish gnoll master wearing a necklass of fireballs spelled certain doom for the party. That's when the wizard aimed a spell directly at the necklass. When the item failed its save, all the fireballs exploded. As a DM, I reached for the template. With ease and excitement I placed it down, revealing the wizard PC was just outside the range. 10d6 was quickly avoided without missing a beat of the excitement using the red Gamemastery spell radius template. I give the product 5 stars!

My entire game group likes these, even my DM, who(m) hates gizmos of all types. The arguments over area of affects have stopped and the battle mats are cleaner without the spell areas added to them. I can't wait to get the cone templates.

I thought they were expensive until I tried to make my own. If you use a battlemat for tactical D&D combat, get this set now.

Very well constructed and heavy enough that they don't move around the battlemat easily these are my alltime favourite AoE templates! I wish i had had these back in my Warhammer 40K playing days as they would have ended every arguement about positioning I ever had! These are very rigid and sturdy - I tried to bend one on purpose and it was nearly impossible. They are visually appealing even though I only got the bare steel ones - the red or blue ones I am sure would look stunning. The price is about the most I would pay for such a game aid but given the high quality of the product I still give this 4 stars.

These are a great way to figure out exactly what is affected by spells or what not and minimizes the amount of gametime devoted to what or who is affected.

I have been using these steel templates for a while now and think they are truly wonderful. They make a fireball or torch light easy to determine and are very durable.

I picked up the Spell Templates packages (all three) a few months ago as I was starting a new campaign. I gotta say these are some of the best playing aides I have run across. The concept of being able to lay down the burst or cone around all the various minis and such without having to pick everything up and try to replace them is terrific. They take all the guesswork out of trying to figure who's affected and who's not. The best part is my players get worried looks when I pull out one of these babies and start to place it. If you use minis in your game, these are a "must have."