E-Z Dungeons—Deluxe Edition CD-ROM

[darth_borehd]

How does this work? Do we print them out and fold them into shapes?

[Robert Miller 55]

darth_borehd wrote:

How does this work? Do we print them out and fold them into shapes?

Pretty much, Its fun too!

[DM_aka_Dudemeister]

What are the system requirements for this?

[golem101]

A pdf reader and a color printer. :D

[Vic Wertz]

DM_aka_Dudemeister wrote:

What are the system requirements for this?

It's all done with PDFs, so anything with a CD-ROM drive, a PDF reader, and a printer is good to go.

[Sharoth]

Interesting.

[Joel Gates]

I use this dungeons for all of my campaigns and they rock. I love the paper things. YOu need to get card stock instead of standard paper (my opinion). It's not expensive. Put it on a foamboard base and it is awesome. Easy to move and arrange and everything. You can throw together awesome scenery in no time.
Perks - 1) the players usually like helping to build the things 2) Have someone bring a good camera and get pictures down at the miniatures level and you have some awesome battle scenes to remember your best campaigns.

[Denim N Leather]

I have this, too, and have made several dozen 3D tiles, as well as the Borderlands Keep.

It makes for terrific battle mats. For the floor tiles you definitely want to glue them down to thin foamboard. I have some wall sections attached and others (as well as doors)you can hinge onto those sections using bobby pins in a rather ingenious method.

You need LOTS of ink and cardstock, and LOOOOOOTS of time if you go this route. Oh, lots of PVA glue, too. :)

[JFK]

Would it pay to glue the printouts to thicker material, like 1/4" foam?

-edit: Wall sections and doors, I mean.

[Doshi]

The question was for system requirements, not software ones.

We need a review folks! How easy to use is it? Is it only for the DM or can it by used to show the map to players? Or is it only for printing off?

[Denim N Leather]

JFK wrote:

Would it pay to glue the printouts to thicker material, like 1/4" foam?

-edit: Wall sections and doors, I mean.

No. They are designed with folds and flaps that let you glue it together into a self-standing 3D wall/door. You gotta be careful so that it sits straight, tho.

You can download a couple of free examples from Fat Dragon's web site to see what I mean.

[Denim N Leather]

Doshi wrote:

The question was for system requirements, not software ones.

We need a review folks!

I may do one.

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How easy to use is it?

As I said above, VERY easy to use, but VERY time consuming. The more hands you have assembling the faster it will go.

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Is it only for the DM or can it by used to show the map to players?

Depends on your group. I've made entire dungeon floors with these tiles only leaving off secret rooms. No map making required for the group, just usual Perception rolls. In a decent sized dungeon, however, it takes up a LOT of space/tiles.

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Or is it only for printing off?

I don't understand this question.

If you want user made/custom defined 2D dungeon tiles I would use ProFantasy's Dungeon Designer plug in (which I also own and use).

[Vic Wertz]

Doshi wrote:

The question was for system requirements, not software ones.

Because it's a collection of PDFs, it's not dependent on any particular hardware or operating system, so long as you can access a CD-ROM, run a PDF viewer, and print to a printer.