Boss fight will be coming up either in tonight's session or our next one, so I put together a quick 3D battle mat for the encounter. I do this for every major encounter. I find that it makes the encounter really 'pop' in the memory of the players.
Arrangement: 50' x 50' room with ramps going up the side walls. Under the elevated portion are 3 locked doors with store rooms.
Supplies: a couple of Fat Dragon sheets from the Deluxe Dungeon set, 20" x 30" sheet of foamcore, PVA glue, glue stick, X-Acto knife, couple of steel rulers, hot glue gun.
After placing the floor tiles down onto the foamcore using a glue stick, I constructed two 6" wall sections to support the elevated portion. The ramps were then assembled and attached to the sides. The elevated floor portion was laid across the tops of the ramps and hot glued to the wall section and the ramps were hot glued into place as well. I made a substructure under the elevated portion using pieces of foamcore. The 2" arch sections were cut out and placed onto the 'studs'. I then glued more stone to the sides of the ramps.
It still needs a few finishing details, but is basically ready.
Very nice!
Thats pretty sweet!
Thanks!
Very cool, and quite creative. The way you built it, no minis can stand on the ramps. Is this intentional?
Stefan
You have some lucky players :)
Thank you!
Very cool, and quite creative. The way you built it, no minis can stand on the ramps. Is this intentional?
Stefan
That is correct; nicely observed. The incline is steep and takes double movement to run up (no balance or climb check necessary). Anyone on the higher level gets a +2 attack bonus.
Thanks! :)
Party actually got to the the boss fight before calling it a night, so I expect it to take up most if not all of the next session ...