Post by ripx187 on Mar 14, 2017 17:19:42 GMT -5
I have been using the same stuff to design and play D&D games for years, but I recently added a new tool. Gamingpaper.com is selling 1" Hex paper in 30" x 4' rolls. This stuff is great! It is cheap, easy to work with, and disposable. It feels like gift-wrapping paper, but it lays flat nicely, holds color well, dries quickly, and I even used a red permanent marker on one spot and it didn't bleed through the paper. I am seriously impressed with the stuff! You can check out my review on my blog.
This stuff makes my game so much easier to play! I've been toying with some designs in my head but with this stuff I can actually realize many of them cheap and easy. My newest game uses it like a game board, I hung it up on my big dry-erase board and will be using magnets to mark the party. I wanted different colors to represent different Movement Rates, and created a table to randomize movement. The goal is to find the dungeon deep in the Swiss Alps, but this will allow the players to mark their progress and it is their job to complete the map.
I've also tried a game where the entire country has been invaded by a Tolkien sized army of orcs, and the PC's had to lead armies to fight them. It didn't go so well, but I think that with this paper I might be able to have another go at it. Now I'm not so limited by the size and scope of a project by what I can print off. It is something that I can leave out and not have it messed up by cats who absolutely love playing table-top games!
This stuff makes my game so much easier to play! I've been toying with some designs in my head but with this stuff I can actually realize many of them cheap and easy. My newest game uses it like a game board, I hung it up on my big dry-erase board and will be using magnets to mark the party. I wanted different colors to represent different Movement Rates, and created a table to randomize movement. The goal is to find the dungeon deep in the Swiss Alps, but this will allow the players to mark their progress and it is their job to complete the map.
I've also tried a game where the entire country has been invaded by a Tolkien sized army of orcs, and the PC's had to lead armies to fight them. It didn't go so well, but I think that with this paper I might be able to have another go at it. Now I'm not so limited by the size and scope of a project by what I can print off. It is something that I can leave out and not have it messed up by cats who absolutely love playing table-top games!
