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Your setup is the envy of many! Compared to other showcases though, your room and setup feels very practical , like if actual games were being held in the room which has happened.
Thank you SO MUCH for the kind words! I definitely try to mix anesthetics WITH practicality, because I find that thr more efficient the gameplay is, the more immersive it becomes! I really do appreciate you checking out the video 😊
Must be nice to have friends who appreciate all you do for them. I wouldn't know, even though I'm very similar in wanting the game to me awesome. I have a very similar set up at my place- a game table for 8, with lights, power, and storage, monitor for images, tons of painted monsters and crafting I did, etc., so my friends could play in total immersion. I had... HAD sh#tty friends, but good for you! Nice set up. Enjoy!!!
Oh nooo! I'm sorry to hear that 😔 Maybe you could find a new group to get close with at a local game store, then be able to utilize that awesome space again! I sure hope so because I at least understand how much you love the game 😊 Thanks for the kind words and the support!
@@MooreDnD Thanks. I am glad for you. I got 5-6 years with them. Sometimes you have to just appreciate the good, but when the bad outweighs it, cut your loses, and move forward. Have fun!!!
Yeah I totally get that. Honestly I've got one player that's addicted to using True Strike and if he wastes another action, I might have to cut HIM loose! 😂
@@MooreDnD LOL! Don't get me started on True Strike!!!!
Very interesting to see! We tend to banish tech from our table during games, because people tend to get distracted and it reduces immersion (in our view). We use candles and such for light, and everything’s on paper. The only tech we’re using these days is a tablet ( for me, the game master) because it’s faster to search something (if it’s urgent), and it’s easier to control the music than an usb stick and a remote. But it’s in a book-like leather case and it’s get use as little as possible. It would be interesting to try out your setup and to see how the game differs with so much well integrated technology 😁 - many regards from Germany 👋😊
Hey there! Thanks so much for checking out the setup, and WELCOME TO THE CHANNEL from the U.S.! Love meeting so many people from all over 😊
I TOTALLY support those who wanna play a low/no tech game - the immersion will be so much more organic! I started off the exact same way - paper maps, minis, paper character sheets, notebooks, and a plastic sleeved DM screen. I definitely loved it, but I kept thinking about different ways that the tech might make it a bit more efficient... then it obviously spiraled from there 🤣 I refuse to give up the in-person gameplay though! So all of the tech introduced is done so in a way that it supports the face-to-face sessions. But I would never say this is BETTER than the good ol' pen and paper sessions that many still prefer 😊
Thanks for sharing your room setup! Always love seeing what other DM's like in their room setups.
Of course, thanks for checking it out! And I'm the same way, haha. That's honestly part of why I felt like I had to do a video on it 😂
Very nice set up. It's nice to have a space that is unfinished, its a blank canvas that you'll continue to add to and it will eventually have it's own stories to tell. I'm an old guy that started playing D&D with my friends when we were in High School probably 1979 or so. My friend got the white box set with those very first rules. We always played in the basement of one of our houses. Those cinderblock walls made me very nostalgic. We could not have ever dreamed of all the technology that is affordable and easy to modify into our gaming today. I turned 60 this year and still play whenever I can maybe 6 times a year (very hard to schedule) and I run a campaign for my adult children and their friends about every other month or so. I've been thinking about building a game table with a TV built into it for a while now I would be interested is seeing what you did. I just missed out on being one of you first 10 subscribers happy to be number 11. Good luck with your channel.
I can not thank you enough for the kind words! It's an honor to be amongst people who have played for so long. One of my biggest regrets is that I didn't get into DnD sooner 😂 And I had originally planned on covering the walls in that area, but as I added a few things, I realized I kind of liked the vibe of the blocks - and my players actually agreed! Hahaha. So I think it will remain unfinished, but at some point I'll definitely cover the ceiling and then probably add fake support beams to cover all the wires. Thanks again for subscribing! Reading your comment is actually how I found out I hit double digits 😂
Incredible quality for your first video! Look forward to watching more of what you create
Hey thank you do much! I really appreciate the support 😊
That is an epic setup!
Hey thanks so much!! I really appreciate it 😊
Amazing job!! Thank you for sharing it with us!!
Hey thanks so much! I honestly wish I could share it with everyone in person, but this was the next best thing 🤷♂️ Haha
im just amazed by your ingenuity and creativeness your room is amazing!
Hey thank you so much!! I really appreciate the kind words 😊 You rock!
The setup looks amazing! Wish I had a D&D cave like yours. Loved the really organized mini drawers. Hoping to see your collection some day. Great to see a second video so quick and looking forward for some of the videos you mentioned. What days will you be posting? Keep up the good work.
Hey thanks so much! I'll definitely be showcasing quite a few of the minis in the video I've got planned discussing everything 3D printing in DnD! I'll try to get some good shots of as many as I can 😊 And as far a a schedule goes, right now I just wanted to get the first couple out ASAP to get the channel going, but im thinking maybe one or two a week - not exactly sure what days yet.
Amazing setup
Hey thank you so much!! I really appreciate it 😊
Always love to see Dnd Setups! Keep on the good work :)
Hey, thank you so much! I've got a part II planned to dive quite a bit more into the digital aspect of my setup 😊 Stay tuned, and I appreciate you!
Wow! I can only dream of having a setup as awesome as that unfortunately I don't have the space for it but maybe someday definitely a lot of thought has gone into the setup It's really well organized and planned out and most importantly, it looks great
Hey thank you so much!! I definitely spent WAYY too much time planning this place out 😂 But it turned out exactly how I wanted, so definitely worth it. And I really hope you get the chance to put together your dream setup too! If I became president, I'd make it so everyone got one dream TTRPG setup 🤣🤣
Amazing setup !
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Ever thought about having someone in your group run initiative? I realized less "tech" helped speed up and simplify my sessions. I have a tv too, and I realized that it's awesome, but I shouldn't get too bogged down by all my tabs and screens. So i got rid of my DM screen, use a notebook for monster hp (instead of a program), and recommend Obsidian for all of my DM notes.
Having someone else handle the initiative is a GREAT idea! I wish I had thought to do that back when I was doing everything by hand 😂 But honestly, Improved Initiative has been fantastic at making everything go faster because it not only tracks initiative for me, but it displays to the players who's coming up next so they can prepare, tracks conditions and health for the monsters (and PCs if you wanted to), and shows the stat block of the current monster. Not knocking the idea though! This just worked really well for me 🤷♂️ And I've never heard of Obsidian, I'll for sure check it out!
I appreciate the response!! I like to keep monster stats hidden and conditions are marked with little disks i place on the minis. But your enthusiasm for Improved Initiative makes me want to check it out. Thank you.@@MooreDnD
Haha, sure thing! And sorry for the confusion, the players don't actually see any of the monster stats. All they see on their end is a "health tracker", which are really just descriptions for how the monster looks! So it might say, "healthy" if it's been untouched, or "bloodied" if it's close to death. You see the exact health on your screen as the DM, and it changes the description as you decrease it's health.It's eliminated the number of times my players used to ask, "so how does it look??", hahaha. And I've DEFINITELY considered getting condition rings, even with Improved Initiative, just for that extra visual and reminder for when they're planning their next move.
I'd love to see a step by step of your multi-screen setup.
How it works, how to get it up and running, etc.
And thanks for the look at your kit!
Hey there! I ABSOLUTELY plan on given a full walkthrough of how I run a session on my screens because you aren't the only one that's been curious! I really to appreciate the support and the feedback from people like you is exactly what I'm looking for!
Great setup! We envy you
Thank you so much! I greatly appreciate the support, and I'll never undervalue the luck I've had to be able to put a fun gaming space together 😊 I just want to hopefully pay it forward by inspiring others to go for it and make an awesome space of their own!
Nice set up. The walls need some work. Maybe paint the cinder blocks and grout lines to look like dungeon walls paint on some moss and slime and gore. How about some XPS foam to make dungeon walls over the cinder blocks?
Also some tiles or bricks for the floor.
Haha, I DEFINITELY have some plans, just need the time and money. We'll be finishing the basement at some point and so I'll be finally finishing the dungeon too, just not sure exactly what I want the look to be. I'll for sure be making some faux posts to cover all the wires and the radon pipe. Might go with a wood/plaster look for the walls, but 🤷♂️ Haha, I appreciate the support!
This is awesome! I really appreciate you sharing what can be done with some investment for a dedicated dungeon master!
I also really appreciate not plugging super high end requirements as it makes some people feel intimidated about dming because of costs.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind words 😊 And I totally agree that the "price of DMing" can definitely seem daunting at times! I'll always advocate for "just playing the game" before "Make sure you have all the tools you might need to DM before you start" 😂 Thanks again for the support!
Dude I love your lighting ! And awesome idea with the drawers
Hey thank you so much! I was so happy with how the chandelier came out - was DEFINITELY nervous the whole time I was making it! 🤣 I appreciate you!
Fantastic set up. So many gaming tables fall short because they are designed for board games and the lip is usually only 4 inches before the vault or recessed play area. Not nearly enough space to put a TTRPG book or laptop.
With all the screens, and having a 50 in screen so close, has anyone complained of light fatigue or "floating minis" on the TV? My forever DM uses a TV for maps, and during particularly long encounters, it can become a strain to only be 2ish feet away from a bright TV. And floating minis are usually caused by some protective screen over the TV, but with that, minis seem to "float" above the map, making it annoying to tell exactly what square a creature may be in unless you start up and basically look straight down.
Thank you so much!! That was one of the BIGGEST concerns I had when designing the table - player space! Standard paper alone is 11" tall, so I wanted to make sure I at LEAST took that into consideration 😂
Regarding the "floating minis", I know EXACTLY what you're talking about, but I actually don't have any problems with it myself simply because I was cheap and didn't invest in a cover for the TV 🙄 We literally put the minis directly on the screen, haha. I would NOT recommend it, but luckily it's been over a year now and we haven't had an issue!
And regarding the eye strain, no one has complained about it to me yet, but I can DEFINITELY see how it would get to somebody over time. We do incorporate breaks into the game, so that might help, but we do spend a looooot of time around the screens.
Thanks so much again for the kind words! 😊
Amazing set up - thank you for sharing with us!
Thank you SO MUCH! And of course! I can only hope that it might inspire others into making an immersive space of their own!
Absolutely outstanding.
Thank you so much!
So cool!
Oh hey thanks! :) I appreciate it!
Well, I had to come see this video first before watching Part 2. And, holy crap, I have a laptop, a folding table, and some surge protectors - I feel like a caveman taking a tour of a cruise ship. lol
Hahaha, no one needs a cruise ship! I'm a big kayak guy 😉
I played around with an idea like this. Like you I used the table for other things so recessing the horizontal monitor wasn't an option. In the end I just went with two vertical monitors because players would have to stand to be able to see the horizontal monitor which didn't seem like much fun. Thanks for the vid!
OHHH wait a minute, I hadn't even thought about vertical being an option because I use physical miniatures! But I imagine you're using digital tokens, so you could do everything on a vertical monitor that everyone could see! If that's the case, that's GENIUS! And of course, thank you so much for watching!!
@@MooreDnD I used to play physical miniatures and tokens, usually just on a battlemat. But honestly Ive forced my players into theater of the mind, like we played in the 80s. I show them a room on the map, at least they don't have to map and it is faster, then tell them about it and they say we go to the top left corner or take the door on the right, etc. I use gimp with layers for each room. Not nearly as cool as your setup. You rock.
Playing since the 80's... that is AMAZING! I love hearing stories from other that have been playing for decades - it seems like the older days of D&D were such a different world 😊 And I totally support playing via theater of mind! gets rid of all the pause time of moving the miniatures around and such. Plus I literally just talked ALL about GIMP in my stream! One of my most used apps for sure (including every one of my thumbnails 😂). Very interesting concept of using it for a fog of war though! That's genius. Thanks so much for the kind words and support 😊
sweet!!
Thank you so much!!
Wait wait wait, your players write things down? I even say "this NPC is one you're going to deal with, write the name down" and they look at me like I'm speaking Dutch.
Nice room.
Hahahaha, well I guess I should have left the "s" off the end of it - there's really only one (maybe two) that writes things down 😂 And thank you so much!!
Finally someone who actually got great chairs as well.
Hahaha, we used to play on folding chairs before I built this table, and that was MISERABLE 😂 So I basically factored in a bunch of office chairs into the cost of the build, plus my players chipped in for a few too! Well worth the expense IMO.
@@MooreDnD Makes the entire game day so much better!
Absolutely!
Beautiful setup!
Hey thank you so much! 😊
very cool man
Heyy thank you so much! I really appreciate it 😊
@@MooreDnD np np
Very gracious of your parents to let you do this to their basement!
Hahaha, I WISH my parents would've let me do this to their house 😅 But unfortunately I had to wait until I got my own house to do this! Luckily that meant I could do exactly what I wanted 😂
Great setup!
Hey thank you so much! I really do appreciate it 😊
So cool, but I feel like the Dm would feel a little too disconnected behind those massive screens. I love feeling the connection at the table and like we are all apart of it. But still cool set up
As the DM behind the screen here, I can tell you that your concerns are absolutely VALID! This luckily doesn't tend to be the case for me since I stand up so much, BUT, there are occasions where I'm in the middle of a description of something or reading off a text and I realize that I had sat down and was kinda hidden behind the screen while doing so 😂 Thanks so much for the support!
Hello, i couldn't get what the material was for your table, i'd like to build one like that. Being able to write on it is quite cool :)
Thanks
Hey there! I actually have a seperate video that goes over the entire table build itself, including snapshots of each material straight from home depot's website 😊 That should help ya find exactly what ya need!
Great ideas! Any info on where the canvas map was printed?
Hey there, thank you so much! I did FINALLY figure it out - I used a company called UPrinting and ordered the following:
Fabric Banner
6 Ft. x 4 Ft.
6.8 oz. Polyester Fabric
Front Side Only print
Hemming: Sewn
Pole Pcket: 3" Pockets (Top and Bottom)
Then I just picked up two oak closet poles from home depot for the pockets and drill holes on the ends for some rope 😊 Hope this helps!
Where did you get that mini storage? I have been trying to figure out a good way to store my miniatures.
Hey there! First off, congrats on the channel! I can only hope I'll get to the point of having thousands of subscribers, so big thumbs up to you! 😊 And I actually built that miniatures cabinet myself! I've been a woodworker for some time now and actually turned my garage into a workshop at the same time I started turning the basement into a dungeon, hahaha. I even had a little woodworking business on the side! So I was lucky enough to be able to combine the hobbies a few times, including the point at which I decided I couldn't just store my minis on a small table anymore 😂
Very nice setup. Do you run a weekly game? More than one game a week?
Thanks so much! I feel like I'm constantly adding to it 😂 I WISH I was getting games in weekly, but most of the people in my groups (including myself) are just starting out with kids, so scheduling has gotten a bit more difficult. I have one primary campaign that we do on a once-a-month basis, and then I have 2 other "occasional" small groups, and then finally I have another sandbox-style campaign that I call "Hero's Haven", which I actually plan on making quite a few videos talking about! I think a lot of people could find it useful because it allows anyone to play at any time, while still giving that "campaign setting" feeling.
Your awesome
No no no... YOU'RE awesome 😊
Your awesome dude be safe out there
😂 I appreciate you!
What I would like to do it build out a similar table, but I would like to put tablets or monitors into each place as well, currently everyone has their laptop or tablet out to move their characters and see their dndbeyond sheet, it would be nice to have everything built into the tabletop so everything could be clear for gameplay. Though I recognize that would be very expensive just due to the electronics, still cheaper and better than wyrmwood, but expensive.
Oh man that would be AWESOME! Most of the stuff me and my players do is paper and pencil, so I hadn't thought about incorporating electronics for players. But for those people that use laptops for their character sheets and such, that would be AMAZING!
Making the monitor touch sensitive (touchscreen or IR setup) could help with negating some of the extra electronics. As players can just move the tokens on the screen. But it's often that you can't use mini's anymore as you'd need to move the digital token and the mini both. That said, there are a few vtt's that work with an IR bezel to recognize mini positions (Arkenforge?)
Btw adding USB (type A and C) to the power outlets might be nice to. So people don't need to keep bringing their power supply with them. And you could have a bunch of spare cables.
Yeah I think a touch screen would be SUPER cool! I definitely love my minis though, so I don't know how much use it would get 😂 And I actually HAD USB outlets in my hand at home depot when I was buying all the materials for the table, but I knew my wife was already gonna kill me for the money I was spending on the table, so I figured this was a good chance to "cut a few costs (albeit small 😂).
Very cool to see DIY game tables. I just built one as well last month and loving it. What are you using to display your maps on the TV? Off to watch your table build video now. great video.
That's awesome! Isn't it so much more fulfilling running a game on a table YOU built yourself?! I don't know why, it just makes DM-ing even more satisfying 😂 And I use Owlbear Rodeo to display my maps on the TV! It's very easy to use, having the DM side of things on my laptop and the player view on the TV, plus it allows for fog of war, scaling, adding elements, etc.! AND it's free, so that was a big plus too 😂 And awesome, let me know if you have any more questions!
@@MooreDnD Owlbear is one of the few I've actually used in the past but I'm just getting into animated maps, so not sure owlbear will handle those come to think of it. Dang. Thanks for the reply!
I gotcha. Yeah, I've tried animated maps with it twice and it was a bit laggy for me. However, this could be because both instances of the program were running from the same laptop, or maybe something with my internet wasn't able to handle it 🤷♂️ It definitely doesn't do some of the stuff that Foundry does though, like toggling the light sources and such, so I wouldn't say it's the BEST program anyway
@@MooreDnD Interesting, yes I've had stuttery video from my laptop as well on 4k animated maps and the loop feature was terribly jarring. I actually found the best solution was to ScreenCast from my phone of all things to the TV and that is the smoothest and loops seamlessly. Glad to see I'm not the only one finding this odd.
Oh interesting! I never thought about trying it with my phone. I'll have to give that a shot!
Can you do a more detailed video on your map storage?
Hey there! I could definitely do a short on my map storage, but I actually don't do anything special 😊 And now that I only use digital maps, it's all stored on a USB drive 😂 But when I was doing paper maps, I printed the maps on 8.5x11 sheets, then taped them together in rows. So for example, if The whole map consisted of 3 pieces of paper wide and three down, I would tape the pieces together that were next to each other in each row, but NOT tape the rows to each other. Then, when I was done with a map, I would fold the rows up, ending with something typically slightly smaller than a sheet of paper and store them in an accordion folder (which if you've never used one/aren't familiar, you'll find it right away if you google that term). Each pocket in the accordion folder would hold all of the folded up rows of each map, so you could have a dozen or more maps in one folder. Then I would just label the little tabs of the folder as to what map they were 😊 I hope this helps!
Nice setup. Where did you get your push pull stick. All the ones I'm finding are way to big lol
Hey there, thank you so much! It's actually just a Coghlan's Telescopic Fork (used for cooking stuff over a campfire 😂) that was super cheap at Walmart with a little piece I designed and 3D printed specifically for the end of it, hahaha. I can get the file to ya if you'd like to go that route yourself!
Coghlan's Telescopic Fork from Walmart***
I just purchased a TV for my gaming tabletop and am way overwhelmed by gaming process. Please make a video of how you run an encounter using your TV as a map. What program you running? Are you using printed minis or digital tokens? If using tokens do you control player movement or are the players moving them from another device? How do you get map to full screen?
As you can tell, I have a ton of questions. I currently am regretting adding the TV. It has prevented us from playing because of the digital map learning curve.
Hey Luke! Definitely don't feel alone, and don't get discouraged - it look me WAY too long to figure out how to incorporate the TV into the setup 😂 I spent countless hours scouring Reddit and UA-cam trying to figure out how DM's did it. Luckily, once you figure it out, it's a GAME CHANGER. I love the request and will DEFINITELY make a video of how I run my encounters using the TV, BUT, to try and help get you started beforehand, here's a brief overview of what I have and how I do it:
First, I'll answer your questions:
1) I'm running Owlbear Rodeo (It's free!)
2) I'm using printed minis, though digital tokens can be used as well!
3) If I were using digital tokens, I would probably have the players move the tokens using their phones/laptops just to make life easy, but could definitely control the tokens for them if they just wanted to point on the TV where they wanted to go.
4) Zooming the map is super easy on Owlbear Rodeo, so you'll definitely be able to get it full screen!
Now for my process:
A) As mentioned, the program I use to "project" the map onto the TV is Owlbear Rodeo. There are definitely other apps, this is just the one I use because it's free. You'll want to do a little learning about how to work Owlbear Rodeo so that way you can control it easily.
B) Once you create your account, upload whatever map you would like to project onto the T.V. to Owlbear Rodeo and scale it so the grid on the map matches the digital grid on Owlbear Rodeo.
C) Once you have your map uploaded, you can do a bunch of things like add tokens and even hide them if you want for monsters (visible to the DM, hidden from players), add effects to the map like spell areas, and much more. What I PRIMARILY do with my maps, however, is use the fog of war tool to hide whatever I don't want my players to see right away, such as rooms they haven't been in.
Now that your map is ready...
D) Plug your computer into the TV - I used an HDMI cord but any display port will work.
E) Open Owlbear Rodeo in one instance of an internet browser on your computer, then open a second, INCOGNITO internet browser and drag it over to the TV. It needs to be incognito, otherwise you won't be able to open the player version, just the DM version.
F) Open your map in Owlbear Rodeo on your computer. In the upper left corner, you'll see a button to invite players. This will copy a link to your keyboard.
G) Go over to the other, incognito browser now (the one on your TV) and paste the link. This will open the player version of owlbear rodeo and show a popup with a random name generated and an "ask to join" button. Click the button - the name doesn't matter.
H) Back on your computer, you'll now see a popup that says, "Someone wants to join the room", where you'll click "Admit".
I) Now the player view will be shown on the TV, and you can control it with the same mouse you're using on your computer. So I just zoom the map on the player view until I like the scaling (I just eyeball the grid with the base of a medium-sized miniature), then pretty much run everything from my computer from there (including removing the fog of war, moving digital tokens, etc.).
*** This is also the same procedure for giving your players access to the room. You just need to send the pasted link to them. Then they can open it up on their laptops/phones and control the tokens.
One quick tip as well: On the player version of the map (displayed on the TV), I usually collapse the bar on the right side by hitting the little carrot/arrow at the top of it, I collapse the list of players on the left by hitting the little head and shoulders button just above them, and then I hit F11 to full screen the browser and remove the search bar, taskbar, etc. It just looks better in my opinion and I never use any of that stuff on the players side😊
Hopefully this helps, and definitely don't give up! It's worth it :)
Thanks. That helps a ton.
Subscribed and looking forward to the video
No problem! Welcome aboard, glad to have ya around 😊
Great setup! Now all you need is a sensible role-playing game!
Thanks so much! 😂😂😂
great video, my only recommendation for mini printing get a resin printer, they cost close to the same as a FDM and have very high quality
Hey thanks so much! And I actually made a video all about the use of FDM or Resin printers for printing miniatures 😊 I definitely agree that resin printers are SOO much nicer quality in the end, but they're just a little too messy, small, and dealing with the ventilation of the fumes too cumbersome in my opinion. But that's also because I had no intention of painting them either, haha. So FDM just worked better in my scenario, but I ABSOLUTLEY support the use of resin printers because the final product is 🤌 *chef's kiss*
@@MooreDnD I’ll go watch that one. Oh and I must say I LOVE the idea of making the table dry erase, one of the best and unique ides I’ve seen!!!!
Haha, thank you! It was kind of a last minute decision because I originally planned on making a fancy wood table like everyone else does, but I passed by the dry erase hardboard in home depot one day beforehand and immediately was like, "that would be so much more useful as a tabletop..." 😂 And it sure has been! So I highly recommend
Nice setup! Isn't the monitors a bit in the way, for seeing the players & table, when you're sitting behind them?
Haha, thanks, and they definitely are! Luckily I stand a LOT, and I have plans to actually get a much higher chair 😊 If I could change anything about my table though, I would've definitely planned for a TV IN the table, that way the monitors could've been 4 inches lower 😂 Live and learn I guess!
@@MooreDnD I also want to make my own game room, but I live in an apartment so I cant do much in it, not enough space and not allowed to build or paint etc in it. Me and my friends (none of us has the space for a game room) is actually renting an apartment together that we have as a "gaming room" so we do not lack a place to game in, but its always nice to have something that you own yourself and can do whatever you want in without having to get the approval from everybody and put your own touches to it, or just to be able to invite some friends over for some dinner and a quick game session.
Screens and Monitors are a GM-struggle. =) To have a screen with "mood & ambiance" -pictures and such on is great. We tried to put a big screen TV on the wall behind the "GM seat" for ambient pictures and stuff like that, worked well enough, a little bit of a hassle for GM who has to turn around to point at things or just cast a glance so all is ok, but then again, when you have a monitor in front of you, you cant see it at all.
So that's an idea for you, move the swords and put a TV on the wall behind you (unless you feel its to far away or that you block it to much when GMing). =)
Hey that's pretty awesome that you're all together and ready to play whenever though! You're right though, it's gonna be SO nice when you've got a place that no one can tell you what to do to it 😂 And I do think a TV on the wall behind could be super cool too! I think I might just love my decor on the wall too much to change it around, hahaha. But I've got plan on changing things in the future when I finish the basement, so who knows where it'll go from there 🤷♂️
@@MooreDnD Yeah I have 2 groups that tries to play once a week (ofc life and stuff happens and we have to skip a week or 2 sometimes, and we have breaks under vacation times when ppl tend to be away), and I have 2 other groups that plays once per month or so, so im pretty lucky on the gaming part. =)
We also play some Warhammer and other games and that was the biggest part for pooling funds and renting a place, so we could leave the minis mid-game and pick it up later if we didn't have the time to finish the game. Wives and partners wasn't to keen to have the kitchen tables occupied with minis for a couple of days or even a week so we had to figure something out and the solution was to rent a place dedicated for gaming. Splitting the rent with 10 ppl makes it rather cheap (for the freedom you get) in the long run.
Sheesh that is SO AWESOME! Even with my own game room I tend not to be able to leave everything out between sessions because we use the table for other things 😂 What a super cool idea!
Do you have any software suggestions for groups that use D&D 3.5? My group is moving away from 5e to 3.5 and we can't find any good free digital character sheets.
Ooooohh that's a really good question! I've never played anything but 5e, BUT, ill reach out to the community over on my discord and see if they've got any thoughts!
Epic setup!
The miniatures needs to be painted, though! At least some speedpaint .... Prime them grey, do "slop" highlight with white oil paint (or acrylic, if you do not want to deal with oil paint's drying time or odor), then apply Speedpaint. Or similar.
You can put a lot more time into it, but this "slapchop" or "zenithal undercoat with speedpaint" is going to be enough.
The walls *could* get a coat of ... anything. Mortar and/or paint, whatever will look better than those bricks!
But this is just my two cents. This is your [awesome] place!
Hahaha, I appreciate all the input/suggestions! Regarding the miniatures, i just don't have much interest in painting them - not really my thing. So instead, I just pick a color that I feel represents them in some way (red for devils, brown for horses, grey for ropers, etc.) and then give the players something fun to fight on a map 😂 And as far as my dungeon goes, I DEFIITELY have plans for it in the future - just need time and money, hahaha. I'll for sure be covering the ceiling with a wooden plank-look, the wires and my radon pipe with faux beams to look like they're supporting the ceiling, and we've talked about a plaster w/wood look for the wall. I'll also be adding a secret bookshelf door when we finish the basement some day! So keep an eye out in the future because I'm sure I'll be making some content out of it 😊
Hey! I’m DMing my first campaign which has 6 players, do you have any tips as someone who typically also plays with 6 players??
Hey there! Trust me when I say I totally get the stress 😂 This is the same group that was there for my very first session, so I've always had 6 people. Honestly, the biggest thing I can pitch is to remember that the power of the party feels like it grows almost exponentially with more players, so your encounters are probably going to be WAY easier for them than you planned for. They continue to destroy everything I throw at em that should theoretically be difficult 😂 BUT, I would also like to say that it's totally OKAY! They have fun every single time, and that's all that matters. So just enjoy it and let em beat up your baddies! .... or feel free to throw in something crazy once in a while that flees before killing them to reel them back in 🤣
What software are using to display the battle maps
Hey there! I use Owlbear Rodeo to display my maps. I run the DM side of it behind the screen on my laptop and project the player view onto the TV
What software do you use for your digital maps?
Hey there! I'm not sure exactly what question you're asking, so I'll answer both 😊
To MAKE the maps, I use Dungeon Alchemist, which is an AMAZING AI map-making tool that I fell in love with. You can check out any of my streams (though I'd recommend the most recent one because I hit 500 subscribers while streaming 😂) and see how it works in action!
To PROJECT the maps onto the TV case, I use Owlbear Rodeo, which is a free VTT that's the perfect mix between simple and having the map adjustment tools that I want. This includes things like tokens, assets, zoom abilities, and fog of war. It's super user friendly and I highly recommend it!
Some of the maps you might see on the TV are from Mike Schley, which is who I originally purchased all of my Lost Mines of Phandelver maps from. He does amazing work for ALL of the D&D modules - highly recommend!
I hope this helps!
what program
did you use for your tv to work like that?
Hey David! I use Owlbear Rodeo and just project the player view in a seperate window on that screen 😊
Curious what you are using for Fog of war to the TV. I know you could use Roll20 or another VTT but for people who just want to display a map and have fog of war without anything else I am wondering what is out there.
Hey there! I actually just use Owlbear Rodeo. I've never used Roll20 or Foundry, so I'm not sure if it's similar to those or how similar, but its free and works perfect! I just plug my laptop into the TV, run an incognito browser on the TV screen, open the DM portion of Owlbear Rodeo on a browser on my laptop and copy the "invite player" link into the incognito browser of the TV. Works perfect for my setup and makes the fog of war super easy to control!
@@MooreDnD Ya. Use Foundry for online play but for in person I wanted something more basic to use. Owlbear seems to scratch that itch. Love the table btw. I am planning to build something soon and keep looking at designs but yours seems close to what I want. Not sure if I want to build my TV into the table and have a piece of wood that can go over it or if I want to have the TV in a case I can take with me.
Oh awesome! I find it to be pretty easy to use. The only issue I've come across is the amount of space you get on the free version. I've had to clear out some maps a few times to make room for new ones 🤷♂️
And super cool! Would love to see what it looks like when you're finished 😊 And if I had the option now, I definitely would have incorporated the TV INTO the table, rather than in a case on top. The only reason I did it this way is because I used paper maps when I built the table and originally had no intentions of going digital, hahaha. But here we are I guess 😂
@@MooreDnD My ultimate goal is to get a setup where I can use foundry and have a touch screen so that we can place minis over the virtual tokens and use the dynamic lighting at the table. There are a few ways to accomplish this now but its pricy. Hopefully the tech gets cheaper at some point and I can do it.
A touch screen would be AMAZING!
Do you play any other ttrpg on your setup ? I like fantasy but d&d is not my jam, combats especially feel too sluggish compared to other games.
Hey there! The only other TTRPG I've played is actually Call of Cthulu, which we pull the TV off of the table for because there's no reason for it 😂 I've never tried any other systems, but I've definitely gotten a lot of good recommendations! I can totally agree though that the D&D battles tend to drag on.
What is the size of the room you are playing in? Do you feel like you have enough room for your six players?
Hey there! The space in my dungeon comes out to 12' x 12' almost exactly. So with a 6' table, it leaves 3' all around it, which seems to work pretty well! There are the occasional issues of someone trying to get by every once in a while to go to the bathroom, but its plenty room when everyone's just sitting down playing. Hope this helps!
@@MooreDnD Thank you very much! Is there anything you wished you would have done differently with either the room or your setup?
Well luckily I still have quite a few plans for the room when we eventually finish the basement, so no regrets there yet. BUT, I do wish I had know I was going to use digital maps, because I would much rather have the TV level with the surface of the table rather than sitting above it
awesome! what do you use to run your VTT?
Thank you so much! I use Owlbear Rodeo. It's free and it's got a lot of the fun DM stuff like fog of war, assets, and scaling, the only issue I've run into is I run out of space for more maps with the free account. Still fantastic in my opinion though!
Can I ask how much it cost to print your Faerun Map on canvass?
Absolutely! The total price I paid was 118.89, but 36.92 of that was shipping and handling 🙄 I used an online company called Uprinting, and I believe a detailed all the specs for mine a few comments back!
@@MooreDnD thank you so much!
Sure thing!! Feel free to reach out if you have any other questions 😊
What program do you use to display maps on the TV box?
I use Owlbear Rodeo! It's a free software that has a DM side and a Player side. So I project the player side on a seperate web browser on the TV screen and have the DM side open on my laptop. It allows you to use a fog of war, add assets, scale things, etc.!
Where did you get your chairs?
Hey there! I actually picked them up right from Walmart and they were the cheapest office chairs I could get there with arms 😊 They typically run abouty $85 a piece. Here's the exact item name if you'd like to pull them up yourself!
Mainstays Bonded Leather Mid-Back Manager's Office Chair, Black
Hope this helps!
@@MooreDnD thanks!
Of course! 😊
After 47 years of playing D&D, I've *never* had the $ for such a setup.
Must be nice. How about a video on how to raise the capital for something like that... You'd get a *lot* of views... guaranteed.
Haha, if I'm being honestly, I've truly been lucky to be in the position I'm in! I wish I had some fancy story for ya, but I've just always had a stable job with my wife and we live in a relatively lower cost area - so I have a little extra money to sink into the dungeon here and there 😊 Honestly my best advice is to just do it piece by piece! Every little addition changes the whole setup drastically, so enjoy each one. I also build almost all of my own stuff, so that saves a lot of money too!
Given the OK?
Hahaha, had to make sure the wife wouldn't rip it all down before I started building everything 🤣
My friends aren't worthy of this.
Lmao 😂😂 To be fair, if I'm being honest, I did this for me 🤣 They just happen to reap the benefits
Paint your minis :P
Hahaha, painted minis look AMAZING, but just not my thing 😂 I should've stated that more in this video, but I cover it in my 3D printing video! That's why I just pick a color that represents the monster a least 🤣
Nice setup, really pricy, but oh boy you have Asbest fillings in your roof... That yellow material is highly toxic and prohibited in western Europe, due to health issues. You should really replace it. 😢
Hey there! Thank you so much for the kind words, and consider the warning heeded! It never came up in our home inspection, but definitely worth getting it checked out! Especially since we plan on finishing the basement at some point - would much rather have a specialist remove it if that's the case! Thank you so much!
Can i have it?
Hahaha, I wish everyone could! Since that's impossible though, I figured I could at least share it with the world 😊
just get a resin printer
Haha, I actually talk about that in my 3D printing minis video, but it looks like you might have already seen that with your other comment!
Just... WOW! And I don't even play DnD!
Haha, thanks so much! Glad to see this content is traversing the cohorts 😊 IF you ever decide you want to give D&D a shot, it's a great community to reach out to for questions! Feel free to shoot any my way 😊