Building Modular Ruins For Dungeons & Dragons, Frostgrave, or Other Wargames!
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What are all those bottles on top of that shelf?
Bowed Siren they look like beer bottles to me.
I cant visit the site
just says "Hello bards"
That site is way broken. Nice video and build though
I wanna see everything you have put together in one big scene
yeah, that would be awesome.
I’m so inspired but I know my stuff won’t look .5% as nice
It would take up 4 tables
Um... WOW. Your ship build sent me on a spree of making at least 6 ships of various sizes and styles (not counting the row boat sizes). This vid may consume many hours and add a lot to my table. I'm running a world that has been flooded and I could see ruins sticking up from the waves. Well done brother
That's a cool idea. All you'd need to do is give the pieces a watery base instead of a rubble & sand base. I'd check out The Crafting Muse's channel as well. She did a vid a while ago on painting a stone dock which has some great ideas on adding moss and shading with paint to give stonework that grungy, "rising from the waters" look.
That sounds like a really fun game! If I was running a few encounters at sea, I wouldn't hesitate to drop these on a water board even thought the base doesn't make sense. If I was doing a LOT of sea based encounters I'd craft another set that had swirling water bases. That would look really cool, but obviously would have limited use so you'd need a lot of sessions at sea to make it worth the effort.
I'll check that out thanks.
I want to keep it more modular than adding waves so that will have to stay "theater of the mind" this whole campaign sprung out of your long ship and DM Scotty's Dwarven ship
I need to get started on working on stuff like this cause I recently got into D&D 5e and I got a tabaxi/catfolk character who is on this *campaign* floating island called RA that my friend is dm'ing for me and Id like to eventually attempt dm'ing a Hellish citadel campaign.
That 1/8 inch leeway is the genius touch on the idea. Thanks for your work and for sharing your crafting with us!
With no exaggeration: this looks like a straight up resin kit! After your door kickstarter finishes, I have a hunch you could get some seriously interested buyers for a set of these. Awesome work!
I’d love to, and would actually do a much nicer sculpt for that. Problem is that’s a lot of resin $$$. Maybe one day though.
Uh...what kickstarter?
I may have misspoken as he may be releasing them direct. I was under the impression though there would be a kickstarter to accrue funds for the mass production molds
I had announced that I was planning on doing a kickstarter to release some of my own original resin Dungeon Doors. This may or may not happen, still undecided. I may instead produce a small batch and just sell directly, first come, first serve. After much thought I realized that doing a kickstarter may actually put me in a situation where I have WAY more orders than I want to produce myself, which would take away a lot of time from my main focus which is this channel.
Top 5 BMC video! An instant classic! Great work JP!
That’s what I like to hear :)
Agreed such a great idea
Really great concept, Jeremy. I especially love this little mini towers/pillars in the center to help add some variety and break up the negative space. Now time to get crafting :D
Thanks, those mini pillars will also get a lot of general use in dungeons and whatnot, very handy.
Black Magic Craft That's pretty much how I see all of these ruins being used in my game :) Thanks again, Jeremy!
Just found your first Five builds vid and I’m smitten. I love the 3”x3”’s and the ruins. Just in time for a long weekend of hobby.
Thank you SOOOOOO much for these tutorial videos! My wife and I are just learning D&D now finally in our later years and we love it! The terrain is a must for us as we enjoy the visual part of the game as well. Your tutorials are easy to follow, packed with information, and very enjoyable. I've definitely found a new hobby thanks to you!
Yep, this was exactly the style I was looking for. Thank you!
Very inspirational! I made some walls out of pink foam scraps I had lying around. If the strips don't yield perfect stones--this is ruin-building and so much the better!
These are amazing and I really want to try this! My favourite tutorial of yours so far!
Thanks!
The edging on those blocks looks amazing, I need to try this when I get the time they look fantastic!!
Thanks
This is so making me want to create some Dungeons and ruins! All I need now is, well, everything 😐
I started out just looking for some ideas for something to build for my daughter & son-in-law to help them and their friends enjoy D & D a little bit more! But I love your videos so much that I've been binge-watching them! I now have a whole slew of things I'm planning to build for them! I would love to support you on Patreon but I am retired and my SS only pays the rent. Keep the awesome videos coming, Jeremy!
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holy balls thats great
Thank you for the information, instructions, and inspiration. I’ve been enjoying building and using my tiles and have started building my ruins. Already started on my 2nd set of bricks because, as is probably typical, I WAY underestimated how much I’d need.
These walls are excellent to use around the Gloomhaven board pieces as well to give more of a immersive feeling to the game.
Awesome! Also make a bunch of individual stones and bricks to scatter haphazardly over the whole thing after it is laid out. Add a little extra element of ruin to it all.
I love the technique you used to both cut and texture the bricks. The marking and then snapping off of each individual brick is so STUPID BRILLIANT to get the free texturing on the ends. Will be using this going forward. Thanks, thanks, thanks!
Yea, it was my first time doing it, and I like it a lot better. Looks more natural, with no real extra effort. It's also oddly satisfying to snap them :)
Yes like popping bubble wrap . . . mesmerizing!
This is really cool I wish more was like this. I play war games and putting buildings down on the table was always really annoying because they were never what we needed or have anything to do with what the scenario is. This might even get me into making some as I haven't wanted to do mine but these are also more easy to store when not used. The best of both worlds!
Just found your channel last night. Already subscribed. You make some awesome stuff. I've only just gotten into D&D (always wanted to!) but I've always been an artist. I wanted to recommend that you use small magnets on the sides of pieces. You can cut from the bottom and push them up in it to where it's not showing on the sides but still close enough that it works. You can use magnets on one side and small pieces of metal (washers work great) on the other.
Great project! One of my favorite ones from you! Great thinking, man!
That's a big compliment. Thanks :)
I'm not a tabletop gamer, but I love watching your videos. It's interesting how a lot of your modular techniques and concepts overlap with video game asset design. It might be a fun experiment (although labor intensive) to make foam modular parts like this, then photoscan them to make digital assets...hmmm..
These kinds of modular builds are THE BEST. I've always had such a problem with making terrain pieces that get used one time and then shelved because they'll never be needed again. I really prefer to have pieces that I can use in a variety of ways multiple times. Thank you so much!
I'm trying more and more to treat my builds like LEGO, that all work as part of a system for maximum versatility.
Totally! I think that's really the best way to approach this.
I wish there was an easier way to set up tiles/dungeons in the same way as how they're presented in official D&D adventures. It seems like, functionally, one of the only ways to go about doing it is by using a dry erase board/battlemat. That's not really a problem per se, it's just a little disappointing when you can't easily integrate tiles that you've worked on into the winding/narrow official maps.
Yea, that's the main reason I don't use published maps. I tend to design dungeons around the way my tiles work, instead of the other way around. If I really want to use a published map I have to take a lot of liberties with the layout (which is fine) or do the battle mat thing if I want it to be accurate.
Man just want you to know how much your videos make want to craft. Which is a lot! Very motivating and fine to watch!
That’s the goal :)
Made a whack of blocks when I seen the ruined castle video (go watch it if you haven't) built the tower. Finally got around to constructing my ruins.... 12 each of short walls and long walls. 6 each of the corners (12 total) , 1" pillars and scatter. three 2X2 pillars and four toppled monolith type pieces. hope this is enough. Fun build for sure. Few more corners to build and I'll be done. When I finish the ruins I'll make a smaller ruined tower. Cheers!
Great job ! I like its modularity. In particular, considering the thickness of the walls, you can create 3, 2 or 1 inch wide corridors. This combined with the small pillars that can also be used as obstacles would give fantastic configurations for under pressure exploration !! Cheers
YES! Even if you are doing no wall, negative space dungeon tile layouts like I do, you could use some of these sections on top of the tiles to squeeze the corridor where there has been some cave ins and stuff. I didn't even think of that. But that's whats great about designing things with modularity in mind, there are more uses than you can even plan for.
Perfect timing, I was just thinking through ways to make some "ruins" for skirmish games. I do 3d printing for my terrain, but the planning is the same. You helped me out a ton, I took liberal notes for my project. I also plan on adding some broken window frames and doorways to some of the long walls as well.
Yea, you could easily adapt this concept to 3d prints.
Great looking walls. Very nice explanation and easy to do tutorial. 👍
Great Build, will be building this one - thanks. You could also make a non- rubble build for dungeons or castles that are not in despair.
I love how OCD organized you are! The shelving and set up is Top Notch! Goes hand in hand with how Top Notch your builds are as well! This is how I'm going to setup my basement. My wife is all in too with it! Are more those black shelves and cupboards from Ikea?
Watch my hobby desk tour video 😉
@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial thanks I'll google it. Was at DollarTree to get the foam too! Can you also point me to one of your videos that says what pink or blue foam you use... Didnt see it on your Essential Tools list!
Ok....so watch my whole basics videos playlist 😂
This is awesome. I will definitely be using this to make my dungeon pieces
This is so good! Time intensive with each individual brick, but it looks so great when you’re done!
Yes please. I will make loads of this. My only problem is that I dont have any foam cutter :,( This may convince me to buy one tho! Simple and great! Love it.
Nice video man. Very easy to follow.
Great job, man! I've been using some modular walls for a bit and they're great for making buildings on the fly. Yours definitely look better than mine though, haha! Well done!
Thanks :)
Awesome modular ruins, have to try them one day, superb and realistic!👍👍
Super excited to make these!
You won't regret it.
Made myself a set of these over the weekend! Thank you so much man!
Dude...WHAT I just discovered this channel & immediately subscribed. This looks so much fun! I wish i had the materials to make stuff like this. Do you think molding clay would work for projects like this??
Working on mine looks real good man
your attention to detail is amazing. I don't play DnD but I really like your sets.. I watch other diorama and train modeling videos and I really think you are definitely a master craftsman..
thanks for sharing
Oh, this is a great idea, can be used for lots of tabletop games! Bravo!
Very versatile.
Another great and inspiring build... anything you can make that allows for multi uses is awesome !! Thanks again!!
What an excellent modularity this gives, good job!
Thank you :)
Currently working on making my bricks... All cut by hand with a long razor knife. Then I thought I'd use your rock tumbler method to texture large batches at once. Gotta say the worst part is filing down the edges. But halfway through I remembered I have a dremel and that sped things up a bit. Can't wait to get a set together!
Any tips for cutting by hand? I also lack the hot wire cutter.
@@laughingmute608
Just take your time.
Do multiple passes.
Use a good straight edge.
Use a long, sharp blade.
And keep your knife perpendicular.
All that being said, none of my bricks were very uniform. But for some rubble, and ruins, it works.
@@TheJiggawatt think i could get way with dollar store foamboard? Im in between jobs and no car so purchasing an large $20-$30 sheet not in budget and cumbersome for the bus.
@@laughingmute608 I don't think it would work for ruins. He has another video on making columns with foam board. You might watch that and just expand on that technique. I got lucky and found a sheet on the side of the road all broken up. Lol. So you could try to find some salvage somewhere. Maybe around some construction?
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this is precisely what i need ill be building my out of dollar stor foam for now but this kills several problems at once for me thanks
Best project so far! I would make a whole dungeon in this style.
this is really a great way to build walls and ruins thanks
This is very nice! I can see the same thing done with different types of walls for taverns, shops, etc. They could have built in stuff like shelves and other details. I have some tiny leds (1.8mm) that I have been toying with adding to wall sections like this for torches. Well done, Sir!
Yea, this system could be easily adapted to do walls for other buildings. It doesnt really work for interior walls because of the base on one side, so I wouldn't use it for a dungeon. But you could do this for laying out big houses, inns, etc. I'm actually planning on doing that with some tudor style walls, and have some with windows in them. The built in idea is something I didn't think of though, that's a great idea.
Hmm, it might actually work for a dungeon, if you use both sides. Think about them in terms of transitioning from one type of space to another. I am imagining a wall section that has been excavated or has crumbled away to reveal an earthen tunnel, or an iron grate leading into a sewer, for instance. I am certain that the creative minds here could come up with all sorts of ways to use them.
Yeah, the built in idea came to me when I was using the tiles the other day and was thinking about one of your videos where you were showing how you set up your table, with the props and stuff all sorted out, and covered until the room is revealed to the players. I thought it would be kind of neat to just grab a wall section with a bookshelf or table attached that wouldn't necessarily impede play, and wouldn't get knocked over, either.
That is an amazing idea, dude!
I like that you can use them as walls for dungeon tiles too.
Wow I really like those. Now I have to make some in the future. They would go good with my magnet dungeon tile 2.5 if I wanted to go that way.
Just another awesome build by BMC!!!
Thanks. Yea, if you've got magnets in your tiles you could totally throw some in these to make them work together.
Hey Jeremy. I love your work and it has inspired me to start doing some crafting of my own!
Looks fantastic, really, but, as a fifth generation mason, I must tell you that you missed something. Realistically, the walls are tied together with a bond course of "brick." That is, a row of brick are laid across the two walls to tie them together. This is, and was, done every 7 courses, with modular brick. But . . .
Your "bricks" are more inline with cement blocks, so it would be done every 3rd, or 4th, course. That would add a bit of realism for you. But, like I said, these look great. I intend on making some, but using the realistic method I mentioned. LOL
Love your work, Jeremy.
I'm a carpenter, not a mason :)
Actually masonry barely exists here, we don't build much from brick or stone. It's really really rare.
But I'll keep that in mind for the future, looking up what a bond course is, it makes a lot of sense.
Ah, pity that. LOL
No criticism. I really love your work, can't you see the green tinge around my face? LOL
But I know you like realism, where possible.
Our entire country is covered in trees....billions of trees. Wood is king here.
Very cool!!! I definitely prefer your modular stuff, and this was an excellent addition!
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Nicely done. Very inspirational! I may try a build like this of my own for Frostgrave. I don’t have a proxon - I wonder if I made the bricks slightly more “Colossal” sized if I could do it with a very sharp blade...
Hmmmm
I have started my own project of building ruins for Frostgrave and similar types of games about half a year ago, but I did not get that far, because I came up with too complicated structures. These wall pieces are just about right for the purpose. I got stuck with arches, window sills and multiple store wall pieces.... Too complicated, this is the way to go... Thx for "dumbing" it down...
Wow, what a great video! You have to be the most patient person I've ever seen!
How do you not have a million subs or more?! This was fantastic! Thank you for your thorough explanation
Please tell 1 million people about my channel! Or failing that, a couple buddies.
You need some Rogue Dead Guy on the shelf.
Amazing once again! I will certainly be using this method the next time I need to make ruins.
What I have the hardest time with right now, when I do make stone, is getting the colours right. I've tried a billion different types of grey, including 'stone grey' but none of them end up looking right. It always looks like dark, dark stone with frost/ice on top. I was missing the tan in between. Thanks for the tip!
The more I paint terrain, the more I realize a true black/white grey very rarely exists in nature and stone. Switching to using more tans, and washes with a lot of brown has really started to make my stonework look more natural.
Ingenious - and gorgeous!! Well done, mate.
Sanding the corners could be improved with a jig to hold the strip steady.
I would suggest that the tiles and walls could have magnates in them just to be sure to be sure they don't move about mid game in the heat of battle
These are incredible! Seriously impressive.
One thing a lot of people don't know is that in real life old brick buildings are actually doulble walled like that. It adds insulation. Nice work
As not all bricks fire correctly at least some houses in the 1800’s Illinois were built with three courses thick, with the worse bricks sandwiched between the other two.
Ima try and do this over the weekend... I just hope I have enough paint lol... this looks friggen amazing
Sweet set, these look great. Well done with this design.
Really, really nice and easy. Congratulations and thanks.
Make a similar set of unbroken walls too, and mix them all to get buildings that are only partly ruined. Barn with the roof gone in one corner type of situation.
This is awesome! Gonna wait til i have a proxxon table, I'm having a hard enough time cutting all the bricks for a dice tower. (great project BTW, thanks for the template, gotta make a bunch of them though or my fellow players will be jealous)
Love this. One question: Why did you do the corners 3x6 instead of 3x3, which would allow a corner to work anywhere?
As an old-school Warhammer player, you have MY respect. Have a sub!
You are crushing it! I love this system. I'm inspired to try to do the same with papercraft.
Nice, the principal of the design is what's important. The materials and execution are irrelevant. It would work perfectly with papercraft.
Well done sir! I love your artistry.
Thank you :)
Super cool idea. Also, your shirt is kickin'!
Very nice. Looks like you're missing concave corners though (flat part on the "outside" of the corner, rubble on the "onside")
Actually I'm not. The set does not require inside corners. Inside corners can be achieved using two straight lengths. You can also use the small pillars to fill in the square of the inside corner if you really want the corner to be complete.
This omission of inside corners was part of the design. Thats why the system is so versatile, it only needs the pieces shown.
That said you could make inside corners if you wanted, it will just take a bit more time and storage space, but would speed up layout when using them.
Really great stuff. I watched a bunch of your videos now and I really like your work.
4 corners, 4 walls, 6 small walls, 4 boxes, 6 small boxes, 6 flats is about 1100-1300 blocks for those wondering.
oh btw a 10x15 inch piece of pink 1/2 foam cut to 5/16th and 9/16th will give you 1536 blocks. You should get 32 rows from 10 inches when cut to 5/16th (1/2 foam is actually 9/16th).
One of the best Terrain building guides I've ever seen! Subbed!
Thanks. I have like 100 more, so please check out some of the back catalog :)
Will most certainly do thanks for doing this
These are awesome! Looking forward to making my own set soon.
This set is worth the time and effort to make.
This video makes me wanna start with D&D just for the sake of bulding this terrain :D wow
I would love to see a dice tray made by you.
wow great job!! I am watching your vids, because I want to make diorama's for my aquariums... the only thing is how to make them heavier :P but I think I will glue them inside the fishtanks.. and ofcourse use acrylic paint
That's pretty nice.
This is one of the best things you've posted!
Great timing! I was looking for a tutorial like this!
I was planning something like those. Thanks for the tips!!!
hey man, why dont you build a little vac system for your desk? some holes in the desk with a 6mm drill could almost be enough with some downstream, if you use some big pc fans it would be enough to pull away the dust from your face, wont be really loud and it would not interfere with your bigger pieces.
Did you/he put the mod podge base coating on the walls too or just in the chipboard?
He coated the underside of the bases first. When they were fully dried, he coated the rest of the walls.
Another great build. Love them!
Thank you :)
Great idea for maximum playability!
Oh man! These look really great!
And I noticed you held the ruined building steady during the intro of the video!
#MajorImprovement :D
It's WAY harder to do that than you'd think ;)
Yeah, I can imagine. But it looks so much better. Now we can actually see the item you are showing :)
Anyhows, keep up the superb work!
Your videos (both content and presentation) are great inspiration for me and many others!
(Oh, I just realized I am writing these comments as my company, and not my with my personal account)
Such a great project, absolutely love this!
thanks :)
Great work! Im gonna have to do this too.
If you don't want them to fall over, but you also like both sides to be flat for maximum playability, you can just glue pennies/washers to the bottom of the pieces and the weight will be enough they are quite stable. I do this all the time with trees and tentacles.
Yup, you could just weight the bottoms. It won't be quite as stable, but it will work!