Once you have a grid or battle mat of some sort to play on, now you just need something to represent player characters and their foes. Could you just spend a lot of money on miniatures? Sure… and I do. But that doesn’t mean that you have to spend a lot...
If you’re going to use miniatures in your roleplaying games (and I think you should), you’ll need a good battle mat. They make it easy to see where player characters and monsters are located and the size and shape of the combat encounter. Personally, I...
When I began playing Dungeons & Dragons over 30 years ago, I couldn’t afford miniatures. I made do with paper and pencil, but even then, I could see how miniatures could enhance my game. While I love to collect and paint miniatures, I’m also on a...
As part of my series on building effective encounters, I started with an article focused on selecting the right creatures for your encounters. In fact, I feel so strongly that using the right creature is key to a great encounter, that I often create my own from...
