Dungeons of Ikea! (Ep. 290)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Professor Dungeonmaster shows how to make great-looking Ultimate Dungeon Terrain from stuff found at Ikea! No foam, proton cutters, or fancy tools needed. Featured: dungeon, forest, and rocky terrain. If you have never crafted before, this is where to start! Also includes how to use ranged combat for UDT.
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In the houseplant section of IKEA they sometimes feature larger cork discs, which would be a size similar to your original 'pizza' circle
I tried to find them but couldn't.
IKEA probably thinks they are a seasonal item, and dungeons have seasons beyond our ken....
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 Online, Walmart carries 12 inch cork disks for planters for $12.
@@darrylhodgson8764 This was a great video, and rare gold found in the youtube comments section! Just ordered some 12 inchers from walmart, thanks!
Home Depot has 12" for about $8 in the gardening section.
Nice to see more Crafting Videos--love it.
Based on your idea I made my own Dungeon and then created an Outdoor variant--representing a road and river crossing.
I want to do more. Please share so the Algorithm promotes it.
Milton Bradley's original Hero Quest came with little card stock tokens that helped to change the layout of the board the game came with so that it could represent different dungeon layouts. For me the Ultimate Dungeon Terrain would be a large circular board with a set of nicely illustrated durable cardstock tokens for walls, pillars, pool, altars, and other assorted dungeon features. 3D terrain is lovely, but in terms of convenience and saving space cardboard tokens are an unbeatable solution. Just pick your miniatures off the board then sweep the tokens into a box and you've packed up for the night.
Plastic-rubber all the way! Mantic's Terrain Crate are THE best furniture to use with UDT. Super tough, rubber, takes craft paint, doesn't chip. I'm happy to recommend them.
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 Anything that would block line of sight is going to end up blocking line of sight of your players too. That's my main problem with 3d terrain.
Hero Quest did it right by making the objects in the dungeon 3d, but the walls of the dungeon were either printed on the board or were marked out by 2d cardboard tokens.
I think UDT is the perfect tool to align the imaginations of all the players while still allowing each player complete the image within their mind.
It's worth noting that most of the big box hardware stores allow you to order items online and then have them "shipped to store" for free if they aren't in stock.
This was great! Please do more Ikea related builds.
They have a wooden spinning tray the size of your large ultimate dungeon.
Nice video! Other options for those without access to insulation foam are foam core sheets from craft stores, vinyl flooring tiles from home improvement stores or corrugated cardboard
Yup.
Nicely Done! Another great build and adaptation of the UDT. Next time I'm at Ikea, will look for these to build!
I love the compact vibe of this. It’s the same reason I designed Rusty Dagger: Solo Adventure Game. To get that same epic quest feel in a small space.
These theater of the mind maps are great idea not only for small apartments but also traveling DMs. A couple of those plates and a dozen mini's could easily fit in a small computer laptop backpack verse lugging a small suitcase full of 3d printed battle map tiles.....(sigh) I'll have to remember that next time 😀 Thanks Professor!
I am taking a few with me to Jeffcon in NC next week!
Great video again. I can see these smaller UDT being useful in conjunction with the larger when you split the party 😁 You could have multiple groups playing at the same time in completely different locations.
Exactly.
Putting the craft back into dungeon craft! Love the "personal pan" dungeon pizza idea. I already have several larger varieties, might need to make these too.
Oh this is a great idea! IKEA is everywhere! 😆
Those turned out beautifully!
Thank you.
I like larger areas for more complecated battle tactics, but this is great to make little blocks of terain in smaller areas.
This is such a great way to "spotlight combats". I even like this more than the near/far and banana system from other games. I usually run "Theater of the Mind" games. But I may be including this for those end boss battles. Thank you.
Love bananas!
Did my first Aldi version of UDT using a cake plate and less resources then in the video. Didn’t turn out bad. Learned a lot from it. Next iteration after I get rest of the crafting material. Can’t wait, and thank you for all the tutorials professor DM 😁
Cool! you are very welcome. Check you some UDT in action in my latest video: th-cam.com/video/95zr1mmx4vM/w-d-xo.html
Interesting, the "spotlight" is a nice compromise between maps/minis and theatre of the mind. And the crafty bit turned out pretty well too!
When it first started I thought of my own wooden UDTs that I got from Walmart for 90 cents which are a similar size and I've highly enjoyed. Then as it played I saw the texture that the cork provides. They look 3D compared to my painted wood UDT. I might have to make a few of these.
Cool! they're a lot of fun to make.
Deathrbinger and Dungeon Pizza. Catchy.
Really want to work at these sorts of things
Do it! It's fun!
Great crafting video PDM. Ikea the RealDungeon for Adults. It starts with a short rest at the cafe for some Ikea MörkBalls. Next, collect your map and loot bag and head into the 'dungeon'. Many days later after reaching your encumbrance limit, you emerge exhausted and drained of your ready cash and in need of a long rest. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
applause!
Mork Balls. Brilliant!
Those look splendid. I guess that cake bases could work for this; as they come in 12" diameter.
"I had to build my own case." 😆
Raised pedestal cake bases would be a great way to add height to simulate an aerial battle!
This video was nicely slick in it's production. I have watched your previous video(s) about your homemade dungeon terrain, so I am familiar with the process, but I bet that even people who don't speak English well could follow this. And you had no running dialog, but that was ok. Great way of expanding the usability of your original terrain thing
Thanks. That's exactly what I tried to do.
My players insist on exact movements and measurements, so I think maybe the same idea, but with the stones in a grid might work.
Yes, that is exactly what I did I made my Dungeon "Pizza" I included a standard 1" grid (as stone tiles) within the inner zone, so we could opt to use detailed movement in melee if we wanted.
Get them off the exact measurements. This is the future!
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 And the Past.
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 For the greater good....! 😋🤣🤣🤣 Indeed UDT IS the future!
Never thought I'd see a pocket size gaming board, Nifty.
Campaign Yard signs make great maps. very light and stiff.
I built some miniature UDT back in the spring out of cake trays from Walmart. Even tiny it works wonderful.
Cool!
The UDT Strikes Back
Built mine like 2 years ago, it's still going strong. Dungeon on one side, dirt on the other.
Nice!
Love your videos. But what about two pieces of round cardboard glued together to keep from warping?
I like one piece everything. Anything glued can break, IMO.
If make a couple of these personal pan pizza sizes, you could have one for each of several battles going on simultaneously for BBEG boss fights, too!
@DUNGEONCRAFT01. For real??
Deathbringer is too modest. His "rapier wit" is actually a "greataxe wit"!
Nice!
They all look fantastic! Reminds me why this channel is called dungeon craft.
Thank you. More to come.
Great stuff friend 👏 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
This is awesome. Im gonna get my 50ft of rope and some torches. Maybe 7 days rations. An head into the IKEA labyrinth.
They sell meatballs in the center of the dungeon.
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 Great idea! All dungeons should have meatball vendors.
Funny you should mention pizza.
I bought a Walmart pizza for dinner one night and it came with a circle of cardboard under it to provide rigidity. Which proved to be the perfect size/shape template for me to cut out three layers of cardboard from a big box I had, glue them all together (different angeled corrugation for strength,) and then top it with Dollar Tree foam board.
Works great, costs about nothing and I can make a dozen for less than the cost of a takeout pizza.
Hmmmmm. The Dungeons of Walmart. Interesting title for a video…
haha, Ikea Lawyer, what a great deal! I'd like to see the instructions for building the Ikea Lawyer.
*Meanwhile in Sweden*
Herregud get the cork coasters ready for shipping already felix they’re in big demand
Was only thinking the other day, "PDM hasn't done a crafting video in ages."
Very cool, Sir! UDT lite.
Hope you got Mrs PDM some replacements, or you're living on salad and cold cuts until there's something sensible to rest hot pans on 😁
I went to Ikea special for this video. Also the meatballs. And their chocolate bars are excellent!
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 They are MörkBalls cuz we are not sure if they are really meat or what type?
Just curious about weapons with Reach because the inner melee circle does not seem to support a second rank of melee combatants. It looks like the inner circle is about 20' or more from center to edge. In combats with many participants keywords like Cleave and Reach become important. Do you do away with keywords or present a more granular approach?
I do a less granular approach. More granularity = slower game. It's a great topic for a video. I'm going to call it "Captain Crunch." Look for it in early 2023
Love the way it looks. But isn't the surface way to small for dynamic combat?
You could use smaller minis, there's plenty of 10mm-15mm fantasy minis out there. You could also try scaling down 3d printable minis but it might involve having to adjust any supports as they might not work as well when shrunk down.
Not for me. I’m bringing them to JeffCon.
What is 'dynamic combat', is that SCA light meets LARP but with at the table? The teeny battleship folks used to take up entire floors at gaming conventions. Short of stepping on a lego stomping on a battle cruiser at a con, and subsequent beat down by the players is the most pain you can have at a con.
Always inspiring!
What is the song/music playing in the background as you are crafting your Ultimate Dungeon Terrains?
I wonder how much you could make these for is it were automated? This looks like something someone could program a machine to do.
You would need distribution and be able to mail it--it would be a full-time job.
I hope the kitchen counter stayed paint free this time.
Lol. It did.
Great video!
Thanks!
Good soundtrack ;)
I really like your dragon mini. And I have to ask who makes it?
Lol. I got that in Michael's in the toy aisle.
You said on a different video you could be a professional dungeon master. How would one do this?
Join DungeonCraft on FB and ask. There are at least two people on there: Bill and Jay.
Are they the 6-7" Cork pads?
I dunno. They seem about that size. Let me check...yes.
It looks a bit like a zones system from FATE.
Where can I just buy one of these from you? 😊 I’ll take one of the big ones that spins.
You can't yet. Working on it.
I really don’t get the idea behind terrain. We use a black board with plain magnets on a wall.
I never saw anything better and yet many groups clutter their tables with with miniatures and some even with terrain. Why? I find it a pure hinderance.
Can somebody explain its function to me?
D&D is a miniatures wargame, that's its heritage. People like miniatures, because they look cool.
That makes sense I guess. Back in the day we started out playing in classrooms at school. The black board was already there:) Also we got used to GMing standing. I do that to this day, like a teacher i class:)
@@BanjoSick I GM standing as well. We play 1974 Original D&D, and in recent years we've pretty much abandoned sitting "at" a table, we're playing the whole room. Makes it actually easier if you're using miniatures, having a top view. Which I'm not always doing btw, I do very much enjoy using DIY methods for visualisation. Scrabble pieces, wrapping paper, etc.
I like this idea too. I love miniatures. They not only look cool, but they're a great way to visualize situations even when it's not to scale. But this system would work very well. And I bet more DMs would use ideas like PDM's to speed up combat, too, so they weren't standing for hours.
In the words of my player Tom, "Cooooooool!" the minis just add a cool factor. But I respect (and run TOTM).
I’m more interested in what that weird paper is you’re using. Almost like someone printed a bunch of articles off the internet and put them together.
I literally laughed out loud. Bravo.
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 Thank you sir.
I ordered some crafting materials online because I wanted to get started with the hobby and the packages were stolen from my porch. So, yeah. This is it, I think imma give up on this hobby which sux but I really don't have that kinda money.
Can you make one in style of spaceship interior
th-cam.com/video/R0bHotXz1sQ/w-d-xo.html
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 cool thanks
I'm probably in the minority in wanting this, but is there a UDT style that has a modern aesthetic? I'm running a modern day campaign and would love to use UDT but can't imagine how it would look to represent streets or concrete and the likes.
Not yet. I can't of how to do it either.
that's awesome!
Personal pan pizza dungeons!
Anyone get this system to work in online DnD?
I was just actually thinking of doing that very thing for Roll20! 😯
Still waiting for someone to set this up on as a screen print on mouse pad material. Slap it on a lazy susan from Amazon and you are good to go.
Love the crafting videos but not my thing at this time.
Lol. I'm going to do this. It's in development.
I can't get enough. Keep it coming, Professor. Awesome.
As fast as I can. Reviled Society on Tuesday!
I swear I have seen this exact video before…
I put it up on patreon weeks ago.
"Hey Dana, you should *heat* Professor DM's advice..." 😆
th-cam.com/video/7T2oje4cYxw/w-d-xo.html
I preferred when you narrated what you were doing instead of music + text
Thanks for the feedback. I was kinda bored with the V.O. I think crafter are so much savvier than they were when I started. Like, I think everyone knows what dry brushing is. But I appreciate it and will consider it for sure videos. Thanks again!
Great video. Awful music. But great video.
Great music 🎶 🤩!
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Only true connoisseurs of music can appreciate the subtle beauty of royalty-free background tunes. Plebians cannot hope to comprehend the greatness of corporate presentation BGM.
@@Chris-xc6fd Royalty free!
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 I would hope so! 😅
As a former ikea employee, a friendly reminder....never shop their. All their stuff is cheep and over priced.
These cork heating pads are already marked as "bestseller" on my countries ikea page. 😆
Nice! I have changed world history.
The flagstone one turned out great. I like how the cork texture works with the stippling on the grass one too.
Outstanding video. I've utilized the principles outlined with your ultimate dungeon terrain, and they've been a massive success with my theater of the mind group. One of my players decided to try running games, and he's doing great with the same principles.
Very recently, due to some of the excellent ideas and miniatures from your channel, I also started painting miniatures. I'm painting skeleton archers right now (as undead are my favorite monsters). While my paint style is reminiscent of a deranged preschooler, and no one will have trouble figuring out that it's my first time ever, it's an absolute blast painting miniatures. My only regret is not starting sooner.
"Build my own case" lol. Deathbringer comin' in hot with the fresh puns. Great vid, Prof!
Thanks, Mike!
I love it. I am one of these "no xps but ikea" cases. Very cool, need to build these.
I think UDT is a neat concept, but I'm not sure why you would use it with a fundamentally tactical system like D&D. So much of the combat system cares about things like exact positions and precise ranges. If you throw all that out in favor of abstraction, why not just play a simpler game?
Because ALL D&D is now ONE D&D. If I ditch ranges, that’s still D&D.
I don't think 5e is necessarily super tactical. I use UDT to illustrate theatre of the mind combat. I don't want to count squares, nor do I have the space to store lots of terrain. At the game table I have 6 players with their stuff as well as a buttload of snacks so UDT fits nicely.
I tell my players the distances between the locations built on the dungeon disc and the various minis and when it's unclear if something hits I just estimate like I would with full theatre of mind.
The reason I think UDT works so well is because much like 5e as a whole it's somewhere between tactics and simplicity. You can play 5e all kinds of ways and this way enables me to do abstracted gridless combat while still helping players to be tactical by showing where everything is (and crafting loads of scatter terrain, ideal for "animate objects" shenanigans).
Easily in your top 10 videos in my opinion. I've been using the UDT system for a little bit now, and this evolution is a phenomenal upgrade!
Glad you enjoy it!
That pizza dungeon idea is absolutely great.
When I was a teenager I would spend hours making Necromunda terrain from old cereal boxes and toilet paper rolls. I suppose you could also just use your leftover pizza box for dungeon pizza.
New DM. I have been enjoying running the game. Thank you fall all your advice. Thought we were going to terrain and miniature it out, but my group has been using theatre of the mind as our go to. Which works well with our speedier approach to what the characters get into.
I also use Theater of the Mind. Best to start there, then add minis, IMHO.
Nice idea. It's more immersive than a dry erase grid.
Even if you love building terrain (not me) this would work for many an impromptu encounter.
Love it! Thanks!
I have adapted your UDT concept by drawing the 'tiles'/'stones on a circle of upholstery leather (scraps/offcuts sourced for free from a local upholsterer). I use the soft 'inside' rather than the glossy outside.
I also use a length of 12 inch wide leather (with grid) as a travel map - One end is start point, other end is destination, grid represents time periods (hours or days).
If folk want the flexibility of a map/terrain they can roll up and pop in a document tube to transport to their games, I recommend getting on good terms with your local upholsterer :)
Thanks, Professor DM for the inspiration.
I'm sure someone's also written an adventure where the dungeon is literally an IKEA as well.
Love this! Especially great for systems that use abstract range bands like Genesys and FATE
Professor, how large is the total ring and inner ring?
the middle ring is 5 inches. Outer ring is 1.
I like the UDT with two different ranges. Seems a bit cramped with terrain elements on it. I might try to replicate it with slightly bigger cork plates. How is the durability?
THAT would be the problem. Cork can warp. I wouldn't go that much larger with that material. And it had to be heat pad cork--it's harder and won't flake.
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 Thanks for the tip :) I'll keep that in mind.
Great video! PDM shows the fun of crafting- using “local materials “ to the popping rhythms of techno music
Thanks!
Any chance for a Shadow of the demon lord review? I'm just interested what your take on it will be given how it's meant to be a more grimdark 5E.
Possible. It was designed by Robert Schwalb, who worked on 5e, and uses a lot of the optional rules from the DMG. GREAT artwork.
I believe Ikea has lazy susan bearing sets to attach under a plywood or wood disk, or a complete lazy susan that could be dressed up... tippity tap, they have a 15inch lazy susan for $18 "Snudda". More expensive than the cork trivet set though. Hardware stores have the lazy susan bearing sets.
Lazy Susan meets Dungeons and Dragons.
Love the simple builds you present! This channel got me into building terrain with videos like this that made me say: Hey! I can build that!
Thank you. I am not as creative as Jeremy or Scottie, but I try.
Am I the only one trying to read the paper?
I'd be really interested in seeing how these are actually used in game. Even with the larger piece it seems as though it's just a physical representation of ranges for ToTM combat rather than useful for any tactical usage.
I have to wonder why the need for the expense and trouble (mind you, I love them) of minis if you're actually just doing ToTM.
You can if you see me at a con (I'll be at PAX Unplugged) and on Patreon.
Oohh ... New intro!
Great stuff, Prof!
Thank you!
"Versa-tile" lol
Maybe you should make a UDT system book, too. I love the videos, but imo a written set of principles, tips, and guidelines would be very useful. (I know you're always looking for more projects. So you're welcome.)
Also, bonus xp for the Ikea joke.
The UDT rules are in Deathbringer Deluxe, on Patreon. It's the 35 page version of the game. Glad you enjoyed the joke!
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 Oh ok, cool!
STILL disappointed this is not about the player characters' desperate attempt to escape a labyrinthine maze of moderately priced home furnishing and decoration products. The entrance was clear enough, but does the exit even exist?
My fiancée, over my shoulder, remarks that someone created something like that and was cease and desisted. 🤣
Ever NOT follow the arrows in the maze. It's like being on drugs.
I just wish Ikea would make a recessed table with a cover so I could leave games set up, cover them, have dinner, then remove the cover and keep going.
With Ikea's infrastructure, they could make very affordable gaming tables
Lol. Raymore and Flannagan make a table with a lazy Susan build in. It's perfect for UDT!
How do area effect spells (grease, Tanglefoot bag, etc). work in this type of system. More generally, how does the concept of battle field control and tactics work with this?
Did the spell hit the inner circle? Everyone got greased.
The caption instructions over music are good, I’m sure that’s easier and quicker to put out than a voice over.
I’ll definitely be doing this for away games.
It's just different. I think a lot crafters are savvy and no longer need the blow-by-blow.
Of course if you go into ikea for something cheap, somehow when you come out your pockets are 200 lighter
Yup.
Good vid. Format is quick and expeditious. But there is no soul. I use udt. Like ur stuff
Think so? I wanted to do a video that was accessible to everyone regardless of language. That's why they're no talking over the crafting.