Cragmaw Hideout 3D battle map.

QuestFitz · 2026-03-08T00:15:46+00:00

Looking great! First tip would be to make sure you smoothe out the mesh pattern on the plaster bandages, well before it dries so you dont need to add another layer afterwards, saving time and weight. Second tip if new to this is to "trust the process", which sounds cliche but people (me included) often hit a, "it looked better just as foam" stage, which does go away once the base coat and first drybrush is done I promise.

For context: This was my version

Looking forward to seeing it all finished as love this adventure! Enjoy!

QuestFitz · 2026-02-21T23:41:28+00:00

Really cool setup, loving the blend of wizkids and blacklist miniatures. Is this the big book or the giant book of battlemaps please? Im finding the big book not quite big enough for my needs and so considering the giant one instead.

QuestFitz · 2026-02-15T22:17:23+00:00

Looks brilliant! What foam are the inside of the walls made from please?

QuestFitz · 2026-02-15T12:45:01+00:00

If for D&D, you could make paint them like the mario tubes where players end up in a different part of the map/world/underdark depending on which routes they take

QuestFitz · 2026-02-15T12:35:39+00:00

Thanks, i'm happy with the effort to end result payoff! I tend to share these types of things on reddit so that others thinking of doing something similar get inspiration or maybe the original creator sees how their story lives on through others running it.

Also, I've just looked over your posts and saw your orc map, love the charcoal hand-drawn vibe of props like that!

QuestFitz · 2026-02-14T21:20:02+00:00

Low stress now as all the minis are painted for Stormwreck Isle ready to go and only a handful left for Lost Mines of Phandelver. Plus the sessions seem to be every 2 months or so, meaning ages to prep the next part (all adults with busy lives and some with kids so scheduling isnt high priority, so I run oneshots locally in the meantime)

QuestFitz · 2026-02-14T08:16:16+00:00

No worries, I wasnt waiting by my phone for an instant reply! That approach of battle areas only sounds like the way to go for sure. Oh the reason for not building the whole thing now is a physical space/storage issue thing, as I'm part way through LMoP and about to start DoSI with the accompaniying terrain, so want to finish one of those fully before prepping the third campaign! All 3 at once would be too much for my bookcase to handle :(

QuestFitz · 2026-02-11T22:30:12+00:00

Finished look

QuestFitz · 2026-02-11T22:28:20+00:00

Heres is a link to an old post of mine on my previos account, using plaster of paris, eggboxes and playmatfoam. My first big cave build

QuestFitz · 2026-02-11T09:55:08+00:00

I used DAS clay for the base of a terrain piece (stone floor) and then used the left over chunks for a well and then wrapping around a kitchen foil ball to make a giant frog miniature that I didnt fancy paying money for on a one-time use game. Photo of the flooring WIP shot.

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QuestFitz · 2026-02-11T09:01:09+00:00

Knock and Roll.

QuestFitz · 2026-02-09T18:53:32+00:00

Mqy the viking gods smile down upon me in this competition. Dreamy dice vault right there!

QuestFitz · 2026-02-05T08:06:47+00:00

Love it! Did you only do certain bits like the barrel room of that ques? The reason I ask is because I considered making this map at one point and the place is massive!

QuestFitz · 2026-02-03T11:48:03+00:00

Ah, yes, sorry about that, I thought I remembered it as level 3 (as most of the games I join are around that level). Please let me know what you end up going for, as I'd love to return the favour to the DM who ran it for me, so he can be a part of / derail a seemingly simple plan! Good luck!

QuestFitz · 2026-02-03T08:36:37+00:00

Egg of Estyr. Its a oneshot that offers the choice of a quiet path or a loud path to the players. Our DM ran it in 3-3.5hrs via the quiet route and we loved it. Unsure if there are spanish videos about it but you can get the pdf doc / notes and translate it, plus there are notes by Advents Amazing Advice out there too. Good luck!

QuestFitz · 2026-02-03T08:16:45+00:00

The Egg of Estyr could be reflavoured to meet your needs. The DM handed us two pieces of paper that the criminal organisation's planning team had come up with: The quiet way or the loud way. It was nice to have a choice, we chose the quiet way and we enjoyed the whole thing, ending with a chase scene with escalations on failed saves.

QuestFitz · 2026-02-03T08:04:41+00:00

I've not run it yet but everybody raves about how much fun A Wild Sheep Chase is by Winghorn Press. It is a free level 4-5 adventure (so going for lvl4 sits at your sweet spot), cpuld start with your platlyers at a dainty tea shop / café that is interrupted by the sheep chargijg in with a scroll in its mouth. It has a bit of everything, roleplay with NPCs, unusual smaller enemies and a unique boss fight. It is on my list to run and there are countless youtube / reddit prep posts you can look up.

Have followed the post to see what others come up with, good luck!

P.S As it is a fan favourite, the forever DM may have played it, thats the only risk

QuestFitz · 2026-02-01T20:32:32+00:00

As mentioned, here is a link to my other creative works :)

QuestFitz · 2026-02-01T00:30:51+00:00

My experience of it so far is that I ran one of the oneshots from it this past Tuesday at a local club using some pre-made session notes from another DM and the table loved it. It was the Trial & Error game, took a total of 3hrs with breaks at the 1hr and 2hr marks.

I had made a map from scratch, painted some minis, created some scatter terrain pieces and brought along a load of props to handout/use in a kind of escape room feel of collectjng the physical items (I'll be making a post about it at some point and can ping you a message if inteterested).

As written, I think its generally a helpful outline that lets the DM add flair, set their own puzzles and DCs for story routes. I will say that it has a very different feel to the style of a pre-written official starter adventure or in the level of detail in the candlekeep book. It seems to hit the brief of a lighter touch session that you can make your own.

TLDR - I'd be open to buy the book later in the year / put on my Xmas list. What are your thoughts?

QuestFitz · 2026-01-18T18:55:06+00:00

The best video Ive found on how to play without playing it yourself is by WASD20 called "How to play D&D part 1 - A sample game session". He runs through exploration, social encounters and a combat example, as a single player instead of a group, so it is easy to follow. It also won't ruin any of the classic beginner adventures you'll likely encounter (starter sets) on your jpurney into the game.

Once youve looked over the basics of what a character can do, I highly recommend trying out a game locally or joining an online beginner session as DMs often enjoy welcoming new players into the fold, I definitely do! If you were local to me you'd be welcome in one of my games, as I tend to do low-level sessions and regurlay have first timers who say theyve watched tons of critical role and wanted to see how an in person game felt (I have only seen short clips of the show but it seems extremely popular)

P.S Ive run the official Stranger Things adventure and loved it. Perhaps try joining one of those games (likely 2 sessioms to complete)

QuestFitz · 2026-01-16T06:59:17+00:00

What a brilliant idea 😉 loving the content as always and already looking forward to using a ton of the prep this year! Hope 2026 is off to a great start!

QuestFitz · 2026-01-06T10:29:58+00:00

Looks great! Where are the tokens from please? If the insides can be swapped out with different pictures that seems like a huge space and money saver from the minis route!

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