MAGNA-BUILD
Role-Playing Terrain System
DUNGEON TILES: ½ Tile / Stair Tile
A 1” x 1/2” dungeon floor tile engineered with fully-encapsulated holes for 5mm neodymium ball magnets for use as battlemap terrain in role-playing games.
Contains STL Files for tiles that are 7mm high and 1 inch by 1/2 inch. A snap-together tops/bottom is also included, which are snapped into the tile pieces to trap magnet balls inside. Detailed instructions are also included.
There are many 3D dungeon systems and accessories available today, and this is…another one. What sets the Magna-Build system apart, however, is the design philosophy at its core: this is not ‘Diorama Terrain’ that you can use to play a role-playing game with…this is terrain that is designed for role-playing, designed to improve the experience without slowing it down. Sure, you may still want to use that fancy Diorama Terrain for special events and key encounters, but Magna-Build can easily fill the gap when you don’t have time to mess with it.
For your regular gaming experience where you might not have unlimited time to prepare, the battle-map is still king, and Magna-Build embraces that to work with your battle-map. The Magna-Build Dungeon Tiles can be used to build dungeon floor areas FAST, snapping to each other magnetically as you throw them down on the table. You can stack them on top of each other too, to build up elevated areas and even simulate stairs (that models can stand on). That’s where these half-sized tiles come in. With just a few pieces, you can make clunkier stairs made from Dungeon Brick or Dungeon Tiles look a lot more ‘stair-like’. They are mainly just a tiny quality-of-life improvement that makes stuff look cooler. When a player wants to stop his character on one of these stairs, just throw an extra Stair tile down at that spot to make a flat surface for his mini to stand on. Then take it away when he moves on.
And what makes them stick together? You’re going to want to get some 5mm neodymium ball magnets, which get inserted into all the corners, and securely encapsulated by the clip-in top/bottoms. This lets them rotate freely inside the tile pieces, so when another Dungeon Tile is brought near, the magnets will automatically align themselves to attract and snap together!
Just the fact that they stick to each other gives them a ton of stability on any battle-map, but if you really want them to stay in place, you can throw a piece of sheet steel under the map! Optionally, of course, you could also pick up a Dark-Platypus Studio MAGNA-MAP, a high-quality rollable, laminated, 24” x 36” battle map that is made of magnetically receptive material! (coming soon at www.dark-platypus.com).
Dark-Platypus Studio specializes in making models for role-playing game enthusiasts. Our models are designed to be printed in 28/32mmmm scale, the perfect size for Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, or other games that are often played on a 1” grid.
