Dungeon caverns & natural caves?

[robh]

Has anyone here built their own modular caverns and caves terrain sets?

I am looking at making up a set (based on the Acheson KS pieces) but want to do something other than the Hirst/DF "Water Cavern" style walls.

I have seen the Ainsty boulder walls but am looking for ideas for other natural stone faces.

[Constable Bertrand]

I've seen a few on here that are rather good. I personally am very tempted to make my own, as a catacomb is very fantasy, and a metro is very post apocalypse, but a cave, well that is universal!!

Did blueVT do one? If you search In the workbench or fantasy forum some come up. and I remember seeing some outstanding ones! Caverncrawl/trapdoor is a ruleset which was played on an awesome looking board.

I'm pondering mdf rectangles as bases, and cork/bark walls. Making it with modular windy corridors and larger 'halls'. Possibly doing half height walls to save on space without loosing too much aesthetic.

Cheers
Matt.

[robh]

I'm pondering mdf rectangles as bases, and cork/bark walls. Making it with modular windy corridors and larger 'halls'. Possibly doing half height walls to save on space without loosing too much aesthetic.

I am think along similar lines. I have a lot of the superb ITARS workshop lightweight resin dungeon pieces with 2" high walls so will be making something to match those.
I reckon to make a dozen or so larger caverns and a selection of twisting corridor/passageways to link them. Will not be totally modular but should be enough to approximate most D&D style maps well enough.

Cork bark is a good idea for rock faces, I have also seen some great looking carved blue foam rocks.
My concern is how to make twisting corridors with a +/- 2" wide passageway that do not need to be 6" wide to allow for the twisting walls. I had thought of cutting foamcore strips and only texturing 1 side with bark/sand/gravel etc.

[Mister Rab]

I have a lot of the superb ITARS workshop lightweight resin dungeon pieces with 2" high walls

I'm still waiting on mine from the kickstarter Only seventy pledges ahead of mine still to be fulfilled...

[Dewbakuk]

I did one with hex tiles so it was all solid and rotatable in alignment. I'll see if I can find the BLAM report that had pictures.

[timlillig]

My cavern walls are blue foam on hard board.  I used my fingernails to gouge chunks of the foam away and rough up the surface of the walls.

[fastolfrus]

I recall seeing a tunnel system a few years back for Starship Troopers.

[AndrewBeasley]

I found walls a right pain when using figures due to having ham fists on the end of my arms

Have a look on YouTube for DM Scotty and his 2.5D sets.  These are simple to make and work lots better than 3D ones.

If you do not fancy painting you can mix the process with http://www.heroicmaps.com/?page_id=501

[robh]

Thanks for the replies, would love to see some pictures if you have them:

MR:  Stick with it, the pieces are superb. I am amazed that he has kept plugging away with the horrible health problems his wife and daughter are going through.

[Constable Bertrand]

Hi,

My favourite threads on this topic you may find helpful:

Jaques Modular Caves/Sewers
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=30403.0

Modhail's Display cave system
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=45968.0

Funghy-Fipps' Trapdoor dungeon crawl
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=33667.0

Cheers
Matt

[Mister Rab]

MR:  Stick with it, the pieces are superb. I am amazed that he has kept plugging away with the horrible health problems his wife and daughter are going through.

I'm hanging in there! I can't imagine the combined stress of having ill family and having to find funds for it 

[SotF]

I recall seeing a tunnel system a few years back for Starship Troopers.

I've seen one near where I live as well.

They used vertical balsa along the center and then glued the blue or pink foam to it before using a spray primer to melt it down.

After painting, the walls looked a lot like a limestone cave