MAGNA-BUILD
Role-Playing Terrain System
DUNGEON BRICKS 1 BASIC BRICK
A simple 1”x1”x3/4” stone-pattern block engineered to contain 5mm ball magnets to serve as 3D battlemap terrain for use in role-playing games.
NOTE: This Brick will be part of the Welcome Package on Dark-Platypus Studio’s new TRIBE, which is launching this April. If you can hold out and join the tribe then, you can get this entire set and a lot more for substantial savings! Of course, if you are too excited and want to get it now, I welcome the support!
Contains STL Files for bricks that are 19mm high and 1 inch by 1 inch. A snap-together tops/bottom is also included, which are snapped into the brick 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. For complex battle scenes that involve areas of differing elevation, Magna-Build Dungeon Bricks can be snapped into place to clearly convey the situation. While pieces with differing sizes and design elements will eventually enhance the process even more, this one simple brick design can do so much, SO FAST, that it can dramatically enhance gameplay by making complicated encounter locales clear to everyone.
And what makes them stick together? You’re going to want to get some 5mm neodymium ball magnets, which get inserted into all the ends, and securely encapsulated by the clip-in top/bottoms. This lets them rotate freely inside the brick pieces, so when another Dungeon Brick is brought near, the magnets will automatically align themselves to attract and snap together!
These also of course work great in concert with Magna-Build Dungeon Walls!
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 28mm scale, the perfect size for Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, or other games that are often played on a 1” grid. They are also designed to stand up to actual tabletop use: no ridiculous spindly bits that look awesome but are going to break the first time someone sneezes. Paintability and ease of assembly are also important concerns to our design aesthetic.
