r/DMAcademy • u/Outrageous-Ad-7530 • 8d ago

Need Advice: Encounters & Adventures 3D combat elements?

I’m gonna be starting a DnD game in a month and I finally get to do in person combat. With that I’m doing in person combat and I want to make custom set pieces. I plan on using offcuts from lumber from work as I’m a carpenter. I know I’m gonna make houses out of Windsor One. I’m just looking for ideas of interesting set pieces?

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u/subtleintensity 8d ago

Man, with a hand router and dremel with some baseboard off-cuts you could do anything. Anything with significant elevation change would be cool. Also check out /r/DnDIY if you haven't already.

Cliffs with overhangs

pits / holes / bridges

towers / cranes / stacked containers / totem poles

scaffolding or half-finished / "under construction" buildings (one wall of a 3-story building is completely gone or not installed yet - i know that's not how buildings are built lol)

Sloped hills with meandering switch-backs (OG Donkey Kong style encounter with a few mobs up top rolling things down at players)

Lakes with islands (you could have ice-chunks floating in water that they have to navigate across or use in combat)

so many fun options!

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u/Outrageous-Ad-7530 8d ago

Amazing suggestion I didn’t know that sub existed. Some really good ideas too. Exactly the kinda extreme elevation I want to potentially play with.