Strahd Terrain

OpenForge terrain for our Strahd encounter!  Had a great time making this and it was a real hit for our group's final fight!

About that LED lighting:

The most striking implementation was the LED lighting.  I created the rear facade using black foam board from the dollar store, hot glued and taped together with black duct tape.  I used one of the cheap-o LED strips from Amazon (I believe it was one of the cheap 16' strips with a remote) and hot glued it to the “roof” of the facade, allowing for the remote and power jacks to be exposed as you can see in the pics.  I literally hot glued it in strips, inline and carefully bent around the edges.  I wanted to use hot glue because the double-sided tape never sticks like it should!

Next, I painted the back side of the “stained glass” windows with the frost spray paint (the kind you use to make a privacy window or for winter decorations).  I found that without this, the “outside” looked contrived and not as convincing.  It also made the colors look washed out without it.  With it, as you can see from the pics, the colors are striking!

Finally, I did a safety test.  I was certain that the cheap LCD strip would get hot over time, and so I tested it for an entire day.  I am pleased to report that after 4-6 hours, the foam board was only slightly warm, and not even close to being “hot”.  It was not so warm as to warp the foam board or to cause any fire concerns.  The entire time of use was actually less than 4 hours, so I felt confident this was not an issue.

The DM really enjoyed using the LED remote to control the light colors, indicating shifts in tone during the encounter.  Made it real fun!  :)

All minis are mz4250 models or variations thereof.  The Thestral (ghost horse) model requires a long explanation, but suffice to say it is a horse with dracolich wings :)  The crappy painted minis were painted by me, and the well-painted minis were painted by my S.O. who does AMAZING work!
 

-The Von Zarovich family logo stained glass window is a custom design based on photos from the INTERWEB.

-The “glass” panes are ink-stained epoxy created by my S.O.  

-The walls are custom pieces made to interface with OpenForge locking pieces.  

-The columns cover the joints completely.  I had to modify the corner base pieces so as to ensure a good fit for the locking pieces (new model included here).

-The crypt is intended to represent Lady Von Zarovich and is based on 3D scans of real crypts (see remix info for details).  The main crypt is a standard crypt I found (see “Tomb” in remix section).

-The statues are LOTR statues which are found elsewhere (see remix info)

-The double doors are “Dungeon Double Doors” from the Fat Dragon Games' DRAGONLOCK Lost Dungeons collection.  (Note: I was VERY impressed with the quality from this FDG model and plan to get more from this series.  It blends PERFECTLY with the OpenForge OpenLock system!)

-The 8x8 “reduced” has voids on the base to reduce the amount of filament required.  It fits on the Bambu but needed a brim when I printed them.  The larger size makes for a very sturdy base when transporting it to our gaming site.

-The rest is your basic OpenForge Dungeon Stone, thanks to Devon Jones!  I always use the “triplex” designs whenever possible.  These are the pieces that make up the floor and short walls:

base.plain.alcove.inch.2x1.openlock.triplex
dungeon_stone_alcove.floor.inch.2x1
dungeon_stone_alcove.wall.inch.2x1.low

base.plain.diagonal.inch.1x1.openlock.triplex

base.stone.square.25mm.1x4.openlock.triplex
base.stone.square.inch.4x1.openlock.triplex

cavern_elevated_ascent_corner_2x2
cavern_elevated_ascent_straight_2x2

dungeon_stone_floor.inch.E.triplex
dungeon_stone_floor.inch.O.triplex
dungeon_stone_floor.inch.OA.triplex
dungeon_stone_floor.inch.U.triplex ***
dungeon_stone_wall.inch.A.low.triplex.side
dungeon_stone_wall.inch.BA.low.triplex
dungeon_stone_wall.inch.IA.low.triplex
dungeon_stone_wall.inch.P.triplex.low
dungeon_stone_wall.inch.Q.low.triplex

-I created the 8x8 in this download, which makes for a sturdier base.  That is a replacement for several of this 4x4 sized item:  dungeon_stone_floor.inch.U.triplex

We painted the standard OpenForge “Dungeon Stone” pieces with (no kidding) house paint samples I got from the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, for a few dollars.  The tan/grey turned out amazing!  Got that idea from Adam Savage's visit to the Weta Workshop :)