Badmike wrote:I have two or three "regular" sized mats and one "battlemat" that covers an entire table and then some. We've been using them as long as I remember, probably since they started making them. Yeh Aneoth is right, roll them...I used to have them laying flat but I ended up folding them, then they end up with large creases....Through the years I've found battle mats stop a LOT of arguments before they get started, particularly if you are already using minis and some kind of dungeon wall system like Dwarven Forge or even the old fashioned Dungeon Tiles. "No, as you can see, your thief CANNOT sneak past the barbarian swinging the long sword and the 8 wererats he is battling in the 10x10 corridor...even if you climb the walls, dude"Mike B.
Aneoth wrote:I have a question about the mat. It looks like it might be a mass produced generic Terrain Map?Who makes them?It would be handy for many roadside wilderness encounters between dungeons.
Aneoth wrote:They also offer Factory Second Mats at a discount rate and they will accept returns of them too!
MadMaligor wrote:I put the two big ones together when I need a super large mat, but I was tempted to get the table top one.I too like that minis create a good setting so players in combat can visualize whats going on. It certainly doesnt replace good DM description and ambiance, but I dont think they were ever meant too.You know, it makes me wonder if minis were actually meant to be used all the time. Its just that as the game grew, TSR didnt envision that people wouldnt use them. Then generations of gamers grew up, many whom never played with them because they werent required and walla!, you get a faction of players who see using minis as something odd or unusual, or even not part of the natural form of the game. To me, they have always been a part of the game, just never required (until now that is...which is why I can sympathise that it might chap some peoples behinds).MM
