03-25-2019, 11:55 AM | #31 |
Join Date: Jan 2019
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Re: Current play?
Aren’t megahexes used for counting range for missive attacks and stuff? How do people handle that when using mats that don’t have the megahex outline on them?
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03-25-2019, 11:58 AM | #32 |
Join Date: Dec 2017
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Re: Current play?
It isn't exact, but I just divide the hex distance by 3 when I use a Chessex mat.
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03-25-2019, 11:59 AM | #33 | |
Join Date: Dec 2017
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03-25-2019, 12:04 PM | #34 |
Join Date: May 2015
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03-25-2019, 12:25 PM | #35 | |
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Arizona
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I know. That was the first thing I thought of when I saw that! I'd need a ping pong table in the garage to even set that bad boy up! |
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03-25-2019, 12:38 PM | #36 |
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Downstate or Upstate New York. Depends on your definition.
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Re: Current play?
It took some time, but I drew in the megahexes and dots onto a 1.5" Chessex mat with an extra fine permanent Sharpie. On top of that, I draw rooms and such with a fat wet-erase marker. That'll wipe off, leaving the Sharpie behind.
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03-25-2019, 12:42 PM | #37 |
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Arizona
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Re: Current play?
That would clearly be the best way to do it, but some people don't want to permanently change their battlemats, or so I hear... Personally, I'd do it the way you did.
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03-25-2019, 12:42 PM | #38 |
Join Date: Dec 2017
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Re: Current play?
Good idea. If I can get up the nerve I'll ink Megahexes and dots on mine as well. How did you center the dots reliably?
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03-25-2019, 12:52 PM | #39 |
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Downstate or Upstate New York. Depends on your definition.
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Re: Current play?
I photocopied a 1.5" Melee hex template and punched some tiny holes into the dots. I then taped it down to the mat and marked through the holes with the Sharpie. Like I said, pretty time-consuming, but effective. I didn't think twice about permanent megahexes on the Chessex; I only use it for TFT (I mean, what else is there, after all?)
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03-25-2019, 02:41 PM | #40 | |
Join Date: May 2007
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As for me, I haven't had a chance yet to run anyone else through TFT. I think I'll do Tollenkar's Lair as a mini-campaign, adding in some wilderness encounters and small labyrinths, with the culmination being an assault on the lower levels. If they're having fun, I'll have Tollenkar himself escape to be a recurring villain. I'm working on some notes on how he could work with the Chaos Triad adventure. I have been running through Death Test to familiarize myself with the rules. I completed it on my fourth run, with a middling final score. I'm going to keep at it until I've got the rest of the labyrinth mapped and I feel confident that I've got the rules down; I still need to practice HTH and remembering all of my options. I had a few moments where I was kicking myself that I'd forgotten to move a figure or that someone's weapon was unready. Then I'll tackle Death Test 2. |
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