TFT Tile Wish List

[GamerApe]

The announcement of textured tile sets for TFT is welcome; but there's a long way to go to catch up with our square-spaced brethren. Some suggestions to increase the variety of tile sets:

STATUS MARKERS Courtesy of Melee and Wizard we have the "PRONE" status marker. How about markers with "-2DX," "-5DX," "BLUR" or whatever? In a fight with a handful of combatants these markers could prevent confusion.

ITEM TILES One, two hex or single megahex tiles with treasure chests, doors, trees, rock outcroppings, sewer grates, tables, braziers and more. Sure, you could always draw on your tiles, but instead you could quickly populate a bare map by placing pre-drawn items of interest. Printed in color?

CARDBOARD HEROES Newly-sized for the larger hexes. Printed on the same cardstock as the tiles, they would fit the plastic bases sold by SJG. If done in black and white, you could color them yourself.

LARGE MAPS Generic temples, bars, street scenes, lairs and more for characters to adventure in. Not a tile set, but a large folding map. Use the ITEM TILES to customize.

What would you like to see?

[tomc]

Tiles for temporary terrain effects: Fire, Wall, Shadow, Slippery Floor, Sticky Floor.

[JimmyPlenty]

The item tiles and status markers and temp tiles I second!

[DarkPumpkin]

Just put Dyson Logos on retainer and have a tile/megahex Kickstarter. Add to that, single-page encounters linked to battle maps.

[BobP]

Many of these are good ideas. Many of these are already solved (fire, wall, and shadow indicators are in Wizard). But ...

A product like this would require new die-cut tooling. And that would make them more expensive that the market would want to bear. Notice the new colored tile sets all use the same die, and that die was made and paid for during Decks of Destiny. And even then it's retailing at $3/sheet (going up over $4/sheet after pre-order.)

As a DIY-er, I'd be fine with a PDF of such things to print and cut on my own, at a (say) $10 price point. Or I'd be fine making my own, at a much lower price point, but I'm not nearly as good a graphic artist.

Cardboard Heroes on the tile stock? You couldn't fold 'em! I'd prefer flat tokens anyway.

Something I'd like would be something like the HeroMachine web app, except it makes top-view line drawings... yes, it wasn't really necessary to SAY I was weird, was it?

[ParadoxGames]

I love tiles/token/counters/whatever you prefer to name them.

I made a set of two-sided status counters that represent six states: Standing, prone, kneeling, bending to pick something up, unconscious, and dead. Every player-character gets a set.

Here is a picture of some of these custom-made counters. they are the three directly above "Talents and spells". https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...Assets_640.JPG

Other counters depicted include life (hearts), XP (Trophies) and gold (gold).

[ColinK]

ProFantasy has a 'Token Treasury' with fun examples and tools for making more.

https://www.profantasy.com/products/tt1.asp#&panel1-1

This idea probably also works well in other art design software.

Of course, I'd need a laser cutter to slice them and their cardboard backing into some of those shapes. Fortunately, the token format and size looks like it would easily be accommodated in some of the cheap CNC router and laser engraving tools at AMAZON.

https://www.amazon.com/Upgrade-Engra...879037-5303436

Hmm....

[BobP]

Originally Posted by BobP

A product like this would require new die-cut tooling. And that would make them more expensive than the market would want to bear. Notice the new colored tile sets all use the same die, and that die was made and paid for during Decks of Destiny. And even then it's retailing at $3/sheet (going up over $4/sheet after pre-order.)

Partly reversing myself here, 'cause the dies from the Melee/Wizard counter sets would probably yield one suitable for status markers and other such utilities. Or if thinner stock and smaller pieces were contemplated, one of the dies from the Pocket Box line.

But I'm still not seeing those as "must-haves" at the level needed to sustain a retail product. Definitely good fodder for fan aids!