Hello, i am a huge fan of this terrain and have 3d Printed the Dungeon, Cave and Outdoor terrain. It is a huge hit for Gloomhaven nights, and i have even started bringing it to DnD nights with friends and everyone loves it, making everything feel much nore immersive. However now that i have all this terrain, my wife and i have been looking into good storage solutions for when it is not in use, something that is easily accessible so i can sift through to build scenarios.
Right now, i use a simple 3x3 cube shelf with the fabric box inserts for each theme and have the different wall pieces and tiles broken up into separate plastic bags. It is "organized" but takes a long time for me to sift through all the pieces and build up the scenario. I usually need to build everything ahead of time, which is not bad if we only do one scenario but can take quite a while if i need to build up a second or third scenario. It takes even longer if i need to use terrain from multiple themes. I am sure there are better ways people store this or any DnD terrain.
Additionally, I'm also looking into travel solutions. I sometimes bring this terrain to DnD night or Gloomhaven nights at other friends' houses and i feel like there is a smarter more effective way to pack everything up and travel with it so i don't have to prebuild everything and can remain flexible. What do you guys use to store and travel with your TST terrain?
Firstly, i appreciate everyone's input a ton. It has greatly helped a lot when it comes to figuring out proper storage solutions. Travel solutions are also equally as tricky. I am thinking of getting a board game travel bag, similar to the one in this amazon link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z5FGGL9?ref=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apan_dp_BA3M6NP6ZA9BD4476AZY&ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apan_dp_BA3M6NP6ZA9BD4476AZY&social_share=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apan_dp_BA3M6NP6ZA9BD4476AZY&starsLeft=1&skipTwisterOG=1&newOGT=1
I think with a bag like this, i can either make or buy inserts that i can organize into easy-to-access boxes that can hold the tiles and wall pieces, plus any overlays n such. Recently for DnD, i set up this little travel box for the Dungeon tiles:
It was also asked to show some of our DnD setups, we played tonight using it for a portion of Stormwreck Isles and it was really fun!
I am a big fan of the Ikea Harvmatta (formerly the Kvissle). Its originally for a letter try but it works perfect as a customizable shelf for prints/minis.
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/harvmatta-letter-tray-anthracite-20578585/
You can then 3D print some expansion rails (what you see in pink) to add more customization to the height. These work great because each shelf has a steel side or a cork side. I magnetized all of my big walls and for non-magnetized or small items the cork side keeps them from shuffling around as well. Best part, it fits perfectly within a Kallax cube. If you have a big enough bag, you can pick the whole thing up and transport it as one too with minimal effort. Expansion rails: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3272717
I've been using these Sterilite Stack & Carry boxes. They stack neatly on my basements shelving solution and they travel well with the carrying handles on the lids. I use the large ones for the walls and risers. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M12WWPI?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title I use the small ones for the floor tiles, doors and other scatter terrain elements. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NIVBEDA?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
I used to use the cardboard boxes my filament comes in, but those wore out quickly and often aren't big enough to fit more than a few pieces. It is free, though; it just doesn't scale well, in my experiance.
I've currently been using some acrylic storage boxes (link). I don't love them, but I haven't found a better solution yet. Some pieces are slightly taller than the height of these boxes, so they need to lay on the side, but for maybe 85% of the wall prints, 3 inches has been sufficient clearance. One environment usually fits in 2 to 4 of these boxes, depending on how many components. For example, the bridge only takes up half of one, but the sewers are taking up 3. These boxes fit really nicely in these grocery tote bags (link), which I have been really happy with for a travel solution. My condo is too small to host a game like Frosthaven, so we use our building's community room to play, so I really just have to travel downstairs. I typically prep the map at home, take a photo for easy re-assembly at the table, break apart the walls into shorter pieces, and gently stack walls on top of the box inside the tote. If you are careful, they shouldn't break, but it's also not the safest solution if you need to take a bus or something. Here's my currently packed bag, ready for our next game:
Here are some of the stored environments - a full box of sewer and some leftovers from dungeon, including a tall wall:
I'm also really interested to hear if anyone else has better solutions!
Hiya, Jay here. Firstly, it’s great to hear you’re enjoying the designs and are using it across multiple game systems. Would love to see some photos of the DnD encounters on our terrain.
For what it’s worth, I’m doing similar to you for storage at the monent. My walls/columns are in Kallax cubes, organised by theme. I keep my floor tiles in our Hex Holders that I keep stacked vertically on some bench space I’m fortunate enough to have near the game room. I can’t speak to travel solutions as I don’t take my terrain anywhere.
Hopefully someone out there has mastered the art of storage and can weigh in.
Oh and whilst I’m here, reminder, we’re hoping to launch KS3 to address Frosthaven compatibility/grow our terrain catalogue late Jan/Feb.
Happy gaming,
Jay