TLDR It’s easy to assume that smaller layers always make better terrain. Technically, finer layers can improve surface quality. But if you print an entire dungeon at 0.08 or 0.12 mm when the pieces look nearly identical at 0.20 mm from across the gaming table, you may be spending a lot of extra printer time … Read more
TLDR A 3D printed tavern can look perfectly reasonable on your computer and completely wrong once a miniature walks through the door. That is the problem with 3D printed terrain scale. There are several measurements in play at the same time. A file might be described as 28mm terrain, 32mm terrain, 1:56 scale, or compatible … Read more
TLDR A dragon miniature and a twelve-inch castle wall may both be STL files, but they ask very different things from a 3D printer. That is the most important point in the FDM vs resin for 3D printed terrain debate. Resin has a deserved reputation for incredible detail. But terrain is usually much larger than … Read more
TLDR One of the pleasant surprises of owning a 3D printer is discovering how little plastic is actually inside many large terrain pieces. A castle wall can look substantial while still being mostly hollow inside. A dungeon tile may use only a small amount of PLA. And even a large building doesn’t necessarily require anything … Read more
No one-size-fits-all answer exists for dungeon tile counts, but with standard mapping and a few planning rules, it’s easy to estimate the number you’ll need for classic encounters, rooms, and layouts.