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Post by ReliantLion on Feb 17, 2014 3:12:18 GMT
Does anyone have any ideas on how to make gridless tiles gridded, retroactively? Something like push pins might work, but I'm afraid they would be to obtrusive. The reason being that I want to make tiles for both gridded and non-gridded gaming.
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Post by adamantinedragon on Feb 17, 2014 3:35:12 GMT
What I did was lay out my gridless tiles on a large background grid on the table and estimated the grid locations in the tiles from the background grid.
If you want to do something more direct you could lay threads across the tiles.
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Post by ReliantLion on Feb 17, 2014 3:47:59 GMT
That's easy enough. Does it work well on larger areas? Say, 10 inches or more?
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Post by adamantinedragon on Feb 17, 2014 4:13:07 GMT
I have one tile that's about 12x12 and it worked well enough for our group. I have a very large (24"x30") acrylic sheet with 1" grid drawn on it that I lay the tiles on.
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Post by gnomezrule on Feb 17, 2014 4:32:17 GMT
If they are already made you could use a ruler and mark the verticies.
or
Print 1 inch grid on transparency sheets and cut to fit.
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Post by DMNate on Feb 17, 2014 4:43:40 GMT
It's hard to give specific advice without knowing the specific circumstance. Will you more thoroughly describe the tile you want to add grids to? Or better yet, post a couple pictures?
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Post by monkeywithtacos on Feb 17, 2014 8:32:43 GMT
The simplest option is to use a ruler to measure the distances for your players as needed... If their move is 6,that is 6 inches on the ruler: lay it down and have them move. If they are casting a Blast 1 spell, that's a 3 inch by 3 inch square... You could even do like DMG does and take a string and tie knots in it at one inch intervals and use that for a measuring device....
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Post by thedmg on Feb 17, 2014 13:19:59 GMT
Transparency, mark grids on transparency, overlay over tiles.
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Post by sgtslag on Feb 18, 2014 13:36:02 GMT
How about adding in dots of paint, for the corners of the grid layout? Not temporary, but less intrusive. Use a toothpick to dab small dots of visible paint? Cheers!
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Post by beetlewing on Mar 31, 2014 16:08:56 GMT
I know this is an oldish thread, but I saw a video last night that might have an easy solution for you. Unfortunately, I can't find the video, lol - so I'll just describe it.
Make a grid out of coffee stirrers that's 4x4, with 1inch increments. Hold the grid above the tile and either look through it to see who's in what square, or look under it at the grid's projected shadow. Presto - non-destructive, temporary grid lines.
Hope that helps :-)
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Post by spiralbound on Mar 31, 2014 21:30:35 GMT
I know this is an oldish thread, but I saw a video last night that might have an easy solution for you. Unfortunately, I can't find the video, lol - so I'll just describe it. Make a grid out of coffee stirrers that's 4x4, with 1inch increments. Hold the grid above the tile and either look through it to see who's in what square, or look under it at the grid's projected shadow. Presto - non-destructive, temporary grid lines. Hope that helps :-) Another idea would be to use a grid on an overhead transparency and a projector. :-)
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Post by ReliantLion on Mar 31, 2014 22:50:51 GMT
That's actually quite brilliant.
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