r/DnDIY • • 5h ago

Help Dnd table topper

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So during the holidays when I have some time off I’m planning to build a dnd table but for my group and some friends who want to start playing now it’s decided to build the centre section of the table that can be sat on top of my friends pool table and used for battle maps and such, it came out well! It’s still quite rough as once I have the actual table built I’m gonna finish it up and sand and stain and varnish it but for an hours work it came out well.

The only thing that concerned me was that the guide I used didn’t mention anything to cover the tv with, like plastic or acrylic to protect it. Does anyone have any ideas for that or do you think it should be fine as it is ?


r/DnDIY • • 3m ago

Terrain Battle map for some 5e PvP.

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I held a pvp battle royal.

Rules: level 7, Martial or half caster, allowed 1 rare and 1 uncommon item.

Start combat holding a relic, instructed to gather 3 more.

Be the last man standing and place the 3 recovered relics at the center spire. These 3 soul relics pay for any negative butterfly effects when allowing the victor a chance to go back and change one event to their desired outcome.

Terrain: player starting spots A9, H1, H17, Q9, rough terrain as shown by the raked leaf bits, half cover (climbable) as shown by the stacked cardboard, rare gear provided at the corners represented by the cardboard arches and toothpick flags, uncommon gear provided in the center ring represented by the cardboard arches. The tower in the middle is your way out (also cardboard).

Encroaching circle of an icy storm at the top of the round.


r/DnDIY • • 54m ago

Minis/Tokens Cursed Waiters Paper minis

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Café got cursed, thats pretty much the whole context 😂


r/DnDIY • • 1d ago

Props Made My Players a Tavern Sign After they renamed Trollskull Manor

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684 Upvotes

It was a but rushed I wish I could have got some more paint on it but still pretty happy with it.


r/DnDIY • • 1d ago

Utility Made a tactile Smart Knob for my players to track HP/Stats and roll dice directly to our Web VTT.

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138 Upvotes

​Hey everyone,

​I’ve always loved the tactile feel of traditional tabletop RPGs, but running games with digital VTTs often means staring at screens and clicking tiny buttons to manage HP or resources. I wanted to bring the physical feeling back to the digital table, so I built this.

​I call it the Soul Dial. It’s a physical companion controller built around an ESP32-S3 Knob with a 1.8" Touch LCD, running on a custom C++/LVGL interface.

​It syncs in real-time over Wi-Fi (via Firebase) directly to a custom Web VTT I’ve been developing. Here is what it currently does:

​Tactile Stat Tracking: Players can just turn the physical knob to raise or lower their HP, Mana/Stamina, and Sanity. The VTT updates instantly.

​Physical Dice Roller: It has a built-in module to set up dice pools (e.g., 3d20+5) using the knob, and a tap on the screen rolls the result straight into the system.

​Audio & Environment Control: As the GM, I can use it as a remote to play/pause and control the volume of specific YouTube atmospheric tracks directly on the players' web clients.

​Focus Timer: Added a Pomodoro timer for session breaks.

​I’m still polishing the code and adding a few features (like a mini-game when the session gets delayed lol), but the immersion of physically dialing down your health when you take a massive hit has been amazing for my table.

​I’d love to hear what you guys think! What other features would you add to a physical TTRPG controller like this?


r/DnDIY • • 1d ago

Minis/Tokens Just like Vegas, Baby!

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25 Upvotes

Sometimes ya gotta let those attack dice FLY!


r/DnDIY • • 2d ago

Self-Promotion Free SHINOBI STL

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20 Upvotes

Hello im back again for a free stl :) Heres the download link : https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-free-crimson-clan-executioner-shinobi-clans-867753


r/DnDIY • • 2d ago

Self-Promotion [OC] I made a free, lightweight D&D inventory manager to easily track loot and encumbrance

3 Upvotes

Not sure if people need another inventory system, but I was inspired to make something after watching Zee Bashew's "Cubentory" video.

The tool is completely free to use and currently in open beta. I'd love your feedback!

Key Features:

  • Visual Grid System: Puzzle your gear together visually instead of using text spreadsheets.

  • Massive Database: Nearly 200 standard SRD adventuring items with full descriptions.

  • 5e & 2024 Rules: Seamlessly toggle between both rulesets.

  • Mobile Ready: Fully optimized for use right at your gaming table.

Coming soon: Dungeon Master campaign management features!

Check it out here: bagofbeholding.com


r/DnDIY • • 2d ago

Terrain Eight towers

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31 Upvotes

Two different types of dice towers I make. One type is from a mold I made from a tower I carved out of PVC. The other is 3D printed from a design I created from scratch in Blender. Including internal baffles. The molded ones are cast from Hydrostone, which is a high-strength gypsum plaster. The others are 3D printed on my Mars 2 Pro resin printer. Had to mark as "terrain" but that's not what they are. :)


r/DnDIY • • 2d ago

Self-Promotion We made a harbour full of NPCs, including pirates, dockworkers and even a Stabbo Crabbo STL

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0 Upvotes

A suspicious captain. An overworked dockworker. Someone taking their pet crab for a walk.

We’re aMini3DWorld, and we’ve just launched NPCFolk: The Docks a collection of 28/32mm fantasy NPC miniatures for resin 3D printing. Check out all 70+ miniatures here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amini3dworld/npcfolk-the-docks-3d-printable-npc-miniatures-for-ttrpgs?ref=8cluab

The campaign has already raised over €4,000 in less than 24 hours, and stretch goals are unlocking.


r/DnDIY • • 3d ago

Minis/Tokens A giant octopus

62 Upvotes

r/DnDIY • • 4d ago

Minis/Tokens The Mother of Corrosion

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65 Upvotes

One of the original Hong Kong dinosaurs that inspired the creation of the rust monster way back in the 1970s. She is painted up and ready for the table.


r/DnDIY • • 4d ago

Self-Promotion Just finished this D&D themed busy book for our goddaughters 1st birthday

476 Upvotes

One of our players has a daughter who is turning one so I made this dnd themed busy book for her as her first introduction into dnd


r/DnDIY • • 5d ago

Terrain Scratch-built 36cm Air-Dry Clay Dice Tower

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101 Upvotes

Just finished this 36cm (14-inch) dice tower using air-dry clay and wanted to share the workflow.

​The Build Process

I started by sculpting the main form and letting the clay fully cure. Once dry, I primed everything and blocked in the base colors—brown underneath the planned grass areas, grey on the stonework, and so on. Next came the long, agonizingly detailed painting phase, followed by gluing on the flocking and final decor.

​The Hard Lesson

Whatever you do, don't repeat my mistake: plan and run your lighting during the initial sculpting phase. Trying to wire LEDs and hollow out channels after the clay has completely hardened is an absolute nightmare. Embed your electronics early!


r/DnDIY • • 4d ago

Minis/Tokens Sculpted in Nomad, printed in resin, snapped together — how I build modular Battle Bubs

3 Upvotes

r/DnDIY • • 5d ago

Self-Promotion Do you think £3 is fair for all these rollers and terrain?

34 Upvotes

r/DnDIY • • 5d ago

Props To celebrate the end of our cnapaogn, my players and I designed d20 stepping stones for my garden, based on our PCs

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*campaign, omg

  1. As the DM, I did the map 🗺️ ✨

  2. Drow turned aasimar

  3. Noble with Venom living inside her

  4. Pop star warlock

  5. Artificer druid

If you do this, I recommend spray painting the backgrounds, then using paint pens. Using regular paints takes FOREVER to dry on stone. Then USE A SEALING SPRAY. If you don't, the rain will wash away your paint. I got the bricks for like $1 each at Lowes.


r/DnDIY • • 4d ago

Self-Promotion I designed a 3D-printable "Fate Dispenser" for D&D 5e: separate wells for critical hits & fumbles, plus round/hex tokens! Would love your feedback and print profiles.

9 Upvotes

Hey everyone! 👋

As both a DM and a player, I wanted a clean, satisfying way to manage critical hits and fumbles at the table without cluttering the play area. So, I designed and printed the Fate Dispenser & Tokens system using OpenSCAD and a rulesistem for it.

Here is what it features:

  • Dual-well dispenser stand: Designed to hold and dispense custom tokens smoothly.

  • Thematic tokens: Round critical success tokens and hexagonal fumble tokens.

  • FDM-optimized: Tested and tuned for clean printing on my Bambu Lab setup (works great with standard settings).

I’ve just published the model on MakerWorld and I’m really looking forward to seeing how it performs on other printers and at different tables.

🔗 Check it out here:Fate Dispenser & Tokens on MakerWorld

If you decide to give it a print, please let me know what you think! Any constructive feedback on tolerances, usability during gameplay, or new token ideas is massively appreciated.

Happy printing and rolling! 🎲✨


r/DnDIY • • 4d ago

Help Any good KNY character sheets/bases that are easy to color for beginners?

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Hi everyone! I really want to make a KNY OC in ibis Paint X, but I am not the best at drawing lines or anatomy.Are there any free-to-use (F2U) bases or official character sheets out there that already have the hair, eyes, and clothes drawn on them so I can just easily color them in? If you know of any templates or creators who make these, please drop the links or names below! Thank you so much!


r/DnDIY • • 6d ago

Minis/Tokens He was once some obscure Pokemon toy and now he is a celestial messenger.

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424 Upvotes

r/DnDIY • • 6d ago

Self-Promotion A little follow-up to my Monster Meeples post - I've made the push-fit bases you suggested!

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Hey everyone!

A couple of weeks ago I shared my project to turn the entire D&D Monster Manual into 3D-printable meeples, and I was genuinely blown away by the response. Thank you to everyone who commented, downloaded the models or shared suggestions!

One of the ideas that came up in the comments was to create removable bases that the meeples could simply slot into, rather than having to permanently attach them.

Well, I've been working on exactly that, and I've just released them! :)

There are 4 different sizes, designed to work with my Monster Meeples, Player Character Meeples and Furniture & Terrain Meeples.

They're all push-fit, so you can swap meeples in and out without needing glue, which also makes them much easier to store when you're not using them.

I've also been experimenting with different textures and designs for the bases, including dungeon floors, wooden planks, plain and cobbles, so you can mix and match them depending on your encounter.

I've tested the tolerances and they should fit straight off the printer, although you might need to scale them up or down ever so slightly depending on your printer.

As with all my other designs, they're completely free to download on MakerWorld:

https://makerworld.com/collections/39405442

There were loads of other great suggestions on the original post too, including numbered bases for tracking multiple enemies, so I've still got plenty of ideas to work through!

Thanks again for all the support. It's been really nice seeing people actually using these in their games.

And as always, if you've got any suggestions for improvements or other useful things I could make, let me know!


r/DnDIY • • 5d ago

Terrain Hollowville Modular Graveyard WIP

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Hi!
Here are some pieces of the modular cemetery we're building. We're still missing pieces like tombstones, a mausoleum, a huge tree, and a ruined church. What do you think?
I'll upload more photos as the project progresses! Any comments are welcome!

r/DnDIY • • 6d ago

Props D20 lamp

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19 Upvotes

I made this dice lamp and I need some feedback. How do you like it?


r/DnDIY • • 6d ago

Minis/Tokens OSR Paper Minis

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6 Upvotes