On the "miniature theater", some things that might help you out:
1) Most D&D players these days don't make a ton of use out of miniatures, so if you go searching for mini stuff using terms like "D&D" you might have trouble finding what you want. Miniature wargames, on the other hand, are all about this. The word "terrain" is used for the scenery, rather than the figures, and there are all kinds of tutorials on how to make everything from hills to ruined buildings to yes, standing stones (high-density pink/blue insulation foam is a good choice for getting the look, but maybe not as good magically!).
2) Scale can be useful to know about if you're tracking down/making such things. The most common scale is "28mm" which means that a human figure is roughly 28mm tall. This method is not as accurate as the ratio scales preferred by folks who build model vehicles (like 1:144 or the like), but is more immediately relevant to folks focused on "how big are the figures?". Games Workshop makes the most popular fantasy miniature game, Warhammer, and its back catalog has a lot of mostly D&D-relevant stuff, but they're pricey. More recently, apparently 3D printers have become popular, especially for less common scales like 15mm.
I've been into the miniature side of the hobby almost as long as RPGs, so feel free to hit me up if you'd like to discuss!
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Re: Writing as Magic and Miniature Theaters
Date: 2022-11-07 07:08 pm (UTC)1) Most D&D players these days don't make a ton of use out of miniatures, so if you go searching for mini stuff using terms like "D&D" you might have trouble finding what you want. Miniature wargames, on the other hand, are all about this. The word "terrain" is used for the scenery, rather than the figures, and there are all kinds of tutorials on how to make everything from hills to ruined buildings to yes, standing stones (high-density pink/blue insulation foam is a good choice for getting the look, but maybe not as good magically!).
2) Scale can be useful to know about if you're tracking down/making such things. The most common scale is "28mm" which means that a human figure is roughly 28mm tall. This method is not as accurate as the ratio scales preferred by folks who build model vehicles (like 1:144 or the like), but is more immediately relevant to folks focused on "how big are the figures?". Games Workshop makes the most popular fantasy miniature game, Warhammer, and its back catalog has a lot of mostly D&D-relevant stuff, but they're pricey. More recently, apparently 3D printers have become popular, especially for less common scales like 15mm.
I've been into the miniature side of the hobby almost as long as RPGs, so feel free to hit me up if you'd like to discuss!
Cheers,
Jeff