tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post4407377446941759621..comments2024-02-15T14:57:08.643+00:00Comments on The Crooked Staff Blog: Thoughts On 'Mine' Tiles.csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-22615104588034068202020-10-03T14:13:50.076+01:002020-10-03T14:13:50.076+01:00Wooden sleepers, metal rails. :-)Wooden sleepers, metal rails. :-)Stephen Yendlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999419810111865597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-40151789822604377952020-07-21T11:10:13.954+01:002020-07-21T11:10:13.954+01:00Unfortunately, I don't have the software (or t...Unfortunately, I don't have the software (or the know-how) to make layered pdfs ...so it's had to be a 'one size fits all' kinda deal.<br /><br />And yeah, that's why I've gone with wooden rails in the final pdf - as steel rails are very much tied to a specific time period in the real world ...whereas wooden rails seem to have a broader usage.<br />csp_krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-77418125062121924832020-07-19T22:12:09.287+01:002020-07-19T22:12:09.287+01:00I agree with Griffonbait and Jenn, make all, that ...I agree with Griffonbait and Jenn, make all, that way you not only have some variety but it's up to the DM to decide plus hey who says you only have to use these tiles with D&D?Tamriel Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806379815231530398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-34045641203814278032020-07-16T22:00:40.518+01:002020-07-16T22:00:40.518+01:00As to being anachronistic in a D&D game... for...As to being anachronistic in a D&D game... for a human civilization they might be... but for Dwarves they would not be. Dwarves would easily be at least a century or so ahead in mining tech than Humans. With that in mind, the tech could have spread to Human use and by that logic they are not anachronistic, the mine tracks and mine carts just have a different origin in a D&D world then they do in the real world.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102225886714237022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-37324037011156292492020-06-30T07:31:02.361+01:002020-06-30T07:31:02.361+01:00Have both - use PDF layering to turn them off and ...Have both - use PDF layering to turn them off and on.Griffonbaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168558272117336077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-16037304008512446842020-06-27T17:18:32.778+01:002020-06-27T17:18:32.778+01:00Thanks for the comments everyone :)
It's quit...Thanks for the comments everyone :)<br /><br />It's quite clear that the first (slot-car) method isn't very popular ...but at the same time, steel rails still don't sit well we me (what can I say, I'm strange ;) ).<br /><br />So, it seems that I was on the right track (excuse the pun) with the prototype that I made at the end of last year - so I think that's what I'll go with.<br /><br />Thanks again!csp_krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-86063394831348997992020-06-26T00:02:00.239+01:002020-06-26T00:02:00.239+01:00I would suggest the easily understood rails. D&am...I would suggest the easily understood rails. D&D and most fantasy games are rife with anachronisms.Blakscothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00884017714935516200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-46974833603044844372020-06-25T23:00:06.419+01:002020-06-25T23:00:06.419+01:00I like the prototype style. The iron rail mine ma...I like the prototype style. The iron rail mine maps/tiles have always bugged me. First problem is the sheer amount of wasted metal in a society that in theory doesn't have 19th century mining or smelting capabilities. The peasants are using wooden rakes and shovels, as well as wooden ploughs to grow crops because using metal tools would be too expensive. Small gauge tracks would be around 15 lbs/ft of rail times two rails. That's a lot of metal that could've been used to arm and armor troops instead.Phergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06029828649840210384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-42738551914468868042020-06-25T17:54:52.403+01:002020-06-25T17:54:52.403+01:00Except you're forgetting they have something o...Except you're forgetting they have something our ancestors/we didn't..."contra gravity". Any serious mining company would be using open topped crates enchanted with /floating disk/ to negate the weight and since it automatically follows the user, no guide trackn is necessary.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585081619405785368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-3146019913376070412020-06-24T23:51:17.009+01:002020-06-24T23:51:17.009+01:00I would prefer if you kept it like Temple of Doom....I would prefer if you kept it like Temple of Doom.<br />I'm unlikely to be using dungeon tiles in a historically accurate game, and in the D&Ds, they have magic and dragons, so, go for it.Timeshadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952601433965644275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-43759961998220862062020-06-24T17:50:11.486+01:002020-06-24T17:50:11.486+01:00They had metal swords. Why metal railing.They had metal swords. Why metal railing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720180800752135960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-47252207164864481832020-06-24T16:18:02.855+01:002020-06-24T16:18:02.855+01:00Many of the Pathfinder and D&D flavored system...Many of the Pathfinder and D&D flavored systems have firearms of some tech level as well as dumbwaiter style elevators, so I don't see an issue using the your prototype. The level of tech in place can always be modified by a scene description if the DM is super concerned. I have always viewed maps as a player visual que rather than character experiences anyway.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10864638700140769642noreply@blogger.com