As The Escape! the Devouring Ooze slowly makes its way out into the wilderness, I wanted to share an upgrade. If you have played the demo with me, you have probably played on the demo beta board.
This board was made using Dragon Lock tiles. I am an official reseller and community designer for these, and I have redesigned their tiles (while still using their patented lock system) to remake the A-side Map Tiles from the box. There are two ways to purchase this. One is to get the STLs and print them yourself. The other is to get the printed tiles from me. It takes about 48 hours to print all the tiles, so they will be coming out in limited batches.
The walls are thinner than normal Dragonlock, allowing you to place figures on each tile. Each 4×4 tile is also able to be moved around, so you will have an unlimited amount of replayability.
Using your Deluxe Tiles
Before using the tiles, you will need to remove the print support on each side of the tiles. Needlenose pliers or a small set of clippers will pull these out easily. Grasp the small support and give a gentle twist, and it will break right out. There is a low chance of any debris, but just in case, be sure to protect your eyes!
To connect the tiles, slide the dragonclip into the empty slot and slide the tiles together. Be sure to only apply pressure at the bottom of the tile and not push the walls as that may cause them to crack.
Painting Your Deluxe Tiles
I print these all on a Bambu P1S printer using matte gray PLA. By default, matte PLA is pretty good at holding paint, but if you are going for a very detailed paint style, I would suggest using a spray-on primer. I have used Kryolan and Rustoleum primers with good success.
Dragonlock has an official video tutorial for painting, which showcases a quick way to get your tiles looking great.
For my dungeon, I mix my own ink wash that seeps into the cracks and gives it enough depth to be play-ready in no time.
SagaBorn Ink Stain Mix for Terrain
- 6 parts Matte medium
- 1 part Flow Aid
- 3 parts Filtered Water
For a 10 oz jar mix:
- 50 drops Brown Acrylic Ink
- 15 drops Black Acrylic Ink
Broken pieces?
If you ordered the Deluxe kit and you have any issues with a part breaking, please reach out to me!
Just sticking with the cardstock?
I also plan in the future to continue to release batches of both the cardstock tiles and these tiles to give you many options to customize your gameplay.
Up next – Dungeon Clix.
I have also designed Dungeon Clix, a quick way to build walls for your TTRPG, and now your Ooze game. The base kit is available now as an STL for free. With a grid base, these walls could also give you a way to always have a fresh batch of sewers for your boggarts to die scavenge in.
