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Made in gb
Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress






Adrift within the vortex of my imagination.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dirtcheapdungeons/modular-caverns-and-terrain-system-0

I think this is worth backing.

The caverns that is, the rest seems rather garbage to he honest, especially the tacky hills, though I wouldn't mind the forest scatter.



The above is the 'troll' cavern set, there is a larger and a smaller set available, and scales of wilderness terrain also.


Cave scatter, I dont mind the skellie bits, just as well because you get a lot of them with every cavern set.


Half of an 'owlbear' wilderness set.


Wilderness set stackable hill pieces.


Wilderness scatter, I like the felled trees boulders and stumps, a lot less keen on the armour pieces.


My take

This whole thing is very hit or miss, but you can cherry pick. I will be wanting some of their caverns and will be using that to back up Dungeons & Lasers for most structures, 3d printed buildings, railway trees and hot wire cut hills. Thankfully one can cherry pick, so I will.
I am in for a 'troll' pledge and may upgrade that to 'ogre'. Ogre would give me rather a lot of cavern terrain. It is single height non stackable, but that is ok with me. Dyed ?cotton wool? filling is something I also like and I could rustle up a baggie of that to go with the set easily. This will be needed as I can lay D&L dungeons on a black cloth, instant void for uncovered areas as D&L has floor tiles. For this I would need to make cavern cut outs, which is better ignored in favour of a cavern mat, so blacking is a good idea.

n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.

It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. 
   
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Legendary Master of the Chapter





SoCal

Do they list prices for the add ons? I didn’t see them.

   
Made in gb
Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress






Adrift within the vortex of my imagination.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Do they list prices for the add ons? I didn’t see them.


They can be added when you pledge. There is no early bird so you have no negative for editting a pledge.

I went in to Manage My Pledge and copy pasted the details for you:

Spoiler:
Metallic Door Expansion
$10ABOUT £8+ $1 shippingABOUT £1
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Metallic Door Expansion!
A specialized set of Metallic Doors that can be added to the Dungeon, Castle, and Cavern Sets. "You see two heavily secured vault doors in front of you all, one copper and gold colored. Your Rogue has gotta clear DC 20 for the Copper one and DC 25 for the Golden one."

You can find these on our website right now but if you wish to add it on and wait until the KS order arrives - we will honor our typical 20% KS discount.
INCLUDES
10× Golden Doors
10× Copper Doors
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Secret & Magic Doors
$10ABOUT £8+ $1 shippingABOUT £1
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Secret & Magic Doors!
A specialized set of Secret Doors and Magic Doors that can be added to the Dungeon, Castle, and Cavern Sets. "You succeed on the DC check for Secret Doors, and a false brick door panel swings open."

You can find these on our website right now but if you wish to add it on and wait until the KS order arrives - we will honor our typical 20% KS discount.
INCLUDES
10× Secret Doors
10× Magic Doors
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DCD Messenger Bag
$12ABOUT £9+ $3 shippingABOUT £3
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DCD Messenger Bag!
Get this messenger bag of holding to stay mobile with all of your D&D, Pathfinder, or other tabletop game supplies.

You can find these on our website right now but if you wish to add it on and wait until the KS order arrives - we will honor our typical 20% KS discount.
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Spiral Staircase Kit
$12ABOUT £9+ $2 shippingABOUT £2
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Spiral Staircase Kit!
Standalone kit that works alone or with our Dungeon, Castle, Cavern and Terrain Sets. Parts stack to add 2 functional 3" diameter spiral staircases to your build.

You can find these on our website right now but if you wish to add it on and wait until the KS order arrives - we will honor our typical 20% KS discount.
INCLUDES
12× Spiral Staircase Sections
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Castle Decor Expansion
$14ABOUT £11+ $2 shippingABOUT £2
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Castle Decor Expansion!
Decorate your Dungeon or Castle with Heraldry and Weapons, Mirrors and Tapestries. Comes with 12 windowed wall sections to use or to attach the appointments to. Comes with 6 each of swords and shields, battle axes, mirrors, tapestries, and flags to proclaim your colors and crest.

Available now, but for KS we come down 20% on the price as long as you are patient for it to arrive with the KS pledge rewards.
INCLUDES
12× Windowed Wall Sections
24× Castle Wall Decor
6× Flags
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Magic Ruins Kit
$16ABOUT £12+ $2 shippingABOUT £2
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Magic Ruins Kit!
Standalone kit totaling over 3 linear feet of wall segments in a translucent plastic.

Can be used to denote Magical Ruins, Wall of Force, or Wall of Ice spells.
INCLUDES
17× Magic Wall Sections
4× Magic Doors
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Mini Ruins Kit
$16ABOUT £12+ $2 shippingABOUT £2
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Mini Ruins Kit!
A small kit of our modular dungeon system allowing you to build a 1-3 room Ruins. Build it and put it away on the fly, just as you would with our larger sets. This kit was designed to have a limited number of the bare essentials, but packs away in a small plastic storage box for super easy transport.

You can find these on our website right now but if you wish to add it on and wait until the KS order arrives - we will honor our typical 20% KS discount.
INCLUDES
17× Dungeon Walls
2× Wood Doors
2× Jail Doors
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Stone Bridges Kit
$16ABOUT £12+ $2 shippingABOUT £2
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Stone Bridges Kit!
Set up functional bridges for your minis to cross rivers, chasms, or moats... or bridge-bound battle encounters that bottle-neck your player's characters or their monstrous enemies! Makes multiple short bridges or use the bridge clips across acrylic sections to extend the lengths to make very long bridges.

You can find these on our website right now but if you wish to add it on and wait until the KS order arrives - we will honor our typical 20% KS discount.
INCLUDES
12× Stone Bridge Sections
9× Dark Acrylic Bridge Floors
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Jail Cells Kit
$20ABOUT £15+ $2 shippingABOUT £2
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Jail Cells Kit!
Standalone set that is perfect for imprisoning those naughty player characters that keep interfering with the DM's plans. Makes 4 modular Jail Cells with functional doors. "Let them try to get out of this!"

You can find these on our website right now but if you wish to add it on and wait until the KS order arrives - we will honor our typical 20% KS discount.
INCLUDES
4× Jail Cells
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Palisades Kit
$20ABOUT £15+ $2 shippingABOUT £2
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Palisades Kit!
Standalone expansion that can work alone or with DCD Sets. 7 feet and 8 inches of half-height wooden Palisades that can be used for fortifications, barriers, fencing and more! Maybe these will slow down the rampaging hordes? Provide some cover in battle? How about keeping Trigger or Silver from mingling with the unbroken horses while your players’ characters are looking for clues in the ale house?

You can find these on our website right now but if you wish to add it on and wait until the KS order arrives - we will honor our typical 20% KS discount.
INCLUDES
Various Palisades Sections
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All Unlocked Stretch Goals
$60ABOUT £44+ $20 shippingABOUT £15
All the Stretch Goal items that become unlocked during the course of this Caverns & Terrain Kickstarter, you will receive!


I have not formatted the above, you get what Ctrl V provides.

We have provisional prices and stretchgoal limits but there are two entry points and only one recommended price listed.

This Kickstarter could be better organised, especially as they have done two successful campaigns before.

Overall I am not fussed about expansions, this set is very hit or miss with most of it miss. Most of what I want can be found in the Troll or Ogre sets. I am interested in two of the add ons, the Long Cavern walls and the Special Cavern walls, the first of which should be unlocked already and the second is very close. If these are delayed or can be paid for post campaign in the pledge manager I would be happy, as I can spread entry costs.

Now your needs may well vary from this, and if you want the add ons now then you want them now. Add them when you select your pledge.


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I did some looking about and have some clarification

Dirt Cheap DungeonsCreator
5 days ago
Everyone gets a 1/4 to 1/2 sized version of the Stretch Goals, but if you want the Full Size version of all the Stretch Goals that unlock -> include the Add-on for All Stretch Goals. This gets you the full size version of all of them that unlock during the course of the KS campaign.


So the smaller figure is a free stretchgoal for all pledges of $40 or over, the larger one costs a flat fee of $60. The prices are the estimated future RRP of each pack.

The other add ons presently on the pledge manager are the items from previous campaigns, mostly castle stuff, and IMHO it has a very pre-school playset look to it.

Yes this campaign could be better organised, it is rather confusing, but its funded and they delivered similar product in the past, so the amateur hour can be forgiven as it may effect their profits but should not effect our risk.

So what of the add ons.

So far we get:



The free stuff is nice, especially for smaller pledges. The flat fee of $60 +p&p for the full fat stretchgoals may not be worthwhile unless more is unlocked.

You may be better off making two pledges. I will take a wait and see approach and see how tempting the add ons get. One thing is certain nothing in the castle set add ons is of any value to me, or likely anyone else who has bought into Warlock or D&L.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2021/10/23 17:01:44


n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.

It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. 
   
Made in us
Legendary Master of the Chapter





SoCal

Thank you. That was very informative.


The simple look helps make them fit into Sci fi gaming, in that I could picture an Away Team in those dungeons.

   
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What is with the toy plastic colors. It looks like they're reselling garbage toys from Wish.

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Made in gb
Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress






Adrift within the vortex of my imagination.

Look at the contents as their own sets, some elements might suit you better than others.

I am impressed by what caverns I can get for the price point. Maybe I can glue the dungeon connectors included to Dungeons and Lasers bases to act as a hard transition.

D&L is good stuff but makes mediocre caverns, the Dwarven Mines set is Ok, but I prefer the curves and open spaces of this set

When I get mine I will sacrifice a pair of cavern sections to the paint gods. One gets an undercoat and rough drybrush, the other gets an undercoat then dipped. I will see what works, I think the cavberns look more or less ok as is though, its the castle sections that look like a play set for under fives.

n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.

It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. 
   
 
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