Building a TV Case for your D&D Gaming Table for Digital Maps
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- čas přidán 28. 10. 2018
- We built a case for a 55-inch television for our gaming table to play our D&D games. We use the TV in the case to display animated maps with sound effects during our D&D games. It was not particularly difficult to build, but it did take a fair amount of time. But, we did get it done in time for the next D&D game and it is fantastic to play on.
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We just use a projector pointing down from overhead. We use a magnetic whiteboard as the "projection screen" we can set our miniatures on it, with magnets in the bases so they don't jostle easily. We can draw on the whiteboard with dry erase markers.
This is like top level D&D. My maps are just 1" grid paper and my players already think that's nice
Well, obviously the TV should be bigger.
I just want to find a place to play DnD.. much less this setup.
I tried this with a 50" TV and it developed a crack in it, even tho we were extremely careful. Most TVs are not designed to be on their backs. The weight of the screen alone is enough to cause damage. I was considering using a large monitor instead-something that is made to be moved around.
1/4 inch plexi seems like it would be way too thick
wish i had boys like this
I love how the pictures progress he seems to have more and more bandages on his hands. lol I feel your pain.
Imagine if some madlad made a playtable with an 75inch lg oled c9 tv.....
How thick was the Pepsi glass and is the TV still alive?
Just wow. What an incredible job! The evolution of this game by players such as yourselves just amazes me. My first D&D experience was when I was 16 in 1980 & even though I have not played in several years, I still enjoy the new generations playing what I have always considered the ultimate game. Congratulations on an awesome upgrade.
Great job guys, the table looks awesome! As a keen woodworker I couldn’t help but notice how high your table saw blade is. Great to see your riving knife fitted but the saw blade only needs to be as high as the material is thick, plus the height of one tooth on the blade. This way if things go horribly wrong for any reason you will cut a limb instead of amputating it! I hope you can forgive me for feeding that back, thanks again for the great video! 👍
I adore this! I've never played D&D (or any tabletop game really) outside of the PC releases because I can't find anyone where I live to play with, but this table makes me want to try looking again.
I built an entire gaming table with the TV inserted into it, but had to make some of the same decisions you guys made. My solution for keeping the TV level and help provide even more airflow underneath it was to simply use a cheap TV wall-mount and mount it on the back of the TV in the appropriate VESA holes. That way the wall mount rested on the slats underneath the TV and I still had free access to the HDMI slots (and other plugs, since I actually use it as my regular TV when not gaming). Obviously this does make the whole build "thicker", but I'm also only using a 40" LED TV and it's not nearly as thick as the TV you're using.
Thanx! Now I know how to incorporate a screen into the custom game table I'm building! I'll customize the case so it can hang on the wall when not in use as a game surface! This is so simple and yet it never occurred to me until I watched you video! Great job guys. :)
I followed your instruction and build my TV case for D&D session! It's awsome!! Thanks!
Hi! I stumbled upon this build video as I rpg and boardgame! Surprised to realise that I funded your Elder Dice! Thanks! I'm also about 3 years behind you in getting ideas to products. Lots of ideas some basic prototypes but struggling. Your hint and tips are an inspiration. I'm a little older than you and life has a habit of interfering. But I to will be quitting in 4 months. I'm in the process of making (not a tiny house which I love watching) a workshop/studio so that I can unclutter and unpack all the things that are mothballed for my creative output. Just hope my old brain can grasp the modern concepts I need to push my ideas out to market. Thanks and good luck!
Absolutely fantastic! I've seen gaming tables with TVs in them for D&D for a long time but I have never seen anyone have animated maps with sounds, really top notch stuff here, well done!
great build and great video. I enjoyed the narration and explanation of how you designed it and put it together. I am going to be trying something like this as I was given 2 older flat screen tvs.
I've seen Lou mention on Twitter a couple of times the Dynamic Dungeon maps, so imagine my surprise that when I Google how to put a TV into a board gaming table, I get a video showing none other than the creation Lou's own personal implementation. Great video, clear instructions, exactly what I was looking for. Now I just need to figure out how to acquire all the tools I'll need...