Ben believes a kill on the battle map needs to be celebrated and properly noted. Sure, you could just tip your mini over and crudely call it a dead body but where’s the proper bliss and recognition in that? You own that square – now show it!
Dragonfire Laser Crafts makes the perfect corpse marker. Their death symbol is part of their RPTiles series and more specifically, comes in their Crypt Tiles set. Ben got sneaky though and was able to purchase an extra clump of singles out of their “bit box” by visiting their booth at GenCon earlier this year.
To mix it up, we also use the coffin marker (also part of the Crypt Tile set) to symbolize the bigger kills on the board. After all, those bosses or especially pesky monsters earned the right to have a fancier tombstone.
The Dragonfire corpse tile also allows for easy stacking of multiple bodies. This function is key as our game group’s house rule says two or more bodies in the same space makes it difficult terrain.
Great stuff, fellow gamers…and remember, it’s the little accessory touches that ultimately set your game board apart from the others
December 20th, 2009 at 9:11 am
what are the rules regarding the “dead” tiles. if an opponent dies, a tile is placed. can someone else occupy that square? if two square then it’s difficult terrain, but can a third opponent occupy that square?
i’m gonna have to try those tiles at my next session. thanks!
December 30th, 2009 at 1:01 am
Good q…we use a house rule in that two or more dead baddies equals different terrain. You see we feel you need multiple body parts to make that square slow ya down:)