Towns & Taverns. 2 Modular Books of Battle Mats for Roleplay
Created by BattleMats
Attention Adventurers! Encounter 2 adaptive battle map books for tabletop roleplay which align to create 1 epic evolving urban map.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Free Maps if your game is moving online.
about 4 years ago
– Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 01:44:45 AM
This is a short update.
We know we are not the only ones whose weekly game has had to move online. In order to help make sure all adventurers have some digital resources to help adventures go digital we have created a Free bundle of digital maps on DriveThruRPG.
Some of these you may already have, some are new. All are suitable for VTT use.
Focus on the Little Book of Battle Mats - Towns & Taverns Edition
about 4 years ago
– Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 03:01:32 AM
Thank you again so much for all your support and comments! We're beyond thrilled with how this project is progressing.
We wanted to take a closer look at the Little Book of Battle Mats - Towns & Taverns Edition. This is the second book in our Little Book range (joining 2019's Dungeon edition) and is designed not only as a companion book for Towns & Taverns but also as a stand alone map book.
So you can adventure "on the go" with this little map book that fits in your pocket and even the tightest of table spaces. Suddenly bars, alleyways, cellars and even boats can appear exactly where you need them!
Here are the planned pages:
Planned Pages for the Little Book
The Little Book of Battle Mats - Towns & Taverns Edition - has a page to compliment every spread in Towns & Taverns. It can extend the maps, bridge between 2 books or simply allow extra rooms or alleyways to appear when and where you need them.
The Little Book of Battle Mats - Towns & Taverns Edition - is included in the 'Towns & Taverns PLUS' and the 'Twice the Towns & Taverns' pledge levels. It will also be available as an optional purchase in the pledge manager after the campaign has ended (for £9).
The Pledge Manager (BackerKit) is where you will be asked to confirm your address details, confirm or change your pledge level and it's where you can add optional purchases onto your pledge order. It is also where we will charge shipping.
As always any questions or anything else you want to see please reach out!
Tam & Matt
Loke BattleMats
A footnote from us - We know there is a lot going on at the moment and this makes the level of support even more humbling.
It feels a little strange to update you all on how we are affected by this virus but here we go. Both Matt & Myself work from home so there will be no delay in the design phase and getting files to our printers.
China is now past the peak and our factory is operating at full capacity. We have orders just shipped and currently printing so we know everything is moving as normal and we have allowed extra time in our schedule for printing as a precaution.
We plan to fulfill this Kickstarter in December when we expect Europe & US to be past the peak of disruption & restrictions (in the UK we are currently told the peak will be around the summer).
We plan to rush out the digital content as soon as we can to enable you to adventure online with these maps.
Probably most importantly we wish you all good health during these challenging times.
Just over a week to go!
about 4 years ago
– Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 03:09:04 AM
Current Stretch Goal
We have 9 days left in the campaign, with the current stretch goal adding an extra option when it comes to the Decal packs, this will give the choice of the existing 'Town Trimmings' decal pack or the new 'Magic Effects' decal pack.
We've got some ideas for future stretch goals if the campaign gets beyond this one, so please keep sharing our project, with your help we can get more people on board and unlock more stretch goals! We now have over 4000 backers so together we have a lot of reach!
A Dystopian Future...
While Towns & Taverns moves in to it's last week on Kickstarter and we work on getting the current and any future stretch goals in the bag, we've also been sharing the first proper look at our new CyberPunk books, and as there have been a couple of questions in the comments, I thought I'd share some details here.
These will be available as optional buys in the pledge manager and are generally available to pre-order from ourselves, your FLGS or favourite online retailer. With the retail launch expected after Easter.
Both Big (A4) and Giant (A3) sizes will be available
Well Tam is at AireCon while I hold the fort, so if you happen to be at the con, feel free to go say hi, I believe she has one of the Towns & taverns prototypes with her.
All set up before the show
Matt & Tam
Loke BattleMats
All Social Stretch Goals Unlocked
about 4 years ago
– Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 11:52:01 PM
Please keep sharing our project, with your help we can get more people on board and unlock more stretch goals! We now have over 4000 backers so together we have a lot of reach!
Here's the news we have been waiting for. We have now achieved ALL our social media stretch goals!
We have now added 10 extra pages to the adventure module, AND we will be adding a random encounter generator into the digital package for you!
As a reminder our Digital pledge level, which is also included in all the physical book pledge levels, will be all the map tiles from Towns & Taverns AND The Little Book - Towns & Taverns AND all the stickers as tokens. This means it will comprise of 80 12x12 map tiles, 40 6x6 map tiles and 150-200 tokens.
And a PDF adventure module (designed as a one shot in the pages of Towns & Taverns).
A very early page layout draft with 2 pages detailing the 'Outsiders Inn'
And a town based random encounter generator document. This is an example of what the generator book for the Dungeon came out like, you can expect something similar for Towns & taverns.
This is from the generator book produced for the Dungeon Kickstarter.
So you adventure can be online or on your table and these handy tools will allow you to run through a one shot adventure using our maps, and roll up a random adventure in moments.
So really all you have to do is roll initiative :-)
Matt & Tam
Loke BattleMats
£150k is hit! We will now include a free Reusable Sticker pack with every book set!
about 4 years ago
– Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 12:43:41 AM
Thank you all so much! We have now hit our £150k Stretch goal and now EVERY Towns & Taverns set will include a free pack of reusable stickers! So that's one free pack in with the 'Towns & Taverns' and 'Towns & Tavern PLUS' pledge levels and TWO free packs in the 'Twice the Towns & Taverns' Pledge level. Happy Days!
Currently we have one sticker set - Town Trimmings so as we stand everyone gets a free pack of Town Trimmings with every book set.
This is the point (well it was £175k at the last KS but we're here a little early!) where The Dungeon Kickstarter finished, so currently Towns & Taverns is the same format, page count and has a sticker pack included.
Which brings me our next stretch goal.
£200k Unlocks Magical Effects reusable stickers as an option!
Everyone will now be able to choose which pack they would like included as their free pack! This choice will be made available in the pledge manager (BackerKit) after the Kickstarter.
So as every Towns & Taverns set will include a free pack of stickers, so that's one free pack in with the 'Towns & Taverns' and 'Towns & Tavern PLUS' pledge levels and TWO free packs in the 'Twice the Towns & Taverns' Pledge level, you will be able to choose which pack(s) are included. If you want more sticker packs you will be able to add on extras in the pledge manager once the Kickstarter has ended.
So this update is a good moment to not only introduce our next stretch goal but also to take a look at our stickers!
Firstly we are using the term "stickers" these are actually static clings which are reusable as many times as your adventures require! They work on any laminated surface and allow you to add features and set the scene on maps ahead of games, or adjust the map in seconds.
Town Trimmings
This pack will include roofs, stairs, balconies, doors, furniture, street furniture and much more! Customise Towns & Taverns in moments! Shops where you need them, a comfy sofa for a quick rest or a herbalist just when supplies were low, the choice is yours!
Here we've used roofs, stairs, an entrance and a balcony to change a page of the Lanes design. Please note that these are very much work in progress so the exact images are not final yet.
Magic Effects
Remember once we hit £200k we unlock the Magic Effect pack. This means you will be able to choose which pack you would like included free with each book set.
Magic effects is a super fun pack! Heat things up a little or unleash a mysterious fog. Knives suddenly flying? We've got you covered. And hey, do those missiles look magic to you?
We're not 100% finished on the sticker pack designs as we have seen so many ideas in the comments we wanted to go back in and redo some of them :-)
As always please keep sharing this Kickstarter. I can't tell you just how many people find out about us on Facebook and we want to keep hitting stretch goals!
We're also very close to the last social goal, with just another 12 Twitter followers to go!
See you in the comments and please reach out if you've got any questions!
