Introducing Terrain to your RPG: Dungeons & Lasers — Wayland Games Blog

Role-playing games are often enhanced by the use of terrain and scenery, used to create immersive environments for tabletop gameplay. These components can include miniature models representing various elements, such as player characters, dungeons, castles, forests, and cities, as well as terrain tiles, props, and scenery pieces. They provide a tangible and visually stimulating backdrop for storytelling, combat encounters, and exploration in Dungeons & Dragons campaigns.

A range of companies and creators create these kits, and today, we’re turning the spotlight on Archon Studios! The company behind Dungeons & Lasers, Archon Studios has been making popular terrain and miniature kits since 2019.

What is Dungeons & Lasers?

Dungeons & Lasers is a type of tabletop gaming terrain developed by Archon Studios specifically designed for use in tabletop role-playing games. The creators are dedicated to creating amazing games and miniatures, challenging themselves with more complex and detailed designs with every project.

Community is the lifeblood of Archon and they regularly receive funds directly from fans through crowdsource funding. Project after project, they create models in high-quality plastic and resin, making them worth painting and assembling.

Why Use Archon Studios?

While Archon Studios are one of many companies producing TTRPG terrain, they offer several unique features that can make them stand out from the rest:

Innovative Design: Dungeons & Lasers terrain often features intricate and highly detailed designs that add depth and realism to tabletop gaming environments, with their dungeon tiles showing cracked stone bricks, blocked passages, and even sewer grates. This doesn’t hinder gameplay in any way; the terrain has been created in 28mm scale with 30mm visible grids hidden within the designs - it will work with every tabletop game.

Modularity: Dungeons & Lasers is one of the very few terrain systems on the market that offer a comfortable clip & play experience. Thanks to the push-fit system, you can quickly assemble and change the setup of your rooms in a matter of minutes, no glue needed. This flexibility enhances repeated play and creativity while role-playing.

Durability: Made from laser-cut durable materials such as plastic or resin, Dungeons & Lasers terrain is built to withstand the rigours of regular use, ensuring longevity and value for gamers.

Wide Range of Options: Dungeons & Lasers offers a wide range of terrain sets, including dungeons, castles, forests, and more, providing gamers with plenty of choices to suit their preferences and gaming needs. Terrain sets come in both painted and unpainted versions to suit any level of hobbyist.

Ultimately, whether Dungeons & Lasers is the best terrain for you depends on your individual preferences and priorities as a tabletop gamer. It's always a good idea to research and compare different terrains to find the one that best aligns with your gaming style and budget.

Terrain and Scenery

**Cursed Cathedral** is a popular room terrain set from Dungeons & Lasers. Once a beautiful cathedral people loved to visit, it was abandoned and left to decay due to a curse.
The modular design can be built quickly and rearranged to suit any gameplay needs. The sculpting is high quality and captures an air of majestic architecture in durable plastic. In a unique feature for terrain kits, the walls are double-sided, meaning the beautifully crafted arches can be viewed from both sides.

The newest kit from Archon Studios is the **Dwarven Mine PrismaCast**. Descend into a Dwarven mine, a forgotten and mysterious place once filled with the sounds of hammers and laughter. Now, people say it's abandoned... or is it?
With a few plastic clicks, turn a map into a real dungeon on the gaming table. The walls are half-height for better visibility when miniature gaming, and the doors are all functional! This kit comes fully pre-painted with Prisma Cast™ technology.

Dragons

Dungeons & Lasers offers a variety of dragon miniatures designed to add excitement and challenge to tabletop gaming sessions. These dragon miniatures come in various sizes, styles, and poses, allowing players to choose the perfect dragon for their adventure.

"This war has changed everything. It has brought dishonourable actions, purges, chaos. People have started using the power of the Forgotten Gods. That's why Origon the Denouncer has been summoned. The legendary dragon needs to intervene to prevent bloodshed and disruption of magic. You can be sure, my friend, that Origon will succeed... one way or another."
**Origon the Denouncer** is an impressive Miniature to terrorise your adventuring party. Standing at over 127mm tall and on a 50mm base, this dragon will make for a session your party won't forget.

“Ghost Dragon kept the whole Woodhaven up at night for the last couple of weeks. All the huntsmen, town guards, and dragon slayers have been wondering what's the best way to chase the creature away. An old sage from a distant land claimed that a regular sword or magic could not fight this dragon. Ghost Dragon must unite with the rest of the spiritual world of this town. Only then Woodhaven will know peace.”
**Ghost Dragon** towers over miniatures at 152mm tall on a 50mm base. The clear plastic model poses a satisfying challenge to painters ready to terrify their players!

Miniatures

Dungeons & Lasers also produce a range of miniatures and customisation bits for campaigns in different settings. The Sci-Fi Customisation Bits and Fantasy Customization Bits sets have a variety of scenery dressing that can be combined with different terrain kits, with items such as computers, security cameras, mines, supply crates, chests, stocks, weapons racks, switches and much more!