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

Players often use terrain and scenery to enhance role-playing games and create immersive environments for tabletop gameplay. These types of accessories can include miniature models representing various elements, such as player characters. Plus, miniature terrain can replicate dungeons, castles, forests, and cities. They provide a tangible and visually stimulating backdrop for storytelling, combat encounters, and exploration in Dungeons & Dragons campaigns.

Many companies and creators create these kits, and today, we’re spotlighting Archon Studios! The company behind Dungeons & Lasers, Archon Studios, has made popular terrain and miniature kits since 2019.

What is Dungeons & Lasers?

Dungeons & Lasers is a range of RPG accessories, including terrain, miniatures and props, developed by Archon Studios. The designers specifically created it for use in tabletop role-playing games, including Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition. Currently, they sell a wide range of products, from sci-fi terrain to dragon miniatures.

Through crowdsourcing funding, Archon regularly receives funds directly from fans. Project after project, Archon creates models in high-quality plastic and resin.

Why Use Archon Studios?

Archon Studios is one of many companies producing TTRPG terrain. However, they offer several unique features that can make them stand out from the rest. Features include:

Innovative Design: Dungeons & Lasers terrain often features intricate and highly detailed designs that add depth and realism to tabletop gaming environments. For example, their dungeon tiles show cracked stone bricks, blocked passages, and even sewer grates. The terrain is 28mm scale with 30mm visible grids hidden within the designs - perfect for various tabletop games.
Modularity: Dungeons & Lasers is one of the 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. 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. This ensures longevity and value for gamers.
Wide Range of Options: Dungeons & Lasers offers various terrain sets, including dungeons, castles, forests, and more. This gives gamers 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. Researching and comparing different terrains helps you find the one that best aligns with your gaming style and budget.

Terrain and Scenery

Regarding D&D terrain, Dungeons & Lasers set a new standard. Their modular terrain system offers a range of highly detailed, themed environments, perfect for building immersive settings.

The terrain is fully customisable, allowing you to snap pieces together in countless configurations. Each set has detailed textures and accessories. The kits include torches, barrels, and treasure chests - all adding depth and realism to your game. With Dungeons & Lasers terrain, your tabletop becomes a portal to another world, whether fantasy or sci-fi.

Get Started With Dungeons & Lasers Terrain

Dungeons & Lasers' Starter Sets are fantastic entry points for anyone wanting to enhance their RPGs.

Sci-Fi Starter Set: This is a great set for futuristic adventures. This set features modular walls, floors, and decorative elements that allow the customisation of environments like starships or alien outposts. Its detailed design helps bring a high-tech, immersive feel to your sci-fi campaigns
Fantasy Starter Set: Tailored for classic fantasy settings, this kit includes versatile modular pieces to construct dungeons, castles, or medieval interiors. From rugged stone walls to ornate details, this set elevates the atmosphere of any sword-and-sorcery tale

Both sets ensure easy assembly and adaptation. They offer limitless configurations to suit various storytelling needs. Consequently, they are highly recommended for game masters looking to add depth and visual engagement to their sessions.

PrismaCast

PrismaCast is a revolutionary technology developed by Archon Studio to address the growing need for affordable, high-quality, pre-painted RPG terrain. This innovative manufacturing method ensures detailed and durable designs while maintaining cost-effectiveness, making tabletop role-playing games more accessible. These pre-painted pieces are perfect for enhancing your gaming sessions without requiring additional painting or assembly skills.

Spotlight Items

**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.

Large Miniatures - 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 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** stands 152mm tall on a 50mm base, towering over other miniatures. 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 designs. You can combine these scenery bits with different terrain kits. These kits include various items such as computers, supply crates, chests, stocks, weapons racks, switches and much more!