{"id":1905,"date":"2018-09-11T21:25:03","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T01:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/?p=1905"},"modified":"2018-09-12T04:07:41","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T08:07:41","slug":"tabletop-tokens-camping-set-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/2018\/09\/11\/tabletop-tokens-camping-set-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Tabletop Tokens Camping Set Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I saw several Game Masters on Twitter share this product so I decided to give it a try. Before I get into my review, let me share some a couple of those tweets so you can see the fun usage they&#8217;ve gotten out of these tokens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geektankgames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@geektankgames<\/a> putting my tokens to good use in our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/starwarsforceofdestiny?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#starwarsforceofdestiny<\/a> game. Could you do some sci-fi themed sets? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V2vhSUbHVp\">pic.twitter.com\/V2vhSUbHVp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Steve Venes (@thefalcon25) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thefalcon25\/status\/1038655789060251648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tonight at my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DnD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DnD<\/a> table, the PCs faced off against a dozen worgs while traveling with a caravan to Yartar. Featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wizkidsgames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wizkidsgames<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArcknightGames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ArcknightGames<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geektankgames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@geektankgames<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K7aAwZM4nH\">pic.twitter.com\/K7aAwZM4nH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Brendan Townsend (@BrendanTownsend) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrendanTownsend\/status\/1032447242790219777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alright! So you can see that the above Game Masters made great use of this product. Now on to my review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4160\" height=\"2340\" src=\"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokensCampground_SpreadOut.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokensCampground_SpreadOut.jpg 4160w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokensCampground_SpreadOut-595x335.jpg 595w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokensCampground_SpreadOut-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokensCampground_SpreadOut-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokensCampground_SpreadOut-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4160px) 100vw, 4160px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I decided to order the camping set because wilderness adventures have ended up looking rather boring. I liked the illustrations\u00a0 but would have preferred more foliage.\u00a0 I know, I know it&#8217;s the camping set not the forest set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4160\" height=\"2340\" src=\"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Thinness.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Thinness.jpg 4160w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Thinness-595x335.jpg 595w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Thinness-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Thinness-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Thinness-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4160px) 100vw, 4160px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The material is a thin rigid matte plastic. I&#8217;d expected something thicker and with a bit more give but this works. The tokens are printed on both sides with the same illustration. This is a nice touch but it did seem like a missed opportunity to increase variety by having slightly different illustrations on each side.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4160\" height=\"2340\" src=\"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Example.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Example.jpg 4160w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Example-595x335.jpg 595w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Example-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Example-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Example-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4160px) 100vw, 4160px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The tokens really bring some life to the mat without obscuring visibility. The matte finish was a great call &#8211; the glare from a glossy finish would have obscured the details. As seen in the tweets above, the tokens look great with some simple marker drawings and I&#8217;m looking forward to playing with that in session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My table can get pretty rough &#8211; this is why I <a href=\"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/2016\/12\/05\/the-dip-method\/\">dip every miniature in polyurethane<\/a> &#8211; so I decided to test out the durability of the material.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4160\" height=\"2340\" src=\"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Bent.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Bent.jpg 4160w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Bent-595x335.jpg 595w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Bent-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Bent-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_Bent-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4160px) 100vw, 4160px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yeah. It looks like once bent it will remain bent out of shape forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4160\" height=\"2340\" src=\"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_RoughedUp.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_RoughedUp.jpg 4160w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_RoughedUp-595x335.jpg 595w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_RoughedUp-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_RoughedUp-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TabletopTokens_RoughedUp-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4160px) 100vw, 4160px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It also got out of shape when &#8220;roughed up&#8221; a bit.\u00a0 This is going to be a challenge for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Verdict<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These tokens are a great idea and &#8211; relatively &#8211; inexpensive compared to most terrain options. The illustrations are fun and they add a lot visually to a mat. The material is a bit of a letdown\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 these going to get roughed up at my table and they won&#8217;t simply fall back into shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;d definitely recommend these but, to be honest, I&#8217;m now tempted to see how printing some online play terrain packs on cardstock and sealing them with matte lamination compares.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I saw several Game Masters on Twitter share this product so I decided to give it a try. Before I get into my review, let me share some a couple of those tweets so you can see the fun usage they&#8217;ve gotten out of these tokens. Alright! 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