Get yourself a large piece of graph/hex paper, cover it with Clear Contact Paper (translucent, vinyl shelf liner), front and back, to waterproof it. When you see that one of the pens you have tends to set-in too fast, wipe it off sooner and/or just stop using it. A fellow DM has the Chessex Role Playing Mat 4 Pack (overhead projection water based markers) and they work very well too. I also wonder if it would help to unroll it for a couple hours before you game and then roll it up to travel and then unroll it again as soon as you get to your destination. All you have to do once you have your grid sheet and the poster frame is slide the sheet into the frame.

Drew a 2 cm grid (I use 2 cm because that's roughly how big my tokens are- I use small white-blue-red poker chips) on it with permanent marker, preferably a different color from the whiteboard marker to be used later. You are never required to use this blog's links to purchase anything, but your support is appreciated. Because these Battlemats are made of vinyl, Chessex considers them stain resistant (“spills wipe away easily”).Sometimes during a campaign, if i'm using a laminated map, i'll lay it on the chessex map before rolling. If you’re going to get something you can draw and erase on, you might want to bite the bullet and get 2-3. PERFECT TO USE WITH A HUGE VARIETY OF GAMES - All battle grid mats are great for wargaming and popular fantasy roleplaying games such as Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer, Pathfinder, X Wing, and other tabletop and multiplayer miniatures games. I'm not so excited about experimenting with my Chessex mats with adhesive-backed permanent bonding and hoping it works out, though. I was worried about a rolled up tube of vinyl getting damaged in the mail, but my worries where for not.

Boxed items are listed as "code/code" where the first code represents the box, and the second code describes the contents. While the sheets are only one use, it could work well when players are going to revisit areas repeatedly and again let’s you have the locations prepped ahead of time ( saving a good bit of time at the table and letting the GM be a little more created and detailed by advance planning). ANYONE CAN BE A GAMES MASTER OR DM – Whether you are just starting out or are an experienced player this game mat will last you for many a year to come. Test them out on a corner and let the ibk stay for a couple days and then try and erase and see how it goes.

Do not try and roll it up nice and tight like you would normal paper to protect it, you'll be doing it a disservice. If there's some set-in still left it's USUALLY okay and will wash out eventually IME with regular use and regular wiping down, just don't leave the initial pen marks to set.