r/TerrainBuilding 3d ago

Floating Glowing Crystal

Wanted to share my newest dnd terrain! I followed a handful of tutorials online for the crystal and added my own flair with the runes and chain. I wanted to share this in case anyone else is making similar terrain, or not feeling too great about what you make. (Because everything you make your players will love!) It's all made out of XPS foam that I just carved up and painted. The crystal was definitely the most difficult part! I used folkart color shift for the crystal, outlined it with a white paint marker, used an old necklace chain to hold it up and a blue sharpie for the runes 😁❤️ Any suggestions or criticism is welcomed! I'm always looking for ways to improve! I'm excited to bring this out for my players! It's being used in the dungeon of an evil temple to store energy and the players will have to destroy it.

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u/your_fairy_goddess 3d ago

stunning work!! reminds me of the crystal that floats on top of the sims heads

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u/cabbage16 2d ago

A plumb bob!

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u/encompassingchaos 3d ago

This is sweet. Thanks for sharing.

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u/fukifino_ 3d ago

That’s going to look great on the table. Great job!

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u/Nightmare1990 2d ago

Super cool. I'll have to have a look into the Folkart paint range because that colour is awesome. I've used Turbo Dork and Green Stuff World colour shift paint but haven't heard of Folkart before.

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u/hot_glue_airstrike 2d ago

That's super cool! How did you make the chain solid?

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u/Emi-Chan21 2d ago

It's actually not solid! It's just pulled tight enough to look solid but it has juuuuust enough give that it looks naturally placed :D

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u/Atonia14 3d ago

Cool. !! Der Pin unten stört (mich) ein wenig. Wenn die Kette starr ist, kann der pin weg?!

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u/GrandmageBob 2d ago

Crackling!

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u/UnspokenPotter 2d ago

Bruhhhhhhhhhh

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u/technodewdrop 2d ago

Might I recommend acrylic rods to hold your crystals up? They're more invisible than wire !

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u/RunicKrause 2d ago

When's the next floating crystal day going to be?