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Dungeon Decor

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File:Detail of isntructions for Dungeion Decor tiles.jpg
Original instructions for folding tiles to make 3-dimensional terrain

Dungeon Decor is a supplement for fantasy role-playing games published by Falchion Products.

Description[edit]

File:Terrain tile from Dungeon Decor 1977.jpg
Single terrain tile before folding, showing floor surface (upper lined area) and wall surface (lower textured area)

With the rise of fantasy role-playing games in the mid-1970s, game historian Marco Arnaudo noted the importance of "the introduction of modular, variable play areas" and that "several publishers started releasing accessories that could be used to enhance the physical space of games." Arnaudo mentioned the development of several three-dimensional accessories, including Dungeon Decor.[1]

Each tile of Dungeon Decor was designed to be folded at a right angle so that it formed an "L"-shape. The part of the tile still on the table became the floor surface, and the part of the tile turned upwards became a wall. By placing several of these tiles in combination, entire rooms and corridors could be visualized.[2] Lines on the floor were scaled for 25 mm miniatures.[2]

Each set of Dungeon Decor came packaged as four flat sheets of terrain tiles, and cost $2.50.[3]

A copy of Dungeon Decor has been retained in the "Edwin and Terry Murray Collection of Role-Playing Games, 1972-2017" housed in the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.[4]

Reception[edit]

Don Turnbull reviewed Dungeon Decor for White Dwarf #6, and stated that "If you want this type of material at all and don't want to spend time making it yourself, Dungeon Decor is not a bad pack to get."[2]

References[edit]

  1. Arnaudo, Marco (2018). Storytelling in the Modern Board Game: Narrative Trends from the Late 1960s to Today. McFarland. p. 82. ISBN 9781476669519. Search this book on
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Turnbull, Don (April–May 1978). "Open Box". White Dwarf. Games Workshop (Issue 6): 13–14.CS1 maint: Date format (link)
  3. Lipton, Robert Bryan (1976-09-11). "Toka the Town". The Maxamaxu Gazette. No. 55.
  4. "Guide to the Edwin and Terry Murray Collection of Role-Playing Games, 1972-2017". library.duke.edu. Duke University. September 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-09.


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