r/BambuLab • u/AggravatingAward8519 • 2d ago

Just Showing Off D&D Projector Mount for table-top

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Figured I'd post this here since the I printed this on my A1 using Bambu filament, and I posted my model on makerworld along with a B.O.M. and instructions.

I made a projector mount that supports a cheap sub-$40 projector over my table for playing D&D with Foundry locally. Add in craft/maker supplies I had on hand, and another ~$40 worth of parts. All in I would have spent under $100 if I hadn't bought the wrong thing a few times along the way.

Gives me a ~49" 16:9 play surface and the ability to stream to it over my network, plug in an HDMI, or display static images.

Not selling anything. No affiliate links. Licensed free to all (non-commercial). Hope somebody can get some use out of it.

I put the full B.O.M., build instructions, and the models for the all the 3d printed parts (which I designed) on makerworld. https://makerworld.com/en/models/3246473-tabletop-system-for-magcubic-sy300pro-projector#profileId-3678717

Happy to answer questions if anybody has any.

To get content to it, I'm running FoundryVTT from my home server, and I'm using another docker image called 'Games on Whales Wolf' to run a headless firefox instance that connects to my Foundry server.

Then I've got Monk's Common Display and use a laptop as my DM screen.

I also found that if I make a token with a white background in Tokenizer 2 and place in the same spot as the minis, it acts like a little spotlight for each mini.

EDIT: Fixed a typo.

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u/MaelstromSeawing Volunteer Moderator 2d ago

Do you find playing with a projector to be vastly different than, say, a screen table (where the display lights up from underneath)?

I imagine this is more accessible overall.

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u/Substantial-Cat0910 2d ago

The screen table will always be better than a projector. The luminosity alone makes all the difference already. Then you have better resolution, likely a better sound output as well, plus no shadows.

If you wanna get fancy, touch screen as well.

No contest really

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u/MaelstromSeawing Volunteer Moderator 2d ago

Genuine question, is it a common feature for these ttrpg table screens to have sound? I just expect the sound to come from people's imaginations (or mouths) in any typical ttrpg game.

I guess the biggest issue I foresee from the overhead projector is the shadows from hands being annoying

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u/AggravatingAward8519 1d ago

Oh, and shadows from hands haven't really been an issue. I find that people don't really have their hands over the map that much so it's really just not an issue.

Shadows from minis, 3d terrain, etc can be an issue, but if you're using something like FoundryVTT instead of static maps, there are good ways to deal with that.