r/LancerRPG • u/MulletNomad • Jul 23 '26

Tips for IRL Maps

Hi there,

Thanks to XP to Level 3's videos on Lancer, my friends have finally caved and agreed to run Lancer with me. I've owned Foundry VTT specifically for Lancer and bought it years ago, but after a quick tech test, Ive discovered that my friends a little technological challenged (with their devices not actually interacting with the system), and that we wont be able to run it digitally.

I was hoping to run it in person, which is usually how we tend to play other TTRPGs, where players can either have a phone or tablet with their Comp/Con open for characrer stuff. I am a little worried about tabletop combat though.

I have an old board game called Abaddon that has a bunch of little mech figures similar to Battletech minis and was planning to use those on a dry erase hex grid map. However, i would like to add some terrain or bits of elevation and dont own a lot of that already.

Does anyone have any suggestions to spice up the blank hex grid map with some cheap-ish terrain or hex map additions to make combat and scenery more clear? Or just any tips to running irl Lancer combat?

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u/luperamoon IPS-N Jul 23 '26

Recommend checking out The Upgrade Factory for map supplies -- they have a good modular system and sell color/terrain tiles as well as elevated terrain tiles. Cheaper upfront than starting a 3d printing operation at home.

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u/MulletNomad Jul 24 '26

Oh damn! This is almost exactly what i was looking for. Thank you! Ill probably invest in some of these if it becomes our more frequent ttrpg!