Terrain can be an awesome and unique gift for any miniatures gamer or RPG enthusiast. Well crafted terrain helps populate your player’s table with 3D, interactable pieces of pure immersion, allowing them to elevate their game nights and introduce elements of storytelling and tactical decision making to their play.
But for those not in the hobby, this can be an intimidating task! With unique sizes, tons of industry jargon, and hundreds and hundreds of options available, it’s no wonder many people struggle and scratch their heads to find the perfect gift.
But don’t fret – that’s where your friends at Tabletop Terrain come in. Check out our handy Gift Guide to the 2024 Holiday Season and we’ll get you well on your way to gift that your favorite gamer won’t soon forget.
Why Trust Us?
But, first off, let’s chat a little about why you should trust us with your holiday gift giving.
Here at Tabletop Terrain, we pride ourselves on offering only the highest-quality pieces from modelers and designers we personally trust, in order to produce pieces we’d be proud to put on a personal tabletops. Organized and helmed by a team of trustworthy and innovative tabletop gamers, we work tirelessly to ensure each Tabletop Terrain piece is a model anyone will be proud to add to their collection.
But don’t just take our word for it! Feel free to browse our gallery of over 2,000 verified customer reviews (where we hold a current rating of 4.9 out of 5!).
Let customers speak for us
Great stuff! Always like their work. Alot of the rebar came off during shipping.
Excellent terrain. Easy to build.
Superb print, exactly what I was looking for.
The HPG, *cough, excuse me, the “interstellar beacon” supplied to us by Tabletop Terrain is indeed a first circuit, Class A, “interstellar beacon”. The print lines are very minimal, overall print quality is exceptional, and the design is nothing short of wonderful. Blessed Blake himself would be proud, and through this “interstellar beacon”, we shall utter his Word…
Great print. Arrived as described. Not a smooth print but with the texture of the rock it works just fine.
Connector parts needed sanding. Otherwise awesome.
Fast shipping, relatively reasonable pricing, and the best print quality I have ever received from an Etsy vendor. Very few layer markings and requires little to no sanding. 10/10, I will for sure be purchasing more from this vendor in the future.
I used this platform for my custom mod with a mod stronghold tower base and a custom TIE hangar and random extra parts…I think it turned out great…thank you Laramie @ Customer Service for the help!
Great product…amazing customer service
Great product…amazing customer service.
Excellent quality product. Makes organising and playing with TMB even easier.
There was a slight issue as two of the trays were not included in the original shipment but the vendor had already arranged to post them separately at no extra cost. Shipped from US to UK, not cheap but no extra import taxes. Well worth the money and would definitely recommend.
Fast shipping and the sculpts came out great. Super excited to paint these up for the table.
This was awesome to get. Worked great on the table!
Really helped build the mech fight city I had! Awesome product.
Perfect fight with one of my other buildings from here. Really helped with the city skyline.
What System Are You Shopping For?
Okay, first thing’s first! Let’s figure out what type of gamer you’re looking for. If you’re unsure, you could always do a little browsing (or just ask) and find the game. But it’s important to know just what games your intended recipient plays so that we can provide the right recommendations.
Some of this has to do with theme – for example, if your son plays Marvel Crisis Protocol, they’d want comic book inspired, modern terrain. A broken-down wild west outpost just won’t fit in quite right! Additionally, for some games the scale of the terrain is very important. Don’t worry too much about the technicalities here, just know that depending on the game system you’ll need terrain of a specific size for it to work correctly – we’ll get into that in our game specific recommendation below.
Ready To Go?
Okay, now that you know what system you’re looking for, we’ll break down some of our favorite pieces and provide a few options. First, we’ll talk about a nice gift that anyone playing those games will use. Then, we’ll sprinkle in a couple of stocking stuffer options – nice, low cost items that would be a great add-on. And finally, we’ll include a showstopper piece for each game – these are going to be the jaw-dropping additions that’ll recreate the feeling of opening that first Nintendo or BB gun in Christmases of yore!
In part one, we will focus on Dungeons & Dragons with a few recommendations for the roleplaying game enthusiast in your life!
The Gloomwood Eyrie Elven Building is a fantastical terrain piece that can easily fit into any D&D or RPG campaign traveling through the woods or dealing with elven-folk. This piece features a fully removable roof and floor, along with a functioning door, meaning you can even use this as a pice of dynamic terrain just in case combat breaks out and you need to roll initiative!
Painting the Gloomwood Eyrie offers an exciting treat, with a fun mix of natural elements in the bark and tree, the muted stone flooring and walls, and a chance to add pops of bright color to the table on the roof of the building.
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What adventure doesn’t need a spooky forest to go through? These gnarly trees can easily represent a sickly infected forest, an ancient, overgrown city, or a simple and friendly jaunt through the woods depending on how you paint them up.
As an added bonus, these trees work fantastically as thematic scatter terrain for miniatures systems as well! If you know someone who likes D&D and a game like Age of Sigmar or Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings, they can get twice the enjoyment out of this set.
Put your Gloomwood Eyrie gift over the top by including these as well – the additional trees can really help build out a board with the Gloomwood as the focal point.
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Want to really wow your friend or DM? Welcome the Old Lake Village – this complete dock set features a fantasy inspired village resting on planks above an active dock. The full set here includes six lake houses, 1 crane house, a long wooden dock, and two small boats.
Each building is fully functional, with room for a miniature inside, and articulating doors and removable roofs and floors.
This massive terrain piece promises to be an exciting and engaging painting project, and once finished, you’ll find a beautiful centerpiece for your next campaign. Set your players home base in a port city and return to this beautiful piece time and time again as you level up and explore the surrounding areas.
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Conclusion
Each of these selections is sure to light up your holiday season and provide your favorite RPGer with a piece they’ll enjoy painting, utilizing, and admiring year after year. Want to browse even more options? Check out our full Dungeons & Dragons Compatible Terrain collection and find awesome additions to your table!
And be sure to check out our Guide to Painting 3D Miniatures – this article will help get your terrain pieces to the next level, and contains plenty of tips to ensure you’re successful in your painting ventures!
