Best chart tablets according to redditors

We found 26 Reddit comments discussing the best chart tablets. We ranked the 9 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.

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Top Reddit comments about Chart Tablets:

u/MacabreMelon · 5 pointsr/DMAcademy

Paper options:

Gaming Paper has a lot of good options that are pretty affordable. I prefer their rolls that look like wrapping paper but they also have tiles, though I've never used them.

Easel Pads are more expensive but might fit your needs.

Other options:

Chessex Battlemaps are great. The maps are made of vinyl so they're portable. I bring one to game nights with water-soluble markers.

If you don't mind a project and don't plan on transporting your surface, dry erase wall paneling can be wonderful. If you trust yourself with a straight-edge and a box cutter, you can carve a 1 inch grid on the surface. I did this once before and it worked fine; I stored the board behind the couch and set it atop the coffee table for games.

u/TheMasterShizzle · 3 pointsr/DnD

For me, if I'm a player... I HAVE to have my character sheet printed out on actual paper. I've tried lots of electronic substitutes, but part of me just feels "off" if I don't have a paper sheet and a writing stick of some kind when I play.

As a DM, I've actually cut back quite a bit in the last year or so. But the one thing I could never lose are my maps. Not necessarily for anything that I do in-game, either; I just love me some big ol' battle maps. Whether I print stuff onto sheets and splice them together or I just draw them myself the night before, I think I've made a physical map for every dungeon in the last campaign I ran.

I mostly use an easel pad of 1-inch grid paper, which is nice and thick and just about the perfect size for one night's worth of dungeon: https://www.amazon.com/Pacon-PAC3372-Anchor-Length-Sheets/dp/B00LK1DK3W

u/forgottenduck · 3 pointsr/DnD

I make use of the Chessex Wet-Erase battlemat (comes in 2 sizes and is reversible for hexes vs squares) which works well for my games.

Alternatively you can buy some large 1" grid paper. Which is great if you want to do prep work for your dungeon and draw out nice looking maps ahead of time. Typically this allows you to have more detailed maps because you're not under the pressure of doing it at the table before combat starts. I want to start doing this more often, but even more so I want to get some props and do more elaborate battle sets.

u/SergeantIndie · 3 pointsr/DnD

Thats nice, but a chessex battlemap is durable and amazing. Not even that expensive. They last years and are well worth the investment. Mine is 10 years old and I'm pretty sure I'll get another decade out of it at least.

If you want to premap out rooms ahead of time instead of drawing on the spot? Get something like this. It's 50 sheets of 24x37, that's a lot of rooms/hallways/buildings to map out. If you do a lot of DMing then they even come in a 4 pack.

Think that is overpriced? Get a roll. The grid isn't exactly an inch, but it's close enough. We're gaming, not trying to land on the moon. It's 34" by 200 feet. That's enough for entire campaigns.

Is 200 feet too much investment for you? 8 bucks gets you 12 feet, that's twice the length of typical wrapping paper (I seem to find 6 feet the norm). Hell, they threw the word "gaming" into the name and seem to have forgotten the 200% price mark up that normally accompanies the term.

Wrapping paper has to be the single most ridiculous way to do D&D. They don't all have grids, and the price is not great. Maybe if it goes on some sort of supersale and you can ensure that it has grids on the other side, go for it, but there's just better sources of grids available out there.

u/ryschwith · 2 pointsr/DnD

These have been invaluable to me. I draw the significant maps out during prep and can just pull them out when needed.

u/SilvoK · 2 pointsr/DnD

$20 map making
Map - draw them yourselves on graph paper

https://www.amazon.com/School-Smart-Grid-Chart-Tablet/dp/B003U6KWAY

Get pencil crayons from the dollar store. For color, use the black to deepen outlines.

Roll them up with an elastic or two for storage.

Tilesets are very limited for the cost and premade maps tend to focus on dungeons.

$80 miniatures or tokens.

Tokens for monster n enemies with pcs being minis is a cheaper way to start.

Token sets are not my thing, but you can find some on ebay or usually with starting box sets.

As for minis my average price is $5 a mini. With 2-3 being a good price (CAD) some stores have buck a mini bins where you can get peoples old minis or armies for cheeper.

Bones minis fall into that grouping

http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Bones

Some of games workshop troops fall into that as well

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-CA/Goblin-Warriors

Even board games can sometimes have have decent cost per units.

https://www.amazon.com/Wizards-Coast-Dungeons-Dragons-Ashardalon/dp/0786955708/ref=pd_aw_fbt_21_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=W96KFH6R06XCE19JE79S

And the dnd HD collection by wizkids (unpainted) though a bit small are around 2 minis for $6.

As for paint, if your worried about cost you can go to your local dollar store and get acrylic painta for $1 each. Water them down and layer them when painting for best use.

To better keep the paintjob if you want a primer will do the trick. Or fuck it for your first batch. And use all purpose cleaner to rip the paint off them later.

Protip if your going in the more expensive direction or future use. A black primer hides your mistakes a white lets colors show. Use both to create shadows n color pops.

----- so now we're 100 in and have our minis where do we store the 30ish guys we got?

Usually on a shelf. You cannput them in a display case or cabnet if you have one but shoving them in a box for the time being wont hurt much.

u/MrFunsocks1 · 2 pointsr/DMAcademy

My DMing system:

Step 1) Download GIMP (free)

Step 2) Make a grid of 1-inch circles that you can print out with pictures in them (I can send you the file I use)

Step 3) Buy one of these 1-inch hole punches (or use scissors), super glue, and 1-inch washers (grand total of maybe 15-30 bucks?)

Step 4) Print out tokens, cut them out, and superglue them to washers. You can also add numbers, and make the tokens double sided for a "bloodied" condition for monsters. Works out to like 5 cents per token, and a bit of time.

Step 5) Buy one of these pads of grid paper. Can shop around for a good price, can draw multiple maps on one sheet if they're small, use pencil so you can get multiple uses out of it, or just play on a grid. Also lets you draw on the fly, or take a piece of paper and pre-prepare a map before the session.

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Total cost should be less than 50$ for months of play. You can also buy different sized washers for small, large, or huge tokens, and they make hex grid paper as well. For fancy tokens (I do it for players and recurring NPCs) you can print on high quality photo paper, or laminate the page before cutting, or just put packing tape over the token.

u/nosreiphaik · 2 pointsr/DnD

If I'm pretty sure a combat is going to happen, I draw out a map of the anticipated environment in advance on chart paper. If the PCs start a combat somewhere I'm not prepared for, I draw it on the fly on the erasable battlemat. If it's not a combat situation, if initiative has not been rolled, I do not use a grid at all. If you put your players on a grid, they will assume you want them to fight their way out. Until they some shit is started, I stay in the realm of imagination to keep their minds open to other possibilities.

u/MmmVomit · 1 pointr/rpg
  1. Most battle mats and minis are not official WotC products, and they can get quite expensive. I do not recommend spending money on elaborate set pieces if you're just getting your feet wet. You can draw maps on graph paper and there are inexpensive options for minis.
  2. This is all outlined in the free rules that you can download from the WotC website. There are additional class and race options in the System Reference Document. Those are the free resources, and I recommend you start there. You can wait to buy the Player's Handbook after you've played a few sessions and know whether this is something you want to invest more time and money in.
  3. You can make things up as you go. This is where some of the real magic happens. :-)
  4. Character creation can be fun to do as a group. It doesn't necessarily need to be its own session, but you should finish character creation before starting the adventure. Some players may want to spend time thinking about it on their own.
  5. The game designers have done a good job of balancing the various races and classes. Don't worry about this too much.
  6. That's laid out in the rules. Each class will tell you what starting equipment a level 1 character has access to.
  7. The adventure in the Starter Set is well written. Give it a good read. During play, don't get too bogged down in the rules. If you don't know a rule, make a reasonable ruling to keep the game moving, and do a refresher on the rule you didn't know after you're done. Make sure the players know that it's their responsibility to know what their characters' abilities are, and how they work. You will have enough on your plate running the monsters.
u/SkybreakSpatterlight · 1 pointr/DnD

Yea, that is about what is in my bag. I also have some incidental office type supplies like small whiteboard and sticky notes and other stuff. It is a haul.

I have an 8" android tablet with a backup battery and bluetooth keyboard. Think tiny, behind the screen laptop. I have D&D Beyond with all the books so I don't NEED all the books with me as it is all accessible.

As for mapping, I have a wet erase map and markers (kind of the medium size one) but am also apt to get the square grid easel post-it like board where I can pre-draw battle maps. But this is adding bulk and not taking it away.

Since I'm solid with the rules, my D&D Beyond setup is good enough for spell look-up. I need the Monster Manual so that will go in the bag. DMG is actually for prep time so that can stay home. If you are running an adventure then you want that book too. So the minimum is two books as long as someone has a PHB at the table handy. I have the Wizard and Cleric spell cards that are in there as well but only one set of dice.

After every game, just ask yourself, did I pull that book/item out and use it? How about last session...hmmm maybe I don't need it.

u/egamma · 1 pointr/dndnext

You can buy a roll of gridded graph paper for cheap, and it's washable (just use as little water as possible since it's paper). Or buy a pad like this: http://www.amazon.com/24-032R-Evidence-1-Inch-Squares-Sheets/dp/B00006I9X8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1420658092&sr=8-3&keywords=grid+chart+paper

and predraw all your maps in advance.

u/hikiri · 1 pointr/LearnJapanese

If you're desperate, you could make the same kind of lines in Word using tables and line design. I do this for my Japanese students when we practice writing.

Obviously it would take lots of printing/copying to do that way, though.

Edit: found it on Amazon

And another and anotherother

u/Ephemeral_Halcyon · 1 pointr/ECEProfessionals

Closest I can come is the half sheet type. I love them for morning messages. It's 1 inch rule vs the usual like 1.5 inch, so you naturally write a little smaller and fit a little more, but not like a full sentence. I'll keep looking, though!

u/orthod0ks · 1 pointr/DungeonsAndDragons

I just DM'd my first session of the starter adventure on Saturday. I ended up using this graph paper pad to draw out battle maps, and I got these blank dice to use for minis.

First combat, I had everyone choose a color, then gave them an extra to keep in front of them so I could easily see who was who. There are 9 total colors, so depending on how many players you have, that gives you some wiggle room for your own NPC's and monsters.

You can get bulk dice pretty cheap on Amazon as well (I think I paid around $11 for 6 sets), and pencils are a good idea.

u/gamerofthenorth · 1 pointr/DMAcademy

I use easel pads with 1” grids. I think I pay like $8.00 for them on amazon. They work great for me. here

u/advicevice · 1 pointr/learn_arabic

This is what I used to learn the letters: http://www.amazon.com/Mead-Letter-Raised-Ruling-48170/dp/B0006HUK2U/

You can find it at most any office store. Instead of using pen or pencil I bought some chisel tip calligraphy markers. Then just practice writing and practice some more. The lines are tall and a good fit for practicing with a marker. Write out each letter in every form, then start putting together words. Sadly my handwriting in Arabic is better than my latin letters now.