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2 December 2024
Has another year of fabulous 3D printing and delightful DnD gaming come and gone?! It must have because we’ve got an all-new gift guide where we share some of our favorite TTRPG finds to put under the tree here in 2024! Grab your wrapping paper and extra tape; you have RPG presents to prepare!
Like last year, we’ve got a whole new set of gift ideas that come in all shapes and sizes. And as we all know, gamers don’t really like being rushed, so we wanted to get these latest present picks to you toot sweet! Still, our 2023 gift guide has plenty of timeless ideas, so be sure to peruse those shiny things, too!
For organizational purposes, we’ve divided the irresistible DnD items into three categories: Stocking Stuffers, Present Picks, and Gamers in Training. A good RPG partner covers all their Xmas bases to ensure maximum happiness for one and all on Christmas morning.
Stocking Stuffers
Size matters for our initial category; there’s only so much room in those stockings hung with care, but gamers love little things in small packages, so let’s get those gift ideas flowing!
MyMiniFactory.com and Patreon.com Subscriptions ($5 to $15): Let’s start with the simplest gift prep while carrying a lasting impact. Go to the bank for some crisp bills, slip them into a Santa card (like these from Loke Battlemats), and write a note like, “The gift that keeps on 3D printing.”
Beauty is in the eyes of the Beholder in terms of what a maker is actually offering in any given month, so it’s tricky to rank our ongoing favorites but these five have quality models, extremely reasonable prices, and are a near lock for any given month:
Infinite Dimensions Games (fantasy buildings), Milestone Heroes (terrain tiles), and Aether Studios (Hovertrain series) round off our honorable mentions depending on your current 3D-printing focus. We’ve done them all over extensive periods and highly recommend their quality work and reasonable prices.
Viridian Random Generator Dice ($6.00): One of our favorite dice makers, they have several must-owns, including the Random Treasure Generator, Trap Generator, Class Generator, Weather Generator, and Monster Generator. What better way for each player to thank their tireless DM for a year of marvelous game memories, right?
Terrain Pastes and Water Effects ($10.50 to $14.50): These slip into your stocking like butta. We’ve featured these products on numerous posts, but some staples deserve a spotlight here. AKI Diorama Effects Water Gel is our go-to material for all things wet (along with their excellent Puddles product).
We also love Vallejo Dark Earth Gel, which is incredibly handy. We use it to cover up print mistakes and annoying gaps and apply it to many of our bases.Â
FDM Deburring Tool ($13.95): Next up is the perfect tool to remove those pesky brims on your FDM prints. AFA Tooling makes a deburring tool that you can use to run around your curvy 3D print to remove that extra filament material in a snap. We use it every day on our completed Prusa files.
Cutters ($7) and Trigger Handles ($12): While you’re at it, add these small wire cutters and spray paint primer trigger handles, too! These cutters take off pesky supports on your resin prints and are also handy when changing a filament roll on your FDM printer. And these primer spray can handles are a lifesaver for your poor thumbs.
Clear Round Miniature Bases ($11.99) & Acrylic Cement ($16.99): All the credit goes to YouTube’s Miniature Hobbyist for utilizing clear bases for your 3D prints. These bases allow the terrain underneath a miniature or scatter terrain piece to shine through. We love the LITKO brand, and its corresponding glue works like a champ.
3D Printer Adhesive Glue Bed ($22.99): FDM plates can be pretty finicky, and after a while, the print bed’s adhesion just wears down. This magical bottle of glueness is an absolute lifesaver. We apply it once a week, and we don’t get nearly as many failed prints. Keep a bottle on your shelf at all times.
Presents Picks (for under the tree)
Gamers love presents…and they especially love unwrapping TTRPG gifts, so get ready for our favorite picks in 2024.
We’re opening with what we think is the painter’s present of the year: the Krydrufi Cleaning and Brush Holder Modular Set. This marvelous contraption is rinsed and refilled every weekend of the year. The two main containers can be used for brush cleaning, rinsing, and storage. The four side clips hold your brushes vertically to dry and can be moved to different sides as needed. We absolutely love this beauty!
Calendar of Many Adventures 2025 Edition ($16,99): This is the only gift to make back-to-back appearances on our Gamer Gift Guide, and for good reason. Sure, we all need a calendar to battle DnD’s enemy number one – game night scheduling. However, Loke Battlemats doubles up on the utility by including a map and downloadable scenario for each month of the year. It’s a must-purchase for your loved ones and game buddies.
The Army Painter Speedpaints ($39.99 to $47.50): What a time to be a hobby painter! These new concoctions make coloring your towering pile of shame much, much easier. We like the Speedpaint 2.0 Starter Set, Fanatic Starter Set, and the Fanatic Wash Set. Plus, you can never have enough paint in reserve! We have the entire collection here at 3DRPG Studios, and it’s heavenly.
Dice Holders ($34.99): Perfect for the gamer in your adventuring party. These new handcrafted wooden dice boxes by Etsy artisan Pro100Wood hold five of your favorite dice sets and make game night travel a snap. You can even pick from a myriad of designs for the cover. DM Ben picked up one for each player in our family campaign as a fun surprise. He even included a fifty-dollar bill (inside a cool Loke Battlemat gift card envelope) on the felt for a little spending money. The maker is based in Ukraine (zero issues with shipping), so it’s a nice, indirect way to show some support for the daily heck those poor citizens are going through daily.
Alchemy, Crafting & Enchanting by Nord Games ($50): This fab book contains countless tables for the harvesting and foraging of ingredients, hundreds of recipes for both new and existing items, and 200 brand-new, ready-to-use magic items. It’s our favorite D&D book supplement of 2024! You get DCs for monsters, plants, etc., and then on a successful roll, that precious ingredient is yours and can ultimately be used to make a new potion or fill any essential spell components. So fun!
Ikea Display Case ($37.99): 3D printing hobbyists take immense pride in their final work, so get your best prints out of those dark storage containers and messy piles and put them on the wall for all your adorning friends and family to see. DM Ben has an entire main wall of his office covered in these sturdy, affordable display cases by Ikea.
Gamers in Training
Uncle DM Ben loves to give his little ones fun DnD-themed holiday items. Gotta get hook ’em while they’re young, right?!
Jumbo Foam Polyhedral Dice ($23.99): Pretty much every new baby by our friends and family gets these beauties as a present. These spongy and safe rolling shapes of beauty are huge hit and buy us some time until we can finally pass them a real set of DnD dice.
The 123s of D&D Book ($14.99): Every youngling loves a good story, so why not plant those DnD seeds ASAP with this delightful bedtime book?! Uncle DM Ben reads this one often to his nieces and nephews and even pulls out specific miniatures from the book so they can marvel at them. Super fun!
Lastly, please be sure to review our 2023 Holiday Gift Guide, as there’s a slew of swell suggestions there too. We try to bring you new ideas each year and not just repeat the same old ones. 😉
We’ll also probably slip in a few more updates as we always think of a few more presents during our countdown to Santa!
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