Miniatures you do not have to paint, store or carry
A box of painted minis is a joy and a hundred hours. Digital miniatures give the table the same thing, a figure that stands in a square and shows who is who, at no cost and with no shelf. TerrainTale ships animated 3D minis, turns any picture into a standee, and takes your own models.
Animated minis in the library
The built-in characters are rigged, animated models from KayKit's CC0 packs: a knight, a barbarian, a mage, a rogue and a hooded rogue for the party, and a skeleton warrior, mage, rogue and minion for the other side. They idle on the table, so the fight breathes a little, and each stands about the height of a person against the five-foot cell. Mark a library model as a mini and it gets a base, a name, HP and a place in initiative.
Any image is a standee
For the creature with no model, drop an image on the window and it becomes a standee token: a flat picture on a base that always faces the camera, the way a cardboard pawn does. Monster art from the book, a character portrait, a photo of a physical mini, a doodle on a napkin. It is how most tables fill out the monster manual without buying anything.
Your own models
Drop any .glb on the window and it is on the table, Draco and meshopt compression included. Meshy generations, Sketchfab downloads, Blender exports and models converted from a printed mini's STL all work. Set its size to Small, Medium, Large or bigger and it occupies the right number of squares.
Readable from across the table
Base rings in ally, hostile and neutral colours; a name and HP beside the mini; a glow on whose turn it is; a size that takes the right footprint, so a Large ogre really does fill two squares by two. Dragging a mini shows the ruler, so movement is measured as it happens.
Digital map, physical minis
Groups who love their painted minis use the map on a TV lying flat and put the real figures on the screen. The top-down view with the grid on is a lit, textured battle mat; the digital minis stay in the box for the monsters nobody owns.
Questions
Are the miniatures free?
Yes. The library characters are CC0 (KayKit), and image standees and .glb import are included in the free account.
Can I use my Hero Forge character?
As a standee token from the free screenshot, yes, and as a 3D model if you convert a purchased STL. There is a page on Hero Forge specifically.
Are imported models animated?
Library minis are. An imported .glb plays its own animation if it has one, and stands still if it does not.
How do I make a monster token?
Drop any image (art from the book, a portrait) onto the window and set the size. It becomes a standee with a base.
How many minis can be on the table?
A normal encounter, a dozen or two, runs fine on integrated graphics. Very large battles depend on your GPU.
Keep reading
Hero Forge Minis in a VTT: Use Your Character on a 3D Table
How to get a Hero Forge character onto a virtual tabletop: the free PNG screenshot as a standee token, a purchased STL converted to .glb for a full 3D mini, and what Hero Forge actually exports..
The library
Realistic, CC0, and all on one grid.
3D Virtual Tabletop (3D VTT): Free, in the Browser
A 3D virtual tabletop that runs in a browser tab: realistic battle maps with walls, light and height, animated minis, a ruler in feet and initiative.
A Virtual Tabletop for In-Person Games
Use a 3D virtual tabletop on a TV or projector for in-person D&D: top-down view, big grid, drag miniatures, measure in feet, run initiative.
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