Trees, rocks and nature: 124 3D models for D&D maps
Nature models build the outdoors: trees and rocks for a forest-road ambush, logs and bushes for a camp, boulders for cover on a hillside. They stand on the terrain height field, so they sit on slopes rather than floating.
124 of these 124 models are CC0 or CC BY and can be downloaded as GLB from their page. Every one is ready to place in TerrainTale, where the free plan includes the whole library.
Using trees, rocks and nature on a battle map
- Trees in loose clumps read as a forest; a regular grid of trees reads as an orchard.
- Boulders and fallen logs are the outdoor walls: cover, choke points and something to hide behind.
- Keep a clear road or path so the eye and the party know where travel goes.
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