Ok, so today’s post isn’t going to help you make the next big character for dnd or revamp your dnd house rules, but it should give you some decent tips for improving some aspects of your game.  Hot Glue isn’t just for your Mom’s craft night. Its also for making awesome props for your dnd game.

Just a few uses:

* Gluing your dnd maps to cardboard backing. (I talked about printing dnd maps here.)
* Making 3D dnd maps.
* Gluing on bases to your minis.
* Gluing on graphics to your tokens.
* Playing practical jokes on your sister (brother, cousin, boss)
* Making an awesome Gelatinous Cube.
* Making crafts (but you already knew that)

The questions to ask are what to use and how, as well as how much to spend?

You can find hot glue guns and their sticks at nearly any department store (Wal-mart, K-mart, etc.)  If you spend more than about $15.00 then you spent too much.

You have a couple of options, and here are my recommendations.

* Don’t bother with a cordless unless you have the cash to get a nice high end one (Surebonder works nicely).
* Don’t get a multi-temperature one. You’ll just end up using the high temperature all the time anyway.
* Don’t get one for the mini-sticks. Get one for the regular large diameter sticks. They are much easier to find and I went through the small sticks too quickly.
* Don’t get the most expensive one, especially if it is your first purchase. Unless you are planning on doing a ton of projects it really isn’t worth the money to get a fancy glue gun.

As for how you use it, well it really is very simple and straightforward.  Just be careful not to burn yourself too much and be aware that it can get pretty messy.  I like to keep some newspaper or something underneath the work area and this isn’t something I do in my new shirt.

Hot glue is a simple, effective way to go for bonding multiple materials. It can be used in a myriad of applications, and if you are craft oriented it should be one of your first purchases.

Thanks, and have fun with it.

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