Wizkid’s Warlock Tiles range has mostly provided dungeon and tavern style settings for your generic tabletop fantasy gaming experience. (But let’s be honest, it’s mostly Dungeons and Dragons because that’s the game everyone is playing right now.)

Cavern systems are an inevitable extension of a dungeon and they’re a solid feature of many a classic tabletop scenario.  They’re also perhaps the trickiest to pull off in 3D, after all, caverns are meant to be enclosed and that would make placing the models a little more difficult.

Wizkids have fixed this by providing a cavern system that includes all the different types of spikey rock you find in a cave. Stalactites & Stalagmites is a collection of rocky out-croppings (made out of plastic), designed in such a way that you can have you party dealing with things swooping down from the tops of the cavern or hiding behind strange pillars.

The set is designed to integrate with their base Caverns set,  which similarly features orangey-brown rocky bits that can be configured into a variety of layouts for your adventurers. An accessory set with the usual limpid pools and mushrooms you’d expect to find in such a layout can also be picked up.

The main problem with this section of the range is the fact that cavern complexes are so diverse that it’s often tricky figure out exactly what the lay-out should be. Savvy Dungeon Masters are better advised to consider getting a ‘cavern effect’ mat or map and then adding these pieces as scenery; using them to block line of sight and provide cover for monsters and adventurers. Unlike the rest of the range, these pieces do not lend themselves easily to impressive dioramas.

A useful set, but not as flexible as the tavern or dungeon range.