Illuminated Adventures: The Ultimate Gaming Table Experience

We found it challenging to determine whether [‘s] Dungeons and Dragons gaming table represented a woodworking venture with some electronics or an electronics undertaking with some woodworking. Regardless, it appears to be quite enjoyable.

Several of the features are merely for ambiance. For instance, the game master can adjust the ambient lighting. Presets can provide a specific lighting arrangement for scenarios like a forest or a cavern.

However, the table can also be transformative, as the game master can transmit private messages to one or multiple players. Picture a message that states, “You feel peculiar and suddenly attack your own party without any notice.”

A collection of ESP32 chips makes this functionality possible. The primary display is equipped with an IR touch frame, while players utilize smaller displays. The main display exhibits an HTML interface that enables initiative settings, message transmissions, and lighting control. Each participant also possesses an RFID reader for logging in.

The ESP32 chips utilize ESP-NOW for streamlined networking. Naturally, you could arrange for everyone to bring a laptop and establish some web-based communication that way, but the table certainly appears impressively innovative.

Typically, when we encounter a gaming table, the table itself serves as the game. If we were constructing a D&D table, we might contemplate incorporating a printer.