Hills and water are the fundamental elements of landscape. Hills can be very easy to make and introduce many strategic challenges by blocking lines of sight and/or providing vantage points. Water features need not be complicated but can be very challenging on the table: you can shoot over them, and be shot at, but you can't hide behind them and most of the time you can't get across them either!
| Article | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Alien Terrain Craig Hardt uses old tennis balls to make alien terrain. | 20010100 | |
| Canyon / Pass An ideal spot for an ambush by Niels-Christian Ganderup | 20080508 | |
| Crags and Scree by Gary James | 19999900 | |
| Craters Craters are simple to make and provide cover as well as making a table look more interesting for relatively little expense. | 20070300 | |
| Dragon Hill by Andy Skinner | 20000000 | |
| Dunes How to make dunes from thin card. | 20051100 | |
| Hills by Gary James | 19999900 | |
| Hills From Sponge Easily portable hills. | 20051200 | |
| Painted Sheet Terrain A simple and portable covering for your gaming table. | 20051200 | |
| Ponds by Gary James | 19999900 | |
| River Segments by Gary James and Andrew Nelson | 20060500 | |
| Rock Faces A simple method for making cliffs and rock faces. | 20060400 | |
| Rock Spires by Gary James | 19999900 | |
| Rocks by Gary James | 19999900 | |
| Rocks in a Box Rocky terrain that has been designed to be stored in a small space. | 20061200 | |
| Rocky Terrain Brian O'Leary makes cliffs from Styrofoam. | 20051200 | |
| Tyranid Reclamation Pool Wiz shows us how to make a rather gory looking pool. | 20071015 | |
| Water Features - General Advice | 20060600 | |
| Waterfall by Trevor Tolhurst | 20010100 | |
| Waterfall and Pond Two water features by Vasilis Georgandis | 20051200 | |