Planchet
Underboss
1896 Posts
    
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| RSS just let me know there's a new update on WotC's site:
News: D&D Minis New Start Set:
This spring, orcs, sorcerers, halflings and the like can discover an all-new D&D Miniatures Starter Set from Wizards of the Coast...
And of course I can't get anymore.
Link:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/news/20060215a&dcmp=ILC-RSSDND | |
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madda
Sergeant
714 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 2:58 PM |
| Not that I understand why you can't get anymore if you can post to this site, but here it is.
(Nothing much if you ask me, except for the collectability of WotDQ)
D&D Minis New Starter Set
This spring, orcs, sorcerers, halflings and the like can discover an all-new D&D Miniatures Starter Set from Wizards of the Coast. This latest starter set has been modified to introduce those unfamiliar with D&D or miniatures gaming to basic skirmish concepts in a simple, fun way. Key changes to the upcoming set include: a new “Start Here” rulebook that takes a step-by-step approach to terms, battle tactics, and other game elements; two fixed miniatures figures (Wood Elf Ranger and Orc Mauler) in every set; and two full-color, double-sided maps to provide challenge and adventure.
“The new starter set is merely the first release in an exciting year that we’re calling the ‘Year of Dragons,’ said Liz Schuh, Brand Director for Dungeons & Dragons. “The D&D Minis portfolio will grow throughout the year, highlighted by Icons, a series featuring the special limited-edition Gargantuan Black Dragon and the highly anticipated Colossal Red Dragon. Both sculpts are firsts of their kind in D&D!”
The D&D Miniatures game remains focused on skirmish-style tactical gaming, allowing players to engage in winner-take-all battles against the nastiest and most frightening monsters imaginable. With the new starter set, the rules have been updated to allow for faster gameplay and encourage larger, more challenging encounters. Rules have also been adjusted to accommodate any size figure, from tiny to huge – and beyond! As with previous D&D Minis releases, figures in this set have been selected from key D&D roleplaying titles such as Monster Manual, Monster Manual III, Miniatures Handbook, and the Eberron and Forgotten Realms campaigns.
D&D Miniatures will also unveil a variety of incredible new expansions throughout the “Year of Dragons.” Beginning this spring, keep a look out for following:
War Drums Booster Packs
(Suggested Retail Price: $12.99; Availability: Spring 2006)
The War Drums expansion introduces miniatures set against the backdrop of war! The expansion includes impressively detailed figures such as the expansion’s namesake, Wardrummer, strapped with a large tom-tom to lead his orc brethren into battle; the six-armed Aspect of Hextor as featured in the Deities and Demigods supplement; and a classic three-headed, winged Chimera. Each Booster Pack contains eight (8) randomized miniatures, stat cards for each figure and a War Drums set checklist.
D&D Icons: Gargantuan Black Dragon
(Suggested Retail Price: $24.99; Availability: Summer 2006)
The D&D Icons collection debuts with the ferocious Gargantuan Black Dragon, a special limited-edition item that will capture the eye of miniatures players and collectors alike. Standing an impressive 10 inches (on a 4”x4” base), the Black Dragon is the first “Gargantuan”-size figure introduced by D&D. Each Gargantuan Black Dragon product includes a double-sided stat card, full-color map and a playable game scenario. All D&D Icons products are playable in both the D&D Miniatures game and any D&D roleplaying campaign.
D&D Icons: Colossal Red Dragon
(Suggested Retail Price: $74.99; Availability: Fall 2006)
The first “Colossal”-size figure from the D&D Miniatures portfolio emerges from the mists for the D&D Icons collection this fall. The incredibly detailed, 12-inch tall (on a 6”x6” base), special limited-edition miniature is accompanied by an oversize stat card detailing the wrath this beast will inflict on anyone or anything in its path! Each Colossal Red Dragon product also includes a full-color map and playable game encounter. All D&D Icons products are playable in both the D&D Miniatures game and any D&D roleplaying campaign.
D&D War of the Dragon Queen Huge Pack
(Suggested Retail Price: $19.99, Availability: Summer 2006)
Long anticipated by fans, War of the Dragon Queen is the second D&D Miniatures set to feature Huge figures from the D&D realm, with 12 Huge figures in this 60-figure set (set is offered in 8-figure booster packs, with figures randomized and featuring varying degrees of rarity to enhance collectability). The set also includes an elite selection of characters that are accompanied by a second, epic-level stat card, allowing players to assemble higher-value armies with which to battle. | |
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| | 02/15/2006 3:02 PM |
| Speaking of the WoTc site, when are they going to update the "You craft the creature" ?
If they go with the Light Dragon, it would be nice, although I lost all my polls except for the CR. I had voted for higher Dexterity and Constitution, as the creature already had some insane magical defenses... | |
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taliesin
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1113 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 3:19 PM |
| | have we seen a previewed halfling? Or a sorcerer? | |
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Crisisman
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| | 02/15/2006 3:21 PM |
| | So, they're still advertising the CRD as 12" and 6x6" base? Doesn't their own poster show it more like 18" and 8x8" base? This really needs to be straightened out. | |
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madda
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Sir Bozak The Damned
Commander
2854 Posts
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| | 02/15/2006 3:43 PM |
| | I thought they changed the CRD to an 8x8 base and made him 18-24 inches high ? | |
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zenthrus
Commander
4836 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 02/15/2006 4:02 PM |
| I love mediocre previews. Yay! [:p]
The reference to sorcerers and halflings is certainly going to cause rampant speculation. Especially since there are only 32 out of 60 minis known at this time (plus two more later tonight). | |
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Planchet
Underboss
1896 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 4:02 PM |
| quote:
]Not that I understand why you can't get anymore if you can post to this site, but here it is.
I'm at work, and can't get through to the site. RSS feeds come through, but the site itself is blocked.
We haven't seen a sorcerer or a halfling yet, so I was hoping there would be some concrete spoilers. Bah! | |
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6322 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 4:20 PM |
| | A halfling sorcerer, maybe? [:P] | |
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madda
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wildmage
Sneak
123 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 5:56 PM |
| Is anyone else concerned that under the War of the Dragon Queen Huge pack the following cryptic line appears:
"...(set is offered in 8-figure booster packs, with figures randomized and featuring varying degrees of rarity to enhance collectability)."
A similar statement about rarity is NOT included under the War Drums booster packs section. Does this mean that War of the Dragon Queen will "feature" super-rares or extra special double plus "chase" rares? Man do I hope not! Thoughts? | |
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devasque
Sergeant
874 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 6:05 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by wildmage
Is anyone else concerned that under the War of the Dragon Queen Huge pack the following cryptic line appears:
"...(set is offered in 8-figure booster packs, with figures randomized and featuring varying degrees of rarity to enhance collectability)."
A similar statement about rarity is NOT included under the War Drums booster packs section. Does this mean that War of the Dragon Queen will "feature" super-rares or extra special double plus "chase" rares? Man do I hope not! Thoughts?
Now that you mention it, it is curious as to why they worded that way. Don't think they ever mentioned the 'varying degrees of rarity' in any of the other sets. Hmm... | |
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madda
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Cthulhufnord
Warlord
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| | 02/15/2006 6:13 PM |
| I hope they are not planning on implementing the VR system into DDM. If this turns out to be the case Wardrums may very well be the last set I buy.
quote:
Originally posted by madda
I hope that the degrees of rarity is referring to the Huge rares. When I read it I assumed that WotC understood that collecting GoL was difficult and made it easier with this Huge set. After your comment I agree that a different interpretation of the sentence (and far worse) is also in place.
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glumag
Warlord
5968 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 6:25 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Cthulhufnord
I hope they are not planning on implementing the VR system into DDM. If this turns out to be the case Wardrums may very well be the last set I buy.
Well, they somewhat indirectly did that with GoL and it spelled doom for a few people...a second time around might be even worse. I know that at 6 boosters with the speculated distribution a case I am already relunctant.
Hopefully all is good in the land and there are indeed instances of 2 Rares per booster (1 Huge/1 standard). I think that where there is 1 Huge rare there won't be a standard rare and vice versa, and depending of how many Huges are planned it could be a very costly set to complete. | |
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MerricB
Underboss
2350 Posts
Australia
| | 02/15/2006 6:27 PM |
| Funnily enough, every set of DDM so far has had "varying levels of rarity".
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madda
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Mjollnir
Underboss
1437 Posts
Canary Islands - Spain
| | 02/15/2006 6:30 PM |
| quote:
Is anyone else concerned that under the War of the Dragon Queen Huge pack the following cryptic line appears:
"...(set is offered in 8-figure booster packs, with figures randomized and featuring varying degrees of rarity to enhance collectability)."
A similar statement about rarity is NOT included under the War Drums booster packs section. Does this mean that War of the Dragon Queen will "feature" super-rares or extra special double plus "chase" rares? Man do I hope not! Thoughts?
Not surprised about that, I'm afraid. In fact, after getting 3 Deathknell cases I got NONE beholder. So there's different levels of rarities.
Bad luck? Maybe, but kind hard to believe, ... | |
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madda
Sergeant
714 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 6:32 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Mjollnir
Not surprised about that, I'm afraid. In fact, after getting 3 Deathknell cases I got NONE beholder. So there's different levels of rarities.
Bad luck? Maybe, but kind hard to believe, ...
I disagree.
3 cases with half a chance to get a beholder in each one.
12.5% not getting any beholder
37.5% getting one beholder
37.5% getting two beholders
12.5% getting three beholders
I wouldn't call 12.5% hard to believe !
But I do hope that the costs of WotDQ will be reasonable.
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MerricB
Underboss
2350 Posts
Australia
| | 02/15/2006 6:35 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Mjollnir
Not surprised about that, I'm afraid. In fact, after getting 3 Deathknell cases I got NONE beholder. So there's different levels of rarities.
Bad luck? Maybe, but kind hard to believe, ...
You have approximately a 50% chance of getting a beholder in a given case. So, it's a 1 in 8 chance that you wouldn't get a beholder in 3 cases.
That's quite likely, all things considered.
Meanwhile, there's one person in 8 that gets 3 beholders in their three cases.
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Mjollnir
Underboss
1437 Posts
Canary Islands - Spain
| | 02/15/2006 6:39 PM |
| quote:
I disagree.
3 cases with half a chance to get a beholder in each one.
12.5% not getting any beholder
37.5% getting one beholder
37.5% getting two beholders
12.5% getting three beholders
I wouldn't call 12.5% hard to believe !
But I do hope that the costs of WotDQ will be reasonable.
quote:
You have approximately a 50% chance of getting a beholder in a given case. So, it's a 1 in 8 chance that you wouldn't get a beholder in 3 cases.
That's quite likely, all things considered.
Meanwhile, there's one person in 8 that gets 3 beholders in their three cases.
Cheers!
May the forces of Luck and everything that is good hear you in this, guys, specially in my next purchases [:D] | |
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madda
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doubtofbuddha
Commander
3371 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 7:01 PM |
| The sky is falling! the sky is falling!
Its funny how people are willing to take any bit of wording and turn it into the end of the universe. | |
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PaSquall
Underboss
1395 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 7:28 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Mjollnir
quote:
Is anyone else concerned that under the War of the Dragon Queen Huge pack the following cryptic line appears:
"...(set is offered in 8-figure booster packs, with figures randomized and featuring varying degrees of rarity to enhance collectability)."
A similar statement about rarity is NOT included under the War Drums booster packs section. Does this mean that War of the Dragon Queen will "feature" super-rares or extra special double plus "chase" rares? Man do I hope not! Thoughts?
Not surprised about that, I'm afraid. In fact, after getting 3 Deathknell cases I got NONE beholder. So there's different levels of rarities.
Bad luck? Maybe, but kind hard to believe, ...
In my only case of DK I had a beholder. You are unlucky. | |
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Monsoon28
Underboss
2299 Posts
Toronto
| | 02/15/2006 7:59 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Mjollnir
Not surprised about that, I'm afraid. In fact, after getting 3 Deathknell cases I got NONE beholder. So there's different levels of rarities.
Bad luck? Maybe, but kind hard to believe, ...
Ya Bad Luck is exactly what it is. DK was the only set last year I didn't buy a Case of, but I got a Beholder in one of the first six boosters I bought. My bad luck, I got two Aspect of Nerulls and three Ghostly Consorts in the other five.
My bad luck when buying, generally comes in the form of Dragons. Other then Dragon Eye and the Huge Gold Dragon from GoL, I haven't gotten a single Large sized Dragon from any booster purchases I've made. The case of UD I bought I felt I did really well with, even though I didn't get a LDD in that case.
Just luck of the draw, I remember when we were all get our first cases of UD how many people weren't getting Balor or Iron Golem, while I got both! In fact is seems all those Balor ended up here in Finland, I know one guy who got like three and has a hard time trading them off, because it seems everyone has one already. | |
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doubtofbuddha
Commander
3371 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 11:25 PM |
| | Thats really bad luck considering the Ghostly Consort is an Angelfire piece. :P | |
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Can of the Cave Beer
Commander
2838 Posts
| | 02/16/2006 12:16 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Mjollnir
Not surprised about that, I'm afraid. In fact, after getting 3 Deathknell cases I got NONE beholder. So there's different levels of rarities.
Bad luck? Maybe, but kind hard to believe, ...
Yeah, I know what you mean. I bought two cases, and got TWO Beholders. They must have rarity schemes for every one of us! [)]
Seriously. The odds of getting a Beholder are 1 (Beholder) :24 (All the Rares). That means that there's a 50% chance of one in a case. Even though that is the case, the odds of completing a set of Rares from just two cases is outlandish! After two cases, you are very likely to still be missing around 6 rares. After three cases, you should be missing about three rares.
It's very easy to beleive that you wouldn't net a Beholder (or any other single Rare) after three (or even four!) whole, sealed cases--let alone what the situation could be if you bought stand-alone boosters where the prohibition versus duplication of a Rare in a case is no longer valid. | |
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Mjollnir
Underboss
1437 Posts
Canary Islands - Spain
| | 02/16/2006 12:07 PM |
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I know nothing of this "luck" you talk about and I'm a stranger to the lady. I'm very sorry to disappoint you, but when getting your next case you'll still only have 50% to get a specific rare you want.
50 % is what I simply ask to the Lady of Luck
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n my only case of DK I had a beholder. You are unlucky.
With DK I was, indeed. But I'm quite satisfied with UD. Let's have a positive mind concerning the next sets [)] | |
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