Count Dooku
Commander
4637 Posts
    
New York
 | | 06/07/2006 4:24 PM |
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Originally posted by Thailfi
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You're actually planning on having your PC's meet up with Tiamat?
You would be surprised at the number of encounters with Tiamat/Takisis in printed material since 1st edition. Strickly from printed material our group would have used the figure as the dragon queen herself four times.
Are the other 3 times pre-3rd edition? | |
Champion of the Skulk
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Thailfi
Sergeant
956 Posts
| | 06/07/2006 4:36 PM |
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Are the other 3 times pre-3rd edition?
We still play 1e/3e so all four encounter are pre 3rd edition. We ran through the 1st two series of Dragonlance modules. | |
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PaSquall
Underboss
1399 Posts
| | 06/07/2006 5:49 PM |
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Originally posted by guacamole
The problem is that aparently they still don't have their market figured out. If it was a hot chick on the black dragon then things would be much much different ;)
Hmmmm, you may well be right. Female warrior in a skimpy chain mail... [)] | |
Vindicated Champion of the PSEUDODRAGON
(Unhappy) vindicated champion of the DRYAD
Against the giants called shot : huge cloud giant female
Demonweb called shot : ghost | |
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PaSquall
Underboss
1399 Posts
| | 06/07/2006 5:57 PM |
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Originally posted by Zenako
In how many actual RPG games will you be encountering Huge Dragons anyway? Very few I would wager. As has already been pointed out, if you need dragons of that size, there are plenty of other dragons on the market (McFarlane for example) that work perfectly fine for RPG. Using DDM for RPG is just convient, not necessary. I used minis before DDM, and I am still using non-DDM minis in the games now.
True for dragons and other classic monsters (trolls, skeletons...) But DDM is irreplaceable for the other D&D specific monsters like sahuagin, hook horrors, achaierai and many many others. | |
Vindicated Champion of the PSEUDODRAGON
(Unhappy) vindicated champion of the DRYAD
Against the giants called shot : huge cloud giant female
Demonweb called shot : ghost | |
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Sulaco
Underboss
1605 Posts
| | 06/07/2006 6:07 PM |
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Originally posted by Zenako
Using DDM for RPG is just convient, not necessary. I used minis before DDM, and I am still using non-DDM minis in the games now.
Me too but - and I know how foolish this is - I prefer not to. Even though it is silly, and sometimes possibly even counterproductive, I prefer to use DDM only wherever possible cos I like the unified look and feel of the minis on the map. | |
Champion of the Gelatinous Cube. Nemesis of Gnomes and Dinosaurs.
Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. ~ Terry Pratchett | |
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Anthraxus
Warrior
212 Posts
| | 06/07/2006 6:18 PM |
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Originally posted by PaSquall
True for dragons and other classic monsters (trolls, skeletons...) But DDM is irreplaceable for the other D&D specific monsters like sahuagin, hook horrors, achaierai and many many others.
I would rather not use the McFarlane dragons and others, as I prefer to have minis that look like the typical "D&D monsters". I just like having the right minis for the job. [:)] | |
Yeah, I really need to work on my H/W list one of these days...
Completed trades: 17 ; Pending: 2
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Count Dooku
Commander
4637 Posts
New York
| | 06/07/2006 10:31 PM |
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Originally posted by Sulaco
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Originally posted by Zenako
Using DDM for RPG is just convient, not necessary. I used minis before DDM, and I am still using non-DDM minis in the games now.
Me too but - and I know how foolish this is - I prefer not to. Even though it is silly, and sometimes possibly even counterproductive, I prefer to use DDM only wherever possible cos I like the unified look and feel of the minis on the map.
You are not foolish. I completly agree. Any time someone says "I dont need XXXX as a mini. I can get plenty of those at a toy store." I cringe. | |
Champion of the Skulk
Vindicated Champion of the Twig Blight | |
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Dordledum
Commander
3463 Posts
Netherlands
| | 06/08/2006 6:00 AM |
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Originally posted by Count Dooku
You are not foolish. I completly agree. Any time someone says "I dont need XXXX as a mini. I can get plenty of those at a toy store." I cringe.
I get that each and every time I have to explain my championing of Spiders [:(]
D. | |
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Champion of the Huge Spider (WotDQ 46/60), A New Umber Hulk (DoDe 57/60), and the Orog Fighter! | |
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Arandae
Sergeant
713 Posts
UK
| | 06/08/2006 7:22 AM |
| I agree with Sulaco, the Count and Dordledum. I also want my minis to look consistent. On the one hand it's fussy, I realise (some would say "anal" [:D]), but on the other hand there are also some practicalities. You get the players used to one set of bases and rules about size categories, and then you start to throw in a whole load of other base shapes and sizes, and out-of-scale creatures. What do you get? You get:
"I measure to the edge of the round base, but how do I measure to the edge of that square base?"
"How many of my summoned creatures can I fit around that base?"
"I want to cast an area effect spell, but I need to know how big the opponents are. That Giant is supposed to be 10ft tall, but how about that toy dinosaur? How about the rubber centipede? How long are the McFarlane Dragon and the Gargantuan Black you are using to proxy as a merely Huge Black? And I know you've told me twenty times already, but how tall is the Action Man covered in red crepe paper that you are using to represent Imix, Prince of Elemental Fire?" [:p]
(Oh - and congrats to Dordledum for reaching 1000, and for putting his namesake axe as his avatar [:)].) | |
Champion of the Bodak.Knight of the Aboleth.Squire of Gnomes. Friend of (Non-Ugly) Fey.
Anti-Champion of the Fozzie Bugbear Strangler (Demonweb 32/60).
Called Shots- Blood War: Green Slaad (53/60), Night Below: Kuo-Toa Whip (55/60),
Demonweb: Aboleth, Feywild: Fire Beetle,
Next Icon: Gargantuan Jotunheim Frost Giant | |
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zoroaster100
Sergeant
873 Posts
| | 06/08/2006 7:36 AM |
| | Now that there are increasing numbers of published adventures for mid- to high- levels, there are significant numbers of times when one needs huge dragons, correctly sized for the size rules in D&D. I need those huge dragons as much as I need the large and medium miniatures of DDM for my D&D game. Huge black dragons so far show up in each of the two Dungeon Adventure Paths. | |
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Dordledum
Commander
3463 Posts
Netherlands
| | 06/08/2006 10:29 AM |
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Originally posted by Arandae
(Oh - and congrats to Dordledum for reaching 1000, and for putting his namesake axe as his avatar [:)].)
Cheers! Nice of you to notice.
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Member of the Bearded Devils
Champion of the Huge Spider (WotDQ 46/60), A New Umber Hulk (DoDe 57/60), and the Orog Fighter! | |
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