realmaster
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Low Key
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| | 12/15/2006 1:53 AM |
| | Strahd, with a cloak. | |
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Dordledum
Commander
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Netherlands
| | 12/15/2006 2:25 AM |
| indeed, compare it to the concept art (shown at gencon?)
identical!
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Dargoth
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1274 Posts
| | 12/15/2006 4:14 AM |
| Posted By Low Key on 12/15/2006 1:53 AM
Strahd, with a cloak.
What a D&D version of this?
http://www.wizards.com/starwars/images/BH/Bith_Black_Sun_Vigo.jpg | |
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Orion72
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1917 Posts
| | 12/15/2006 5:17 AM |
| Greyhaze should have the concept art up on his site somewhere, I think, or at least he used to.
Strahd is sorta lunging forward from left to right, a wand held out behind him, his cloak billowing out behind as well. In the silhouette, he's facing toward the right. | | | |
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Dordledum
Commander
3463 Posts
Netherlands
| | 12/15/2006 5:28 AM |
| yup, he does, compare:
http://www.ddmspoilers.com/unh_images/unh_strahd.jpg
with:
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/mi20061214a_oldmill.jpg
identical shape!
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Warlord
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| | 12/15/2006 6:21 AM |
| | Is that Strahd or a wizard of some sort? | |
Originally posted by Schooly_D
Username - he deals in minis
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nyjastul69
Commander
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| | 12/15/2006 6:23 AM |
| Posted By Dordledum on 12/15/2006 5:28 AM
yup, he does, compare:
http://www.ddmspoilers.com/unh_images/unh_strahd.jpg
with:
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/mi20061214a_oldmill.jpg
identical shape!
D.
That's a pretty good job. | |
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Orion72
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1917 Posts
| | 12/15/2006 6:39 AM |
| Posted By Username on 12/15/2006 6:21 AM
Is that Strahd or a wizard of some sort? When the concept art was shown at GenCon, Shoe asked the crowd who it was. Someone said 'Strahd', and Shoe went on as if that was the right answer.
No one who knows has stated unequivocably that it's Strahd, to my knowledge. But I know that it is, and you know that it is, in fact we all know that it is. Any other knowledge is heretical and will not be tolerated. >
(BTW, this was the same concept art that started the 'Raistlin' rumors.)
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Bring_it_On_DDM
Sneak
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Canada
| | 12/15/2006 6:43 AM |
| | Yes it looks like Strahd but there is a small chance it could be Rastlin... | |
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alepulp
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| | 12/15/2006 6:45 AM |
| Strahd is a vampire from Ravenloft.
I think that's him | |
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Low Key
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| | 12/15/2006 7:36 AM |
| Posted By Dordledum on 12/15/2006 5:28 AM
yup, he does, compare:
http://www.ddmspoilers.com/unh_images/unh_strahd.jpg
with:
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/mi20061214a_oldmill.jpg
identical shape!
D.
This pretty much confirms it. Strahd concept art is identical with the silhouette, and I'm sure they did that one on purpose. | |
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berus316
Sergeant
663 Posts
Markham, Ontario Canada
| | 12/15/2006 9:17 AM |
| It's got me a bit worried, as I'm fairly excited about the Strahd mini, but I don't really like the concept art...
So not sure how happy I'm going to be when it arrives. | |
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Orion72
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| | 12/15/2006 10:12 AM |
| I was hoping for something a bit more like this:
But hey, it's Strahd. Any Strahd'll do. | | | |
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Soup13
Sneak
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NL Canada
| | 12/15/2006 10:31 AM |
| So if the Siihouette is Strahd who is his long time enemy? Did Strahd have an ongoing unique nemesiis? Or is it a Vampire vs. Werewolf thiing? MY guess is the later, and the secon mini will be a Wearwolf of some kind.
Then again the answer could be both A&B as i have not read the books.
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PaSquall
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| | 12/15/2006 11:47 AM |
| I only see Azalin the lich as the long enemy of Stradh. Though I may be wrong.
And a lich would fit the "unhallowed theme" quite neatly. | |
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| | 12/16/2006 12:47 AM |
| Posted By Soup13 on 12/15/2006 10:31 AM
So if the Siihouette is Strahd who is his long time enemy? Did Strahd have an ongoing unique nemesiis? Or is it a Vampire vs. Werewolf thiing? MY guess is the later, and the secon mini will be a Wearwolf of some kind.
The actual text is:Next week, we'll look at a pair of old foes, one of whom is nearly pictured here.
That could mean two foes fighting each other (Strahd and Azalin) or it could refer to two foes for someone to fight. In other words the text doesn't necessarily indicate that it's another character associated with Strahd. It definately could mean that, and it's quite possible that it does since the Ravenloft adventure was released.
Just putting that out there as a different way of looking at next weeks clue. | |
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realmaster
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| | 12/16/2006 12:54 AM |
| "Next week, we'll look at a pair of old foes, one of whom is nearly pictured here."
Could the other person van helsing? (sp?) | |
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| | 12/16/2006 1:02 AM |
| Posted By realmaster on 12/16/2006 12:54 AM
"Next week, we'll look at a pair of old foes, one of whom is nearly pictured here."
Could the other person van helsing? (sp?)
I didn't think Van Helsing had anything to do with D&D.
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realmaster
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| | 12/16/2006 1:16 AM |
| | my bad, I meant to mention van richten. | |
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Sirohk
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| | 12/16/2006 4:28 AM |
| Posted By PaSquall on 12/15/2006 11:47 AM
I only see Azalin the lich as the long enemy of Stradh. Though I may be wrong.
And a lich would fit the "unhallowed theme" quite neatly.
Indeed, it does look like Strahd (or at least the images match almost exactly).Â
If its not him, then I'm hoping for a new Wraith, or even Azalin would be super cool.Â
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| | 12/16/2006 2:55 PM |
| | It would be neat to see even a generic vampire hunter modeled after van richten. I don't recall them ever realy going toe to toe with each other. Wasn't Van Richten was somewhat under the radar as far as Strahd was concerned? | |
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Mjollnir
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| | 12/16/2006 3:52 PM |
| | It seems to point on the direction of Strahd. Not that one from 2nd edition with an aspect similar to the classical vampire which looked like Dracula (sorry Orion72), but the one from the following picture: |
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Mjollnir
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| | 12/16/2006 4:20 PM |
| | On the other hand, an Aspect of Lathander or Pelor on the good factions could fit well in this set as a potential Strahd foe. | |
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MAURIZIO
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| | 12/18/2006 8:18 PM |
| | Is Strahd definitely!!! | |
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Marjorie
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1141 Posts
| | 12/19/2006 11:14 AM |
| My thought is...
Why do the 2 figs have to be foes of each other? Maybe they are simply representatives of 2 Unhallowed foes -- a Vampire (Strahd) and another one...
Mummy?
Lich?
Illithid?
Anti-paladin?
Jello Golem?
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Sergeant
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New Britain, CT
| | 12/19/2006 11:28 AM |
| Posted By Marjorie on 12/19/2006 11:14 AM
My thought is...
Why do the 2 figs have to be foes of each other? Maybe they are simply representatives of 2 Unhallowed foes -- a Vampire (Strahd) and another one...
That's what I said. The way it's written it could be either way.
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tundrin
Sergeant
425 Posts
Randolph, NJ
| | 12/19/2006 1:11 PM |
| In the original module there was a Prince Serguei competing for the attention of the young maiden Strahd fell in love with, but I woudl hardly consider him worthy of a unique miniature.
Rather I go along with the idea of a werewolf (lord?). Vampries and werewolves are historic foes. We know there is a werewolf in the set so it is an easy thing for them to "reveal". I think if it is a werewolf lord, then maybe it should have power over all lycanthropes, not just werewolves, since the werewolf isnt used much (if at all).
How about warband building - all evil, or all (any alignment) lycanthropes are legal in your warband. Maybe they also get +2 attack, +5 damage or a morale boost - though I could see a LE werewolf lord with tyrannical morale (if you run you die!)
A werewolf lord (40-50pts) (please dont make him too expensive or he will never see use) leading a werebear (44) for muscle and some wererat rogues for tiles and backstabbing, throw in a weretiger or two (27pts each) for the hunter / pounce thing as medium hitters and you have a fun theme band.
Put them up against Strahd with some vampire spawn and misc undead and start filming your own 'B' movie.
And PS - we need a vampiress now too.
Then we have to ask for a dwarven were-boar!
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| | 12/19/2006 6:24 PM |
| We need a CE Commander with the following:
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He'd make a great enemy. | |
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Dordledum
Commander
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Netherlands
| | 12/20/2006 12:07 AM |
| Posted By Ridureyu on 12/19/2006 6:24 PM
We need a CE Commander with the following:
Warband Building: Oozes of any faction are legal in your warband.
He'd make a great enemy.
Not without some more oozes, what we've got now is pityful: only the Ochre Jelly, and it's an Archfiends figure to boot!
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Orion72
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1917 Posts
| | 12/20/2006 5:53 AM |
| | There's also the Living Flaming Ball of Poo. Both it and the Ochre Jelly are already CE, so I'm guessing this is one of John's little jokes. | | | |
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Dargoth
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1274 Posts
| | 12/20/2006 2:32 PM |
| Posted By PaSquall on 12/15/2006 11:47 AM
I only see Azalin the lich as the long enemy of Stradh. Though I may be wrong.
And a lich would fit the "unhallowed theme" quite neatly.
The only problem is that we got a Lich in the last set.
My moneys on Strahd and one of the following
Hunter of the dead
Morninglord of Lathander
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realmaster
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| | 12/20/2006 9:13 PM |
| Posted By realmaster on 12/16/2006 1:16 AM
my bad, I meant to mention van richten.
YESSSS I got this one!! | |
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