vanrulzz
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Bert the Troll
Commander
3964 Posts
Adelaide
| | 05/03/2007 4:04 PM |
| July: Night Below Booster Packs  Last month, I showed you the Kobold Trapmaker and the Frost Giant Jarl. This month, I couldn't lay my hands on production minis to look at, and we're still coordinating who gets to show what. But rather than skip a month, I thought I'd include a couple minis I could build a case for showing -- a couple critters that'll come in handy for those of you trekking around in the dank darkness (like, say, around the Drow of the Underdark) -- two new frog/fish monsters (that seem like something out of the nontentacles section of Lovecraft's mind): the (uncommon) Kuo-Toa Whip and (common) Kuo-Toa Hunter.
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If you want to see and learn about more Night Below minis, go to the D&D Minis page to check out Steve Schubert's Miniatures Previews articles, and pick up a copy of Dragon magazine to see their exclusive minis coverage. | |
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Bert the Troll
Commander
3964 Posts
Adelaide
| | 05/03/2007 4:07 PM |
| Probably just the photo but look like different shade of colour to the harbinger one. (wow its been a while)
Both look pretty funky  | |
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yack
Commander
3321 Posts
Gatineau Canada
| | 05/03/2007 4:18 PM |
| | Wicked this is totally awesome one of my fav races about time....now they can go with my other 12 warriors. (as I already painted eyes on them before) | |
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Teflon Jeff
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7908 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 05/03/2007 4:22 PM |
| Awesome!
Kuo-ta are very necessary!
Go whip!
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Teflon Jeff
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7908 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 05/03/2007 4:22 PM |
| BTW, I definitely think those are masters, and I don't expect that level of detail for the actual minis.
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Mjollnir
Underboss
1500 Posts
Canary Islands - Spain
| | 05/03/2007 4:23 PM |
| | I will keep every single mini of these two from the cases I will get. I hope to enjoy them much in my adaptation of the 2nd ed. campaign Night Below. | |
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Username
Warlord
5692 Posts
| | 05/03/2007 4:47 PM |
| | Nice! Now I can trade off my ugly HB KT! | |
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Corim Danex
Warlord
6843 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 05/03/2007 4:53 PM |
| | Those look fabulous. Kudos, Shoe and crew for two excellent minis (perfect rarity for both, also). | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5132 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 05/03/2007 4:54 PM |
| | Uncommon Whip and Common Hunter? [Mr. Burns' Voice On] Excellent [Mr. Burns' Voice Off] | |
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gss_000
Commander
3204 Posts
Baltimore, MD
| | 05/03/2007 4:55 PM |
| | Great to see more of them. This should really satisfy a lot of people. | |
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Sirohk
Commander
3938 Posts
USA
| | 05/03/2007 5:27 PM |
| More Previews. Super DEE Duper.  Kuo Toa, very kool indeed.  
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Olaf the Stout
Sergeant
404 Posts
Adelaide, Australia
| | 05/03/2007 5:41 PM |
| I'm most pleased to see both a new Kuo-Toa and a Kuo-Toa whip. I'm very happy with the Common and Uncommon rarities too.
If I understand correctly, the painting standards on these models are much better than what the actual production models will look like though. Correct?  Olaf the Stout | |
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vanrulzz
Commander
2778 Posts
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| | 05/03/2007 5:46 PM |
| Posted By Olaf the Stout on 05/03/2007 5:41 PM I'm most pleased to see both a new Kuo-Toa and a Kuo-Toa whip. I'm very happy with the Common and Uncommon rarities too.
If I understand correctly, the painting standards on these models are much better than what the actual production models will look like though. Correct?  Olaf the Stout
no, they killed the master paint a few sets after the Frost Dwarf fiasco. | | | |
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Olaf the Stout
Sergeant
404 Posts
Adelaide, Australia
| | 05/03/2007 6:03 PM |
| Posted By vanrulzz on 05/03/2007 5:46 PM Posted By Olaf the Stout on 05/03/2007 5:41 PM I'm most pleased to see both a new Kuo-Toa and a Kuo-Toa whip. I'm very happy with the Common and Uncommon rarities too.
If I understand correctly, the painting standards on these models are much better than what the actual production models will look like though. Correct?  Olaf the Stout no, they killed the master paint a few sets after the Frost Dwarf fiasco.
So these are the actual production paint jobs? If so, cool. They still look a little good for uncommon and common though.
What was the fiasco with the Frost Dwarf about. I only got into DDM at the end of last year so I missed that.
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7908 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 05/03/2007 6:37 PM |
| Posted By vanrulzz on 05/03/2007 5:46 PM Posted By Olaf the Stout on 05/03/2007 5:41 PM I'm most pleased to see both a new Kuo-Toa and a Kuo-Toa whip. I'm very happy with the Common and Uncommon rarities too.
If I understand correctly, the painting standards on these models are much better than what the actual production models will look like though. Correct?  Olaf the Stout no, they killed the master paint a few sets after the Frost Dwarf fiasco.
No, these are definitle not production minis. WAAAAY too detailed for that.
From the article...This month, I couldn't lay my hands on production minis to look at
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Olaf the Stout
Sergeant
404 Posts
Adelaide, Australia
| | 05/03/2007 6:55 PM |
| Posted By Teflon Jeff on 05/03/2007 6:37 PM Posted By vanrulzz on 05/03/2007 5:46 PM Posted By Olaf the Stout on 05/03/2007 5:41 PM I'm most pleased to see both a new Kuo-Toa and a Kuo-Toa whip. I'm very happy with the Common and Uncommon rarities too.
If I understand correctly, the painting standards on these models are much better than what the actual production models will look like though. Correct?  Olaf the Stout no, they killed the master paint a few sets after the Frost Dwarf fiasco. No, these are definitle not production minis. WAAAAY too detailed for that. From the article... This month, I couldn't lay my hands on production minis to look at
I thought that they looked a little too good.
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juanchoquinche
Sneak
161 Posts
colombia/bogota
| | 05/03/2007 6:58 PM |
| i hope this kuo toa will be good for the miniatures game not only for RPG,
but they see very amazing
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vanrulzz
Commander
2778 Posts
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| | 05/03/2007 9:50 PM |
| Posted By Teflon Jeff on 05/03/2007 6:37 PM Posted By vanrulzz on 05/03/2007 5:46 PM Posted By Olaf the Stout on 05/03/2007 5:41 PM I'm most pleased to see both a new Kuo-Toa and a Kuo-Toa whip. I'm very happy with the Common and Uncommon rarities too.
If I understand correctly, the painting standards on these models are much better than what the actual production models will look like though. Correct?  Olaf the Stout no, they killed the master paint a few sets after the Frost Dwarf fiasco. No, these are definitle not production minis. WAAAAY too detailed for that. From the article... This month, I couldn't lay my hands on production minis to look at
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Cthulhufnord
Warlord
11113 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 05/03/2007 10:21 PM |
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shazam01
Warrior
230 Posts
| | 05/03/2007 11:46 PM |
| | Nice looking minis, the fact that they a not production minis aside, they fit in nicely with the theme of course & it'll be nice to have something to add to the lonely HB Kuo-Toas... | |
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Dordledum
Commander
3463 Posts
Netherlands
| | 05/03/2007 11:55 PM |
| About friggin time! I love em, hope the detail on the production minis's will be close to these. Rarities are perfect.
But what's this about frog-like? Bullywugs are frog-like, Kuo-toa should be fishy. Nevertheless, both look so much better than the Harbinger ones I got (trade fodder!)
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WakeXX
Warlord
10152 Posts
Edinboro PA
| | 05/04/2007 12:06 AM |
| | more Kuo-toa are definately needed,awesome! | | | |
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Cheddar Bearer
Warrior
298 Posts
| | 05/04/2007 3:39 AM |
| | Pretty happy with that. Not owning the HB Kuo-Toa I don't know how they compare but it shore will be nice to finally get hold of some. If you read the drow preview that has a nice bit on the Kuo-Toa too. Sounds like they're really loving the Lovecraft horror angle. Can't rmeber if they always have (in MM). Still the minis look great and thats the important thing. | |
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nyjastul69
Commander
2731 Posts
Rhode Island
| | 05/04/2007 5:04 AM |
| | These are very nice minis. | |
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berus316
Sergeant
663 Posts
Markham, Ontario Canada
| | 05/04/2007 5:15 AM |
| Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy.
I'll take 4 and 20 please. | |
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heirodule
Sneak
95 Posts
Philly
| | 05/04/2007 6:57 AM |
| The Kuo-toa are nice, don't get me wrong
BUT: They've never had a mesoamerican motif before.
Why do they have a mesoamerican motif?
They end up looking like GW's lizardmen
Also, none of the Kuo-toas produced so far have the equipment that they're supposed to have in the MM, which includes a sheild, so they can use their "sheild coated with goo" ability.
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jacksonm
Warlord
5560 Posts
River City
| | 05/04/2007 7:45 AM |
| Pretty good.....
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Shottglazz
Underboss
1184 Posts
Quinte West, Ontario, Canada
| | 05/04/2007 8:22 AM |
| | Fantastic! Sign me up for 4 and 20 as well...can't wait to unleash their fishy/froggy evilness on my hapless PC's... | |
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7908 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 05/04/2007 8:42 AM |
| Froggz, AWAY!!
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gss_000
Commander
3204 Posts
Baltimore, MD
| | 05/04/2007 9:24 AM |
| Posted By Cheddar Bearer on 05/04/2007 3:39 AM
Pretty happy with that. Not owning the HB Kuo-Toa I don't know how they compare but it shore will be nice to finally get hold of some. If you read the drow preview that has a nice bit on the Kuo-Toa too. Sounds like they're really loving the Lovecraft horror angle. Can't rmeber if they always have (in MM). Still the minis look great and thats the important thing.
I think they compare very well. Here is a pic from Vesivus:
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Corim Danex
Warlord
6843 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 05/04/2007 11:45 AM |
| | I don't really mind the choice of weapon on the common being the same as the first kuo-toa. It would have been cool seeing one with a sticky shield and a one handed melee wpn of some kind, but no big deal. Hopefully the next time they get around to making a kuo-toa, there will be a sticky shield. | |
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Man of Renown
Wraithborne
Warlord
5309 Posts
The Red Light District
| | 05/04/2007 12:25 PM |
| | Huzzah!!! For once, I have nothing bad to say!!!! | |
Eye dun no why youse guys think im not relly a person im jimgang from canada but im moving to cali as soon as i get a master card
-Jimgang
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So you can't read what's engraved, Is this Heaven or merely Decay?
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ckissee
Underboss
1431 Posts
KD :)
| | 05/04/2007 12:46 PM |
| Posted By jacksonm on 05/04/2007 7:45 AM Pretty good..... Now if they put in an Aspect of Blibdoolpoolp, now you're talking.
Amen, brother!Â
I'd also be happy with a rare to complete the tri-fecta, like a monitor or sea mother. | |
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Thailfi
Sergeant
956 Posts
| | 05/04/2007 12:48 PM |
| Nice. So far so good on this set. Only one figure I have no interest in (big
surprise, its an Eberron piece that can't be used in any other setting). Even if those paint jobs are substantially better than what we will see, its an improvement over Harbinger.
I wonder if we will see a svirfneblin in this set? Maybe a female duergar (we seem to be real light on female humanoids)? One of the things I worried about when I heard about another underdark set was seeing another half dozen drow. Hopefully we will keep that around two to three.
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Thenameless
Warlord
12507 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 05/04/2007 1:34 PM |
| | When my friend, Geoff, and I were opening our cases of Harbinger way back when, we used to get dejected over the number of Kuo-Toa we'd open up. Now that I see this new breed (which look much better than the original), after so many sets, they are a welcome sight. | |
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PaSquall
Underboss
1399 Posts
| | 05/04/2007 2:00 PM |
| Yes !!!! KUOTOAS ! Aaaaah. My 8 HB ones were feeling sooo lonely. 4 whips and 16 hunters for me please.
Just add a leader/prince/king (rare) and it will be perfect.
Oh, and bring on the aspect of Blipdoolpoolp !!!
The only thing I regret is the lack of pincer staff, this weapon was so funny. But great preview. The set was just average, but now it shapes well...
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Mjollnir
Underboss
1500 Posts
Canary Islands - Spain
| | 05/04/2007 2:05 PM |
| Posted By PaSquall on 05/04/2007 2:00 PM
Yes !!!! KUOTOAS ! Aaaaah. My 8 HB ones were feeling sooo lonely. 4 whips and 16 hunters for me please.
Just add a leader/prince/king (rare) and it will be perfect.
Oh, and bring on the aspect of Blipdoolpoolp !!!
The only thing I regret is the lack of pincer staff, this weapon was so funny. But great preview. The set was just average, but now it shapes well...
Cool. Don't forget about the sticky shield, sooo hated by players!
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zoroaster100
Sergeant
873 Posts
| | 05/05/2007 3:47 PM |
| | These look a bit silly to me. They do look better than the Harbinger Kuo-toa, but they still look like silly frog men. I wish they would use other art like that of Descent into the Depths of the Earth (first edition) or some other 3rd edition sources for Kuo-toas and not the frog-looking guys from the 3e/3.5e Monster Manual. | |
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
11113 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 05/05/2007 9:13 PM |
| Posted By zoroaster100 on 05/05/2007 3:47 PM
These look a bit silly to me. They do look better than the Harbinger Kuo-toa, but they still look like silly frog men. I wish they would use other art like that of Descent into the Depths of the Earth (first edition) or some other 3rd edition sources for Kuo-toas and not the frog-looking guys from the 3e/3.5e Monster Manual.
It looks to me that their eyes are to blame.  The black pupil does give them a more Kermity look than I like. It sould be simple to paint over the eyes, whether I'll keep them the original hue or go shark black I'm not sure. | |
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