Alaric
Skirmisher
10 Posts
    
 | | 03/01/2006 3:05 PM |
| | I was kinda curious about which minis you guys are specifically using for RPGing. I know each adventure is different but I was wondering what the most common minis that keep coming back into play in RPG's are. | |
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The Mighty
jai
Commander
3235 Posts
| | 03/01/2006 3:17 PM |
| Let's see ...
Cemetary/Ruins: Undead
City: Humans, Wererats
Coastal/Sea: Orcs (my world's pirates), Sahuagin
Forest: Kobolds, Gnomes, Elves, animals/magical beasts/were-beasts
-- I use Treants *as* the forest
Hills: Giants, Ogres
Plains: Goblins, Hobgoblins, Gnolls
Swamp: Demons (story reasons)
hhmm... I think i am going to make a list of figures i haven't used yet to see what kind of adventures i can surprise my group with [:)] | | | |
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Sir Bozak The Damned
Commander
2854 Posts
Québec
| | 03/01/2006 3:31 PM |
| For human/half-elves encounters, I find I use Man-At-Arms the most for common soldiers, Royal Guards ( I have a ton of bagged for trade...) as elite guards for a palace, rich or martial city and Human Crossbowmen for support. Soldiers or Thrane or Stallwarth Paladins for army elites. I have not found a decent human mage yet...As jai said, Goblins, Kobolds, Orcs, Hobgoblins, Gnolls, Bugbears ( in order of power ) are the most common humanoid foes. Lizardfolk and Troglodytes are great for caverns and dark areas.
While for animals I would say Dire Rats, Fiendish Dire Weasels, Wolves, Werewolves and pretty much all the Dire animals.Then, we come to monsters such as Ankhegs, Troll Slashers, Feral Minotaurs ( They also make great Tsunos for OA ), Skullcrusher Ogres and Half-Ogre Barbarians ( I used them for common Onis ),etc. | |
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glumag
Warlord
5968 Posts
| | 03/01/2006 3:34 PM |
| goblins, goblins goblins! A lot. Dire rats and wererats. Lots of human fighter ones, not heavyly armored (thug, bandit, caravan, etc). Orcs, Ogres and finally undead (zombies and skelies) [:D] [}:)]
But yet again, we just started a new campaign and they are barely at level 3.
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Ghendar
Warlord
13069 Posts
Mud Lick, Kentucky
| | 03/01/2006 4:14 PM |
| The basics always seem to come up regularly in my games. Orcs, goblinoids, large humanoid types as well as large beasts and vermin.
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Kunimatyu
Sergeant
725 Posts
| | 03/01/2006 4:36 PM |
| In my D&D games this week we saw:
Thaskor
Shadar-kai (used scorpion clan drow)
Nightwalker
Zombie mobs(bunch of zombies on a 4" base)
Ghast mobs(bunch of ghasts on a 4" base)
Devourers
Half-Fiend Ogre Dread Necromancer
Emerald Claw soldiers
...and a Hobgoblin Dread Wight dual-wielding shortswords(repainted a bladebearer hobgoblin) | |
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kestrel.ca
Underboss
1687 Posts
| | 03/01/2006 6:26 PM |
| As my campaign arc mainly deals with coping with an orcish invasion (original, I know[B)]), I use lots and lots of orcs, supported by ogres. I'm really looking forward to running Hellspike this week though as I'll get to use a bunch of "new" minis.
But most common? The goblinoids, orcs, giants, animals, skeletons, and zombies lead my list. But then the past year our two campaigns have been with parties of characters of 5th level or less. | |
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Count Dooku
Commander
4637 Posts
New York
| | 03/01/2006 7:09 PM |
| Not counting PCs of course..
Goblins, Orcs, Hobgoblins, Gnolls
Healer, Caravan Guard, Sage, Dalelands Malitia, Human Commoner as NPCs
Human Brigands and Human Thugs
Dire Rats
Wolves
Skeletons, Zombies
Medium Monsterous Spiders
Those are the biggies that pop up ALOT | |
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IHawk
Underboss
1054 Posts
Lisle, Illinois
| | 03/01/2006 7:26 PM |
| Dire wolves
GOBLINS...they are still my favorite "evil" race.
trogs (there are an aweful lot in the arcanis realms)
lizardfolk
orcs and more orcs
demons & devils...keep em comming
good guys,
hound archons
wizards
ok, i'll end up listing all of em so i'm done | |
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yack
Commander
3320 Posts
Gatineau Canada
| | 03/01/2006 9:27 PM |
| I will use them all someday...but mostly is
Orcs
Goblins
dire rats
Gnolls
Spiders
They are running on low levels right now...so thats why. But I will change it up drow soon.But I love my monsters and will use most of them someday. | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5132 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 03/01/2006 9:36 PM |
| Lately I've only got one sporadic low-level campaign going on and it takes place in the underdark (not FR specific) so lots of:
Drow
Duergar
Ankhegs
Goblins
Under normal circumstances I'd get a lot more mileage out of Orcs, Ogres, Umber Hulks, Ettins, Elementals (all sizes/types), anything off the Summon Monster/Summon Nature's Ally lists. | |
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wildmage
Sneak
123 Posts
| | 03/01/2006 9:55 PM |
| Oddly enough my 2 most used minis so far:
Ember Human Monk
Celestial Dire Badger
The monk was used as a monk PC in our last campaign and is currently serving as a druid PC in our new campaign. The badger was the old druid's animal companion in our last campaign and has seen play as summons in our new one.
Besides those, the most interesting encounters I've run so far included the Dire Bat, Orc Druid, and Harbinger Troll. Otherwise I've used a smattering of human bandits/barbarians as well. I think they're always a useful type of mini to have in each set, right up there with goblins, orcs, and gnolls. | |
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Scarecrow
Sergeant
788 Posts
| | 03/02/2006 1:15 AM |
| | I supply minis to the DM's who have games at the library I work at. The most common requests I get are goblins and kobolds. A few orcs and elves mixed in, as well as animals (wolfs, frogs, lizards, spiders.) But mostly goblins and kobolds. | |
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bshugg
Underboss
1833 Posts
| | 03/02/2006 7:47 AM |
| The last few encounters included:
50 various lizardfolk including 3 blackscales
8 caravan gaurds as keep gaurds
2 otyugh
Large fire elemental, 2 med. fire, 2 magmin (as small fire elementals)
2 Iron golem. | |
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nyjastul69
Commander
2731 Posts
Rhode Island
| | 03/02/2006 8:09 AM |
| | The Healer and Battle Plate Marshall, beacause they're PC's. After that I'd have to say Giants, Ogres and Trolls. | |
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doubtofbuddha
Commander
3371 Posts
| | 03/02/2006 3:41 PM |
| | The humans and demihumans. Beyond that it varies. Though there is a reason I have almost 20 goblin skirmishers.... | |
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Thenameless
Warlord
12481 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 03/03/2006 12:19 AM |
| | Men-at-Armses, Kobolds, and Orcs. | |
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arbados
Underboss
1450 Posts
New York, USA
| | 03/03/2006 12:31 AM |
| | I would say a lot of the human fighter types such as the men-at-arms. I think the undead (spectre, skeletons, zombies) have also been used quite a good amount. The Huge minis such as the bulette (primarily for a proxy) and treant see a lot of use as well. Those are the first few which come to mind. | |
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LargeMarmot
Sergeant
463 Posts
| | 03/03/2006 12:53 AM |
| | As a player I use the village priest, man at arms, and royal gaurd the most. As a DM I use the kobolds and Hobgoblin Impalers more than anything. | |
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Can of the Cave Beer
Commander
2838 Posts
| | 03/03/2006 12:53 AM |
| Well, I'm not running yet (and may never) but I do know several of the categories that I'd need.
Kobolds
Gnolls
Hobgoblins
Various Anthropomorphs (Ibixians, Catfolk, Lizardfolk, Thaskor, Khumat, Ophidian, Centaur, Minotaur, etc.)
Grim Necromancer
Warforged
Lich Necromancer
"Demon"--not sure which kind just yet
Blue Dracolich
Werewolves
Longtooth Barbarain
Vampire Spawn
Ravenous Vampire
Various Undead-types
Drow
Duergar
Large White Dragon (ZWD will do if a "real" one isn't out)
Gargantuan Black Dragon
I think that would cover most of it. At least so far as it is settled in my head. | |
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Sulaco
Underboss
1605 Posts
| | 03/03/2006 12:25 PM |
| In my last D&D session, a crawl through some urban sewers in pursuit of a wanted criminal, I used:
- Spider Swarms
- Spider of Lolth
- Carrion Crawlers
- Otyughs
- Kerwyn
- Lidda
- Human Thugs
- Kobold Skirmisher
In general my world is heavily humanocentric and monster-light so I get a lot of mileage out of the less monstrous figures. | |
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Amator
Sneak
116 Posts
| | 03/06/2006 9:22 AM |
| Last week I used about 30 kobolds(mostly soldiers, with some skirmishers and champions thrown in), an ogre, and a dire wolf for baddies, and an Elf Swashbuckler, Thorn, and Sword of Glory for PCs who don't have pewter minis.
My most common are kobolds, dire rats, orcs, and other animals, but I've yet to DM a game over 5th level. | |
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Grim
Sergeant
482 Posts
| | 03/06/2006 9:44 AM |
| Lately, a lot of Howling Orcs and Orc Maulers to represent my world's dominant evil goblinoids. I find that I use orc skeletons quite a bit as well for when these goblinoids get raised by their dark masters.
It depends on the campaign and it changes over time. Started with Caravan guards as bandits and has moved up to Dire Apes and Fiendish Girallons (as ape proxies) and from there to the cusp of Hill giant Barbarians and Hill Giant Chieftains. | |
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Kunimatyu
Sergeant
725 Posts
| | 03/06/2006 1:08 PM |
| last session, we used:
Emerald Claw Soldiers
Half-Fiend Ogre
Boneclaw
Mummy Lord
Ankhegs
Griffon
Gargoyles(man I hate that sculpt) | |
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lycusmike
Sneak
138 Posts
| | 03/07/2006 1:21 PM |
| Ogres
Aspect of Bane for extra giant Bodies and Ogre Mages, at least until we finally got the Ogre Mage
My Groups Paladin has a Dire Lion, so that is regular.
the Master of Many Shapes in my game loves the Dire Ape.
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maijstral
Underboss
2105 Posts
| | 03/07/2006 3:41 PM |
| not counting PC's or NPC's the monsterous minis are most commonly used. resent game had a spider theme so the monsterous spider,the drider sorcerer,spider of lolth and swarm of spiders were all used.
Our current DM knows nothing about DDM so to our(mine and Aesoph's) horror he just grabs anything handy to proxie whatever encounter we have. It kind of funny we have to stop him and say 'they have that mini already' after his description and quickly drag it out for him. | | | |
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devasque
Sergeant
874 Posts
| | 03/07/2006 3:45 PM |
| I've a nation of Hobgoblins in my homebrew world so they see quite liberal and repetative usage. Goblins and Kobolds probably come in a close tie for second. Undead in their many forms round out my top three.
Valorous Prince I've used alot for both royalty and aristocrat type NPCs. Purple Dragon Knights, City Guards and more recently Royal Guards all make great city type proxies. Battle scenarios and such the two incarnations of the Man-at-Arms, Soldier of Thrane and now Shieldwall Soldier from this set work well.
I keep a small group of barbarian types and werewolves together as well since I've got a northern territtory occupied by that sort and one tribe that's taken the totem animal to welcoming lycanthropy. Lots of proxies here; Longtooth Barbarian, Carrion Tribe Barbarian, Crow Shaman, Frenzied Berzerker, Longstrider and a few more I can't think off the top of my head. | |
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Kepler
Sneak
63 Posts
| | 03/07/2006 4:00 PM |
| | Does anyone use minis other than D&D minis in their RPGs? Heroscape has some nice orc minis. | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5132 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 03/07/2006 4:32 PM |
| I use Chainmail and Reaper minis for my D&D campaigns (in addition to DDM).
Now that I have my hands on them Girallons are definitely going straight into my D&D campaign (I love the 4-armed monkeys).
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True_Blue
Underboss
2386 Posts
| | 03/07/2006 10:14 PM |
| I use old Ral Partha minis and Reaper minis. I think I, like most ppl, use mostly metal ones for PC's, and the D&DM for everything else. But there are some good sculpts out there in D&DM that are very useful as PC's also.
I use more humanoid peices more than anything else. Which is why I'm always glad to get more drow, orcs, bugbears, derro, deurgar, etc. I need them in mass. | |
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Grim
Sergeant
482 Posts
| | 03/07/2006 10:18 PM |
| | We use DDM for everything now. With 9 sets uder our belts, there are few characters that we can't find a proxy for. It's a game of imagination after all. | |
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MackeyJ
Underboss
1414 Posts
| | 03/08/2006 2:38 AM |
| As a PC I use the Warlock as representation for my Sorcerer.
As a DM I love using drow, Giants, Golems, Goblins, Undead, Lizardfold. | |
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johnboy069
Sneak
61 Posts
Madison,IN
| | 03/09/2006 3:20 PM |
| | I like using the Cleric of St. Cuthbert for a commanding officer type charcter, the Renegade Warlock for sorcerors )besides the Half elf Sorceror)I plan on using Artemis fror a hexblade/dread necromancer PC. I also have several pewter minis from Ironwind (go Ivar!) and other companies that I can't remember. | |
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jgsugden
Commander
4320 Posts
Walnut Creek, CA
| | 03/09/2006 4:00 PM |
| So far, the orcs are the winners. There are a lot of orcs in my campaign world ...
I use DDM, a few (rebased) Clix, and a lot of my old metal miniature collection (collected between 1979 and 2006). | |
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True_Blue
Underboss
2386 Posts
| | 03/10/2006 3:42 AM |
| | Since I DM in Dragonlance most of the time, I dont get as much use out of the Orcs as everyone else. I've been really happy with the Young Minotaur from Arch, since in DL the minotaurs are medium. I still use a lot of the goblins, so its always nice to get variety. And I use Ogres a lot, so I'm glad more are coming. | |
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