• Shoe could not confirm the presence or absence of draconians in WDQ


• There will be at least one LG mini in WDQ that fills the heavy beater role (note that this doesn't strictly mean it will be a heavy beater - it could be something similar to the JA)


• Number of uniques per set should be 2-3, and they will be limited to truly classic D&D characters


• Right now, Tiny sculpts are too complex to make them Common. This may change in the future


• Arcane Ballista was the most difficult WD mini to playtest


• There will be resculpts, but they'll have different skirmish stats and/or class levels (hypothetical example: Fire Giant Cleric)


• The number of themed minis is higher in WDQ than in other sets so far; more than 1/4 of the minis are dragon-themed


• "a template is one good way of modifying a dragon if we wanted to rerelease one and make it more viable for skirmish. I wouldn't expect something like that this year, and I can speak to what's beyond that."


• No non-random mini packs are currently being planned (Shoe quoted Merric's Law)


• "Ghendar: will we see another umber hulk anytime soon? Shoe: Umber Hulks sure are hard to come by. I want to make sure everyone is able to get a reasonable umber hulk or d-beast.. not necessarily as an uncommon, but a rerelease would be cool. I can't promise anything as to what specific time."


• No "best of" set is currently planned, but there'll be resculpts of classic monsters recurring "at a steady pace" in future sets


• WDQ huges are numbered like regular minis, and the set list "may start with a huge"


• WDQ non-huge distribution: 1R, 2U, 4C (18/16/14) "commons are still evenly distributed, and math is fun"


• they are trying to design sets with synergy, or have a creature type be prominent to set the theme

• (about translucent plastic) "some of the art guys are convinced that fire looks good when you can see through it, but I can see it being used for things like brilliant energy weapons, things made of liquid, stuff like that. incorporeal creatures would be cool, like a ghost or something (though we've got a ghost already..)


• the format for qualifiers has not been determined yet and is being discussed


• "I sure wish we could do a yugoloth this year."

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• More outdoor maps coming soon; forest map in FL3


• War Drums ended up with four warforged because some other concepts didn't work out


• Wemic has more parts and more paint that the Girallon, which makes him a Rare


• Some Dragonlance and Ravenloft minis are in the plans


• Twig Blight is coming, but not for a few more months


• Clear plastic is in WDQ


• Art director determines set color palette based on proposed minis


• WotC coordinating actions with Paizo to bring minis related to Dragon and Dungeon (possible Spawn of Kyuss)


• No medium Wargrider any time soon


• No aquatic maps any time soon


• Future Icons depending on success of GBD and CRD


• Uncommon giants in 2006

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Now it probably wishfull thinking on my part but you could read this as meaning the only warforged in the next few sets would be a unique.... and theres only one unique warforged right now The Lord of Blades.

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Summary from Ian Richards:

• WotC is currently not officially supporting the European DDM championship, but this may change

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Hopefully once they return my calls - only had one conversation to date and that was rushed due to Hasbro representatives recent ill fortune.

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Hopefully once they return my calls - only had one conversation to date and that was rushed due to Hasbro representatives recent ill fortune.

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Ian sounded like he was ready to support the championship, so maybe you should try contacting him directly (if you haven't already).

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Originally posted by maijstral

Now it probably wishfull thinking on my part but you could read this as meaning the only warforged in the next few sets would be a unique.... and theres only one unique warforged right now The Lord of Blades.

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I noticed that too. The man almost seems to take a perverse delight in taunting us and provoking rampant speculation. [:)]

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Uncommon giants in 2006

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True_Blue: do you mean common or uncommon?
WOTC_Shoe: I mean common. I'd not mind an uncommon fire or frost
WOTC_Shoe: the hill giant turned out all right

True_Blue: so its feasable to maybe see them in the future?
WOTC_Shoe: I think we're set on uncommon giants this year- (well, not technically)
WOTC_Shoe: but we'll see more giants.

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How do I contact him? (fingers waiting to get on it)

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when asked about warforged in future sets ,since we got 4 in wardrums, shoe responded "we may have had our fill of warforged for a short time - it would have to be a unique situation I think for another one to come out in the next couple of sets".

Now it probably wishfull thinking on my part but you could read this as meaning the only warforged in the next few sets would be a unique.... and theres only one unique warforged right now The Lord of Blades.

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Wemic has more parts and more paint that the Girallon, which makes him a Rare

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Thats cool with me. I can get more use out of a bunch of Girallons than with a bunch of Wemmics. ;)

Believe it or not I didnt ask about the Twig Blights :)

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There will be at least one LG mini in WDQ that fills the heavy beater role (note that this doesn't strictly mean it will be a heavy beater - it could be something similar to the JA)

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