Knight of Argenis
Corim Danex
Warlord
6805 Posts
    
West Valley City, Utah
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| Posted By Sulaco on 07/06/2007 2:10 PM Posted By Corim Danex on 07/03/2007 2:05 PM
I am trying to think of a positive practical use for RPG for these things. I just thought of repainting them as statues. What do you think? You read my mind. I am planning on doing precisely the same thing.
The irony is that 8 sounds like a good number of statues, but I need one regular one, and making 8 statues would mean I would have to trade for one (shudders) | |
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Tobus Neth
Skirmisher
46 Posts
| | 07/06/2007 5:03 PM |
| Statues indeed! That dwarfs head is so big you'd get bonuses to hit it! How the hell could you miss that noggin'Sheesh the freakin pillow he must rest that Gigantor size head on!
Daddy was dwarf mother was a hill giant!
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Knight of Argenis
Corim Danex
Warlord
6805 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 07/06/2007 5:21 PM |
| | Speaking of tigers, the dire tiger has no bone protrusions typical of a dire creature. I found that to be odd. | |
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10985 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 07/07/2007 4:44 PM |
| | Good news to me then. I'm not a fan of the bone plates and spikes on the dire critters. Posted By Corim Danex on 07/06/2007 5:21 PM
Speaking of tigers, the dire tiger has no bone protrusions typical of a dire creature. I found that to be odd.
This Dwarf is making me think of Fat B@$tard from Austin Powers. I can see him screaming at the halfling in this set to get in his belly.  | |
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gss_000
Commander
3204 Posts
Baltimore, MD
| | 07/07/2007 10:19 PM |
| Posted By Corim Danex on 07/06/2007 5:21 PM
Speaking of tigers, the dire tiger has no bone protrusions typical of a dire creature. I found that to be odd.
Yeah, now that you mentioned it, I knew there was something else bothering me about this fig. It looks almost like a normal tiger would, but at least it's nice in concept if not 100% in execution.
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zenthrus
Warlord
5090 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 07/08/2007 1:17 AM |
| Posted By gss_000 on 07/07/2007 10:19 PM Posted By Corim Danex on 07/06/2007 5:21 PM
Speaking of tigers, the dire tiger has no bone protrusions typical of a dire creature. I found that to be odd. Yeah, now that you mentioned it, I knew there was something else bothering me about this fig. It looks almost like a normal tiger would, but at least it's nice in concept if not 100% in execution. | |
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Pedro
Commander
3926 Posts
Czech Republic
| | 07/08/2007 9:32 AM |
| | I too like the Tiger more. The dwarf is strange, but the paintjob is nice iirc. | |
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vanrulzz
Commander
2523 Posts
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| | 07/08/2007 10:46 AM |
| | i likes tiger | | | |
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gss_000
Commander
3204 Posts
Baltimore, MD
| | 07/08/2007 11:59 AM |
| Posted By zenthrus on 07/08/2007 1:17 AM
I'm quite pleased with the tiger missing the protrusions. Since I doubt we'll see another tiger anytime soon it's nice that this one can sub for tigers, fiendish tigers, celestal tigers, dire tigers, etc.
Definitely true. I will use it for any big cat if it ever comes up in a game, but it doesn't scream "dire" to me. Had they just called it "Tiger" I would have been a lot more satisfied.
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Knight of Argenis
Corim Danex
Warlord
6805 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 07/08/2007 7:37 PM |
| | I figure one dire tiger is enough since I picked up so many dire lions (blessed hunters) that they are close enough to sub | |
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Dordledum
Commander
3393 Posts
Netherlands
| | 07/09/2007 2:21 AM |
| me like tiger, me hate dwarf,
grrrrrrr,
D. | |
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warchanter
Sergeant
389 Posts
Italy
| | 07/09/2007 2:31 AM |
| Talk about size increase! Look at this dwarf!!
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Pedro
Commander
3926 Posts
Czech Republic
| | 07/09/2007 2:37 AM |
| | It's an Aspect, what is bad about it? | |
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Dordledum
Commander
3393 Posts
Netherlands
| | 07/09/2007 10:27 AM |
| he was joking,
maybe you didn't notice due to the lack of a smiley,
D. | |
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gss_000
Commander
3204 Posts
Baltimore, MD
| | 07/09/2007 10:34 AM |
| LOL! Didn't you hear they went to a scale where the former larges are now mediums?  | |
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Brimulk
Sneak
162 Posts
| | 07/09/2007 10:46 AM |
| I love Shoe's quote. If I ever use him, I shall dub him Heed. "Heed, moove." Or maybe I'll call him Willie (the character's actual name).  | |
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Knight of Argenis
Corim Danex
Warlord
6805 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 07/09/2007 11:19 AM |
| | My wife was calling him Guppy when we were opening the boosters since she misheard me when I called him Gumby. Now, we have Guppy the Oversized Dwarf. | |
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Nyarlathotep333
Warrior
283 Posts
Alaska
| | 07/09/2007 11:58 AM |
| Repaint him as a large duergar. I'm planning at least one repaint done like that anyways...eventually, when I finally get the time.
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Duke of Spoils
greyhaze
Warlord
6725 Posts
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Bert the Troll
Commander
3964 Posts
Adelaide
| | 07/09/2007 6:21 PM |
| | It sure is obese. Much stockier than I was expecting. | |
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warchanter
Sergeant
389 Posts
Italy
| | 07/31/2007 2:16 PM |
| By the way, after all that's been said and done, the Guard is not the first "blown up" dwarf we had. Look at his twin, dark brother from Unhallowed and see what I mean (they're both ugly, in my opinion).
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vanrulzz
Commander
2523 Posts
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| | 07/31/2007 2:46 PM |
| Posted By warchanter on 07/31/2007 2:16 PM
By the way, after all that's been said and done, the Guard is not the first "blown up" dwarf we had. Look at his twin, dark brother from Unhallowed and see what I mean (they're both ugly, in my opinion).
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gss_000
Commander
3204 Posts
Baltimore, MD
| | 07/31/2007 7:07 PM |
| | The duergar is much better. It's not as wide (look at the feet), and somehow not being a standard dwarf makes him a lot better. | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5090 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 07/31/2007 7:55 PM |
| Posted By gss_000 on 07/31/2007 7:07 PM
somehow not being a standard dwarf makes him a lot better. No, it's the torture implements hanging from his belt that make him a lot better
The Duergar Slaver is ridiculously big. So are almost all of the medium-sized humanoids from Unhallowed.
The GoMH is just glaringly bad because most of the other medium-sized humanoids in Night Below are closer to proper scale (1" = 5 feet).
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Skyscraper
Sergeant
659 Posts
Montreal
| | 08/01/2007 10:39 AM |
| | Hmm, not only are they oversized, they're out of focus too. The quality is really diving in late sets... | |
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hazel monday
Warrior
338 Posts
Baltimore MD
| | 08/01/2007 11:25 AM |
| | This mini is just terrible. It's tied w the dwarf barbarian as worst mini ever. Every one I've gotten so far has gone straight to trash, bagged. | |
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Knight of Argenis
Corim Danex
Warlord
6805 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 08/01/2007 12:08 PM |
| | I mentioned that I would need 8 to repaint as statues, meaning I wouldn't have the 1 regular one for my collection. I tried offering someone a quarter for a Guard of Mithral Hall. He refused to take the money and handed me the figure for free, relieved to be rid of one of them. | |
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greyhaze
Warlord
6725 Posts
| | 08/01/2007 12:38 PM |
| | Why would you throw out the monster of mithril hall? Donnate it to a small child. At that size it couldn't possibly be a choking hazzard... | |
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hazel monday
Warrior
338 Posts
Baltimore MD
| | 08/01/2007 12:50 PM |
| Posted By greyhaze on 08/01/2007 12:38 PM
Why would you throw out the monster of mithril hall? Donnate it to a small child. At that size it couldn't possibly be a choking hazzard...
Use your head.Small children don't have houses of their own Greyhaze. Where would they find the room to store this behemoth? | |
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greyhaze
Warlord
6725 Posts
| | 08/01/2007 12:53 PM |
| The children could live in the beards of the monsters. I talk crazy sometimes... | |
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Pedro
Commander
3926 Posts
Czech Republic
| | 08/01/2007 12:55 PM |
| Posted By Dordledum on 07/09/2007 10:27 AM
he was joking,
maybe you didn't notice due to the lack of a smiley,
D.
Lol, I am stupid
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greyhaze
Warlord
6725 Posts
| | 08/01/2007 1:16 PM |
| Posted By gss_000 on 07/08/2007 11:59 AM Posted By zenthrus on 07/08/2007 1:17 AM
Had they just called it "Tiger" I would have been a lot more satisfied.
So, anybody else wonder why a dire bear, tiger or lion aren't huge considering that the standard type animal should be large? | |
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Knight of Argenis
Corim Danex
Warlord
6805 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 08/01/2007 2:45 PM |
| Posted By greyhaze on 08/01/2007 1:16 PM
So, anybody else wonder why a dire bear, tiger or lion aren't huge considering that the standard type animal should be large?
Now that you mention it, yes. I did wonder a bit before you mentioned it, too. The dire bat being large does seem odd, when the dire tiger is only a large. Bats themselves are tiny. They take an enormous size increase. The tiger, on the other hand, doesn't get much larger at all.
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Knight of the
Round Table
Thenameless
Warlord
11526 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 08/01/2007 2:46 PM |
| | D&D doesn't always make sense. | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5090 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 08/01/2007 5:13 PM |
| Go to your local museum of natural history. Oddly enough, most animals which carry the "dire" label are actually quite a bit smaller than their modern counterparts (but have bigger teeth). Dire Wolves are comparable to medium-large dogs.
In the D&D world, "dire" is virtually a template that means "better stats." Generally, the convention runs if it's medium or smaller, "dire" bumps the size up (to something scarier). If it's large or larger "dire" doesn't usually seem to change the size (that's what "legendary" is for).
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greyhaze
Warlord
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lefteyeofgruumsh
Skirmisher
5 Posts
| | 08/02/2007 7:42 AM |
| | The guard is probably really big because he is having an allergic reaction to something. I think the paint. | | | |
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