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No they don't, they have four legs in every picture. Look at Nefermandias, he is a four-legged brown. The dragon on page 169 has his/her hind legs curled up underneath the front legs.
Ahhh, I see it now. Completely missed Nefermandias.
By the way everyone there is also a preview of the Player's Handbook Heroes Series 2 off the same page. Not quite complete yet, though.
I'm pretty sure I want at least one of each visible pack.
This set looks quite good. great even. Not quite as good as Giants of Legend, but that was one of the highest points of the entire line.
I think I have to call the Elder Green Dragon the best Dragon sculpt DDM has ever done. Damn.
The pose is frightening AND it's a HUGE - imagine that taking up so many squares on the battle mat... scary i tell you, scary!
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Whoa, they're awesome! Almost all minis are a good choice and all visibles are basically awesome must-haves. That probably ensures that people want to get one of each! Which is a good strategy - and one that I like!
Whoa, they're awesome! Almost all minis are a good choice and all visibles are basically awesome must-haves. That probably ensures that people want to get one of each! Which is a good strategy - and one that I like!
Cheers, LT.
Yeah, cheers to Wizards for delivering on their "50% more painting steps!!" promise. I imagine that this set will sell VERY well with the iconic D&D miniatures showcased in each box. Hopefully that'll mean more huge sets down the road!
Aurak Draconian is probably the best substitute for a Dragonborn spellcaster I've seen
Bolraza, Priestess of Bane I could see used for an edgy violent Elf/Eladrin PC
Doom Dreamer is a pretty decent generic spellcaster
The two Githzerai are both quality PC miniatures when the race becomes available for PHB3
Human Rabble is borderline, but a good figure for a Ruthless Ruffian Rogue.
Minotaur Thug could work for a less tankish Minotaur PC, but this one is borderline
Seen the character pack PHH2? Not quite as impressive. Looks like the repaint policy is still very much in place.
It's not really a policy. It's just that the change in packaging required 36 PC sculpts for the first two series of Player's Handbook Heroes. Given that production time can be up to one year, and the fact that the already-produced sets didn't have that many PC sculpts, there was a need to use existing molds for some minis in the first two series (four in PHH1, five in PHH2). From here on, we won't see any more repaints.
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Wow - some nice looking ones in there. Not quite enough to buy a case, but lots of singles.
After the first MM set, which I bought only a few singles, this one looks much better.
As a 3.x player, not all of them are useful, but that Psychic Sentinel can certainly be used as a ruby golem.
Let's see....
1. Adult brown dragon - cool
3. Aurak Draconian - Good
4. Balor - nice
5. Barghest - servicable
6. Huge beholder - excellent
12 & 13 - Duergars - servicable
15. Huge Green Dragon - very nice
16. Elder Iron Dragon - Usable
24. Goristro - I'll take 4
30. Psychic Sentinel (this will be a ruby golem for me)
31. Remorhaz - about time
33. Salamander (2 please)
34. Scarecrow (kind of an ugly mini, but servicable)
35. Sivak Draconian - nice to have
38. Talon Slaad (as a Blue Slaad)
40. Yochlol (finally! I'll take 4!)
No use: Air Archon Zephyrhaunt, priestess of bane, chillfire destroyer (any ideas how to use this, 3.5 fans?), chull (already have that), djinn (already have a djinn), doom dreamer (boring), earth archon, foulspawns, frost titan, githzerai (plenty from earlier sets), goblin (plenty from earlier sets), hezrou (the hezrou from a previous set is my all-time favorite mini, so no use for this one), swarm, human, irontooth, minotaur, griffon, slaad spawn (no use for 3.x), war troll (have enough trolls).
The pose is frightening AND it's a HUGE - imagine that taking up so many squares on the battle mat... scary i tell you, scary!
I love the pose, I just wish it fit on its base a little better! There's nothing that annoys me more than a mini that takes up the space adjacent to it... Let's sculpt "up" not "out"!
6. The Horrid Scarab Larva Swarm looks like a pile of coins. Could make for a nifty trap idea. Or not, hahah.
Personally, I think the person who posted the spoilers must have got the name of that mini wrong: Hoard scarab swarms (not "Horrid" scarab swarms) are a monster that's supposed to resemble a pile of coins. Thus, I don't think the appearance of the mini is a coincidence.
Personally, I think the person who posted the spoilers must have got the name of that mini wrong: Hoard scarab swarms (not "Horrid" scarab swarms) are a monster that's supposed to resemble a pile of coins. Thus, I don't think the appearance of the mini is a coincidence.
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