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<blockquote data-quote="Wombat" data-source="post: 2371883" data-attributes="member: 8447"><p>As I've said many times before, I got into rpgs to get <em>away</em> from miniatures wargaming. Yeah, I know that OD&D even mentioned using figures, but they were not really necessary to run the game. Same was true for RuneQuest, Ars Magica and many other games I have favoured over the years.</p><p></p><p>Since I got back into D&Dness, I noticed the not-too-subtle creeping re-miniature-ization of the game. Now battleboards are necessary in most campaigns, many of the Feats are based around movement of specific distances, etc. The group I am in uses minis, almost always metal, for the battles where we cannot get away without using the battleboard, but for the most part we prefer leaving matters in the imagination. </p><p></p><p>I loath the randon element of the D&D official minis. One store near me has a few (VERY few!) non-random plastics for sale, but I don't even like most of those. Overall, if I am going to use a mini, I'd rather paint it from the primer up to the sealer. Just feels better that way.</p><p></p><p>But overall, I prefer not to have to use minis. I find the inhibit the imagination in many games.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wombat, post: 2371883, member: 8447"] As I've said many times before, I got into rpgs to get [I]away[/I] from miniatures wargaming. Yeah, I know that OD&D even mentioned using figures, but they were not really necessary to run the game. Same was true for RuneQuest, Ars Magica and many other games I have favoured over the years. Since I got back into D&Dness, I noticed the not-too-subtle creeping re-miniature-ization of the game. Now battleboards are necessary in most campaigns, many of the Feats are based around movement of specific distances, etc. The group I am in uses minis, almost always metal, for the battles where we cannot get away without using the battleboard, but for the most part we prefer leaving matters in the imagination. I loath the randon element of the D&D official minis. One store near me has a few (VERY few!) non-random plastics for sale, but I don't even like most of those. Overall, if I am going to use a mini, I'd rather paint it from the primer up to the sealer. Just feels better that way. But overall, I prefer not to have to use minis. I find the inhibit the imagination in many games. [/QUOTE]
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