D&D 4E 4E Miniatures

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I'm in Tassie, few gaming shops here but these guys ship within the week.

It seems to be pretty hard to find specific miniatures. Why are all the dragonborn miniatures so expensive??

I'm trying to construct this party:

1. dragonborn warlord (M)
2. orc fighter (M)
3. human ranger (bow) (M)
4. eladrin wizard (F)
5. tiefling warlock (F)

And not having much success, besides the human ranger

 

[Jools]

They don't always have what you want but I recommend Auggies. I'm pretty sure they're the cheapest in North America. They've done me well over the last two years.

 

[Hawkeye]

It seems to be pretty hard to find specific miniatures. Why are all the dragonborn miniatures so expensive??

I'm trying to construct this party:

1. dragonborn warlord (M)
2. orc fighter (M)
3. human ranger (bow) (M)
4. eladrin wizard (F)
5. tiefling warlock (F)

And not having much success, besides the human ranger

I can remember walking into a store and saying "I need a dozen goblins" and getting what I needed, instead of having to buy like 12 packs to get what I want and end up with a couple hundred other minis I might not need. I wish WOTC could find a way to do that.

Hawkeye

 

[Shazman]

I haven't found prices better than miniaturemarket.com and trollandtoad.com

 

[Jhaelen]

I can remember walking into a store and saying "I need a dozen goblins" and getting what I needed, instead of having to buy like 12 packs to get what I want and end up with a couple hundred other minis I might not need. I wish WOTC could find a way to do that.

What's keeping you from doing exactly that? And what has WotC to do with that? It's not as if they have a monopoly on the mini market. The last time I walked into a store to buy minis, WotC didn't even sell any (and neither did they have anything to do with D&D, but I digress).

 

[Polar_Atom]

On the subject...

Hey, I'm DMing the H1, H2 Modules in my game up here in -dreary, depressing- Scotland with little access to anything D&D. All of my stuff has to be bought over the internet and minis are terribly expensive.

I was hoping someone could give me good ideas for alternative minis, I'm considering using chess pieces for some, but I was wondering if there are any obvious alternatives I'm missing.

(P.S. I have PCs from a D&D board game I received some years ago, so that's all good and well)

 

[deadsmurf]

Well, the D&D Essentials game is going to have tokens to use as minis - as will the Monster Vault.
Give those a try when they're released?

 

[Zaran]

Since all of my 4E gaming has been PBP, I haven't been keeping up with the state of 4E miniatures. My old gaming group is getting back together to play and I am going to be DMing. I know that WOTC had been putting them out, but they have been treating them like Magic cards with booster packs etc... What is a good source for miniatures?

Hawkeye

Reaper sells mini's online but I don't know if they have a full line of monsters. We usually use minis for the PCs and tiles for the monsters.

 

[Hawkeye]

What's keeping you from doing exactly that?

Possible lack of availability in the local FLGS. I do try to support them as much as possible Just saying the market has changed a bit from "the good old days".

Hawkeye

 

[Hawkeye]

Well, the D&D Essentials game is going to have tokens to use as minis - as will the Monster Vault.
Give those a try when they're released?

I'm building some 3D dungeons and outdoor scenes. Tokens would kind of detract from that.

Hawkeye