D&D 4E 4e, minis... and some of my thoughts

[Odhanan]

But you're contradicting yourself. You say "it is possible" to run Monte's combat without minatures, but then you say "the nature of the combat itself would be altered." But if you alter it, you aren't running it the way Monte is running it.

How is it a contradiction? You don't have to run this combat exactly like Monte does to still have a fulfilling RPG session with this precise combat and these opponents.

 

[Nebulous]

We play using colored crystal beads to represent mooks like orcs and kobolds (cost me about $2.00 per pound, and only because I picked lots of colors). If I need a larger creature, I use paper counters.

I used to use scraps of paper and such, but i've long found them unsatisfying. The easiest and cheapest to me is to just print out sheets of 1" or 2" or 3" pictures like Fiery Dragon does. All it takes is some basic photoshop skill, scissors and glue. If you want some REALLY good looking paper monster tokens, get them printed on glossy photo paper from Walmart. You'll be paying more, about $2.50 for a 8x10 page of minis, but that still ain't bad.

 

[Baby Samurai]

By which I mean - use dice, use coins, use counters you print out, use scraps of paper with letters on them, use legos, use minis that aren't the same as the monsters, use M&Ms, or use whatever else is sitting around.

Yeah, there is nothing like using actual green Jell-O for Green Slime.

 

[Plane Sailing]

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Quick reminder to everyone to keep their cool, and not to cast aspersions or mock the style of people who have a different style to the one you prefer.

Thanks