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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 1031870" data-attributes="member: 3586">Rob Heinsoo<a href="http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=58320&perpage=30&pagenumber=2" target="_blank">this thread</a> Will there be minis of specific Greyhawk characters? I don't wanna kill you, man. Don't die. And don't hold your breath, either, but we'll see if we can make you *somewhat* happy someday. Alternate Sculpts? At the moment, we don't have any alternate sculpts going. I'm not clear that this answer will remain stable. Transparent/Invisible figs? No funky transparencies or invisibilities in the first few sets. Ask me some months after the product begins selling and I may evade your question instead of answering it. Must you use official minis? You can play with whatever minis you want in your own home bzzzzzzzzzzzzzt. No wait: you can only play with official D&D Minis. In Organized Play events, you will be able to play with some painted metal minis: WotC metals we've determined are the same or equivalent to plastic minis we've put out. So people will be able to get some use out of their lovingly painted metal minis, and be the envy of the table. But OP won't let you use other company's metal. Or plastic, for that matter.Will the rules be friendly toward the casual army designer, or will they be more akin to Warhammer, with army construction being THE deciding factor in 90% of all serious play?I think the rules are a lot friendlier to casual armies. Warband building can still be very important, but it's nothing like 90%.Do you have any estimate on the oxidation survivability of the plastics you are using? I have a few old plastics that lasted about two years before they became terribly brittle and unusable for play? I've got no idea about the oxidation, but now that you've mentioned it, I'll try tracking down some info on that. I think we're in better shape than what you mentioned. have you any idea if the marketting people have a plan to break the stranglehold Warhammer has on tabletop mini's play in most areas?If so do you PERSONALLY think it has a serious chance of lasting? I mean Chainmail was a flash in the pan (no offense intended) and it had some great figures. D&D minis isn't just a tabletop game. They're minis for D&D rpg play, as well. So we don't have to become THE tabletop wargame of choice in order to survive. Really, in order to survive we've got to become welcome in the games of D&D players everywhere. Increasing success as a head-to-head skirmish game is part of the plan, but I don't think it's the piece of the puzzle that needs to happen immediately. So my personal answer is yes, I think it's going to go OK.</blockquote>

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