D&D Minis... Who is bumbed about the end of production?

[NewJeffCT]

Here is my list of wanted minis

Black pudding
Green slime
Grey ooz
Cave fisher
Gremlins
Howler
Chaos shards
Drakes
Stonefist defender
clay scout
Medusa with a serpentine body
Retriever
Sprigans
Witherlings
New familiar minis
New spider sculpts
New drider sculpts
New lizardfolk sculpts
New cloaker sculpts
New demon sculpts
New devil sculpts
New chromatic dragon sculpts
New hag sculpts
New elemental sculpts
New yuant-ti sculpts
New draconian sculpts
new formorian sculpts
new cyclops sculpts
New translucent ghost sculpts of various races
New skeleton sculpts of various races
New giant insect sculpts
New oni sculpts
New preditory vine sculpts
New warforge sculpts for PCs
New human sculpts for PCs
New elf sculpts for PCs
New dwarf sculpts for PCs
New half elf sculpts for PCs
New halfling sculpts for PCs
New eladrin sculpts for PCs
New genasi sculpts for PCs
New half orc sculpts for PCs
New canine sculpts
New feline sculpts


thats what I can think of at the moment

Brian

For a few of those - elves, dwarves, skeletons, lizardfolk, and humans, you can always look at Reaper prepainted stuff, or even browse eBay for painted Warhammer fantasy stuff. I've been able to find some decently priced painted regiments of bad guys on there at times.

And, for insects & spiders, you may be able to go to a toy store or a Wal-Mart or Target type of place and find those things in toys.

 

[Primal]

Kenku are perfect for a wereraven IMO.

Actually, that adventure I was talking about features three types of kenku (or 'tengu', as they're known in Pathfinder) in encounters that also involve dire corbies (they're all minions of Pazuzu). Naturally I wish to reserve my kenku minis for the tengu; I think I'll go with owlbear minis to represent dire corbies (which are ferocious, wingless birdmen in Pathfinder).

 

[mac1504]

I would describe myself as being bummed about the announcement. I've been a miniature collector since my youth, and a painter back when I didn't have kids. I wish I could be satisfied with the (rather large) collection that I currently have, but the fact is that I like variety and variations in my miniatures (storage be damned!).

One of my many favorite aspects of DM'ing is the "WOW" factor from the players when putting down an awesome miniature on the field of battle.

Collector sets are nice, but they don't fill that same desire that the new sets did. I guess I am glad that WOTC's miniature line had a good run of sets before they ended it. I hope, but sincerely doubt, that any other company will be able to pick up where WOTC left off.

 

[Nullzone]

One of my many favorite aspects of DM'ing is the "WOW" factor from the players when putting down an awesome miniature on the field of battle.

This is exactly why I love the minis, it makes me feel great when the players perk up at the sight of some awesome monster that really gives drama and scale to the battlefield.

 

[Primal]

Collector sets are nice, but they don't fill that same desire that the new sets did. I guess I am glad that WOTC's miniature line had a good run of sets before they ended it. I hope, but sincerely doubt, that any other company will be able to pick up where WOTC left off.

I agree that Beholder sets are probably not that useful; in all my years of gaming I've never, ever faced more than one or two per encounter. However, undead, orcs, goblins, giants... I'd gladly pay to get a pack of them any day. As a concrete example, a year ago I ran a huge battle involving about 10 different types of orcs and in the end I had to use goblins, gnolls, fimirs, burbears, etcetera. It was literally the biggest challenge for me as the GM to memorize which mini represented which type (e.g. "Alright, all fimirs except that one on the right are mountain orc barbarians, and those three Warhammer 40,000 orks are clerics of Gruumsh, and these three gnolls are archers while those four are skirmishers...").

I hope WoTC realizes that theme packs should contain classic, commonly used monsters, not "corner cases", solos or high-level monsters only; I don't need five different types of beholders or vampires, but I surely need at least five different kinds of orcs, kobolds and skeletons.

 

[brainstorm]

Since I started playing D&D in the early 80's, I've used minis. DDM made me switch from metal to plastic. I've got a couple thousand plastics. Between those and my metals, I really don't need any more minis. But I'll still miss the line.

Oh, and the tokens? They can keep them. 3D all the way, baby!

 

[rgard]

I didn't upgrade from 3.5 to 4.0, but did continue to purchase DDMs and use them in my 3.5 and Pathfinder games.

I'll miss picking up new minis.

 

[The_Eye_of_Kyi]

I somehow missed the announcement that the DDM line was ending. If this is indeed true that saddens me.

While I have a couple thousand minis or so there is always room for more.

I read on the Castle Ravenloft forum that a new minis wargame by WotC was pending. Perhaps this new line is the replacement for DDM?

 

[NewJeffCT]

This is exactly why I love the minis, it makes me feel great when the players perk up at the sight of some awesome monster that really gives drama and scale to the battlefield.

I'm still waiting for the time to be able to plop the colossal red dragon "miniature" down on the battlefield. The final encounter of my last campaign was an evil high cleric and his pit fiend bodyguard (and a host of 3.5E minions)

 

[The_Eye_of_Kyi]

Does anyone have a link to a press release for this announcement about the end of the DDM line?