Dear Hasbro: about those minis

[delericho]

Theres a reason reaper minis that are obviously creatures in the SRD dont use the official names (dragon lion instead of dragonne).

Yep, but I'm not sure it's that reason.

In fact, Paizo's Compleat Encounters range are published under the OGL, so it clearly is possible.

Not to mention you wouldnt get non-SRD monsters, including many iconic D&D critters (beholders, displacer beasts, etc).

Indeed.

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

I don't like watching eBay auctions.

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I want a bucketful of orcs. I want a bucketful of elves. I want a bucketful of dwarves. And then I'd like to get some out-there minis for a cheap price. I'm kind of tired of staring at raw metal, but I don't need a work of art on my table, either.

Might I then recommend ...

Auggie's Large List of Large Lots of D&D Minis (at least x10 each)?

Specifically, 10 dwarfs with crossbows for $0.25 each, 10 spearwielding orcs for $0.45 each, 10 halflings with slings for $0.23 each, 10 dwarves with staves for $0.45 each, 10 elves with swords for $0.25 each, 10 armored half-orcs for $0.55 each, and a look through his individual mini prices?

They aren't auctions; they're for sale. Auggie's large lots are generally between $0.25 and $1.00 per mini.

 

[CaptainChaos]

LGS have very, very, very tiny profit margins. Every time they have to buy minis that sit on their walls and don't sell, they have tied up their tiny amount of working capital. LGS are waaaaay better off with the random minis, and so are we.

Couldn't you say the exact same thing about RPG books? What if WotC started doing "boosters" of random D&D supplements? You could get any 1 of 12 books! That would be less money in sunk inventory and less SKUs for everyone, right?

 

[thedungeondelver]

Ah, my apologies. I've only seen them in packaging, have never opened them up. All I knew was that they weren't plastic.

I'll let it go.

This time.

 

[thedungeondelver]

You know. I should be kicked in the pants. I can't believe I forgot the extensive review of prepainted miniatures I did for WARGAMES@NORDALIA.

For some alternatives to "miniature roulette", please direct your web-type browser here:

http://wargames.nordalia.com/index.php?page=viewarticle&id=23

 

[diaglo]

as the biggest fanboi of D&D in the world. i gotta say this is one of my biggest complaints. if not the biggest.

i'm just sad about it.

i love minis. but these minis are

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

Might I then recommend ...

Auggie's Large List of Large Lots of D&D Minis (at least x10 each)?

Cool. Thanks for the site recommendation! I'd been using a guy here in Missouri, but he sells so much on ebay and works by himself that it takes over a week to even ship, sometimes 2.

 

[Zaukrie]

Rule books and minis have signficantly different production costs and profit margins. You can't compare them at all. Well, you can, but you'd be making a comparison that yields very little in terms of information about why minis should be random.

 

[Imaro]

Hey everybody this is a quick hello and my first post on enworld. I play D&D 3.x irregularly, but mostly castles and crusades. Anyway was wondering if any of you had tried the monster tiles from ocho games. They kind of have an old school flavor and arent really minis per se, but for monsters I was thinking they would work pretty well as a non-random alternative. Was actually thinking of picking up a few myself for C&C.

 

[Zaukrie]

Auggies is the place to buy, btw. Great, great seller with great prices.