Dungeons of Dread Preview 5

[Upper_Krust]

Howdy Frank!

The Minis game has HP shifting from the D&D creatures to ensure multiples of 5HP and to tweak a units value for its points cost. The shifting is done by designer, so formula, while used to drive to the HP ballpark, takes a back seat when the designer says, “This fig would be better costed with a few less HP and few less points”.

That explains a few minor discrepancies, but I am still no closer to understanding the Pit Fiend's hit points of the Spined Devil's or Ice Archon's.

It doesn't make any sense for a monster to have its 4E hit points (outside DDM) tweaked fractionally outside a system that already seems perfectly balanced.

 

[frankthedm]

Here is a pic of a bunch of the large monsters Davethegame photoed at D&DXP.

Metallic dragon
Red Dragon
Vrock
Fire eye beholder
Dire wolf?
Minotaur
Bug thing with handscythes and bettleshell [Hooked Horror?]
Oni aka Japanese ogre / Ogre mage
Magma man?
Hippogryff/gryphon?
Large Bullete
Mud man [large base, medium fig?]
Ettin


SPoilerlist!

GOOD:
1. Dwarf Warlord U
2. Angel of Valor R
3. Cleric of Pelor U
4. Halfling Paladin U
5. Young Silver Dragon R
6. Elf Archer C

Evil:
7. Death Knight R
8. Orc Raider C
9 Young Red Dragon R
10. Gargoyle U
11. Oni R
12. Chillborn C
13. Drow Spiderguard U
14. Eye of Flame R
15. Immolith R
16. Shadow Demon U
17. Warrior Wight U
18. Howling Hag U
19. Magma Brute U
20. Vrock R
21. Ascendant Hellsword R
22. Rakshaza Baron R
23. Vampire Spawn C
24. Champion of Baphomet R
25. Balhannoth R
26. Mind Flayer Scourge R
27. Troglodyte Bonecrusher C
28. Vampire Vizier R
29. Ice Archon U
30. Lamia R
31. Gnoll Marauder C

Unaligned:
32. Bugbear Headreaver U
33. Dwarf Shieldmaiden U
34. Goblin Picador C
35. Human Fighter U
36. Iron Defender C
37. Dire Wolf U
38. Ettin Jack of Irons R
39. Everfrost Ranger U
40. Griffin R
41. Kobold Archer C
42. Wyvern R
43. Defiant Rake U
44. Emerald Orb Wizard R
45. Grick C
46. Spectral Magelord R
47. Tiefling Warlock U
48. Warforged Infiltrator U
49. Runecarved ? R
50. Drow Wand Mage U
51. Shade Knight ?
52. Skeletal Tomb Guardian R
53. Bulette U
54. Deathjump Spider C
55. Fen Hydra R
56. Giant Centipede C
57. Hook Horror R?
58. Shadowhunter Bat R?
59. Spectral Panther U?
60. Bralani R?

 

[davethegame]

I've got the Dungeons of Dread checklist if that would help. I just figured one of the players in the minis prerelease would beat me to posting it, so I didn't bother.

 

[Jhaelen]

Hmm, looks like all remotely interesting minis are rare this time - except for the bulette. Unless the minis look exceptionally good, I think, I might skip this set...