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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Swiftbrook" data-source="post: 2011418" data-attributes="member: 6198">BiasI’ve previously purchased a Harbinger Entry Pack (Amazon 60% off), several individual Dragoneye miniatures and a case of Archfiends off Ebay.  I purchased my Giants of Legend expansion pack at a local bookstore for full price.  Why? Because I just had to see these minis.   I’m not a miniature gamer – I use the minis to enhance my D&D.First ImpressionsThis set is HUGE!  Each box is about twice as wide and twice as deep as any previous expansion box.  My general impression is that the sets are getting better and more expensive.My drawHuge: Red Dragon (71)Rare: Otyugh (27)Uncommon: Warmage (7), Lidda, Adventurer (19), Drow Rogue (46)Common: Blue (29), Dire Rat (30), Lizardfolk Rogue (35), Ettercap (47)Huge Red Dragon – This miniature is really big. 4.25" tall, 4 oz. and sits on a base almost 3" in diameter.  In comparison, my Archfiends Silver Dragon is 2.5" tall,1 oz. and sits on a base about 1.5" in diameter.  The paint job is nice too.  Again, better than my rare Silver Dragon.  My only complaint (and I’m stretching here), the dragons skin looks like a checkerboard or waffle iron instead of scales.Otyugh – Another large ‘miniature’ – 3" tall.  I think it looks better than the picture in the Monster Manual.  Paint job is well done.Warmage – Almost an all brown miniature (studded leather armor is my guess).  Detail is OK.  Paint scheme is unimpressive.Drow Rogue – I don’t like dark cloths on dark skinned miniatures, you just can’t see the details.  The Drow Rogue has a dark blue cloak, and a beep brown shirt covering the drow’s black skin.  There is only a small hint of a mail shirt and the drow’s silver eyes to add contrast.Lidda, Adventurer – This is a remake of the Lidda, Halfling Rogue (27) that shipped with the Harbinger set.  The original Lidda was .6" tall, a scale 3' and just right for a halfling.  The remake is much larger, .8" tall and she’s crouched over.  The extra size allows for extra details and they show.  But she’s 33% larger than she should be and it’s not worth the extra details.Blue, Dire Rat, Lizardfolk Rogue, and Ettercap  – Each one of these miniatures is a good representation of the creature and they all have nice paint jobs.RatingDetail: 5/5 – these miniatures are nicely detailed.Paint: 4/5 – painting has improved over previous sets but there still is room for improvement.Price: 4/5 – yes there is a HUGE miniature, yes they are using at least twice the material to make these sets, but IMHO with only adding one huge figure they’re not worth twice an Archfiend, Dragoneye or Harbinger expansion pack.Usability 3/5 – I am disappointed with the selection of miniatures in Giants of Legend.  There are no new ‘iconic’ characters from the Players Hand Book.  Instead of new ‘iconic’ characters, we get two remakes: Lidda and Regdar.  Lidda is too big and Regdar, from the picture, looks uninspiring.Overall: 4/5 – If you are a collector or miniature gamer, this set is a must have.  If you’re a D&D gamer, you might be better off getting just what you want off the many trading or auction sites.A Note On My Favorite Local Book StoreAs mentioned before, I purchased this pack from my local book store.  For me, price is very important.  I don’t like paying full retail price especially since I think this pack is over priced.  But with these huge packs, being able to hold a box in your hand is worth a lot.  The bookstore had 40 or so huge packs.  I picked each and every one of them up and compared their weights.  There is a difference.  I purchase the heaviest pack from the bookstore, paid full price, and got a huge red dragon.  The two packs I ordered from Amazon will truly be random, I don’t know what I’ll get.  Yes, I saved $6  per pack by purchasing from Amazon, but I’m also still waiting for them to arrive.</blockquote>

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