Goofy figs.

[Aeson]

Oddest thing I've used was bottle caps. There were some of these little flavored water things kinda like Kool-aid. The tops looked like alien ships so that is what they became. I also used normal Coke bottle caps. I've used a Transformers Dragon (Megatron) as a Dragon.

 

[Jubilee]

Dire CareBear of Dooooom!!!

Our party ran across a dire bear and all we had handy was a pack of those plastic paintable carebears.. Luckily, someone had brought their new camera to show off that night!

/ali

 

[ShadowRaven]

Kinder Surprise toys. Nothing inspires fear in a party of low level adventurers like a dire bear rideing a unicycle

 

[Drowbane]

Pre-D&DM

For hordes of small mooks (such as Kobolds), I've been known to use sunflower seeds. With Skittles as the non-mookity ones...

Makes for some tasty hack'n'slash

 

[Lord Mhoram]

As someone who has never used an actual miniture in my life -

Coins.
Done the paper mini thing (like SJG carboard minis) that I printed myself.
Dice.

Taht is about it. We only use the map for location and never worry about anything else... no one in the group has the time or inclination to paint pewter minis, or the desire to buy the collectable ones. ... although I have a group of Storm Troopers and Clone Troopers on the shelf that holds my Star Wars novels and comics.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

A guy in our group once listed the height and weight of his warrior as 6'7", 170lbs. He wore full plate.

I found some of that styrofoam they use for plant arangements (green & hard instead of soft & white), cut it into a hexagonal shape, and shoved a needle in it.

He protested that he miswrote the PC's weight, and it was supposed to be 270lbs...but we always made him use the needle.

(That campaign is over now, but the "mini" remains.)

 

[Mark CMG]

In an adventure I ran (written up in this thread here - http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=154448 ) I used some of those giant rubber spiders. I also have a big bag full of various animals. I try to get a picture of them soon.

 

[TheAuldGrump]

Not much 'goofy' for use in RPGs, but in Warhammer... I used to have a cheap plastic Kermit the Frog seated, wearing a crown and holding a scepter. Kermit the Slann struck terror into the hearts of his foes with his mighty battle cry of 'Hi ho!'

If I still had the figure (which disappeared years ago) I would still use it...

The Auld Grump, who only had Lizardmen because they came in the box set.

 

[Tewligan]

It was a, ummmm. Battery Powered Silicon representation of a Male Adult Entertainer's 'Naughty bits'.

Isn't that the mini for the century worm?

 

[Vraille Darkfang]

Isn't that the mini for the century worm?

Maybe.

23 Inches was waaaay too big for a Fire Giant. (as I said it was a gag gift).

But, it was still...Impressive.

I was just glad my charater had Evasion.