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<blockquote data-quote="rgard" data-source="post: 2577065" data-attributes="member: 4157">The DM in question does ok with the AoO rule, but that said, the AoO was always part of our home rules in 1e.Some more from the FLGS perspective:1.&nbsp; My most frequent buyer of D&amp;D minis is a gentleman who DMs a 1E campaign.&nbsp; He and his group play lots of RPGs, but when it comes to D&amp;D they've stuck with 1E.&nbsp; They like the iconic value of having trolls that look like the trolls from the 1E illustrations.&nbsp; 2.&nbsp; Most of the D&amp;D players who frequent the store tend to use non-WotC, specifcally Reaper, minis for their PCs.&nbsp; The DMs who use minis tend to use the WotC D&amp;D minis for their NPCs and monsters.&nbsp; 3.&nbsp; If anything, the D&amp;D minis line draws people to the RPG as much as the reverse.&nbsp; I've had Mageknight and Warhammer players see other customers playing the D&amp;D minis game in the store then buy the D&amp;D minis game.&nbsp; Several have gone on to buy the 3 D&amp;D core rule books and get into RPGing.Yes, I know the above may not be representative of gamers overall and is just the reality of my customer base right now.I think possibly my perspective is skewed by the fact that I've always used minis when playing D&amp;D from OD&amp;D through 3.5e.&nbsp; Personally, I really like that the D&amp;D RPG now incorporates rules for using the tactical maps and figures.&nbsp; Just seemed like a natural progression of the game to me.&nbsp; Just as we had an AoO rule in 1979 and used minis then too.Thanks,Rich</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rgard, post: 2577065, member: 4157"] The DM in question does ok with the AoO rule, but that said, the AoO was always part of our home rules in 1e. Some more from the FLGS perspective: 1. My most frequent buyer of D&D minis is a gentleman who DMs a 1E campaign. He and his group play lots of RPGs, but when it comes to D&D they've stuck with 1E. They like the iconic value of having trolls that look like the trolls from the 1E illustrations. 2. Most of the D&D players who frequent the store tend to use non-WotC, specifcally Reaper, minis for their PCs. The DMs who use minis tend to use the WotC D&D minis for their NPCs and monsters. 3. If anything, the D&D minis line draws people to the RPG as much as the reverse. I've had Mageknight and Warhammer players see other customers playing the D&D minis game in the store then buy the D&D minis game. Several have gone on to buy the 3 D&D core rule books and get into RPGing. Yes, I know the above may not be representative of gamers overall and is just the reality of my customer base right now. I think possibly my perspective is skewed by the fact that I've always used minis when playing D&D from OD&D through 3.5e. Personally, I really like that the D&D RPG now incorporates rules for using the tactical maps and figures. Just seemed like a natural progression of the game to me. Just as we had an AoO rule in 1979 and used minis then too. Thanks, Rich [/QUOTE]

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