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<blockquote data-quote="ThirdWizard" data-source="post: 2054369" data-attributes="member: 12037">The minis definately have not determined encounters in any way for me. We mostly use old HeroQuest miniatures, so those skeletons and goblins, and whatever the big things are have been many many things. We call the gargoyle [size=-1]&quot;Gygax, the 27th level fighter/mage with a +18 soul sucking sword&quot; because of that Dexter episode, and he's been everything from ogres to balors. We've also bought a bunch of random minis over the years to fill in some gaps.Minis are definately something we enjoy. We roleplay just fine with them there, and many times battle has been avoided while minis were up on the field. I just finished my dry-erase battlemat, and I'm hoping that will add even more excitement to the battles, as we won't be as limited as to what we can put on the board. You can only pretend a Stratego gamepiece is so many things.Note to DMs: Make sure the players are looking at *you* when describing battle and not the board! I think this goes a long way to making combats more vivid and less relyant. Minis are good for determining where everyone is, but if you concentrate on them too much, you lose sight of the imagery that is being described. Get the players' attention like you used to with quick movements, props, and evil grins. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />[/size]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ThirdWizard, post: 2054369, member: 12037"] The minis definately have not determined encounters in any way for me. We mostly use old HeroQuest miniatures, so those skeletons and goblins, and whatever the big things are have been many many things. We call the gargoyle [size=-1]"Gygax, the 27th level fighter/mage with a +18 soul sucking sword" because of that Dexter episode, and he's been everything from ogres to balors. We've also bought a bunch of random minis over the years to fill in some gaps. Minis are definately something we enjoy. We roleplay just fine with them there, and many times battle has been avoided while minis were up on the field. I just finished my dry-erase battlemat, and I'm hoping that will add even more excitement to the battles, as we won't be as limited as to what we can put on the board. You can only pretend a Stratego gamepiece is so many things. Note to DMs: Make sure the players are looking at *you* when describing battle and not the board! I think this goes a long way to making combats more vivid and less relyant. Minis are good for determining where everyone is, but if you concentrate on them too much, you lose sight of the imagery that is being described. Get the players' attention like you used to with quick movements, props, and evil grins. ;) [/size] [/QUOTE]

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