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<blockquote data-quote="shaylon" data-source="post: 2054834" data-attributes="member: 22867">I don't DM regularly, but I do have a large and growing collection of D&amp;D minis, so I'll say this.&nbsp; It doesn't bother me that the mini doesn't always accurately represent the creature, but if I have a mini that matches it, I would definitely use it first.&nbsp; If I have something close to represent, I would do that as well.&nbsp; No sense in bringing out the Giant Treant to represent a Wereboar when I have a mini that is about the same size as the boar.I played in a game where the DM specifically used the wrong minis to represent creatures and you could &quot;take a sample&quot; of their body or draw out a description if you couldn't identify it and hope that a sage back in town could shed more light.&nbsp; I thought that was a bit dumb.As far as it delaying the game, I guess I don't see too much of that in my current campaign.&nbsp; Our DM usually sets out what he needs behind a screen, sometimes borrowing from others, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of digging in game that takes away from the action.&nbsp; If I was DM'ing regularly, I would follow in that mold of prepping ahead of time, and trying not to delay the game in order to show off my cool mini collection.That being said, I am really looking forward to the day that I can pull out those 5 Fire Giants and say:&nbsp; &quot;As you enter this room you find it oppresively hot.&nbsp; You see 5 guys with flaming beards and red-hot axes staring at you.&nbsp; Roll for initiative!&quot;&nbsp; Or something like that.&nbsp; -Shay</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shaylon, post: 2054834, member: 22867"] I don't DM regularly, but I do have a large and growing collection of D&D minis, so I'll say this. It doesn't bother me that the mini doesn't always accurately represent the creature, but if I have a mini that matches it, I would definitely use it first. If I have something close to represent, I would do that as well. No sense in bringing out the Giant Treant to represent a Wereboar when I have a mini that is about the same size as the boar. I played in a game where the DM specifically used the wrong minis to represent creatures and you could "take a sample" of their body or draw out a description if you couldn't identify it and hope that a sage back in town could shed more light. I thought that was a bit dumb. As far as it delaying the game, I guess I don't see too much of that in my current campaign. Our DM usually sets out what he needs behind a screen, sometimes borrowing from others, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of digging in game that takes away from the action. If I was DM'ing regularly, I would follow in that mold of prepping ahead of time, and trying not to delay the game in order to show off my cool mini collection. That being said, I am really looking forward to the day that I can pull out those 5 Fire Giants and say: "As you enter this room you find it oppresively hot. You see 5 guys with flaming beards and red-hot axes staring at you. Roll for initiative!" Or something like that. -Shay [/QUOTE]

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