Magnificent Egos doing Iron Heroes minis?

[JoeGKushner]

I was reading on the Miniatures Page that Magnificent Egos will be doing the miniatures for Iron Heroes. Anyone know if Iron Wind will still be doing the Arcana Evolved line or have they been pimp slapped for their lack of active support in the line?



Magnificent Egos plans an initial release of five miniatures for August 2005, with a special limited-edition figure available only at the Gen Con Game Fair this August in Indianapolis. The new figures will be brought to life by sculptors Bobby Jackson and Gene Van Horne, based on designs by notable fantasy artists Kev Crossley and Jason Engle.

Malhavoc Press founder Monte Cook said that Magnificent Egos' brand of high-quality, imaginative sculpts is just the thing for the high-energy Iron Heroes variant rules. "I couldn't be happier than to be working with Magnificent Egos on this," he said. "I love their work!"

"Magnificent Egos is very excited to be involved with the Iron Heroes project," said company President Chris Clark. "The product design is groundbreaking, and the art is simply amazing. With the amount of talent involved here, we are going to produce a set of figures that will truly stand apart."

Monte Cook Presents: Iron Heroes by popular game designer Mike Mearls offers a collection of new classes, feats, equipment, variant rules, and innovative subsystems to make high-action roleplaying more exciting than ever before. You can integrate this material into your d20 System games or use it as a stand-alone, open-gaming system. This 256-page hardcover is suitable for characters of all levels and will be available in print and PDF editions from Malhavoc Press. Read about the book's development in Mike's ongoing Design Diary at the Malhavoc Press website: montecook.com.

Monte Cook Presents: Iron Heroes hits store shelves in August. Following this launch, Malhavoc Press offers the 96-page Mastering Iron Heroes supplement in October, and a creature design book of similar length - titled The Iron Heroes Bestiary - in January 2006.

With this partnership, Magnificent Egos joins Goodman Games and Fiery Dragon Productions as official Iron Heroes licensees. Goodman plans to release Iron Heroes adventures in print and PDF editions, while Fiery Dragon will publish PDF-exclusive adventures and the Iron Heroes Battle Box with counters and other game aids.

 

[Glyfair]

I was reading on the Miniatures Page that Magnificent Egos will be doing the miniatures for Iron Heroes. Anyone know if Iron Wind will still be doing the Arcana Evolved line or have they been pimp slapped for their lack of active support in the line?

I'm not sure, but it wasn't necessarily something against Iron Wind. I know Monte really liked Magificent Egos (he listed them high in his top ten things at last year's GenCon). Maybe he was just supporting a company he really liked.

 

[Nightfall]

I agree with Glyfair, I don't see as Monte "slapping" Iron Wind in the face so much as Maginificant Egos had an opening and Monte took it.

Now do I think Iron Winds didn't suppose AU that much? Sure. But then again it's a niche market Joe.

 

[Gospog]

I know that if I had the chance to have Gene VanHorne sculpt mini's for my game, I would JUMP on it!!!

That guy is amazing.

 

[Jupp]

Given that Magnificient Egos will also do the Castles&Crusades mini line they sure did have a good month up to now

 

[Gez]

I think that, after Akrasia's complaint about the whole "Monte Cook Presents" thing, that Monte chose a company with the name "Magnificent Egos" is only fitting!

 

[Nightfall]

Gez,

Wow. Now that was...well not sure what to say to that other than Wow.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Now do I think Iron Winds didn't suppose AU that much? Sure. But then again it's a niche market Joe.

Niche market? The AU stuff? Well, they hardly touched on any of the monsters. A lot of their AU specific stuff was so generic that it might as well have been general fantasy. No offense to Iron Wind as the material is qulaity, but a magisiter is a mage and a giant warmain is a large human fighter. Now you get to the 'large' giant with two weapons and you start talking. A lot of their sculpts lacked the personality of the AU setting and by not doing more monsters, they really limited themselves in terms of selling to the GM as players already have many choices.

And as far as Magnificient Egoes, yeah, they kick A. I really enjoy some of their figures and even have the whole Oathbound line up.