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<blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 7114239" data-attributes="member: 6803664"><p>If you want minis for various PCs/monsters/NPCs there's no end of stuff available.... </p><p></p><p>Start by looking at stuff by Reaper. They make a huge range of stuff in both metal & softer white plastic (their "Bones" range). The Bones line is less expensive than the metal. </p><p></p><p>Next up look at the unpainted stuff made by Wizkids. They have a range for D&D and a range for Pathfinder, I just forget the exact names. Looks good, fairly cheap, comes already primed a light grey. </p><p></p><p>Then there's the pre-painted minis that come in blind booster packs for D&D and Pathfinder. Made by Wizkids. Every few months another set is released. By now there's quite the assortment. Most are pretty decent looking. They follow the Common/Uncommon/Rare packing scheme.</p><p>Personally I buy minis from these sets as singles, same way I'd shop for individual Magic cards. So through Troll & Toad/Miniature Market/Ebay/etc</p><p></p><p>For many years WoTC themselves also produced pre-painted plastic minis in the blind booster format. Quality was less than the current WK stuff, but overall not too bad. Same C/U/R packing scheme. They made a lot of sets.</p><p>I buy (bought) singles in the same fashion I'd buy single Magic cards.</p><p></p><p>After that? There's so many other companies that've made fantasy figures over the past 40 years.....</p><p>Games Workshop, Marauder, Mantic, Wyrd, Privateer Press, Ral-Partha, Rafm, Grenadier, Cool Mini or Not, - those are just a few companies I know are represented in my own collection. Plus I don't know how many others have come & gone that I don't know about. (I've got stuff I have NO idea who made it anymore - stuff bought at shows from small vendors, cool stuff I came across, etc)</p><p></p><p>There's also plenty of options out there for cardboard pawns. Paizo makes a great selection for Pathfinder. Some generic sets and others that are specific to their various APs. But Paizo is far from the only pawn source.</p><p></p><p>---------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>Terrain:</p><p>In addition to RPGs I'm also a minis wargamer. I LOVE 3d terrain. But it does take up space (and $ might be a concern for some)..... So you have to be selective in what you model 3d & what you just draw on the battlemat.</p><p>For instance, I'm not about to invest the build time/$/storage space to build every cave system & series of 10' wide dungeon corridors/x' by x' rooms so common in this game. That's what the grid map & wet-erase marker is for. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>But for D&D I will build specific things that:</p><p>A: Will be used frequently enough - Ex; I built an inn/tavern that gets used in many of my games</p><p>B: Will look cool - I'm currently building Babba Yaggas dancing hut based on the pictures in the PF "Reign of Winter" AP</p><p>C: Are really important to the story - In my current campaign there's a series of 7 Stonehenge like areas that are really important. So I built one of them (they're all fairly similar).</p><p>D: Are <em>practical</em>to build. Ex; I'd LOVE to have a 3d model of Castle Ravenloft scaled to the figures. But that's just not going to happen. Yes, I can build it. But I can't store it & I can't transport it..... So. I can build/transport/store Strahds individual crypt though. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ccs, post: 7114239, member: 6803664"] If you want minis for various PCs/monsters/NPCs there's no end of stuff available.... Start by looking at stuff by Reaper. They make a huge range of stuff in both metal & softer white plastic (their "Bones" range). The Bones line is less expensive than the metal. Next up look at the unpainted stuff made by Wizkids. They have a range for D&D and a range for Pathfinder, I just forget the exact names. Looks good, fairly cheap, comes already primed a light grey. Then there's the pre-painted minis that come in blind booster packs for D&D and Pathfinder. Made by Wizkids. Every few months another set is released. By now there's quite the assortment. Most are pretty decent looking. They follow the Common/Uncommon/Rare packing scheme. Personally I buy minis from these sets as singles, same way I'd shop for individual Magic cards. So through Troll & Toad/Miniature Market/Ebay/etc For many years WoTC themselves also produced pre-painted plastic minis in the blind booster format. Quality was less than the current WK stuff, but overall not too bad. Same C/U/R packing scheme. They made a lot of sets. I buy (bought) singles in the same fashion I'd buy single Magic cards. After that? There's so many other companies that've made fantasy figures over the past 40 years..... Games Workshop, Marauder, Mantic, Wyrd, Privateer Press, Ral-Partha, Rafm, Grenadier, Cool Mini or Not, - those are just a few companies I know are represented in my own collection. Plus I don't know how many others have come & gone that I don't know about. (I've got stuff I have NO idea who made it anymore - stuff bought at shows from small vendors, cool stuff I came across, etc) There's also plenty of options out there for cardboard pawns. Paizo makes a great selection for Pathfinder. Some generic sets and others that are specific to their various APs. But Paizo is far from the only pawn source. --------------------------------------------------- Terrain: In addition to RPGs I'm also a minis wargamer. I LOVE 3d terrain. But it does take up space (and $ might be a concern for some)..... So you have to be selective in what you model 3d & what you just draw on the battlemat. For instance, I'm not about to invest the build time/$/storage space to build every cave system & series of 10' wide dungeon corridors/x' by x' rooms so common in this game. That's what the grid map & wet-erase marker is for. :) But for D&D I will build specific things that: A: Will be used frequently enough - Ex; I built an inn/tavern that gets used in many of my games B: Will look cool - I'm currently building Babba Yaggas dancing hut based on the pictures in the PF "Reign of Winter" AP C: Are really important to the story - In my current campaign there's a series of 7 Stonehenge like areas that are really important. So I built one of them (they're all fairly similar). D: Are [I]practical[/I]to build. Ex; I'd LOVE to have a 3d model of Castle Ravenloft scaled to the figures. But that's just not going to happen. Yes, I can build it. But I can't store it & I can't transport it..... So. I can build/transport/store Strahds individual crypt though. :) [/QUOTE]
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