New D&D Figs: 45-60mm!!

[drnuncheon]

The random packaging isn't as bad as all that. If they use the common/uncommon/rare scattering like they do for Magic cards, most of the serious collectors will have far more of the commons than they will ever want - letting you buy them for extra cheap.

J

 

[Zaruthustran]

Bigger is better.

45-60 doesn't mean that the bases will be bigger. In fact, they'll almost certainly not be bigger since everything that WotC has published so far has been based on 1" squares.

All the battlemats in the world are based on 1" squares. No way would WotC design something that couldn't be used on such mats.

Larger figs means more detail. You can have recognizable lips, eye sockets and eyelids, and eyebrows--instead of just a slit for a mouth, couple dents for eyes, and a ridge with a flash line for a nose. Chainmail can be identified as rings, instead of just a hash pattern or perforated texture.

A larger base size for figs means that Small creatures can have actual detail. It means that Large creatures really will be Large.

Bigger is better.

Except for one thing: backwords compatibility. My old figs are going to look pretty dumb next to the new figs. But, since the new figs will look so much better, I have a feeling my old figs won't be seeing much action.

-z

 

[Harlock]

Re: Bigger is better.

<snippage>But, since the new figs will look so much better </snippage>

I wish I were as confident as you are. The scale is not surprising so much to me I guess. Maybe a little, but most minis now are not 25mm or even 28 mm. Most of the minis I buy seem to have been scaling up slowly for a while now. I do not think the bases will be over an inch square though. The article said 40mm BTW and not 45, so there is some assurance right there. I assume the 65mm is more for your large creatures which very well may have bigger bases to fit the new facing guidelines that 3.5e is supposed to have. I agree that when mass producing the prepainted minis the larger scale is needed just to get the minis to look decent rather than looking like globs of bad paint slapped on a plastic mini. As with most everything WotC does, I am in wait and see mode.

 

[RobHeinsoo]

45-60mm is a typo

Many interesting comments from people speculating on what 45-60mm sizes would mean... but that size indication in the on-line report is a typo.


The new D&D minis are designed for play on your game master's 1" battle grids. They are meant for use in D&D roleplaying sessions, skirmish battles, and mass battles. These new D&D miniatures should mesh just fine with the fantasy minis you've accumulated through years of gaining D&D player levels.

There are some big & chunky miniatures, yes. But those are Large size creatures like Ogres and Trolls.

--Rob Heinsoo at WotC
D&D Minis lead designer

 

[Dextolen]

A pox on anything 'collectible' or 'randomly packaged' in association with D&D.

 

[drnuncheon]

Re: 45-60mm is a typo

Many interesting comments from people speculating on what 45-60mm sizes would mean... but that size indication in the on-line report is a typo.

The new D&D minis are designed for play on your game master's 1" battle grids. They are meant for use in D&D roleplaying sessions, skirmish battles, and mass battles.

Excellent!

I am much relieved, especially if the minis rules handle mass battles with the same speed & clarity of the regular d20 rules!

J

 

[Agentrock]

You may check out the actual size of 45-60mm

It sounds like some people out here don't know how big an actual 45-60mm scale figure stands...you might check out the size (or look) of the GW Inquistor miniatures...they are from a 54mm scale game and they stand between 4-5 inches tall. Aren't most DnD fantasy minis (from WotC or Reaper) about 2.5 inches at most?

 

[Olive]

Re: 45-60mm is a typo

Many interesting comments from people speculating on what 45-60mm sizes would mean... but that size indication in the on-line report is a typo.

whoopeee!!!!

 

[NewJeffCT]

As a somewhat decent painter myself, and the owner of some fantastically painted minis from Golden Demon winning painters, I would like to know the quality of the paint jobs on these guys. With the Mage-Knight stuff out there, of which are group DM has an extensive collection, the paint jobs are quite a mixed bag, but is nothing great at the best. Not that I am looking for Jennifer Haley level paint jobs, but I would prefer to pay $29.99 for a pack that has better paint jobs than $19.99 for a pack with mediocre paint jobs.

I only wish I had time to paint myself, but I measure my painting speed in miniatures per year these post marriage and now, post baby, days.

 

[Zaruthustran]

Re: You may check out the actual size of 45-60mm

It sounds like some people out here don't know how big an actual 45-60mm scale figure stands...you might check out the size (or look) of the GW Inquistor miniatures...they are from a 54mm scale game and they stand between 4-5 inches tall. Aren't most DnD fantasy minis (from WotC or Reaper) about 2.5 inches at most?

Given this bit of info (yeah, I had no idea 45mm was that big) I'm really, really glad that the size listing was a typo.

I was envisioning something more like a Mage Knight size, which would be pretty cool.

Dang metric system.

-z