D&D General Non-standard Miniatures

[Warforged DK]

I've totally reused my kids toys for larger monsters. He had a crap ton of Skylanders figures that worked well for giants of all sorts.

We also had this Parallax toy from the Green Lantern movie that I used as an end game big bad boss. The chest claw thing could easily grab a normal "large" sized mini, maybe a Huge mini.

I also used this guy as a "friendly" tarrasque but actually a meanie. for a 20th's level one-shot.
He's probably 12" tall. a normal medium sized mini would be about half the height of his club.

I also repurposed Moana's Te Kaa as an elemental queen

Base is maybe 4-5" across, so it's huge, but not as unwieldy as the other two.

 

[kolya]

I once used this origami dragon as an . . . origami dragon the players were fighting (inside a dream).

 

[MoonSong]

Things I've find interesting as minis

• Playmobil.- bigger than normal, but not by much, still way cheaper than Legos.
• Pokemon toys.- These are actually kind of the right size for miniatures.
• Dinosaurs and animal figures.
• Plasticine / foamy clay figures.
• Magic/Yu-gi-oh cards. And of course, I'm planing to turn all of my fifth copies of AFR into tokens.
• Plushies!

 

[el-remmen]

I have about six or eight sahuagin - but am planning an adventure with an assault on a sahuagin fortress that will have so many that 6 to 8 won't cut it - short of just buying more sahuagin or using dice - anyone have a recommendation for cheap stand-ins for the footsoldier types so I can save the actual minis for lieutenants and other special combatants?

 

[Urriak Uruk]

I have about six or eight sahuagin - but am planning an adventure with an assault on a sahuagin fortress that will have so many that 6 to 8 won't cut it - short of just buying more sahuagin or using dice - anyone have a recommendation for cheap stand-ins for the footsoldier types so I can save the actual minis for lieutenants and other special combatants?

No joke, 100 soldiers for $15.

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[aco175]

What is that ad for buying minis featuring the PCs on a grid fighting a 'dragon' that is canned ham. The next page showed the same PCs fighting a large dragon mini. I think it was early 2000's

 

[el-remmen]

What is that ad for buying minis featuring the PCs on a grid fighting a 'dragon' that is canned ham. The next page showed the same PCs fighting a large dragon mini. I think it was early 2000's

I forgot about that ad! I think it was in Dragon mag - but I'd need to go through my collection to find it.

 

[Voadam]

I have about six or eight sahuagin - but am planning an adventure with an assault on a sahuagin fortress that will have so many that 6 to 8 won't cut it - short of just buying more sahuagin or using dice - anyone have a recommendation for cheap stand-ins for the footsoldier types so I can save the actual minis for lieutenants and other special combatants?

Paper counters are quick and cheap to make lots of.

A one inch square image repeated on a word document then printed and cut out lays flat leaving the PCs and big bad guys standing taller visually.

A fold over style one brings them in visual size of the miniatures, but takes a little more effort to individually fold and tape the base so they stand up.

 

[Dausuul]

For the Tarrasque, an American McGee's Jabberwocky:

 

[jgsugden]

For the Tarrasque, an American McGee's Jabberwocky:

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Ohhh - nice, but expensive. I keep expecting to walk into some cheap toy store (like good old KB Toys) and find a $25 toy that is perfect....