Orcus Bigiature?

[Ashrem Bayle]

The problem I have is, what are we supposed to do for a mini? At the end of this grand adventure, the players having toiled from 1st to 30th level, I won't have a mini for the big bad.

I guess I could use the little "Aspect" mini. But of course, I'll have to pay $20+ for it.

Ugh.

The mini posted by Mercurius above is gorgeous, but I'd never be able to get even close to that if I painted it myself. And of course, it's missing the iconic rod.

 

[JoeGKushner]

To WalMart Buyer: ... and next up we have Orcus: Demon Prince of the Undead. The kids will love this for Christmas.

WalMart Buyer: Is that a goat headed demon with a skull and spine war club?

To WalMart Buyer: So can I put you down for 100,000?

The Heroscape boxed set starter two main baddies are all bone/evil looking.

Perhaps not the best example as I understand that line has also come to an end but it's an example of a line with some large figures, from Hasbro, that was sold in the chain stores.

 

[Scott_Rouse]

The Heroscape boxed set starter two main baddies are all bone/evil looking.

Perhaps not the best example as I understand that line has also come to an end but it's an example of a line with some large figures, from Hasbro, that was sold in the chain stores.

Joe,

Of course you are right. I was having a little fun at your expense. Dragons and other fantasy monsters would be fine for a mass market audience.

Cheers

 

[Jefe Bergenstein]

To WalMart Buyer: ... and next up we have Orcus: Demon Prince of the Undead. The kids will love this for Christmas.

WalMart Buyer: Is that a goat headed demon with a skull and spine war club?

To WalMart Buyer: So can I put you down for 100,000?

I've long wondered the same thing, and this answer puzzles me. I've seen McFarlane's various fantasy lines at WalMart, and I'm fairly sure their horror stuff as well. I knwo Toys R Us carries it.

I'd always assumed Hasbro had more clout than Spawn Toys, perhaps that isnt the case. I'm fairly sure McFarlane could pop that Orcus figure out for about 20 bucks. Spawn's dragons are, unfortunately better looking, and for less money. As much as I've been a champion of the DDM line, the icons were too expensive for what they were. Granted, they had a cost sink of the mini game tied in, as special rules, maps, etc were made for them, but they were still disappointing visually compared to other options.

 

[Jefe Bergenstein]

Heck, I saw a Star Wars miniature starter set in... I want to say Target. No D&D starter set but Star Wars? Yup.

Its worth noting that Target had an exclusive Star Wars minis battle of Hoth set, that was a limited run and only available at target.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Joe,

Of course you are right. I was having a little fun at your expense. Dragons and other fantasy monsters would be fine for a mass market audience.

Cheers

Wasn't at my expensive amigo. You were solidly making fun of those people who are desperate to protect their children from any preceived threat including the 'evils' of D&D. At least WoTC hasn't renamed the demons and devils eh?

 

[JoeGKushner]

Yeah, kinda what I'm getting at.

Stop selling it as a gaming piece and sell it as a toy.

I've long wondered the same thing, and this answer puzzles me. I've seen McFarlane's various fantasy lines at WalMart, and I'm fairly sure their horror stuff as well. I knwo Toys R Us carries it.

I'd always assumed Hasbro had more clout than Spawn Toys, perhaps that isnt the case. I'm fairly sure McFarlane could pop that Orcus figure out for about 20 bucks. Spawn's dragons are, unfortunately better looking, and for less money. As much as I've been a champion of the DDM line, the icons were too expensive for what they were. Granted, they had a cost sink of the mini game tied in, as special rules, maps, etc were made for them, but they were still disappointing visually compared to other options.

 

[Sammael]

I bought every single one of the icons, even though I thought they were horribly overpriced. I got the Red Dragon from Amazon, heavily discounted, and I'm still not sure it was worth the price - although it sits in my living room and makes a nice conversation piece, I have yet to use it in a game and I doubt I soon will; I used gargantuan blue and black dragons in my campaigns, though, and I will likely use Icingdeath as well.

Orcus is too niche. Plus, he looks nothing like he was previously described (in editions prior to 4E he was an obese, bloated demon, not a lean, athletic one), so I'm not sure I would have spent the money on him.

But McFarlane dragons are much better value for the money, even though they are somewhat more fragile than DDM and do not look exactly like D&D dragons.

 

[Dausuul]

Yeah, I would definitely buy that Orcus.

I will also very likely buy the Ultraforge wardemon (although I have to say, it reminds me more of Diablo than Orcus).

 

[doppelganger]

I would buy that Orcus for $80.00. I paid $75 for the red dragon and it is too big for me to actually use in a game. I have the black and blue iconics, and I constantly look for ways to include them in a game. A 4x4 Orcus figure would be more useful to me than the dragons.