Paper Miniatures

[John Quixote]

So I got up this morning and logged on to wizards, and saw that "keep minis out of D&D" thread again, and it got me thinking. I like minis. I really, really like them. The first time I ever played D&D, it was with little plastic red minis that came in the box (for the heroes) and fold-over cardstock minis that had to be cut out and set up (for all the NPCs and monsters). I miss those simple days, moving little figures and folded paper around on the 1" grid.

So, I said to myself, what the heck, just for fun (for yuks, for laughs, for a lark, for pooh and giggles), why don't I slap together some paper minis? Sure, it took a great deal of copying-and-pasting sprites that had been previously ripped from 16-bit sources, but I'm rather happy with the results, and will doubtlessly be using them the next time I play.

Minis, Set 1: Fighter, Knight, Thief, Ninja, Monk, Master, Priest, Wizard, Multiclass, Dwarf, Halfling, Gnome, Goblin, Skeleton, Ooze, Mind Flayer, Hobgoblin, Zombie
Minis, Set 2: Paladin, Blackguard, Engineer, Ninja, Bard, Cavalier, Cleric, Dwarf, Mermaid, Elf, Archmage, Ecclesiarch, Mystic Theurge, Eldritch Knight, Monk, Loremaster, Hierophant, Thaumaturgist, Sorcereress, Elf Princess
Minis, Set 3: Goblins, Kobolds, Bugbears, Orcs, Hobgoblins, Ogre, Troll
Minis, Set 4: Skeletons, Zombies, Ghouls, Ghasts, Wights, Allip, Wraith, Shadow, Spectre, Mummy, Ghost, Mhorg, Vampire, Mummy Lord, Lich
Minis, Set 5: Assorted Characters (Shining Force)
Minis, Set 6: More Characters (Shininng Force)
Minis, Set 7: Character Classes (Final Fantasy V, set 1 of 6)
Minis, Set 8: Character Classes (Final Fantasy V, set 2 of 6)
Minis, Set 9: Assorted Characters (Final Fantasy V/VI, set 3 of 6)
Minis, Set 10: Character Classes (Final Fantasy V, set 4 of 6)
Minis, Set 11: Character Classes (Final Fantasy V, set 5 of 6)
Minis, Set 12: Character Classes (Final Fantasy V, set 6 of 6)
Minis, Set 13: Riding Birds, Medium Elementals, Drows, Cockatrice, Gargoyle, Medusa, Wolves, Oozes
Minis, Set 14: Minotaur, Ogre Mage, Chimera, Harpy, Large Golems, Large Giants
Minis, Set 15: Officers, Soldiers, Guards, Samurai, Monk, Ninjas, Halfling Soldiers
Minis, Set 16: Bandits, Soldiers, Drows, Lizardmen, Ninjas, Cleric, Mage

Instructions:
-Open in MS Paint. Fiddle with the page setup, so that it's in Landscape mode, no margins, and fits 1-to-1. Print them off.
-Cut, fold, glue if desired. Glue to a penny for a particularly sturdy base.

 

[lonesoldier]

<3!

Thanks, these are helpful (especially since I do now own tons of monster minis).

 

[TheAuldGrump]

You may want to take a look here. Geekboy1701 has done a set of components for building custom stand-ups for PCs called PCrafter. Originally intended for Dungeon Crafter it is now over on Dungeonforge.

The Auld Grump

 

[Psion]

Viva la Pixels!

Heh... cute.

FWIW, IDAadventures has illustrated printable stand ups in PDF format. (Though the author has a prediliction for making the female figs like top-heavy swimsuit models.)

 

[Mark]

Looks like someone has their next avatar made for them in the lower right of this one -

http://people.ku.edu/~ivan327/images/MiniSet8.jpg

 

[Glyfair]

By far the best paper miniatures I've ever seen are at http://www.origami.as/gallery.php?gallery=26&image=301

 

[Bront]

I've read a few articles about making floor tiles for laying out dungeons and rooms. Anyone know where to find a template for those?