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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 2907344" data-attributes="member: 19675">The number of variations you'd see in something like Warforged would depend upon 1) the popularity of the Eberron setting, 2) if Warforged wound up in other settings, 3) the usefulness of Warforged in a pure- miniatures combat game 4) if something like Warforged showed up in another RPG and 5) the general kewl-ness of the Warforged minis.I mean, looking over my collection (assembled over 28 years of play), my fantasy minis include some real oddballs, and I tend to buy oddball minis to promote the idea of producing more in the companies that make them.  I have several different Beholders, boxes of what would be called "Anthropomorphic Animals" in D&D, Manticores, slimes...Ettins...Buffalo...Pegacorns.And that's just in the NON-CMG lines.Did I have to look for them?  You bet- especially when I lived in Manhattan, Kansas as a kid in the late '70's- early '80's.  The local bookstore had some D&D stuff because the college kids played it too, but not much beyond the Ral Partha or Heritage takes on PHB races, Goblins, Orcs, Rats and Spiders.  Grenadier, while not quite as good looking as the Ral Partha minis, typically had cool boxed sets- 10-20 minis per box, grouped around a theme- Wizards, Warriors, Adventurers.  (Unlike the DDM boxes, though, each box detailed each mini within.)But every month or so, my parents and I would go to Wichita, Topeka, or Kansas City for fun, food and shopping- I used to go to game stores in all three, and Lawrence besides- 1 hour minimum drive time to get to Topeka or Lawrence, 2 for the others.  Anything that I couldn't find in Manhattan wound up in my hand-basket or arms, and I'd sort out what I could afford...usually based on percieved rarity or coolness.</blockquote>

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