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<blockquote data-quote="sad_genius" data-source="post: 2181718" data-attributes="member: 19110"><p>Hi all;</p><p></p><p>I'm about to start a new 3.5 campaign (set in Greyhawk) with a bunch of players new to the hobby (one player has played D&D and a few other games a few times) - a couple of the players have some experience with Warhammer and related games (Advanced Heroquest, that kind of thing) and they've asked whether their will be minis involved. Now, usually I tend to use counters, being a cheap skate bitch like I am. In my last game, we used minis for the PCs and counters for everything else - I kind of liked having the PCs there represented in 3D, but the discongruity with the counters bothered me a bit. So, given that a few of my players are into it (they're both art students too, so I'm hoping to inject some of their visual creativity into the whole thing) and that it seems *relatively* affordable to pick up bunches of Hobgoblins etc.. on e-bay, the net, or from Paizo, should I go for miniatures?</p><p></p><p>Questions more broadly then:</p><p></p><p>Do you think miniatures add something to play that counters don't?</p><p></p><p>Should you always strive to have the appropriate minis (i.e. no "this dire bear is a beholder"), does not having the right figure in every case spoil the fun?</p><p></p><p>Do you think miniatures are good for hooking new players to the game (bare in mind my players are in there mid twenties, 50/50 gender split)?</p><p></p><p>Any help greatly appreciated. And if any one has any reccomendations for picking up D&D minis singles in the UK, that'd be cool too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sad_genius, post: 2181718, member: 19110"] Hi all; I'm about to start a new 3.5 campaign (set in Greyhawk) with a bunch of players new to the hobby (one player has played D&D and a few other games a few times) - a couple of the players have some experience with Warhammer and related games (Advanced Heroquest, that kind of thing) and they've asked whether their will be minis involved. Now, usually I tend to use counters, being a cheap skate bitch like I am. In my last game, we used minis for the PCs and counters for everything else - I kind of liked having the PCs there represented in 3D, but the discongruity with the counters bothered me a bit. So, given that a few of my players are into it (they're both art students too, so I'm hoping to inject some of their visual creativity into the whole thing) and that it seems *relatively* affordable to pick up bunches of Hobgoblins etc.. on e-bay, the net, or from Paizo, should I go for miniatures? Questions more broadly then: Do you think miniatures add something to play that counters don't? Should you always strive to have the appropriate minis (i.e. no "this dire bear is a beholder"), does not having the right figure in every case spoil the fun? Do you think miniatures are good for hooking new players to the game (bare in mind my players are in there mid twenties, 50/50 gender split)? Any help greatly appreciated. And if any one has any reccomendations for picking up D&D minis singles in the UK, that'd be cool too ;) [/QUOTE]
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