What do you do?

[Jehosephat]

My mini experience is limited but, thanks to the D&D Mini line, I am getting a fairly decent collection built up. My problem is I have nowhere near what I would like. With literally hundreds of monsters to choose from I nowhere near have a mini to represent each species of monster, let alone a mini to represent each individual. I was just wondering what those of you who use miniatures do? Do you use any extra mini you have available to represent what you need? Do you do a mini/token or mini/cardboard mini combo? Its becoming obvious that I will never have an amount to satisfy me. But I am struggling because the minis look so nice to me that to put them with some sort of paper marker would be blasphemous. I guess my choices are fairly limited and straightforward. Either I make do with what I got or I accept having to use paper. I was curious though to hear some of you EN Worlders have done. Thanks in advance.

 

[Salad_Shooter]

www.fierydragon.com has some very nice card stock counters, for a good price. If you really don't want to mix cardboard and mini, you can always just pretend whatever the mini is something else.

Edit: Personally, my group just uses our imagination with the mini's we have

 

[Jehosephat]

www.fierydragon.com has some very nice card stock counters, for a good price. If you really don't want to mix cardboard and mini, you can always just pretend whatever the mini is something else.

Edit: Personally, my group just uses our imagination with the mini's we have

Thanks for your thought. I guess it's almost to the point of a rhetorical question.

If you are used to using them, I guess there are never enough. I'll give you an example. I now have 20 various orcs. Rather than thinking how cool that is, my first thought was "what if I need 21?" Talk about greed and/or coveting. I have seen Fiery Dragons and Sword & Sorcery's counters. I actually like all oftheir sets. Also, I especially like their dragon counters. I have also tried my hand at making my own. I am in the process of turning an Arcane from the DC Heroclix line into a right smart looking drider. I think when he is completely done he will look quite nice.

I think your thought about using your imagination is especially good, since that is sort of the point of the whole hobby. I guess if I was more concerned with creating dioramas I would want to be nitpicky. But since the idea is to have fun, I reckon I can bend a little. I mean the miniatures are supposed to suppliment the game, right? Not the other way around.

 

[pogre]

Even those of us who have buuilt up huge painted miniature collections do not have just the right miniature sometimes. Use a substitute - skeleton for a wraith or a couple of goblins for extra orcs. It's sad but sometimes we have to do it

 

[Li Shenron]

In fact what you say is one of the (minor) reasons why I didn't buy a single miniature... I don't like having something uncomplete (I recognize it's not a good attitude of mine). Rather than having s few minis and have to come up with coins for the missing ones, I prefer to use all coins

 

[Jehosephat]

Even those of us who have buuilt up huge painted miniature collections do not have just the right miniature sometimes. Use a substitute - skeleton for a wraith or a couple of goblins for extra orcs. It's sad but sometimes we have to do it

Pogre, I am really glad you posted. I followed your link, and looked at your minis and dungeons and thought to myself "crud, no matter what I do it'll never look that good. So if I got to improvise, screw it. I might as well improvise."

Seriously though, that stuff is beautiful. Good job.