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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CaffeineBoy" data-source="post: 1536314" data-attributes="member: 17690">--What do you use your D&D Miniatures for?For D&D RPG exclusively.--How many of them do you really use, compared to how many you have (%)?I have probably used 45-55% of what I own in play. I have the luxury of DMing a group of 10-11 year olds who are just getting into the game, so I can throw at them all sorts of strange monsters I would never use in my "grown-up" D&D game. Random monsters are fun for them. They don't want to think deeply about dungeon ecology. They want to kill and loot, rinse and repeat.--Do you use them for the same reason that you bought them in the first place, or has it changed after buying?Exactly the same. I haven't even read the skirmish game rules.For a little background, like Shin Okuda, I have been using metal and GW plastic minis for both Warhammer and D&D since I first got into gaming about 25 years ago. I also like to paint minis, and have a fair stock of lovingly finished minis accumulated over the last 5-10 years (previous collection got lost in my last big cross-country move in '91).Hand-painted minis are infinitely more satisfying and much better looking than the bendy plastic D&D stuff. There's no comparison. HOWEVER, the amount of time I have to spend painting them (nil), their relative cost effectiveness, and their incredible durability make WotC's minis worth their weight in gold pieces. Like I said, I'm currently DMing for a group of kids who, in their first game, decided quite unconsciously to completely destroy the miniatures I had let them use. Now, admittedly this was more my fault than theirs. What kind of idiot entrusts his brilliantly painted minis to eight-year-olds? Me. Doh! D&D PVC minis have saved my sanity and allowed me to introduce my son and his friends to a game that has given me 25 years of entertainment. There is no higher praise.And since I started buying them, I have come to actually appreciate some of the sculpts. I wish there were pewter versions of them I could paint to my own satisfaction, but I'm more than happy to use some of these plastic guys. The kids can't destroy them, and I end up with passibly painted versions of monsters I would never even buy, let alone paint. I say WotC, keep 'em comin'.</blockquote>

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