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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dykstrav" data-source="post: 3228472" data-attributes="member: 40522">I use minis strictly for the D&D game, not for the miniatures skirmish game. So just bear in mind that I'm speaking from that angle.I'd recommend that you get an Abberations starter if you can (the minis are just cooler than War Drums in my opinion). If not, War Drums still has a few cool critters and some neat battle maps that you can base an adventure or two around.Get some Underdark boosters. Seriously. Underdark has alot of cool D&D monsters such as the roper, the iron golem, and (drum roll for my favorite) the balor. Some of the minis also serve nicely as PCs. The slayer of Domiel is a good rogue piece and there's a battle plate marshal that's begging for someone in your group to play a dwarf.Angelfire is probably my favorite overall set, but then again, I love outsiders. Chain devils, barbed devils, trumpet archons, archer skeletons, vargouilles, hezrous. A whole boatload of cools minis. I think there was something awesome that I could actually use in every booster I bought.I'd pick up some War of the Dragon Queen while you can. I think it's the best one for PC types: the cloudreaver for a pirate-themed rogue or fighter, the dragonborn fighter to represent half-dragon characters, the bonded fire summoner, the storm archer, an epic-level Tordek, tavern bralwer, warden of the wood, and even a passable crossbow-wielding cleric. There are some good classic monsters there too, such as the purple worm, fire elementals, two small dragons and the large green dragon.I've bought alot of minis and I've settled into a pattern which gioves me plenty to choose from.1) I buy about a dozen or so boosters. Go to web sites where you can get them relatively cheap. I usually go through <a href="http://www.gameoutfitter.com" target="_blank">http://www.gameoutfitter.com</a>. You can get a dozen boosters of War Drums, for example, for right around $100.2) Tear into your buy and check off to see if you got what you wanted.3) Trade off your spares or things you don't like with other players to get the pieces you do want.This gives me close to every mini in a set (within 3 or 4 minis of completing a set) and several duplicates of stuff I want alot of, such as skeletons or kobolds for filling out those hordes we all love. If there's a piece I didn't get this way, I usually just buy the single on eBay.I've only had to buy four singles on eBay since 2003, BTW.</blockquote>

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