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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Azul" data-source="post: 929398" data-attributes="member: 11779">50 minis worth of fodder, sure, I own at least that many "fodder" minis.  You can never have enough goblins, orcs, skeletons, human mooks, or other basic goons, IMHO.Now, are these commons actually going to be that sort of DM cannon fodder mini?  I don't know.  I certainly wouldn't be interested in having 50 identical halfling rogues (or any other PC mini).Yes, often.  Cannon fodder humanoids/animate dead appear by the dozen in large climactic battles in my campaigns.  It is nice to have the right type of mini since it helps players visualize things.Same here, but getting a bunch of the more common mooks for cheap wouldn't bother me.  As it stands, I usually have a half dozen to a dozen of any given major type of mook.  Being able to yank out a few dozen inexpensive minis for a big battle would be nice.  Especially if they aren't metal (because I haul my damn collection to gaming)...That being said, I'm really non-plussed about the absolutely random nature of these packs.  That alone will probably prevent me from buying more than just a small sampling (as "random filler" to add a little variety to my collection).Someone mentioned the idea of theme packs (like an orc theme pack).  That might be kind of cool.  I wouldn't mind buying a pack or two of orcs (or undead or dwarves or whatever) and getting a random assortment of them since I know what I'm generally purchasing.  I can always round out the major NPCs with metal minis.Amen to that.  Reaper has nothing to fear from these things, IMHO.  I'll happily keep buying Reapers products.The new plastics look ok (not great) as far as sculpting goes, but the paint jobs are things I can outdo even when I'm being quick and sloppy.  Still, a gob of pre-painted mooks (even with crumby paint jobs) is nice to have, especially since these are minis that get "popped" readily.  As for using them as PCs... ugh, perish the thought.  Maybe after a repainting.As for "trademarked" products, plenty of "renamed" monsters are available.  Reaper sells mind flayer minis but calls them "bathalians" or something like that.  Still, you look at the mini, and you know it's a mind flayer.  Beholders I've never seen outside an official line, but then all those eyestalks make for a fragile mini.</blockquote>

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