We have answers!
Link: D&D Minis Changes Explained
For all of your lazy people, here are the short and sweet factoids that you want to know. Quotes are from the WotC article:
- In effect, each booster contains two rare-quality figures (the visible Large figure and the randomized rare figure)
- In general, we’re providing nearly a 50% increase in paint steps per figure, which makes even the common and uncommon figures in the set look better, adding more vibrancy and detail.
- With the Player’s Handbook Heroes Series One figures, we’re providing miniatures of rare or better quality in visible, fixed packaging.
- November’s release of Demonweb will be the last new set that includes skirmish statistics.
- In addition, official sanctioning of D&D Miniatures skirmish events will cease right after D&D Experience in February.
- As for Huges, yes we have a set planned for the Summer of 2009. The Huges in that set will be the visible minis, including a Hive Mother Beholder and some Dragons.
- The power cards in the packs will match to the minis in the pack so the distribution is not random. These brand-new character class powers will be added to the D&D Compendium and D&D Character Builder databases on D&D Insider. Eventually, they may see inclusion in a D&D game book.
Hooray for answers for some of the burning questions!
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I just got into the skirmish game through my brother…
Boy meets game.
Boy plays and enjoys game.
Wizards cancels game.
I must have the midas touch.
ebertran´s last blog post..My homemade condition tokens
@ ebertran – Yeah, it does suck for those people who really liked the skirmish game. I never played the skirmish game. Honestly, I think the only reason I started buying mini boxes was because I liked shaking them at the store and trying to find the good ones.
Of course, now that I’m playing more and even DMing, I actually need minis. The not-so-random sets will make collecting a bit easier.
Have you tried going the do-it-yourself route?
I make my own counters… they are pretty freaking nice if I do say so myself
http://newbiedm.wordpress.com/2008/09/14/using-minis/
One side is the normal picture, the other side is the same picture, tinted red, to indicate “bloodied” status…
I cut them out with a 1″ round hole punch, glue it to a metal washer, and voila! instant mini. The monsters I label with numbers to keep track of them as I DM.
Works better than minis. And cheaper.
ebertran´s last blog post..My homemade condition tokens
@ebertran – hobby stores have 1″ wood discs that I use as mini-bases. Might be able to glue easier to those (and lighter too, I imagine
They probably have 2″ discs for larger creatures. Check Michael’s/AC Moore.
@e. – I wonder what “rare-quality” means? You’ll rarely get one of quality?
I bought a bag of Alphabet Circles at Michael’s when I first started making them.
They were exactly 1″ and worked well, but for some reason, I like the washers.
Although the wooden disks might make great minions….
ebertran´s last blog post..Goodbye DDM, I hardly knew ye
Hey, this time, you scooped me!
Good breakdown, the post answered all the lingering questions I had about the announcement.
Dave T. Game´s last blog post..And also, the end of the D&D Miniatures game
This might make me actually start buying minis (especially now that I have a store to buy them at)
Urg, I only learned to play the skirmish game today! I actually liked it a lot, but then again, it’s not as if I could spare the money, not with my Magic addiction.