tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69457482008-10-30T09:44:58.073+11:00The latest news and spoilers for the D&D Miniatures game.Merrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977952863903634899noreply@blogger.comBlogger1312125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945748.post-40734604899926687652008-10-30T09:30:00.002+11:002008-10-30T09:44:58.089+11:00

Peter Leenot to sound like the eternal optimist (I certainly don't consider myself as such), but on a positive angle, consider the fact that they may improve their abilities with the CAD as well. they did say they just started with it. As much as I hate saying, "Quoted for Truth", it's certainly true here. The CAD process had a few growing pains, and when combined with poor dragonborn miniature

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Peter Lee on maxminis.comThe visible figures have an uncommon rarity assigned for collectability purposes, but the average number of the paint steps for those figure exceeds the current rare paint step allocation.   Effectively, the visible figure has double the paint steps that an average uncommon had in the old system.

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In response to a post on Wizards.com forums: I'm certainly not ready to show miniatures from a set that won't release for nearly half a year, but I'll take your desire to see the paint master next to a production figure under consideration when it is time for me to write the previews for the set.

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Peter LeeWoTC's ability to cordinate the miniature releases with the adventurers released at a similiar time continues to be less than impressive. Yup, you're right. I'm working on it. Here's the problem: The miniature path is close to 18 months to go from concept to your FLGS's shelf. The path for getting a module from concept to your FLGS's shelf is a lot shorter. Skalmad was put into the

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Scott Rouse Was the 8-mini for $15 model not profitable? Why the change to a 5-mini for $15 model. What exactly does WOTC see as the value-add here?  I tried to explain this in my post but I have to be careful on the level of detail I provided (publicly traded and all). Costs were (are) climbing so to maintain the business at its current level something has to give to offset that. More times

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Stephen SchubertA few years back, I decided I wanted to use minis on my table, to help illustrate my game. I picked up some assorted metal, learned to paint, all that sort of stuff. Picked up Chainmail. Then Chainmail was canceled - in its place was to be a new, randomized, pre-painted minis game. I hadn't bought into clix because they didn't look enough like D&D to me, and I didn't like the

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Posted on Hordelings.com:So I've gotten a few emails so far (figure the post goes up the second I logoff a computer). DDXP will have DDM tourneys. From my understanding the last sanctioned ones. We will have a limited championship using Demonweb. We will have the standard $5,000 prize pool for the winners. Win some cash and be the last champion standing. There are no qualifiers and is open

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Peter Lee The decision to not have skirmish cards in the boosters was made a few months ago. There were other discussions going on about other methods to support the game, and that decision was made relatively recently. It wasn't decided until a day or two ago that there would be no skirmish stats going forward in an alternate distribution method. (from Hordelings.com)

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From the Wizards messageboard (click on names for links to posts): Scott Rouse (Questioner in italics) Ok, for real now: what about buying on Amazon? How this will be random for people who live far from FLGS? How can we know what is the "visible" figure?  Each pack will have it's own SKU # so you'll know you are buying the troll vs the giant. Scott Rouse And how very lame by WotC not to

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Scott Rouse, Brand Manager of D&D, has confirmed what many people had feared after recent announcements to a change in packaging for D&D Miniatures: the Skirmish game is being discontinued. After Demonweb, there will be no further Skirmish stats included in DDM sets. Instead, the line will focus more on supporting the D&D Roleplaying Game, 4th edition. Six Hero packs, each containing three

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It's been quite a while (read: months) since I've been updating my D&D Miniatures News Site, but it's time to make official what you've all known for some time: I'm no longer in the DDM news game. Indeed, I haven't bought any new D&D Miniatures for over a year. No longer having a FLGS does that, along with having enough minis for most of my purposes. I've given Blackguard (the current host of

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The big news from Wizards today is exceptional: All D&D Miniatures will have new stats in the new version of the game. It may take some time (so don't expect to all DDM figures to be converted from Day 1 of the new game), but Wizards have now committed to providing updated stats to all old miniatures.You can find out more in this announcement.

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What are your favourite Harbinger figures? Which ones do you want to be retained in the 60 "All Stars" list when we go to DDM 2? Now's your chance to vote on the Wizards site. My Harbinger 10: Cleric of OrderCleric of Corellon LarethianElf PyromancerBearded DevilDisplacer BeastHuman BlackguardMind FlayerDrow Cleric of LolthTiefling CaptainUmber Hulk

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The second Desert of Desolation preview looks at the new Mount rules. Well, more that we have mounts rather than the actual rules... although the rules should be up shortly.

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This has turned up in a few Wizards' blogs recently, such as Stephen Schubert's: We've started searching for another Associate Designer to add to the RPG/Minis design team. We're looking for an applicant with some amount of understanding and excitement for the D&D miniatures game, so that some of this person's time can be spent working on that game, as well as mechanics design for the D&D game,

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From Logan Bonner's blog: I like the new rules for the minis game. The previous version had a lot of things that were unlike the RPG in an annoying way (morale, always attacking the nearest) and a faction system that left us with too many minis of creatures PCs wouldn't fight (which is a problem for people who buy minis for RPG play, but also leaves minis players with a bunch of birds and crap).

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This is a really big and great article from Mat Smith. Have a look and enjoy!

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Skirmishes in the Shadowlands - alternative terrain rules for DDM Desert of Desolation - Preview 1 - Reliving the Long Drought The two images are the Capricious Copper Dragon (CG/CE) and the Fire Archon (CE)

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A couple of new points from the Wizards blogs: Logan Bonner: I'm slotted for D&D Minis work for the next several weeks. This will be interesting. I wasn't all that familiar with the old game, so working on the new one will probably be easier than trying to learn the old one. I think the list for set 17 looks pretty cool. I worked on Monster Manual V, so I'm glad to see some of those creatures

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From Logan Bonner's blog: We got our copies of the Legend of Drizzt Scenario Pack. Wulfgar's a repaint of the Night Below mini. Drizzt is a new sculpt that was really obviously based on a Steve Prescott illustration. I like the sculpt pretty well, but the paint's meh. Of course, the box also has Icingdeath, the diabetic's nightmare—I mean Gargantuan white dragon. This is a great mini. He looks

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Fairly light... 2007 D&D Minis Constructed Championship - Champion's Report

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From Slade7170: Excel Spreadsheet of sets 1-13.

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Best place to find new stuff about DDM 2.0? I'd say it's in what Guy Fullerton has been writing here: http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=905528 There will be an "all-star" set of 60 previous minis (from before Unhallowed) that will get updates to the new rules, based on what actually get plays in skirmishes. (Don't expect a Human Commoner conversion). Commanders and Morale will be gone,

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D&D Minis 2.0 http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/inquest/005672645.cfm THE PLASTIC PERIPHERALS So Fourth Edition will be a new rule set based on d20, but not remotely compatible. What’s that mean for the minis game? Effectively, this is D&D Minis 2.0 as well. Starting with Dungeons of Dread in April of 2008, D&D Minis sets will use Fourth Edition rules. According to Slavicsek, “All your

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I've been a bit busy of late (and still without a computer - the choice of what to get is being complicated by the problems with Vista)... Constructed Championship Trophies View the trophies that will be awarded at GenCon Indy to the winner of the DDM Championship! Latest Errata and Clarifications Wizards are human too, as this list of errata and clarifications of unclear rules prove.

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