More fan-created cards
Electric_Zombie has been very busy on the Wizards boards: Titan Ulitharid (regular and epic) Continue reading More fan-created cards
Category: D&D Miniatures
Latest Wizards updates
The newest round of updates include An explanation of the Line rules for DDM The description of the Unhallowed Limited match between Jason Lioi and Paul Grasshof Continue reading Latest Wizards updates
Unhallowed case distribution analysis
jgsugden has been analysing the make-up of cases, based on information people have provided to him. Here are some preliminary results. I still need to process and analyze more data before I can be sure of more than these things: * There are no significantly disproportionate appearances in any rares, uncommons or commons. In other words, the distribution does appear to be either perfectly random, … Continue reading Unhallowed case distribution analysis
D&D Rewards for March 2007
The latest repainted miniature for the RPGA’s D&D Rewards (for DMs) is the Duergar Slaver. GMR10; Duergar Slaver; LE 26; Repainted with red sleeves instead of purple. Information supplied by zenthrus on maxminis.com Continue reading D&D Rewards for March 2007
March Previews
Mat Smith has posted the latest round of Wizards Previews It includes pictures of two Unhallowed figures – the Displacer Beast Manhunter and the Stormrage shambler, and some information on the City of Peril release (part of the Fantastic Locations series). City of Peril The battle maps feature fantastic terrain designed to create large, fluid encounters, key scenes, and exciting game sessions. Rather than simple … Continue reading March Previews
What does “basing” mean?
A good question recently asked on the Wizards boards. (You’ll see it used in strategy posts a lot). What does “basing” mean? It means moving in to base-to-base contact with a figure. “Basing” is a lot simpler than saying “moving adjacent to”, especially when some people can’t seem to comprehend that “adjacent” in DDM means “base-to-base contact” rather than “within a creature’s Reach range”. (Sulaco’s … Continue reading What does “basing” mean?
The Uniques – Who is King Snurre?
THRONE ROOM AND AUDIENCE CHAMBER. Two steps of white veined black marble lead up to this area. The floor is a deep red polished stone, the huge stone pillars of polished obsidian, between them a massive throne of jet and black and white banded onyx, the whole inlaid with sard and set with 12 fire opals and 12 rubies. The walls are inlaid with colored … Continue reading The Uniques – Who is King Snurre?
The Uniques – Who is Mordenkainen the Mage?
Of all the unique characters in the Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures Game, Mordenkainen the Mage has the longest history. For he was, and still is, the most famous Player Character of the co-creator of the D&D game, Gary Gygax. Gary says of his arch-mage: “Mordenkainen was my second PC, and I started playing him early in 1974 wanting a magic-user to balance my fighter, Yrag. … Continue reading The Uniques – Who is Mordenkainen the Mage?
Over 7 million figures sold!
According to this article on ICv2 News, since the September 2003 launch of D&D Miniatures, Wizards of the Coast has sold over 7 million figures. That works out to nearly $9 million retail! Continue reading Over 7 million figures sold!
RPG vs Skirmish game rule issues
If there’s one thing that can confuse people, it is that the rules of the D&D RPG and the D&D Miniatures skirmish game aren’t the same. I see it over and over again, people thinking that because something works one way in the RPG, it must work the same way in the Skirmish game. Fortunately, they don’t. Why do I say fortunately? It’s because the … Continue reading RPG vs Skirmish game rule issues