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Monday, August 14, 2017

More Bones IV thinking

More thinking about the Bones IV Kickstarter and what I'm getting and not getting.

Gauth - probably trade block / sale block. We'll see. But I don't really need another giant dragon.

Nagendra - nice snakemen. I'm glad to have them. The snakewoman, though, eh. Put breasts on a snake to make it a female? Snake-bodied medusa/gorgons have the same issue, but still, for some reason it doesn't bother me there. The rest are very cool, though.

Ape Attack - Like I need more ape-men. Hahah. They are welcome to join my eight metal Jason Weibe apes and my Hackmaster "ape shaman." These are welcome. I can always use more apes, even as they become more and more fodder to my higher-powered delvers in my game. Plus I like to paint apes.

Tree of Despair - amusing, but what would I do with it? Deploy a tree over and over in my games? Contrive a situation where there is a big tree on my tabletop with vultures and a victim on it and pay $12 plus shipping and painting time to use it?



I am 100% certain one of my players, maybe two of them, are thinking, "HELL YES!" to this question. But it's not going to happen. This is a useful wargame centerpiece, skirmish game objective, or diorama piece. It's a one-time use as a RPG gaming piece in my game, and then really only if we need to have tactical combat in and around it. Even then, I know my group - there is a 100% chance they'll say, "Let's not go back to that tree" and that'll be the end of it. It's like one of those very distinct character minis except more so. At least with a big dragon it can be the same dragon a few times, or be quickly re-painted into a different one. Generic monsters can be more of the same kind of monster. A big tree with victims? Better as a home-made terrain piece or a home-made counter, just to avoid the whole build, paint, and store aspect of this thing.

Dreadmere - cool, mood-inspiring minis. So far, I'll pass. Too many personalities I'd be able to use once, not enough repeat use for my $50. A boat and a raft and a cart are nice, but I can (and have) made them out of square or round toothpicks and parts from other games. This would make a great support pack for a "Dreadmere" adventure path or base play area for a series of adventures, though.

Living Statues - male and females of these. Both are cool. The price is nice and low for what you get. Still, they are very big, and I don't know how often I'd need Ancient Greece-themed figures - especially since I'd have them in Feb/March of 2019.

Chibi Delvers - I don't need or want these. But I'm happy to get them, and I like that it's dependent on Twitter and Facebook shares to unlock them. Nice idea. If I used the platforms they're asking for support on, I'd do so just to help out those people who really like these guys.

The various giants, bonus demons, etc. fall into the same boat. Cool, price is fine, by the time I'd get them I'm not sure I'd need them. Plus giants are kind of a pain for me to paint and store. Many of the others I just wouldn't use - cute baby dragons, dice monsters, skeletal animals. The trolls are tempting, but four trolls and a fanged dog for $12 - probably not. I might just get one or two of those trolls when they eventually come out. I do have a big pile of Bones, Legendary Encounters, and TSR trolls already. And that giant demon - way, way too big for me!

11 comments:

  1. The Demon is almost just too big for GURPS.

    Delvers can't parry his melee weapon, can't block his slams can't dodge his slams.

    Maybe if they cast enlarge you could have a giant delver go up against him.

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    1. Actually, that's what I like about him - he's not a sack of HP to be whittled down while you casually parry his attacks and stand around him taking a +3 to easily dodge. He's a giant monster menace in the comic tradition - get in, get out, find the weakness to defeat him.

      But he's too big for my needs.

      I forgot about the wraiths - they are very cool! But I have minis that will serve if I need wraiths - the benefits of collecting minis for decades.

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    2. I have (almost) zero minis.

      Ive gmed more GURPS this year than last ten years.

      I'm really waiting on minis though. This may be the last big bunch I order.

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    3. There are a lot of upsides to collection gaming stuff starting at 9 and generally keeping it all. ;)

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  2. Atm Im in

    I want pretty much everything in the $100 pledge.

    Add ons:

    Hill Giants (I can also use as very big ogres)

    Wraiths

    And the statues which will fit into my mega dungeon.

    I could make the tree fit in as well.
    But its $12USD

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  3. No way that I would ever use the Hut.

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    1. Not sure I could, either, even though I love Baba Yaga. Again, it's the "When would I need this as a mini?" problem.

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  4. Do you recommend the paints?

    The price is very affordable.

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    1. I haven't really tried them. I have one sample bottle of the Masters Series Paints at home. I almost exclusively use craft paints.

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  5. And you like the Bones minis?

    I have only painted one and at the time thought it was bendy.

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    1. Yeah. They're light, easy to store, and although they bend (and can lose paint in the process) the former means a lot especially for the big monster minis! I like have a bag of trolls, a bag of ogres and hobgoblins, etc. instead of a bunch of fragile hard plastics or heavy metal in individually padded slots in a hard case.

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