Comments on: Sometimes a Nonstandard Mini Will Do http://worldofalidor.com/4th-ed/2009/04/22/sometimes-a-nonstandard-mini-will-do/ A RPG FANTASY WORLD BLOG Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:39:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dead Orcs http://worldofalidor.com/4th-ed/2009/04/22/sometimes-a-nonstandard-mini-will-do/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Dead Orcs Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:12:49 +0000 http://worldofalidor.com/4th-ed/?p=1022#comment-307 Well, I'm afraid I'm pretty anal retentive when it comes to miniatures. Since miniatures became fairly cheap and relatively plentiful, I make sure I have all my miniatures lined up ahead of time for the entire adventure (not just the session we're about to play). When I need a special, I usually find a close substitute (Yo, Ogre. You are now a Troll. Deal.). If I'm really desperate, I'll print out a 2D flat image of the creature and paste it onto bases of the correct size (I do this a lot for minions, when quantity becomes an issue). As a player, though, I've seen DMs use a lot of wacky things for creatures including paperclips, dice (frequently), and bottle caps. Well, I’m afraid I’m pretty anal retentive when it comes to miniatures. Since miniatures became fairly cheap and relatively plentiful, I make sure I have all my miniatures lined up ahead of time for the entire adventure (not just the session we’re about to play). When I need a special, I usually find a close substitute (Yo, Ogre. You are now a Troll. Deal.). If I’m really desperate, I’ll print out a 2D flat image of the creature and paste it onto bases of the correct size (I do this a lot for minions, when quantity becomes an issue).

As a player, though, I’ve seen DMs use a lot of wacky things for creatures including paperclips, dice (frequently), and bottle caps.

]]> By: Saragon http://worldofalidor.com/4th-ed/2009/04/22/sometimes-a-nonstandard-mini-will-do/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Saragon Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:08:22 +0000 http://worldofalidor.com/4th-ed/?p=1022#comment-305 My DM uses nothing <i>but</i> dice for his "minis" - different dice mean different types of foes, and they're conveniently numbered for easy reference. Doesn't work super-well for large creatures, but for medium or small humanoids? Works just fine. My DM uses nothing but dice for his “minis” – different dice mean different types of foes, and they’re conveniently numbered for easy reference. Doesn’t work super-well for large creatures, but for medium or small humanoids? Works just fine.

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