Tuesday, May 11, 2004

11th May

• What do you use your miniatures for? Li Shenron wants to know and has started this poll and thread on ENworld to discuss it. Visit there and let us know!
  
• Giants of Legend: In addition to all the other news about GoL from Dragon 320, it seems that the Protectar will appear as a miniature in this set. (It's a good-aligned outsider from the Miniatures Handbook.)
  
• D&D Basic: Issue 320 of Dragon has information on the contents of the D&D Basic set, including the miniatures included in it:
  

  16 minis:
  

  • 1x Regdar, Adventurer (from Dragoneye?)
    
  • 1x Lidda, Adventurer (from Harbinger?)
    
  • 1x Aramil, Adventurer (from Giants of Legend?)
    
  • 1x Eberk, Adventurer (from Giants of Legend?)
    
  • 1x Medium Black Dragon (from Dragoneye)
    
  • 1x Troglodyte (from Dragoneye)
    
  • 1x Dire Rat (from Giants of Legend)
    
  • 1x Wolf Skeleton (from Harbinger)
    
  • 2x Warrior Skeleton (from Harbinger)
    
  • 2x Orc Warrior (from Harbinger)
    
  • 2x Kobold Warrior (from Harbinger)
    
  • 2x Kobold Skirmisher (from Dragoneye)

  
  

  Other contents:

  • 4 double-sided map tiles
    
  • 4 character cards
    
  • 7 dice
    
  • Quick-start Rulebook
    
  • Adventure Book
    
  • Expanded Rulebook

  
  
• Dragon Magazine #320: The Miniatures article in this issue is "Forms of Legend", with previews of the Bulette and Warforged Titan. It also includes new shape-changing spells you can use to change. Spells include: Aspect of the Earth Hunter (Drd 6); Aspect of the Wolf (Drd 1, Sor/Wiz 1); Body of War (Sor/Wiz 6); Displacer Form (Sor/Wiz 4); Holy Tranformation (Clr 7); Holy transormation, Lesser (Clr 4); Infernal Transformation (Clr 7); Infernal Transformation, Lesser (Clr 4); Primal Form (Drd 3, Sor/Wiz 3); Wild Runner (Drd 4).
  
• Review: My review of Dragoneye has been posted.
  
• Merric's Musings: A list of the D&D Miniatures I own.