Friday, August 11, 2006

GenCon has started...

...and as a result, there is news trickling back.

Here are a few highlights:

• Unhallowed will feature a mini for Raistlin Majere (Dragonlance), the Thrall of Blackrazor (champion-designed mini), and Strahd (Ravenloft)
• The Lord of Blades (Eberron) will appear within the next two sets.
• Blood Wars has the most large (rare) figures ever.
• By the end of the year, all stat-cards for D&D Miniatures will be available online for download. There is no word on whether errata will be included.
• The sealed championship has been moved from GenCon LA to Winter Fantasy as Wizards is working to make Winter Fantasy the best place to play D&D games and to buy product.

Blood War

• Large Water Elemental (see pictures)
• Mezzoloth (apparently not a promo)
• Skeletal Reaper (GenCon promo)
• Bluespawn Thunderlizard (GenCon promo)

Bluespawn Stormlizard (promo at GenCon) (statcard picture)
LE; Blood War; uncommon; 39 pts
Level 6; Speed 8; AC 23; HP 70
Melee Attack: +13 (20)
Type: Large Magical Beast - Dragon - Spawn
Special Abilities:
- Electricity Link [][] (Swift: a lline between this creature and any other Bluespawn Thunderlizard* within 12 squares; 10 electricity damage; DC 19)
- Immune Electricity, Paralysis, Sleep
- Lightning Bolt [] (Replaces attacks: line 12; 20 electricity damage; DC 19)
- Powerful Charge +10 (Melee damage +10 when charging)
- Tiamat's Blessing: Electricity (Adjacent Spawn gain Immune Electricity)

* yes, this is not a typo on my part, although it may be a mistake on the promo card.

Skeletal Reaper (promo at GenCon)
CE; Blood War; 11 pts
Level 6; Speed 6; AC 17; HP 40
Melee Attack +7 (10)
Type: Undead
Special Abilities:
- Flight
- Devastating Attack (Quadruple damage on critical)
- Fearless
- Immune Cold

Drizzt, Drow Ranger - EPIC (card available at GenCon):
CG; 235 points
Commander 5
Level 13; Speed 8; AC 23; HP 150
Melee: +19/+19/+14 (15 magic + 5 cold)
Type: Humanoid (Drow)
Commander Effect: Unique followers gain attack +3, damage +5, and save +3. WARBAND BUILDING: Unique LG creatures are legal in your warband.
Special Abilities:
- Unique
- Blind Fight; Conceal 6; Dual Activation
- Keen Critical 18; Mobility
- Orc Slayer (+10 damage against orcs); Spell Resistance