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#1
zombiegleemax
Oct 22, 2003 7:07:05 Having broken down and gotten some of the new D&D minis, I noticed that several of them are Greyhawk related, ie. Sword of Heironeous, Cleric of Yondalla and Jozan the Cleric of Pelor.

Hmm... I wonder if it'd be possible to convince them to do some other GH mini's, like a special collectors pack of the Circle of Eight!
#2
zombiegleemax
Oct 22, 2003 10:53:28 I second that, and would like to see more of the Return series. It is quite valid to go visit the same "old" dungeons. I'm sure in a world where there are monsters / creatures and evil persons waiting to take advantage of a situation, that a new threat would visit these places. So here's to more GH content from WotC!
#3
zombiegleemax
Oct 22, 2003 11:11:56 I hate to be a downer here, but those aren't "Greyhawk-related" minis. They're "generic 3rd edition D&D-related" minis. Now, if you find a mini explicitly specific to GH, that would be cool (of course, I also think mini lines tailored to other gaming settings, such as FR or DL, would be cool as well).
#4
zombiegleemax
Oct 22, 2003 11:48:11 It would be good to have a few Greyhawk-related miniatures, like Mordenkainen, Iuz, et al. I don't think that it will happen, though. I'm pretty sure that the miniatures being released - other than the bog-standard monsters - are intended to tie in with whatever books WotC are releasing, e.g. they're making some draconians on the back of the Dragonlance hardback, they're making Drizzt (sp?) on the back of the Underdark book, etc. And as WotC don't make anything related to Greyhawk....

Speaking of miniatures, there was supposed to be a Greyhawk villains boxed set (featuring Turrosh Mak and other bad guys) a few years ago from Ral Partha, but it got spiked for some reason. There was also supposed to be a Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil boxed set (featuring a grell and, IIRC, Lareth the Beautiful), but it never happened for some other reason.

Greyhawk is cursed, I tell you!
#5
zombiegleemax
Oct 22, 2003 14:17:25
Originally posted by Delglath
Having broken down and gotten some of the new D&D minis, I noticed that several of them are Greyhawk related, ie. Sword of Heironeous, Cleric of Yondalla and Jozan the Cleric of Pelor.

Hmm... I wonder if it'd be possible to convince them to do some other GH mini's, like a special collectors pack of the Circle of Eight!

Yeah, I'm with you 100%. If they've already done Eclavdra and a Cleric of Gruumch, then why not all the figures of Greyhawk?
#6
Halberkill
Oct 22, 2003 14:33:48 Well, one of the designers a while ago said Mordenkainen wasn't out of the question.

Where did you hear about the Greyhawk Villians set from, Grugach?

Halber
#7
zombiegleemax
Oct 22, 2003 17:04:02 "If they've already done Eclavdra and a Cleric of Gruumch, then why not all the figures of Greyhawk?"

Eclavdra? Which mini was that...?
#8
VFults
Oct 22, 2003 17:21:09
Originally posted by Steve_MND

Eclavdra? Which mini was that...?

He's probably referring to the Drow Cleric mini. Future minis sets will have figures usable for Grayhawk. The Miniatures Handbook has art for future releases and it includes an Aspect of Vecna and an Aspect of Lolth among other things.

Regards,

V
#9
zombiegleemax
Oct 22, 2003 23:07:26
Originally posted by VFults
He's probably referring to the Drow Cleric mini. Future minis sets will have figures usable for Grayhawk. The Miniatures Handbook has art for future releases and it includes an Aspect of Vecna and an Aspect of Lolth among other things.

Regards,

V

yeah there maybe plenty of minis usable for GH purposes but i dont see anything like a collectors pack of the circle of eight coming out since the only real purpose of the minis is to push their whole D&D: The Gathering collectable mini game which when they figure out noone is playing it they will most likely discontinue the mini line altogether
#10
zombiegleemax
Oct 22, 2003 23:10:57 Some Scarlet Brotherhood minis and figs of Iuz and Zuggytmoy
#11
zombiegleemax
Oct 23, 2003 3:33:50
Originally posted by Halberkill
Well, one of the designers a while ago said Mordenkainen wasn't out of the question.

That's good news! Some real Greyhawk characters would be a big incentive for me to buy these miniatures.

Where did you hear about the Greyhawk Villians set from, Grugach?

It was announced 4 or 5 years ago, back when Greyhawk was resurrected. I did a quick search of Morgen Olden's Greytalk Archives (an excellent resource) and I found out that the miniatures were going to be Acererak, Tuerny the Merciless, Korenth Zan, Zuggtmoy, Robilar, Rary, Eclavdra, Ivid the Undying, Turrosh Mak, Kas, Vecna, Iggwilv and Iuz. Ral Partha's licence to do D&D miniatures lapsed before this set got made.

I'm a big miniatures fan and it's been a dream of mine to own some Greyhawk figures. It was disappointing not to get these, but disappointment is generally the lot of the Greyhawk fan....

IIRC, I read somewhere that artwork was produced of these 13 bad guys as a reference for Ral Partha's sculptors.
#12
Halberkill
Oct 23, 2003 14:20:29
Originally posted by Grugach
IIRC, I read somewhere that artwork was produced of these 13 bad guys as a reference for Ral Partha's sculptors.

So it never got to the sculpting stage. I would really like to see the ref pics. Maybe they are somewhere with that Oerth globe that was discussed on Greytalk many years ago.

Halber
#13
Halberkill
Oct 23, 2003 14:28:45
Originally posted by Grugach
I'm a big miniatures fan and it's been a dream of mine to own some Greyhawk figures. It was disappointing not to get these, but disappointment is generally the lot of the Greyhawk fan....

Oh, and Minifigs did make some Greyhawk specific minis. They even had a World of Greyhawk specific line. They even made an Iuz and a Horned Society Heirarch. Also of note, the Marines of Hardby had a single exposed breast, ala fantasy amazons.

I had a link to a list of them with picures, but it is now broken.

Edit: found another link that at least has the list: http://users.accesscomm.ca/lmec/fgo_mfwg.htm

Halber
#14
grodog
Oct 23, 2003 21:22:22 Halber, you beat me to the Minifigs reference. Thanks for the list, btw :D
#15
zombiegleemax
Oct 23, 2003 22:44:07 I knew Minifigs made a Greyhawk line. They were kind of generic wargaming minis apart from a few exceptions.

The list is interesting, though, and makes me wonder about a few things. First off, the valley elves have a king!? And Iuz has evil halflings as minions!? (There is one in Sargent's Iuz book, I suppose.)

I wonder if EGG had any input into these miniatures?
#16
zombiegleemax
Oct 24, 2003 1:27:00 I think the fact that the Aspect minis are going to be made is at least an indicator that GH isn't totally dead. Even though I feel WotC is only paying "token" homage to GH by making it default, they nevertheless seem to be following through with keeping some parts of it alive.

Paizo Publishing is doing the same with Dungeon magazine. Even though the Shackled City campaign isn't specifically mentioned as being located within Greyhawk, it employs the church rivalries and some classic elements of Greyhawk very well (St. Cuthbert, Pelor, Wee Jas, and Kord are the main churches of Cauldron, Skulks lurk beneath the city, etc.).

I think at least in these respects, there is still a semblence of GH alive in mainstream D&D. And while that lasts, I presume there will continue to be some minis that while technically default-based are nevertheless usable as GH minis. I'm particularly looking forward to the Aspect of Vecna, seeing how he is the arch-villian of my GH campaign.
#17
Halberkill
Oct 24, 2003 17:29:52
Originally posted by Grugach
I wonder if EGG had any input into these miniatures?

Well, his signature was on the back of the blister packs...

And yes, many of these minis were taken from other minifigs lines, or later put into other minifigs lines. Though the orcs, and grue are unique to this line.

Halber

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 zombiegleemax Oct 22, 2003 7:07:05	Having broken down and gotten some of the new D&D minis, I noticed that several of them are Greyhawk related, ie. Sword of Heironeous, Cleric of Yondalla and Jozan the Cleric of Pelor. Hmm... I wonder if it'd be possible to convince them to do some other GH mini's, like a special collectors pack of the Circle of Eight!
#2 zombiegleemax Oct 22, 2003 10:53:28	I second that, and would like to see more of the Return series. It is quite valid to go visit the same "old" dungeons. I'm sure in a world where there are monsters / creatures and evil persons waiting to take advantage of a situation, that a new threat would visit these places. So here's to more GH content from WotC!
#3 zombiegleemax Oct 22, 2003 11:11:56	I hate to be a downer here, but those aren't "Greyhawk-related" minis. They're "generic 3rd edition D&D-related" minis. Now, if you find a mini explicitly specific to GH, that would be cool (of course, I also think mini lines tailored to other gaming settings, such as FR or DL, would be cool as well).
#4 zombiegleemax Oct 22, 2003 11:48:11	It would be good to have a few Greyhawk-related miniatures, like Mordenkainen, Iuz, et al. I don't think that it will happen, though. I'm pretty sure that the miniatures being released - other than the bog-standard monsters - are intended to tie in with whatever books WotC are releasing, e.g. they're making some draconians on the back of the Dragonlance hardback, they're making Drizzt (sp?) on the back of the Underdark book, etc. And as WotC don't make anything related to Greyhawk.... Speaking of miniatures, there was supposed to be a Greyhawk villains boxed set (featuring Turrosh Mak and other bad guys) a few years ago from Ral Partha, but it got spiked for some reason. There was also supposed to be a Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil boxed set (featuring a grell and, IIRC, Lareth the Beautiful), but it never happened for some other reason. Greyhawk is cursed, I tell you!
#5 zombiegleemax Oct 22, 2003 14:17:25	Originally posted by Delglath Having broken down and gotten some of the new D&D minis, I noticed that several of them are Greyhawk related, ie. Sword of Heironeous, Cleric of Yondalla and Jozan the Cleric of Pelor. Hmm... I wonder if it'd be possible to convince them to do some other GH mini's, like a special collectors pack of the Circle of Eight! Yeah, I'm with you 100%. If they've already done Eclavdra and a Cleric of Gruumch, then why not all the figures of Greyhawk?
#6 Halberkill Oct 22, 2003 14:33:48	Well, one of the designers a while ago said Mordenkainen wasn't out of the question. Where did you hear about the Greyhawk Villians set from, Grugach? Halber
#7 zombiegleemax Oct 22, 2003 17:04:02	"If they've already done Eclavdra and a Cleric of Gruumch, then why not all the figures of Greyhawk?" Eclavdra? Which mini was that...?
#8 VFults Oct 22, 2003 17:21:09	Originally posted by Steve_MND Eclavdra? Which mini was that...? He's probably referring to the Drow Cleric mini. Future minis sets will have figures usable for Grayhawk. The Miniatures Handbook has art for future releases and it includes an Aspect of Vecna and an Aspect of Lolth among other things. Regards, V
#9 zombiegleemax Oct 22, 2003 23:07:26	Originally posted by VFults He's probably referring to the Drow Cleric mini. Future minis sets will have figures usable for Grayhawk. The Miniatures Handbook has art for future releases and it includes an Aspect of Vecna and an Aspect of Lolth among other things. Regards, V yeah there maybe plenty of minis usable for GH purposes but i dont see anything like a collectors pack of the circle of eight coming out since the only real purpose of the minis is to push their whole D&D: The Gathering collectable mini game which when they figure out noone is playing it they will most likely discontinue the mini line altogether
#10 zombiegleemax Oct 22, 2003 23:10:57	Some Scarlet Brotherhood minis and figs of Iuz and Zuggytmoy
#11 zombiegleemax Oct 23, 2003 3:33:50	Originally posted by Halberkill Well, one of the designers a while ago said Mordenkainen wasn't out of the question. That's good news! Some real Greyhawk characters would be a big incentive for me to buy these miniatures. Where did you hear about the Greyhawk Villians set from, Grugach? It was announced 4 or 5 years ago, back when Greyhawk was resurrected. I did a quick search of Morgen Olden's Greytalk Archives (an excellent resource) and I found out that the miniatures were going to be Acererak, Tuerny the Merciless, Korenth Zan, Zuggtmoy, Robilar, Rary, Eclavdra, Ivid the Undying, Turrosh Mak, Kas, Vecna, Iggwilv and Iuz. Ral Partha's licence to do D&D miniatures lapsed before this set got made. I'm a big miniatures fan and it's been a dream of mine to own some Greyhawk figures. It was disappointing not to get these, but disappointment is generally the lot of the Greyhawk fan.... IIRC, I read somewhere that artwork was produced of these 13 bad guys as a reference for Ral Partha's sculptors.
#12 Halberkill Oct 23, 2003 14:20:29	Originally posted by Grugach IIRC, I read somewhere that artwork was produced of these 13 bad guys as a reference for Ral Partha's sculptors. So it never got to the sculpting stage. I would really like to see the ref pics. Maybe they are somewhere with that Oerth globe that was discussed on Greytalk many years ago. Halber
#13 Halberkill Oct 23, 2003 14:28:45	Originally posted by Grugach I'm a big miniatures fan and it's been a dream of mine to own some Greyhawk figures. It was disappointing not to get these, but disappointment is generally the lot of the Greyhawk fan.... Oh, and Minifigs did make some Greyhawk specific minis. They even had a World of Greyhawk specific line. They even made an Iuz and a Horned Society Heirarch. Also of note, the Marines of Hardby had a single exposed breast, ala fantasy amazons. I had a link to a list of them with picures, but it is now broken. Edit: found another link that at least has the list: http://users.accesscomm.ca/lmec/fgo_mfwg.htm Halber
#14 grodog Oct 23, 2003 21:22:22	Halber, you beat me to the Minifigs reference. Thanks for the list, btw :D
#15 zombiegleemax Oct 23, 2003 22:44:07	I knew Minifigs made a Greyhawk line. They were kind of generic wargaming minis apart from a few exceptions. The list is interesting, though, and makes me wonder about a few things. First off, the valley elves have a king!? And Iuz has evil halflings as minions!? (There is one in Sargent's Iuz book, I suppose.) I wonder if EGG had any input into these miniatures?
#16 zombiegleemax Oct 24, 2003 1:27:00	I think the fact that the Aspect minis are going to be made is at least an indicator that GH isn't totally dead. Even though I feel WotC is only paying "token" homage to GH by making it default, they nevertheless seem to be following through with keeping some parts of it alive. Paizo Publishing is doing the same with Dungeon magazine. Even though the Shackled City campaign isn't specifically mentioned as being located within Greyhawk, it employs the church rivalries and some classic elements of Greyhawk very well (St. Cuthbert, Pelor, Wee Jas, and Kord are the main churches of Cauldron, Skulks lurk beneath the city, etc.). I think at least in these respects, there is still a semblence of GH alive in mainstream D&D. And while that lasts, I presume there will continue to be some minis that while technically default-based are nevertheless usable as GH minis. I'm particularly looking forward to the Aspect of Vecna, seeing how he is the arch-villian of my GH campaign.
#17 Halberkill Oct 24, 2003 17:29:52	Originally posted by Grugach I wonder if EGG had any input into these miniatures? Well, his signature was on the back of the blister packs... And yes, many of these minis were taken from other minifigs lines, or later put into other minifigs lines. Though the orcs, and grue are unique to this line. Halber