tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post721990431466901264..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: My Experience with MiniaturesTalysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-5782646117792725002012-12-06T12:33:13.503-08:002012-12-06T12:33:13.503-08:00Dry erase boards or battlemats certainly eliminate...Dry erase boards or battlemats certainly eliminate the transportation and set-up issues of miniatures. But as I alluded to in the post, I found that the kinds of rules that make positioning important and battlemats handy (if not necessary) just don't entertain me.<br /><br />Detailed tiles stored as pictures on a tablet or color e-reader might be good, though. I still see a problem with time investment. But at least I enjoy 3d modeling, ao it doesn't seem like a waste of time.Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-25785230000844372532012-12-06T11:32:20.185-08:002012-12-06T11:32:20.185-08:00I love miniatures and have armies of the things. I...I love miniatures and have armies of the things. I had minis before I had any games to use them in, putting them together and painting them was a natural extension of my love for plastic model kits. <br />Later on I justified/rationalized buying them with RPGs in mind but I never ended up using them much. Like you say, it's just that little bit more of a hassle to transport them for something where they're not really necessary. When I run games at home they might come out... but that hardly ever happens.<br />Instead they get a lot of use in wargames, where they are the focus not a distraction.<br />The GM of our Saturday group uses the Cardboard Hero flats... but even then, they only come out in larger battles and he's just as happy to use markers on the dry erase battle-mat.<br /> Timmy Crabcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737954661234574830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-57198083388915711752012-12-06T08:55:11.047-08:002012-12-06T08:55:11.047-08:00I never used minis as a kid. I tried using them fo...I never used minis as a kid. I tried using them for a couple sessions in recent years, as I've come back to the hobby. But in my experience, they tend to make old-school D&D combats longer, due to people studying the map and mini positions on top of the usual combat process. They also just take up time in relation to set-up. Now, if my combats need to be less abstract, I usually just draw up a sketch of an area on paper and the players can use it to indicate where their characters are at, and I can do the same for my monsters. I've also aquired a small dry erase board and marker for the same purpose. Works just fine.Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.com