Conan [Monolith Boardgame] - KS over and funded

[Elbows]

I popped open the boxes, and can mirror most of the thoughts here.  Things which stand out:

1) Yes the white plastic is far less sharp than the grey plastic.  It's not just a visual thing due to colour.
2) Scale is very inconsistent for the human-based minis.  Some are GW heroic size whereas some of the females border on 20mm.
3) The mummies and skeletons are disappointing (sadly) very thin and detail is pretty iffy in spots.  Shame since this was something I was looking forward to.
4) The furniture is nice and crisp (and in a different plastic/resin) if a little on the small side.
5) The game contents (dice, boards, cards) are crisp and nicely printed/produced.
6) The rulebooks are definitely vague/wtf material at first glance.
7) The large Thaug is freakin' magnificent (in general the larger figures are superb)

If I don't end up playing the game as-is I'll definitely sell off the heroes/cards on eBay or something as I've little use for most of them.

Sterling - I'll be dipping mine in Super Clean to clear off any oils/residues and then trying Army Painter primer --- some plastics become tacky (because they're releasing oils I think) and some don't.  Won't really know till I try.

[Pijlie]

I popped open the boxes, and can mirror most of the thoughts here.  Things which stand out:

1) Yes the white plastic is far less sharp than the grey plastic.  It's not just a visual thing due to colour.

These figures below are the white plastic figures. I painted them last weekend and I don't think there's anything wrong with them.

[Anpu]

None of the female are as small as 20mm. Yes they are thin but not that short. I find pretty well scaled with each other.
The mummies are one of my favorites in the box.
Most of the hero figures seem fine to me with the exception of Balthus hound and Conans lion wich are soft in detail. They would have been better in the darker plastic though.
All in all I think it is good for a boardgame

[Braxandur]

None of the female are as small as 20mm. Yes they are thin but not that short. I find pretty well scaled with each other.
The mummies are one of my favorites in the box.
Most of the hero figures seem fine to me with the exception of Balthus hound and Conans lion wich are soft in detail. They would have been better in the darker plastic though.
All in all I think it is good for a boardgame

I fully agree. My females are the right size as well
Though next to the  Balthus hound and Conans lion, I am also not that impressed with the sculpting of the hyenas. Possible after painting they look brillian though

[Duncan McDane]

Those 3 you mention are Reaper Bones quality, a material which I only use for cherry-picking big guys, not buying en-masse en most certainly avoid for 28mm human sized models.
Maybe Monolith was experimenting with different kinds of plastic, but if at all possible they should aim for the plastic they used for the Forest demon and that Swamp Thing, both brilliant in sculpting and casting. Unreal for boardgame quality  .

[Arthadan]

Got mine at long last!

Some of them are "delicate" regarding proportions, specially females, mummies and skellies (think of Darksword proportions, for example) which makes them look smaller but height is right.

Detail goes from good to very disappointing. Compared with Blood Rage and Zombicide Black Plague, some miniatures are on the same level and others frankly below (Vanir Valkyrie, Conan's lion, skellies...).

I'll keep it because the game looks fun to play, boards can be also useful for skirmish games or RPGs and some miniatures are pretty good, but I would have liked all of them to have the same quality standard.

[Arthadan]

Hey guys, a couple questions regarding rules:

- When a character uses a skill (climb or whatever), does it cost any gems?
- Which spells is Zogar Sag supposed to have in the first scenario ('In the clutches of the Picts')?

Can you help me out, please?

[Anpu]

No cost for skills unless specifically stated as far as I can understand the rules and the youtube gameplay video.,
In the first scenario I guess he has none as none are  listed.

[Arthadan]

Thanks man!

That's what I thought with the skills.

Thing is Zogar Sag has no spells in any scenario he appears, quite odd to have a spell-caster with no spells. That's why I think they're missed.

[Anpu]

Thanks man!

That's what I thought with the skills.

Thing is Zogar Sag has no spells in any scenario he appears, quite odd to have a spell-caster with no spells. That's why I think they're missed.

You are quite right about that.

[Sir_Theo]

I went through my delivery and did a little bit of an un-boxing on my blog:

https://cruciumgiger.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/conan-by-monolith-games.html

Can I ask what colours you painted the skin, I always struggle with darl/tanned skin?

Same here!

I can't quite remember, I did it on the fly! For Shevantas I think it was a base of Army painter Desert Yellow mixed with some vallejo Flat Flesh, changing the ratio a bit for a highlight and then a wash of AP strong tone.

For the dark skin I used a dark brown (AP oak brown maybe?)  with a spot of Coat D'Arms Deadly nightshade.  To be honest it was complete trial and error and I wish I'd paid more attention to what I was doing. 

[Giger]

Well it worked and I'll give those colours a try out when I get to painting mine.

[Sir_Theo]

I've managed to keep cracking on with the painting. 

My progress so far:



Just Belits guards to go until I've done one layer of the main box.  Three to go!

[von Lucky]

Impressive, and with some others also posting games with it, I'm really itching to get mine now.

[beefcake]

Damn you! those of us on this side of the world haven't even had a whiff of the game.
I really like the colour of your picts. They look great. You have made excellent progress.