random encounters/constructs/summoned demons

[tyrionhalfman]

Just sorting through what creatures/animals I have already from repurposed toys and old miniatures. I wandered how many of each people have found useful in their experience to see if I need to purchase more and to save me wasting time painting/repainting too many. Thanks

[Malebolgia]

Small Constructs: Wyrd Arcanist Arachnid Swarms
Medium Constructs: Cryx Bonejacks
Large Constructs: Mage Knight Storm & Maelstrom & Thunder Golem
Ice Spiders: Warhammer Quest spiders
Ghouls: Heresy ghouls
Skeletons: old Citadel skeletons
Armoured Skeletons: Mantic Skeletons (they have more clothing and armour)
Vampire: Heresy vampire
Zombies: Black Tree Designs Zombies
Giant Rats: Citadel Giant Rats (from the Skaven line and from Warhammer Quest)
Wraiths: Mage Knight Wraiths & Reaper Wraiths & Strange Aeons ghosts
Frost Giant: Ral Partha Cloud Giant 2
Snow Trolls: Black Tree Designs Troll
Imps: Goblins painted in red tones
Medium Demons: Heresy hounds (not the big Ghost Buster ones, but the smaller ones)
Large Demon: Black Tree Design demon

The others I haven't looked into yet.

[tyrionhalfman]

Thanks Malebolgia for the ideas. If I do need more I'll look into those. What I'm really wandering is how many of each creature would it be useful to have in my collection for either random encounters or as a result of spells?

[tyrionhalfman]

I currently have lined up

7 Hero quest skeletons
7 Hero quest chaos knights as armoured skeletons
3 Hero quest zombies
4 Hero quest mummies - as ghouls
5 GW Lotr ring wraiths

3 toy bears
5 boars - 2 GW ones and 3 toys
6 toy gorillas
12 former Halloween-ring spiders
1 toy toad
8 toy dogs
12 toy wolves

1 toy Olaf as small construct (as my daughter's warband will be Frozen themed with her wizard and apprentice being North Star's Elsa and Anna)
9 GW old chaos warriors as medium constructs - animated suits of armour
1 homemade large construct made from cork after seeing blacksmith's version on this forum - either painted as wood like his or painted as an animated snowman - again with Frozen in mind

12 GW lotr goblins as umps
5 minor demons - 3 from Hero quest and 2 GW old beastmen
1 Hero quest major demon

2 GW lotr trolls as frost giants
8 GW and similar old ogres as ice trolls - lacking fur though I may add some with greenstuff
6 GW old wolves as either werewolves or dire wolves using the bear stats

I don't have any vampires giant rats or giant worms so will be getting some of them and I only have one or two of some of the other creatures. Most of what I do have need either painting or repainting so I'm wandering how many of each I should bother to buy or paint?
Thanks

[tyrionhalfman]

Forgot to add 12 toy leopards

[Calmdown]

I thought this might be a problem originally but once I started playing I realised it wasnt.

As long as you have a decent collection you'll be fine. You can always reroll if you dont have enough of something. The book does encourage you to make your own monsters and tables so it's no biggy to do so.

Cheers

[tyrionhalfman]

Okay thanks Calmdown

[Elbows]

This is where I think the card deck for encounters/creatures would shine.  Simple add or subtract cards when you're lacking figures, adding figures, or if a type of figure doesn't suit your scenario.

[tyrionhalfman]

Sounds like a good idea thanks

[Gailbraithe]

So I complied a list of all the monsters I might need and then ran it against my painted miniature collection, and this is what I've got:

Bear -- 02878: Dire Bear
Boar -- 02527: Dire Boar
Construct, Large -- 02751: Stone Golem
Construct, Medium -- 02596: Schindal, Clay Golem
Construct, Small -- 02865: Flesh Golem
Demon, Minor -- 02712: Eyebeast
Demon, Major -- 02684: Frog Demon
Frost Giant -- 65111: Frost Giant Warrior (out of print).  The only one I already have photographed:



Ghoul -- 2 ghouls from 02941: Ghouls and Ghast
Giant Rat -- 02889: Dire Rats
Imp -- Imp from 02756: Familiar Pack IV
Skeleton -- GW Vampire Counts Skeletons (4)
Vampire -- Vampiress from 02990: Crypt of the Vampiress
Werewolf -- 02872: Male Werewolf
White Gorilla -- 03088: Bagheera, Demonic Ape -- and when I painted this guy up years ago, I greenstuffed over the wing sockets because I needed a carnivorous ape, not a winged ape.  So he's perfect!  He's even light grey!
Wolf -- 1 wolf from 02415: Dire Wolves
Worm -- 03009: Purple Worm
Wraith -- 02103: Murkillor The Wraith
Zombie -- GW Vampire Counts Zombies

All part numbers are Reaper product codes.

I am really happy that I finally have a use for a lot of these RPG monsters I bought for one game that never see use.  Like the Dire Boar?  Bought that for a Pathfinder adventure, haven't used it for anything since.  Same with the bear.  Some of these I've never had a chance to use, like the Frost Giant, Purple Worm and Golems.

[tyrionhalfman]

Nice looking frost giant. Thanks for sharing