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Everything you want to know about the Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures game produced by Wizards of the Coast!If you have any news about the game, please e-mail me at merricb@3rdedition.org.
Information about the Game
- Official FAQ: Go here!
- Official Errata: Go here!
- Official Organised Play rules: Go here!
- Warband Generator: Go here!
- Wizards of the Coast index: A listing of all D&D Miniatures-related articles posted on the official site.
- Meet the Designers: Mike Donais has divulged some information about the people who create the game.
- The Artistic Process: Des Hanley discusses the process that leads to the concept sketches being created for the miniatures.
- Collected Designer Posts: Interested in what the designers have to say about the game? Then look at this collection of posts from various forums about the web.
- Conversion Guide: A preliminary, incomplete and completely unofficial guide for using Chainmail and metal D&D miniatures with the new game. - Oct 2
- Official Conversions: The list of official conversions, and pictures of the same (the former on the WotC site, the latter on my own).
- Product Information: Information on all D&D Miniatures products, released or upcoming (that we know about, anyway).
- D&D Miniatures Handbook - information on the recently released supplement for both the miniature and role-playing games.
- Preview of Rules and Special Abilities
- Miniatures Distribution and Packaging: Did you realise that you won't get a Halfling Wizard and a Halfling Ranger in the same Archfiends pack? The explanation lies in this article on distribution and packaging, which several bright people on the Wizards' boards have contributed to.
- Silver Dragon Promo? According to something spotted in the press release for the Silver Dragon books (a new Young Readers line of novels from Wizards), there will be a redemption offer for a promotional Silver Dragon miniature. (Press Release)
Resources for Playing the Game
- Unofficial but Useful Resources: A collection of terrain cards, blank stat cards and other useful features for playing the D&D Miniatures game
- D&D Miniature Scenarios: Bored with normal play? Why not try one of these original scenarios created by fans of the game.
- Sample Warbands: Various warbands gathered from around the 'net.
- Random Dungeons: SgtHulka has posted a set of Random Dungeon Rules for use with the Skirmish game rules (instead of the RPG rules). They're still a work in progress, and they require the use of the Random Dungeon rules in the Miniatures Handbook.
- Dragon Magazine article list: I've compiled a list of all articles about the D&D Miniatures game that have appeared in Dragon Magazine.
- Warband Generator: Wizards have posted Mark A. Jindra's Warband Generator, usable on-line or for free download.
- Vassal Online Skirmishes: A module for the Vassal system has been written to allow play of D&D Miniatures online. See here for more information.
Fan-created Galleries:
- Public Domain galleries: Eric of Warmonger has created these two galleries of the D&D Miniatures. He says, "The images are all in the public domain. We are currently compiling a complete set of pictures of all the D&D Minis that anybody can use without copyright restrictions."
- MaxMinis gallery of miniatures
- Gaming Report: Pictures from GenCon '03
- Fantazion: Pictures from GAMA '03 (These are pre-production versions of the miniatures).
- Repainted Harbinger Figures: Here's a link to a webpage that has repainted Harbinger figures.
Reviews & Previews
- Review: Silven Crossroads has posted a Review of the Miniatures Handbook.
- Playtest Battle Reports: Two battle reports written by playtester Zaruthustran.
- Battle Report: Here is Ramongoroth's report of a 100 pt battle he played with a friend.
- Entry Pack Review from rpg.net
- A report by Craig Shackleton on his first experiences playing the game. (21 Sep))
- D20 Magazine Rack review
- Jarek Gnoll's Gencon demo report (Also includes detailed pictures of the Lizardfolk, Elf Ranger, Hound Archon and Orc Archer figures, including the bases).
- Gaming Report preview - pictures of the Harbinger, Dragoneye boosters + Miniatures Handbook (Aug 30)
- Miniatures Handbook: The Gaming Report Preview of the Miniatures Handbook including scans of a number of pages.
- MaxMinis.com - forums, miniature database, news.
- Wizards of the Coast official D&D site - provides links to several preview features for the new line.
- Official WotC D&D Miniatures messageboard
- Amurayi's Lemonbutter D&D Miniatures page - galleries and new tiles
Chainmail Sites
Humour
- Full Frontal Nerdity's take on the D&D Miniatures game.
- The Argument about D&D Miniatures thanks to Gollum.
- Things a D&D Mini Player Should Not Say to His Date from the WotC boards.
Merric's Musings
- 14th March 2004: Pirates!
- 13th March 2004: Some Warbands and battle reports.