Another WOOT! and a Double WOOT!...

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:39 pm

This time about products that were happening, then not happening, and are now going to happen...

(BTW, if you have banned WOTC, don't hurt yourself by looking....)
http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/pa ... 48btpy8d9u
http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/pa ... 48btpy8bdz

and best of all, my wife has already given her "stamp of approval" for me to buy them!
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Go0gleplex · Post by **Go0gleplex** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:26 pm

The Orcus fig looks good, though expensive. The boardgame could be interesting depending on how closely they stayed to the original (and best) material...
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:28 pm

Go0gleplex wrote:
The Orcus fig looks good, though expensive. The boardgame could be interesting depending on how closely they stayed to the original (and best) material...

Well, its a GARGANTUAN mini, so will be about a foot or so tall...

As for the Ravenloft board game, it sounds like its very strongly based on the original, based on the limitations of a board game.
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Deogolf · Post by **Deogolf** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:29 pm

Love the Orcus; but, man that price tag is a bit much! I wonder how big he's supposed to be?
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:40 pm

Deogolf wrote:
Love the Orcus; but, man that price tag is a bit much! I wonder how big he's supposed to be?

Well, if they use the same one shown at the last Gen Con, before canceling this product the first time, he is BIG!! Similar in size to that really big Red Dragon they did. So around a foot tall.
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Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 12:13 am

Dude.

DUDE!

The orcus sculpt looks SWEET.

for a foot tall, $75 is... still high IMO.

A ravenloft boardgame piques my interest.

Odd that Stradh should look so much like Dr. Strange in that painting.

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:05 am

Relaxo wrote:
Dude.

DUDE!

The orcus sculpt looks SWEET.

for a foot tall, $75 is... still high IMO.

A ravenloft boardgame piques my interest.

Odd that Stradh should look so much like Dr. Strange in that painting.

Well I bought the Red Dragon too. Like it, I will find it at the cheapest price possible, which won't be $75, more like $50.
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Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:44 am

Knock yourself out, Tree, but I've pretty much stopped giveing my money to WotC. Give it up to them iif you want...I'll find a better cause for my gaming budget.
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 2:12 am

Lord Dynel wrote:
Knock yourself out, Tree, but I've pretty much stopped giveing my money to WotC. Give it up to them iif you want...I'll find a better cause for my gaming budget.

I rarely buy anything WOTC, but that doesn't mean I won't encourage them to do things I like, like Tiles, Gargantuan Orcus figures, or a Ravenloft board game.

Besides, it hasn't kept me from buying anything else I want from Green Ronin, TLG, Paizo, Mongoose, etc...
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Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:19 am

Treebore wrote:
I rarely buy anything WOTC, but that doesn't mean I won't encourage them to do things I like, like Tiles, Gargantuan Orcus figures, or a Ravenloft board game.

Besides, it hasn't kept me from buying anything else I want from Green Ronin, TLG, Paizo, Mongoose, etc...

I didn't mean any disrespect, good sir. I'm just tired of WotC, that's all. I'm personally to the point of not giving them any more money out of principle. First it was the "if we leave it alone, maybe it'll just die," treatment that was given to d20 Modern, then it was the "it's not coming...oh, wait, yes it it," announcement of 4e, then it was the pulling down the pdfs of older editions, and now ending SWSE, I feel this company doesn't care about the customes anymore. I know business decisions have to be made, but (to me) it was how the decisions were made that irks me.

I personally don't feel they deserve my money. If I buy anything of theirs (which is unlikely), it'll be used because I can't help that they've gotten ther money from the product once. I think the Orcus is cool, and I still like the Dungeon Tiles but giving them money, to me, is like me condoning them screwing me over (and asking for more). I try to make it a point not to give money to someone that continually screws me (a paying customer) over.
Sorry, Tree, I hope you didn't take it personal. My apologies if my post offended. I didn't want to come off as attacking you. I think I just hit the breaking point with WotC. Maybe a new edition of D&D, when it comes out, will change that (and the signs of a new edition are in the air). And we were such good friends not so long ago, WotC and I.
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Post by **Breakdaddy** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 12:47 pm

Maybe a new OLD SCHOOL(tm) edition! Then they will be at the FOREFRONT of a burgeoning Old School Renaissance! Huzzah!!!

Wait, what? The OSR has been well under way for years now? They wont be leading the charge? OH NOES!!!!!!111

shadoes · Post by **shadoes** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 1:59 pm

hey look at that a 3 up Bloodthirster hahaha.. looks good though I should get that for a 40k demon army.

LordSeurek · Post by **LordSeurek** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:19 pm

Lord Dynel wrote:
Knock yourself out, Tree, but I've pretty much stopped giveing my money to WotC. Give it up to them iif you want...I'll find a better cause for my gaming budget.

ditto. I've spent billions on their stuff in the past. Now they offer me crap called 4e? Like LD said, congrats on your WOOT and DOUBLEWOOT.

No thanks, I'll pass....
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:40 pm

Doesn't do it for me either. I generally like the Dragons they put out, but Orcus looks a little cartoony for me. Big horkin arms that are as thick as his waist along with that goofy mace. No wooting for me either.

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Frost · Post by **Frost** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 3:57 pm

I like that miniature, but I prefer the old, bloated version of Orcus.
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 4:25 pm

Frost wrote:
I like that miniature, but I prefer the old, bloated version of Orcus.

Yessir! When I ran the conclusion to Rappan Athuk Reloaded, the PCs got the full-on, bloated goat version of Orcus. Full of Bad.

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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:11 pm

Yeah, I have that Orcus too, painted by my wife.
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Joe · Post by **Joe** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:50 pm

I did not realize WOTC actually made the D&D minis. I thought political prisoners in China made them.
I have a smaller Orcus I got for 20 something.

If I ever use it as often as I do my dragons (never) then the 20 something will be just fine for me. It seems that ancient dragons and demon gods just don't get the game time they used to.

I have all the dragons but the white, and that was for a fraction of the marked price too.

Try Strikezone before buying direct. Thats where I got my icons for a fraction of prices elsewhere.

I am saving all my mini money for the really cool stuff from Secret Skeleton!
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Secret Skeleton · Post by **Secret Skeleton** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:21 am

Rob Liefeld Presents: Orcus, Extreme Demon Prince of the Turbo-Undead