by cynthialee » January 27th, 2016, 12:37 pm
No intent on modding them beyond painting them. If I use them for HQ then the bases can be off. Mainly they will be for my table top RPG. All of my players are women and we don't care to have only scantily clad females or epic hero adventurers. We want real looking adventurers. Now don't get me wrong, I am rather fond of women, but there is a time and place for all things. Hot and sexy is a late at night thing for me.
Some people (guys mainly I notice) may get off on storylines where their hero is more powerful than anyone else and wins by shear power of 'I am awesome'...but that is not the story we tend to tell at my table top game. Heroes start out with just a small edge over the average Jo and become epic and awesome with time. It is by wit, guile, subterfuge and charisma the majority of the game progresses and it is a last resort to go to combat. Which is really unwise as the warrior chick has a nasty rapier she knows how to use and is daily enchanted by the wizard chick who just happens to have a powerful wand of power stashed in her overflowing backpack. Then there is the rogue...you don't want to meet our rogue in battle. It won't be a battle, more of a murder scene.
The fact they have lanterns and gear and bags is good. It might remind these fools I play with to refresh their supplies of oil. Nothing stinks like having to use detect magic on the warriors magic sword for a light spell. Can't see more than a few squares away and when you come out into proper light it is rather blinding. Or needing to leave the dungeon behind un-looted, because some fools on the other side of my GM screen neglected to think beyond the moment. Or they bring everything but gear. Lots of heals, extra weapons and armor, mass talismans but no one thinks to bring rope or a folding shovel or anything else that would help them camp or explore...
Just remember that not all players of these games are steaming piles of testosterone. (also some boys are queer, and they don't need little miss hotty pants miniature) Some of us actually want these plain Jane women.
In fact some of us (me) have been bitching about the lack of availability of miniatures like this for a long time.
So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.
If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or may lose.
If you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always endanger yourself.
~Sun Tsu The art of War~