One of the things that amazes me about many gamers today is how they often forget the role that bizarre toys played in the formation of D&D. There weren't a lot of fantasy miniatures back in the day, so Hong Kong made Kaiju toys would suffice.
My own games are mishmash of "official" minis, 2d paper and acrylic minis, gaming paper and plastic terrain bits. And yes, I'll even throw in random toys some time. Let's just say that I've even used pop-up books to represent terrain...and not ones designed for it.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing that, Christian. I still have a special place in my heart for 2D paper minis (and for forcing toys and used food packaging plastics into RPG service)
One of the things that amazes me about many gamers today is how they often forget the role that bizarre toys played in the formation of D&D. There weren't a lot of fantasy miniatures back in the day, so Hong Kong made Kaiju toys would suffice.
My own games are mishmash of "official" minis, 2d paper and acrylic minis, gaming paper and plastic terrain bits. And yes, I'll even throw in random toys some time. Let's just say that I've even used pop-up books to represent terrain...and not ones designed for it.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing that, Christian. I still have a special place in my heart for 2D paper minis (and for forcing toys and used food packaging plastics into RPG service)
Used food packaging plastics are the foundation of good rpg/wargame terrain.