Help with D & D minis

[MADxMAC771]

Hey all,

My friends and I, avid computer RPG players, recently decided to try our hands at table top gaming. We were told that D & D minis would be a good intro due to the fairly simple gameplay and fast past gaming. We went to the local comic book shop to pick up our first sets of minis. There are three of us in total so the clerk recommended we buy the two player starter pack and a booster. We purchased a DDM 2 player starter and a booster pack labeled "Martial Heroes". Upon upening the packages we realized the the "Martial Heroes" pack contained stat cards that looked nothing like those of the starter set. We decuced that these "martial heroes" were intended for use as minis for the full blown D&D RPG. Is this correct? If so, are these figures useless to us in our DDM games? We used them last night as markers for duplicate characters using the same stat card.

Lastly I have a few direct DDM questions if anyone can answer them:

Opportunity attacks: The book describes an opportunity attack as an attack made as an enemy passes by one of your characters. Would this include being attacked by an enemy considering they have to come by you? IOW: If I am attacked can I "counter" with an opportunity attack considering the enemy is now near me? Do opportuniy attacks apply to ranged attacks?

Recharge: The book does not explain very well how rechargin works. There is a check box next to the ability of one of my characters. Does that mean it takes one turn to recharge the ability if there is no other instruction on his stat card?

Thanks for all of the help,

MAC

[Steelcecil]

Response Attacks of opportunity

I only use minis for straight up D&D, but I can help you with the attack of opportunities rules.

Attacks of opportunity are free melee attacks you get when an enemy provokes you. They provoke you by doing anything that leaves themselves open like:
-casting spells
-using a potion
-running away
-withdrawing away from combat more than 5 ft (I think)

You can only get these free attacks if they are within reach of your weapon (usually 1 square)

Here's a great page about it:

Rules of the Game: All About Attacks of Opportunity (Part One)

[tammy922]

I guess I need educated. I thought "table top" WAS "full blown D&D". Isn't it? I do know the minis are supposed to represent things in the game, be it player characters, non-player characters or encounter entities. If you are still looking for minis, DandDMinis.com has the best prices...not the best website, just the best prices, lol. They are usually cheaper than eBay.

[ancientdm]

similar games different concepts

I see you purchased D&D minis to play table top. Somewhere down the line you actually started playing a D&D minis game. Before i get yo to confused, from your post it seems to me that you were originally planning a D&D table top game and a friend suggested you use D&D minis, but I believe what he meant was to use D&D Miniatures to help in the table top gaming position of characters which is just a little different. When using miniatures (of any type) they should just represent the characters and monsters need for the specific encounter or scenario you are in. You make all the stats and totally control the difficulty and playability of each one. Now in D&D Minis gaming each figure in the boxed set has specifics already assigned to it and is usually meant to be used as such in any given D&D mini quest or adventure like Keep on the Shadowfell for instance. It is an H1 or heroic tier adventure which is set up for the use of D&D minis but can be played as a regular adventure. If you would like to see the miniatures most tabletop gamers use go to this site Miniature-GIANT and just browse over the miniatures and you should get the idea. all these require painting by you where as the D&D minis are plastic and come pre painted which is easier overall. Hope I helped you somewhat................. good luck and welcome to table top.