Glad you’re back Theo, but take the time you need. Dealing with loss can take a heavy toll and your mental health is important! Take care and we’ll all be here watching and waiting! ❤
I appreciate that, Renee! I'm trying to ease myself back into it. But, in some ways I'm taking on a bit more, but it's been fun. You'll see on Monday! :-D -T
The Giff we're always one of the coolest parts about Spelljammer. Without pulling out my old monster Manuel here is what I remember about them ( forgive me if I am misremembering something or the lore has changed since 2nd ed). The Giff are a society that has a population problem and only the wealthiest have the chance to mate so they hire themselves out as mercenaries in hopes of accumulation of coin and gunpowder ( Giff love explosions). They are known to go into a beserker rage ( especially when defending their young), and all dream of dying in a glorious battle. They are extremely tough creatures but with their low birth rates and likelihood of going beserk in battle old Giff are a rarity.
See, I really wish they would take the time to include fun lore like this in our 5e books so we'd have more stories to tell! You included more in that paragraph than they have in the book, I feel! -Theo
@@TheGallantGoblin well I can kinda understand some of the older lore can get a bit........... Problematic for some players? I can understand then if they want to rewrite some of the old lore. I'm usually a stickler for keeping lore pure but I don't want outdated ideas that offend people as well, and I mean things that are truly offensive ( which are few and far between but do exist to some extent in older lore). Either way I'm with you, it adds a lot of flavor to the settings when you have cool things that set the various races apart.
Wasn't expecting much, but reached out to all the FLGS in my area here in Copenhagen. Managed to snag the Strahd promo mini and the tin soldiers. Sending the Dragonborns to a friend in the states for the Lord Soth figure and hopefully get them next summer when he visits me in Europe.
Man I'd love to have a lord Soth mini, I've almost bought the one from the old RalPartha set off of eBay several times, I really am gonna be upset if they screw with his lore!
what i'd like to see is for Wizkids to release box sets of miniatures for all the adventure books with every miniature you'll need to run the adventure.
Thanks for expressing, in every promo video you make, your apprehension when it comes to promos. As you’re a mini preview channel I understand you need to cover them. But hearing that you guys are less than enthusiastic over the implementation of promos helps create a sponge/buffer for the intense rage and hate for WizKids and/or WotC that immediately swells throughout my being just by thinking about the process. Such a dirty practice.
Yeah, I feel you. It's an extremely common practice throughout the tabletop industry. I really wish they could make them perhaps timed exclusives. Maybe once a year they could drop a box containing all the promos from the previous year or something. I bet it would sell really well. -T
I really feel annoyed they put a Young Dragon behind a paywall of 800$ or so. Instead of the Young Solar Dragon that is all but identical to the Adult one with Xeleth, they should have put the Young Lunar Dragon in the main set... Those Giff look amazing. I hope we can get them in some form at some convention, someday. Sadly, that again limits who can get it, us outside the USA will have a hard time. Maaaaan I love those Space Clowns. Or should I say, Klowns? I can hear the "Killer Kloooowwwwns... from outers spaaaaaceeee!" theme going when I look at the bigger one. And the lanky one looks surprisingly a lot like Ghoul, one of the Joker's hench-kids from Batman Beyond - Return of the Joker. In case you don't know what I am referring to... these guys are a clear reference to this obscure old horror-comedy movie. th-cam.com/video/M7Ot2vswJLE/w-d-xo.html Not sure how much of a Trekkie you are, but if you are... the Dohwar are basically Spelljammer's version of the Ferengi (which is ironic as back when the original book in 2E came out, The Next Generation was still trying to sell the Ferengi as a serious threat). They are really greedy, really obnoxious and pushy merchants, and see themselves as great competitors to the Arcane, while the rest of the universe just kinda wishes they would let them live in peace. In short, they are a lot of fun to use. Glad the main set also has a Dohwar, so these are not super necessary to have, but since you can grab a Ship Scale set and get them, that makes it easier than say, Ravenloft's promos that you need to buy a brick or Gravedigger for.
Btw, InkedMage did a review of all Ship Scale minis. The Ancient Lunar Dragon in Ship Scale is Large, so smaller than this, but bigger than a Wyrmling. Probably also the only way we can get Large sized Dragons, ever! th-cam.com/video/7AvDI1X3fJE/w-d-xo.html
I'm looking forward to the ships. I really enjoyed the three level tower and the Inn Portal reviews you did a while ago. Large display pieceslook impressive. Do you keep yours stored or on display?
Thank you! I don't have the space to display those two at the moment, but I am in the process of repurposing the Yawning Portal for an upcoming project, so you will be seeing it on the channel soon! -T
I sound like a broken record, but it's sad to have so important minis locked behind a promo. The Bugbears or the sceleton orc were OK but the lunar dragon and hollow dragon are disappointing
So good to have you back, glad to see you’re doing well I do have a quick question though, I had seen that there would be an Elder Brain dragon mini as a part of this set, but all the recent previews I’ve seen haven’t included it. Did it get axed/taken off this set for some reason?
@@TheGallantGoblin oh my goodness, that’d be amazing! It’s been bugging me in the back of my head all day. I would love to know if you hear anything, thank you so much!!
The word is that there's no announcement yet about that figure being added to any future sets, so I imagine we'll have to wait and see. Perhaps it's being upscaled to fit in the line of adult dragons. If we learn anything, we'll let folks know in Discord or on Twitter! -Theo
Great to see you back Theo, but we understand your absence. Take your time and don’t rush - we’ll be waiting. The Lunar Dragon, along with the Hollow Dragon from Fizban’s, are to me the exact wrong sort of promos. Because there aren’t alternate places or ways to get them as they are both the *only* miniature of their respective creatures. I pay a hefty amount to buy a case of minis. Not just to get one of everything in the set but to get multiples of some. And yet even though I buy a whole case of product, I can’t get it without buying the Collectors set. Just feels a teeny bit… exploitative.
Thank you, Jude! Yeah, I've never been a fan of exclusive promos (or Kickstarter exclusives). Especially for products that market themselves to collectors. I can't change anything, but hopefully I can at least show you the ones I get so folks can make the decision on whether they want to pursue them or not. -T
I cant overcome how horrible this prepainted minis still are...... So much Money for ugly painted minis..... The unpainted minis are much much bether in my opinion
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Glad you’re back Theo, but take the time you need. Dealing with loss can take a heavy toll and your mental health is important! Take care and we’ll all be here watching and waiting! ❤
I appreciate that, Renee! I'm trying to ease myself back into it. But, in some ways I'm taking on a bit more, but it's been fun. You'll see on Monday! :-D -T
The Giff we're always one of the coolest parts about Spelljammer.
Without pulling out my old monster Manuel here is what I remember about them ( forgive me if I am misremembering something or the lore has changed since 2nd ed).
The Giff are a society that has a population problem and only the wealthiest have the chance to mate so they hire themselves out as mercenaries in hopes of accumulation of coin and gunpowder ( Giff love explosions). They are known to go into a beserker rage ( especially when defending their young), and all dream of dying in a glorious battle. They are extremely tough creatures but with their low birth rates and likelihood of going beserk in battle old Giff are a rarity.
See, I really wish they would take the time to include fun lore like this in our 5e books so we'd have more stories to tell! You included more in that paragraph than they have in the book, I feel! -Theo
@@TheGallantGoblin well I can kinda understand some of the older lore can get a bit........... Problematic for some players? I can understand then if they want to rewrite some of the old lore.
I'm usually a stickler for keeping lore pure but I don't want outdated ideas that offend people as well, and I mean things that are truly offensive ( which are few and far between but do exist to some extent in older lore).
Either way I'm with you, it adds a lot of flavor to the settings when you have cool things that set the various races apart.
Wasn't expecting much, but reached out to all the FLGS in my area here in Copenhagen. Managed to snag the Strahd promo mini and the tin soldiers. Sending the Dragonborns to a friend in the states for the Lord Soth figure and hopefully get them next summer when he visits me in Europe.
Man I'd love to have a lord Soth mini, I've almost bought the one from the old RalPartha set off of eBay several times, I really am gonna be upset if they screw with his lore!
Oh very nice! -T
Glad to see you back Theo. Still waiting for monsters of the multiverse miniatures lol
Mine are due into my flgs on Thursday. Looks like some releases backed into each other.
Thank you! Haha, believe me, I'm working on it! -T
Good to see you back Theo, Grady did a good job covering for you. Looking forward to seeing this video.
Yes he did! Thank you so much! -T
what i'd like to see is for Wizkids to release box sets of miniatures for all the adventure books with every miniature you'll need to run the adventure.
Yeah. They have been moving closer to that with their Strahd, Storm King's Thunder, and Saltmarsh boxes. -T
Good to have you back Theo! I have been checking for this video since I saw you received the box from wizkids. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! Glad we could finally get it out the door to you! -T
Fantastic video as always, great to have you back Theo. Hope you are doing well.
Thank you so much!! -T
Happy to see you back, Theo. Take care.
Thank you kindly! -T
Thanks for expressing, in every promo video you make, your apprehension when it comes to promos. As you’re a mini preview channel I understand you need to cover them. But hearing that you guys are less than enthusiastic over the implementation of promos helps create a sponge/buffer for the intense rage and hate for WizKids and/or WotC that immediately swells throughout my being just by thinking about the process. Such a dirty practice.
Yeah, I feel you. It's an extremely common practice throughout the tabletop industry. I really wish they could make them perhaps timed exclusives. Maybe once a year they could drop a box containing all the promos from the previous year or something. I bet it would sell really well. -T
Aye, happy you're back!
Thank you! Happy to be back!
I really feel annoyed they put a Young Dragon behind a paywall of 800$ or so. Instead of the Young Solar Dragon that is all but identical to the Adult one with Xeleth, they should have put the Young Lunar Dragon in the main set...
Those Giff look amazing. I hope we can get them in some form at some convention, someday. Sadly, that again limits who can get it, us outside the USA will have a hard time.
Maaaaan I love those Space Clowns. Or should I say, Klowns? I can hear the "Killer Kloooowwwwns... from outers spaaaaaceeee!" theme going when I look at the bigger one. And the lanky one looks surprisingly a lot like Ghoul, one of the Joker's hench-kids from Batman Beyond - Return of the Joker. In case you don't know what I am referring to... these guys are a clear reference to this obscure old horror-comedy movie.
th-cam.com/video/M7Ot2vswJLE/w-d-xo.html
Not sure how much of a Trekkie you are, but if you are... the Dohwar are basically Spelljammer's version of the Ferengi (which is ironic as back when the original book in 2E came out, The Next Generation was still trying to sell the Ferengi as a serious threat). They are really greedy, really obnoxious and pushy merchants, and see themselves as great competitors to the Arcane, while the rest of the universe just kinda wishes they would let them live in peace. In short, they are a lot of fun to use. Glad the main set also has a Dohwar, so these are not super necessary to have, but since you can grab a Ship Scale set and get them, that makes it easier than say, Ravenloft's promos that you need to buy a brick or Gravedigger for.
Killer klowns from outer space was the 1st thing I thought of when I saw those minis
Btw, InkedMage did a review of all Ship Scale minis. The Ancient Lunar Dragon in Ship Scale is Large, so smaller than this, but bigger than a Wyrmling. Probably also the only way we can get Large sized Dragons, ever!
th-cam.com/video/7AvDI1X3fJE/w-d-xo.html
Nice! Thanks for that! Eager to see those for myself! -T
Welcome back Theo! 🤩
Thank you! -T
I'm looking forward to the ships.
I really enjoyed the three level tower and the Inn Portal reviews you did a while ago. Large display pieceslook impressive. Do you keep yours stored or on display?
Thank you! I don't have the space to display those two at the moment, but I am in the process of repurposing the Yawning Portal for an upcoming project, so you will be seeing it on the channel soon! -T
Good to see you back
I hate promo minis
They are cool looking though
Thank you! Yeah, I wish they had alternative ways to get those minis! -T
I sound like a broken record, but it's sad to have so important minis locked behind a promo. The Bugbears or the sceleton orc were OK but the lunar dragon and hollow dragon are disappointing
I feel ya! I'm hoping that they'll release alternate versions sometime soon! -T
So good to have you back, glad to see you’re doing well
I do have a quick question though, I had seen that there would be an Elder Brain dragon mini as a part of this set, but all the recent previews I’ve seen haven’t included it. Did it get axed/taken off this set for some reason?
Thanks, Charlie! I know the mini you're talking about. I've reached out to Wizkids for comment. I'll let you know.
@@TheGallantGoblin oh my goodness, that’d be amazing! It’s been bugging me in the back of my head all day. I would love to know if you hear anything, thank you so much!!
The word is that there's no announcement yet about that figure being added to any future sets, so I imagine we'll have to wait and see. Perhaps it's being upscaled to fit in the line of adult dragons. If we learn anything, we'll let folks know in Discord or on Twitter! -Theo
@@TheGallantGoblin that makes sense. Thank you so much for looking into it, and again, so glad to have you back!
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Great to see you back Theo, but we understand your absence. Take your time and don’t rush - we’ll be waiting.
The Lunar Dragon, along with the Hollow Dragon from Fizban’s, are to me the exact wrong sort of promos. Because there aren’t alternate places or ways to get them as they are both the *only* miniature of their respective creatures.
I pay a hefty amount to buy a case of minis. Not just to get one of everything in the set but to get multiples of some. And yet even though I buy a whole case of product, I can’t get it without buying the Collectors set. Just feels a teeny bit… exploitative.
Thank you, Jude! Yeah, I've never been a fan of exclusive promos (or Kickstarter exclusives). Especially for products that market themselves to collectors. I can't change anything, but hopefully I can at least show you the ones I get so folks can make the decision on whether they want to pursue them or not. -T
Why my comment gone? Just saying would be awesome you make a video about the new adult dragons coming next months. Copper etc
Sorry for the confusion. Just to let you know, we aren’t removing comments. TH-cam sometimes eats comments and then they show back up later.
It happens to me all the time on various videos it's just TH-cam
I cant overcome how horrible this prepainted minis still are...... So much Money for ugly painted minis.....
The unpainted minis are much much bether in my opinion
They are hit and miss, but you can always touch them up yourself or even do a complete repaint
I think they’ve been substantially better of late. But for me - well, not having to paint them is absolutely worth it.