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This is a set of Black and White line art figures and scenics. The figures are Uhh, unique think would best describe them. You get figures that are not out of place on a sidewalk but are hardly common place. You get a Newsstand Owner and his News stand, an Ice Cream Vendor and his truck, a hot dog vendor with his hot dog cart, an Ambulance and its 2 attendents and various ordinary people. Also included is a Fast Food place and a number of vehicles.
The scenics are easy to build and look pretty good and it isn't to hard to color them once you've printed them out. The figures are the standard A frame type so they are easy to build, however being line art a lot of the 1 inch minuture is black ink which can be difficult to color for some but I have had good luck with colored pencils.
For $5 you get a lot of ordinary folk for a street sceen and some cool props (I forgot you get a Full Phone booth for costume changes) that are easy to build and look good. I also like the humor Microtactix displays some of the figures and the name of the Hamburger joint are amusing without being distracting. I definately recommend this set but if you are unsure download the free set of Ghouls to see what the figures are like.
Warren Henderson
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I don't play Budget Battlefield but I do like Microtactix Models which is why I bought this. A nice surprise was that the Hero's are the characters from the Free Character and Monster sampler with BB stats if you want to see how converting from Simply Roleplaying to Budget Battlefield works. On to the models.
Stand ups: You get Color and Black and White versions of the heroes and villians. I like Microtacrix artwork but don't expect Photo realistic (Ala Arion more like Disposable Heroes from Precis).
The Old Inn is my favorite model so far by Microtactix (I'm working my way through most of their catalog) it is easy to build and looks good when you are done. It is a B&W model but I understood the product description to mean that and wasn't surprised.
The abondoned house is also B&W and a simple box with a roof but it also has Microtactix detail artwork so it looks pretty good. Owning their Tavern set I cut out the holes in the roof and put an attic floor in without much effort.
You also get some B&W Tree stand ups that look OK.
For Budget Battlefield Fans you get the Unit Cards for all the characters and a paragraph each about their lives and another paragraph to set up the scenario.
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You get what the promo promises, a simple basic game with an amazing amount of character options. The game has 1 mechanic, roll a D20 sum up any modifiers and compare to a target number to see if it is a success or failure. There are a number of modifiers depending on what kind of task is being attempted and what is applicable in the given situation but overall that is it. Out of the 328 pages in the PDF less than 50 are rules, throw in another 50, maybe, for a bestiary and equipment list and you are left with 200 pages of options to build a character.
It is a point buy system with 6 base stats and a couple figured ones. All options and improvements cost Development Points, DP’s hereafter. The base stats come from what your race is and all the standard races are here, plus a few nonstandard ones and you can spend DP’s to up your stats, or lower them for more DP’s. Then there a bunch of background choices you can take when creating a character, a bloodline for example. Your character also has a level that costs a flat 3 DP’s to increase but higher level only controls how many skills; how many ranks in a skill you can have and how well you resist spells and the like. The bulk of the character options are contained in skill sets, groups of 4 linked skills each with 10 levels. They are not what most people think of as skills most of the time though, what are classes and class abilities are specific skill sets in Worlds of Wonder. All of these skill sets have increases to your stats, some up you figured stats. Several ones do give you a skill, which just means you’ll have a far easier time succeeding in a task it applies to. One final thing are picks, high stats and Skills grant you picks a special bonus to some aspect of your character.
The editing has been mentioned elsewhere and I’ll add my 2 cents. What I noticed most often where homonyms, words that sound the same but a spelled differently and have different meanings. It wasn’t a big deal to me because I always knew what the author meant. Also I should point out the pages are in color with a background so printing it out will eat up a lot of ink, but the layout is designed so you only need to print out the rule portions pretty much.
Warren Henderson
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I have all of Microtactix B&W sets and like all of them, this one gives you the furniture, walls, floors and assorted other stuff to set up a tavern, including some patrons. The pieces go together easily and look nice, keeping in mind they are black and white line art. This set doesn't have anything inherent to it that limits you to taverns and inns either, the interior of any wooden building can be made with this set.
One word of advice if you are deciding between this product and Fantasy Furniture, go with the Furniture. That set contains virtually everything that is in this one. However with Microtactix pricing it might be worth it to you to get both.
Warren Henderson
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Skeletons in the Closet
What you get:
27 page PDF detailing a low level adventure. As clearly stated this is a beginner’s adventure and as such is fairly simple in scope which is in my opinion a good thing. You get more than most basic adventures, certainly for what you pay for this module. The town and church have a brief history that relates to the adventure without being necessary to run it. You get tactics for the bad guys which is very helpful starting out with 3.5. You get suggestions on how to make the adventure harder or easier while actually running it without making it obvious that’s what your doing, a good skill for a DM to have. There also several built in hooks to other adventure possibilities. Finally you get battle maps for the important rooms which is a nice bonus. I don’t have any criticisms to level as the PDF matches its description and then gives even more than promised.
Warren Henderson
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Propz Graveyards
What you get:
20 page PDF file with 2 pages being what tools you’ll need and how to cut, fold and glue the models. Like all the Propz’s sets I’ve bought (all of them actually) you get outstanding artwork and step by step directions with accompanying photographs. The models and artwork look so good they can seem intimidating but taking your time and following the clearly written directions you get awesome results. Something I forgot to mention in my other reviews, Arid Hill puts the models on separate pages from the directions so you pretty much only use ink to print the props themselves. Similar to the Dungeon features the set is mostly things rather than places and some of the pieces can be rather small but they do come out looking as awesome as I have come to expect from Arid Hill.
Warren Henderson
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Props Minute Dungeon, Custom Rooms
What you get:
25 page PDF file with 2 pages being what tools you’ll need and how to cut, fold and glue the models. A new feature is the use of Adobe layers feature to turn on and off various items on the models like doors and floor grates. You get several size rooms in both stone and wood and plaster to match the first 2 Minute Dungeon sets, the signature pieces is the 2 level wharf. This models has 9 pages of parts so it can be intimidating but like all the Arid Hill models I’ve bought isn’t really. All the artwork is outstanding and the models go together quickly. As for the directions they are easy to follow being step by step with accompanying photographs. While not a complaint you do need to be aware to get the awesome artwork your printer will use a fair amount of ink but the resulting models are worth it.
Warren Henderson
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Props Minute Dungeon, Plaster and Wood
What you get:
26 page PDF file with 2 pages being what tools you’ll need and how to cut, fold and glue the models. These are mostly the same as the original Minute Dungeon with the important addition of a door variant that is wall texture to cover unwanted doors. All the artwork is outstanding and the models go together quickly. As for the directions they are easy to follow being step by step with accompanying photographs. You don’t get any rooms per se however the walls have artwork on both sides so you build the corridors and use the floor mat to make the rooms between them. While not a complaint you do need to be aware to get the awesome artwork your printer will use a fair amount of ink but the resulting models are worth it.
Warren Henderson
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Props Minute Dungeon
What you get:
26 page PDF file with 2 pages being what tools you’ll need and how to cut, fold and glue the models. All the artwork is outstanding and the models go together quickly. As for the directions they are easy to follow being step by step with accompanying photographs. You don’t get any rooms per se however the walls have artwork on both sides so you build the corridors and use the floor mat to make the rooms between them. While not a complaint you do need to be aware to get the awesome artwork your printer will use a fair amount of ink but the resulting models are worth it.
Warren Henderson
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Props Crossing the river
What you get:
19 page PDF file with 2 pages being what tools you’ll need and how to cut, fold and glue the models. All the artwork is outstanding, so much so it can look intimidating however if you take your time and follow the directions the models aren’t that hard. As for the directions they are easy to follow being step by step with accompanying photographs. While not a complaint you do need to be aware to get the awesome artwork your printer will use a fair amount of ink but the resulting models are worth it.
The Models
- River Bank
- Arched Bridge
- Toll House
- Stepping Stones
- Rowboat
- Wooden Jetty
- Grass Mat
- Water Mat
Warren Henderson
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Props Dungeon Features
What you get:
35 page PDF file with 2 pages being what tools you’ll need and how to cut, fold and glue the models. All the artwork is outstanding, so much so it can look intimidating however if you take your time and follow the directions the models aren’t that hard. As for the directions they are easy to follow being step by step with accompanying photographs. While not a complaint you do need to be aware to get the awesome artwork your printer will use a fair amount of ink but the resulting models are worth it.
The Models
- 3 altars
- 2 kinds of tables
- 4 kinds of benches
- 4 kinds of chairs
- double door and archway
- pool in a basin
- 2 kinds of pillars
- stone staircase
- spiral staircase
- wooden staircase
- 2 kinds of treasure chests
- 6 2”x2” floor tiles 3 pits and 3 depicting the 3 staircase models
- Stone floor mat
Warren Henderson
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I have only recently stated building and using scenics and after trying some other products I eventually purchased Caverns, Dungeons, Dungeon expansion, Terrian and Sewers, all in Black and White. The non Microtactix sets I bought were color and I was horrified at how fast you'll sprint through ink cartridges even though they look nice. The Microtactix sets have enough artwork so printing on appropriate colored paper works very well in making attractive scenes. Also you get "furniture" with most of the sets like chests, bookcases and so forth. The pieces have clear instructions and most assemble easily, the tricky ones are the most visually striking ones and are more time consuming than difficult. I really can't think of any negative aspect of the sets so I give them 5 stars across the board.
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I have only recently stated building and using scenics and after trying some other products I eventually purchased Caverns, Dungeons, Dungeon expansion, Terrian and Sewers, all in Black and White. The non Microtactix sets I bought were color and I was horrified at how fast you'll sprint through ink cartridges even though they look nice. The Microtactix sets have enough artwork so printing on appropriate colored paper works very well in making attractive scenes. Also you get "furniture" with most of the sets like chests, bookcases and so forth. The pieces have clear instructions and most assemble easily, the tricky ones are the most visually striking ones and are more time consuming than difficult. One thing to note is that all the waterway edges in sewers are straight to get "natural" stream banks you need Dirt Cheep Terrian, however all the dirt cheep products I have purchased work together with no problem. I really can't think of any negative aspect of the sets so I give them 5 stars across the board.
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I have only recently stated building and using scenics and after trying some other products I eventually purchased Caverns, Dungeons, Dungeon expansion, Terrian and Sewers, all in Black and White. The non Microtactix sets I bought were color and I was horrified at how fast you'll sprint through ink cartridges even though they look nice. The Microtactix sets have enough artwork so printing on appropriate colored paper works very well in making attractive scenes. Also you get "furniture" with most of the sets like chests, bookcases and so forth. The pieces have clear instructions and most assemble easily, the tricky ones are the most visually striking ones and are more time consuming than difficult. This set has some of the more advanced scenics in it, again if you put the time into it you get eye popping results. I really can't think of any negative aspect of the sets so I give them 5 stars across the board.
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I have only recently stated building and using scenics and after trying some other products I eventually purchased Caverns, Dungeons, Dungeon expansion, Terrian and Sewers, all in Black and White. The non Microtactix sets I bought were color and I was horrified at how fast you'll sprint through ink cartridges even though they look nice. The Microtactix sets have enough artwork so printing on appropriate colored paper works very well in making attractive scenes. Also you get "furniture" with most of the sets like chests, bookcases and so forth. The pieces have clear instructions and most assemble easily, the tricky ones are the most visually striking ones and are more time consuming than difficult. I really can't think of any negative aspect of the sets so I give them 5 stars across the board.
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