Bones Kickstarter #3 Discussion

[Aard_Rinn]

I may regret it, but I've backed out of getting that mystic circle. I'm just thinking about where to put it, and what I'd do with it, and coming up with a blank. Last KS, I regretted not getting the giant spider several times, each time rechecking the pledge and being surprised I did get it. This time... I don't think it'll be in the cart.

 

Course, that also makes room for those Mythical Monsters. They'll look good in the display.

I'm with you on the circle. I don't know why, it never grabbed me. If I needed it for a specific game, I'd grab it, but it's just eh... it'd be a different story if it came with a few celts or something that I'd actually use in a game, but I don't do terrain to begin with, so it's like "maybe I'll pass on this, then..."

[Brennor]

 

Story:

 

 

I wrote out the opening to the Story for the maps. 

This story Ends at precisely the moment the first KS map begins.

 

It's awful, being that I am not a great writer, but I had fun and I hope you do too.

 

 

THE SEARCH FOR MR. BONES

It had been a long night. As the sun began to rise to the east, across the Forlorn Mountains at the edge of the world, Mrs. Bones locked the front door to the manor and hung her golden sword over the mantle. Mr. Bones propped his scythe against the wall and kicked off his boots. The graveyard was silent now, and the ferry service was closed for the day. After sunset the spirits would need to be quieted again and Mrs. Bones would go on patrol, and Mr. Bones would go to work for Mr. Charon but for now, they could rest in each other’s arms.

 

Mr. Bones pulled the curtain closed just as the first rays of the morning sun hit the opposite wall, and he crawled into bed beside his beloved Ulna. Dim, warm light from the gaps in the drapes filled the room as they drifted off to sleep, cold beneath their scarlet covers. The lights in their eyes dimmed, and the only sounds to be heard were the occasional rattle of their gentle breathing. Hours passed.

 

A dark shadow passed over the bed, blotting out all light. A great din erupted as the great window shattered, the glass ripping the heavy scarlet damask curtains into tatters. Shards of glass and crimson cloth filled the air and the shadow covered the bed in darkness that was palpable, not just blocking the light but absorbing it. Ulna jumped up, searching the chaos to find her husband, but she could see nothing in the blackness, feeling only the glass against her cheekbones and something soft drifting through the air.

 

The shadow receded and as light returned Ulna tried to make sense of the scene. Glass was everywhere, mixed with bright red streaks, and tufts of fluff floated through the air. The sun bathed the room in intense hot light, overwhelming her. The bed was ripped asunder. Giant rends streaked through the black-swan-down filled mattress, black streaks through rivers of crimson.

 

What she could not see was her dear Vomer. Her eyes flared red as she reached into her bed stand to grab a strength potion. Taking a quick second to grab her cloak to protect her from the hateful sun and a small pack, she ran down the hall to follow the trail of the thing that stole her husband. She knew she’d need her weapons, so she couldn’t leap foolishly out the window after them. She ran down the hall, emerging into a disused chamber with empty bookshelves and discarded bones - they’d always wanted to make a child, but their careers kept them both pretty busy.

 

An armored warrior burst through the doorway, brandishing a laughably small knife. For over two centuries Ulna had patrolled the cemetery at World’s Edge, this human warrior was no match. Ulna stopped, adjusted her cloak, and waved the soldier on. He paused briefly, not expecting his target to be so calm, but seeing she was unarmed, he grew emboldened. He lunged towards her, thrusting his dagger towards her grinning face. She extended her left leg, sweeping his ankle out from under him. As he hit the ground, she dropped, planting her knee across the back of his neck. She reached out and twisted the knife from his hand, flipped it across her palm, and thrust it into his back.

 

He did not scream or twitch. His head twisted around, and as he spoke his lips and eyes turned black. “You’ll never defeat us all. You will fall before us, and your power will be ours. Vomer Bones is already lost. You have already lost.†The words dissolved into unintelligible burbles and bubbles as the soldier dissolved into a gooey pool of black. That was no human, but whatever it was was the same dark shadow-stuff that had invaded their room and stolen her husband.

 

Standing, Mrs. Bones held the new dagger before her, straightened her shirt, and blew her bangs out of her eyes. The soldier could not have been more wrong. She would not lose...

 

Too many images in this post. Maps 1-10 are now only available in older posts.

 

Maps 11-20

 

 

#11

 

Mrs. Bones got all ogre smash and started kicking corpses all over the place!

#12

 

New map! Outdoors & line of sight. Looks like we get an extra life at 1 million plus a helmet instead of a hat.

#13

 

... and outside!

#14

 

More townsfolk!

#15

 

More weapons!

#16

 

#17

 

We've used a red potion, but have picked up a blue one.

#18

 

#19

 

Horned Platypus is a cannon!

#20

 

 

 

Oni revealed

#21

 

We got access to the cannon and the thespian and temple dragon!   Not only that, but now we can see upcoming naga.

#22

 

And now onto it of many tentacles and the naga.

#23

 

Tentacled horror and full Skullstone are ours!

#24

 

Unlocked Mythos expansion

#25

 

 

Ogres and pugs and dwarves, oh my!

#26

 

 

Also, is that an 8-bit Cthulu?!? Possible reaper is when Mrs. Bones will show up too.

[Kheprera]

Not an Oz fan, but like the Manticore and Sphinx. Just tired and cranky from three days of AAARGH so my enthusiasm is starting to wane.

 

Still hoping for a good clear wing bits set. I can mod minis with the right bits. Clear wings will give me the right ones and the Bones should work fine on metal.

Edited July 21, 2015 by Kheprera

[Reaperbryan]

Alternate images of the Sphinx: 

http://reapermini.com/misc/bryan/Sphinx1.jpg 
http://reapermini.com/misc/bryan/Sphinx2.jpg

[Sirithiliel]

Alternate images of the Sphinx: 

http://reapermini.com/misc/bryan/Sphinx1.jpg 

http://reapermini.com/misc/bryan/Sphinx2.jpg

 

NIce!

[JackMann]

 

A lot of people appeared on the game map. Including an 8-bit Cthulhu (part 3 of the Mythos expansion?)

Clearly an umber hulk, sorry! :P

Umber Hulks don't have wings.  Looks more like a Star Spawn to me.

[Brennor]

A lot of people appeared on the game map. Including an 8-bit Cthulhu (part 3 of the Mythos expansion?)

Aw man, beaten to the post about the 8-bit Cthulhu. At least someone else saw what I saw!

Edited July 21, 2015 by Brennor

[Thes Hunter]

Core is currently at 118 minis (w/o the weapons or bases) – 85 cents per mini. 
- Most Smaller minis go for: $1.99 - $2.29 (58% - 64% off) ~22 smaller minis so far in core 
- Most medium sized character minis go for $2.29 - $2.79 (64%-70% discount) 75 currently
- Most Large minis go for: $3.29 - $6.99 (75%-88% discount) ~ 21 ≥Large minis in core 
- 25 one inch bases are $4.99, x2 (we get ~50) is $9.98 which people are getting for free 
- 10 two inch bases are $4.99 x2 (we get ~20) is $9.98 again for free. 
- The weapon sprues in metal cost ~$8.99 (but guessing from the familiars and rats would be Between $1.99 - $3.99 in Bones) again, x3 ($6-$12) for free. 
Once the Pathfinder II minis unlock, there will be 123 minis in the core (w/o counting weapons and Bases) 
- Each mini would be 81 cents. 
Remember in metal all these things would be more expensive. For example the pathfinder troll is $15.99 alone in metal. Actually the Pathfinder II addition is $43.95 in metal, and would likely be at least $15.15 at retail in Bones. All yours for  ~$4.

- And when Wild West Oz unlocks: 129 minis – 77 cents a mini
But each person needs to find their own value in this. :)

[Kroas]

This lack of a Sandworm is.....its killing me....134k just for the possibility of it appearing next....3.5 days left.....I worry...

[LittleBluberry]

The analysis of the Core set based purely on mini count becomes less persuasive after you've got a couple of them tucked away in your closet...   

 

That said, it is more or less at the point where I might as well go in on the core since the individual components I'd want from it are over $80.  I mean, I might not *need* a vast hoard of minis, but it's not really in my best interests to forgo minis that are essentially free.  Especially when I know so many kids who'd love to paint them! 

[Sirithiliel]

This lack of a Sandworm is.....its killing me....134k just for the possibility of it appearing next....3.5 days left.....I worry...

 

sandworm and Tianot/Maladrakar  last two things i want from the KS (not including any surprises Reaper throws out that i must have)

[Kroas]

 

This lack of a Sandworm is.....its killing me....134k just for the possibility of it appearing next....3.5 days left.....I worry...

 

sandworm and Tianot/Maladrakar  last two things i want from the KS (not including any surprises Reaper throws out that i must have)

 

I do worry it ownt be $10...and will be $20....and Tianot....why do people mistype it??? I am afraid I don't get the joke. Also worried how much that will cost....Id never use it but hell id never use that cannon either XD

[Marvin]

Pretty meh on wild-west Oz. Probably would've liked regular Oz better.

 

Mythical monsters are pretty cool, will think about.

[mikem91]

I'm really digging the sphinx.  Any chance Sir Forescale could meander by?  Or just give us a dimension?

[Sirithiliel]

 

 

This lack of a Sandworm is.....its killing me....134k just for the possibility of it appearing next....3.5 days left.....I worry...

 

sandworm and Tianot/Maladrakar  last two things i want from the KS (not including any surprises Reaper throws out that i must have)

 

I do worry it ownt be $10...and will be $20....and Tianot....why do people mistype it??? I am afraid I don't get the joke. Also worried how much that will cost....Id never use it but hell id never use that cannon either XD

 

 

It's Tianot because it's not-tiamat =P