Bones 6 Enthusiasm and Commentary

[Green Eyed Monsty]

16 minutes ago, Bane Of Humanity said:

Nothing like representing baby creatures for my party to slaughter...  I mean adopt...

In the right sort of campaign, baby "critters" can become treasure.  Taken to the right merchant they become quite valuable trade goods. The right merchant will know how to pass them along the trade routes where their value as exotics or familiars make them treasure instead of mundanities that need to be fed and cared for.

[WhiteWulfe]

3 hours ago, kristof65 said:

Perhaps you shouldn't be throwing them at each other? 

I'm more referring to receiving dead pots of paint kind of kills the entire happy vibe of getting a package in.  Had it happen with my CAV KS 3 box, and the box wound up being untouched for a while. 

[Bane Of Humanity]

10 minutes ago, Green Eyed Monsty said:

In the right sort of campaign, baby "critters" can become treasure.  Taken to the right merchant they become quite valuable trade goods. The right merchant will know how to pass them along the trade routes where their value as exotics or familiars make them treasure instead of mundanities that need to be fed and cared for.

Ive tried that...  The critter doesnt make it to market most of the time.  

[Ratmaster2000]

2 hours ago, cycnet said:

This is my view. I don’t want more adventurers unless they are unusual and underrepresented figures. Or at least female. Like, I just don’t need another bare chested male human barbarian. 
 

I think having a core set that has more monsters and weird things and then an adventurers set would fill out both needs. Or maybe it is time to retire the core and lean harder into the expansions. Have the “core” pledge be two expansions of your choice or 1 expansion and 2 encounters. Then can split things up thematically a bit more. Can still do a “fan favourites” or whatever that is a mixed bag. 

YES! we need more female representation ! I would love to see some bare chested female barbarians😆J/K

2 hours ago, MoonglowMinis said:

Here's the owlbear encounter!  Love those cubs!

I almost thought this was the bones black owlbear, but it is a different sculpt.

1 hour ago, MoonglowMinis said:

Looks like Momma owlbear is pretty similar in style to the one from B5 Dungeon Dwellers.  Curious to see how they compare size-wise.

Which I found odd, as this model along with a few others, had already been released in Bones Black and were added to the Kickstarter.

55 minutes ago, Green Eyed Monsty said:

Just putting this out there in the context of current events as they affect the current Bones Kickstarter, with no political subtext intended or implied:

Just tried to fill up the family sedan, using a $50 bill for the task.  We live in the part of Nevada with some of the least expensive gas in the state, plus I used a ten cents a gallon discount from the grocery store we frequent and it still sucked up the whole $50 and only brought it up to just past the 3/4 mark.

This is putting a significant dent in what I can afford to set aside for the current Bones Kickstarter. 

I'm sure there are quite a few other people who find themselves in similar circumstances.

I'm in better shape than a lot of people as my disability pension has a COLA clause that saw a significant raise come my way in January, but it is being eaten up at the gas pump and now at the cash register every time I go to the store, leaving ever fewer dollars for "frivolities" such as kickstarter campaigns.

GEM

 

I definitely feel you on this one. I have a newer vehicle which uses E85, so gas is cheaper BUT this stuff was below 3 bucks before all this world craziness. And I only have this vehicle because someone hit the family in our old car, and now our insurance is higher, so kind of negates any savings:( Yah, my wife got that COLA increase this year too, but my VA didn't:( However, I see they have changed how they categorize  tinnitus and it is now viewed as a by product NOT a main cause. I am praying I can finally have my rating upgraded and classify my hearing loss as service related.

Anywho, I digress, so to get back on point I personally have one other view that (for me anyways) affects how I feel about the kickstarters. When bones 1 & 2 came out, the basic line was how expensive the steel molds costs and how the kickstarter would help with that and EVENTUALLY would be brought stateside. Then Bones 3 and 4 came and it was still overseas. Then when 4 and 5 came (maybe just 5?), bones black was a thing and the molds were not interchangeable, and then after 5 and here in 6, stuff is in OG bones, Bones Black, and NOW bones USA, and they ALL non interchangeable. Now I can totally see that USA is geared more towards mini's and NOT big mini's and terrain, but having 3 different mediums mixed in a kickstarter seems odd to me. USA shouldn't need a big infusion because it is similar to metal spin casting, and Black is supposed to be superior to OG, so I am trying to understand why we are supporting all 3 in a kickstarter that is supposed to get us new steel molds? If it is just black and USA, that would make more sense. Can black NOT handle big models as well as OG?

[Chris Palmer]

Looking at the Kickstarter page we've cleared the $975.000 mark.  The Werebear should be unlocked now! 

 

 

Edited April 14, 2022 by Chris Palmer

[Fnordlover]

I'm feeling extremely "Meh" towards the baby owlbears and the dwarf, but the nest, parent, and statue are piquing my interests. If I can convince myself that I only need that half of the set then I think it'd be worth the money.

[Chaoswolf]

Ka-CHING!!

 

We just got the werebear!

[Chris Palmer]

5 minutes ago, Chris Palmer said:

Looking at the Kickstarter page we've cleared the $975.000 mark.  The Werebear should be unlocked now! 

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, Chaoswolf said:

Ka-CHING!!

 

We just got the werebear!

 

 

Yep!  The update just went out.  It's official!  The lock has turned green and been unlocked! 😁

 

Edited April 14, 2022 by Chris Palmer

[Ratmaster2000]

6 minutes ago, Chris Palmer said:

 

 

 

Yep!  The update just went out.  It's official!  The lock has turned green and been unlocked! 😁

 

*sigh* I wish it still had the two axes or at least a sword and axe (or two swords). Don't think it is going to happen though, as Ed said he liked the sword and board look (that was his reply to my question about getting options to swap out the shield if possible).

[Inarah]

2 hours ago, MoonglowMinis said:

Here's the owlbear encounter!  Love those cubs!

 

Ding ding ding!  Reaper just got some of my money.  Heck, I'm going to have to get two of those. 

 

 

1 hour ago, Green Eyed Monsty said:

Just putting this out there in the context of current events as they affect the current Bones Kickstarter, with no political subtext intended or implied:

Just tried to fill up the family sedan, using a $50 bill for the task. 

 

 

Ouch.  We're relatively fortunate here that gas didn't get that high and it's dropping like a rock this week.  President Grant will fill both our cars with enough left over for coffee.  But I'm sure a lot of folks are holding off for similar reasons.  On the plus side, this KS is already a success, and if things get better in a  few years there'll be new minis for everyone in game stores. 

 

 

 

[MoonglowMinis]

3 hours ago, MoonglowMinis said:

Here's the owlbear encounter!  Love those cubs!

Owlbear Set is $18 now.

[ksbsnowowl]

Owlbears aren’t my thing, and this was the teased encounter that I was least interested in. BUT, I’m happy Reaper is finally adding in the encounters; add-ons are important to driving this engine, and I think overall this one ought to appeal to a lot of people. 
 

Hopefully it helps drive funding fairly well. 😁

[Iridil]

Ecounters! I love them so much I'm even getting the owlbear one! The only time I have used one on the table was for that oldie but goodie B2 Keep on the Boarderlands....

[Guindyloo]

FYI

[Walkingbass]

Those Owlbear cubs look so cute! I’m also a big fan of the Owlbear sculpt - it’s my favourite Reaper one so far. I’ll add it to the growing list.