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Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon
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A heavy shadow falls across the land, cast by a dark spire that belches smoke and oozes fiery lava.A cave mouth leads to a maze of tunnels and chambers, and deep within this monster-infested labyrinth lurks the most terrifying creature of all: a red dragon!Designed for 1-5 players, this boardgame features multiple scenarios, challenging quests, and cooperative game play.A cooperative game of adventure for 1-5 players set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons.
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ColorMulti-colored
Height5.5 Inches
Length11.5 Inches
Number of items1
Release dateNovember 2010
SizeStandard
Weight6.834330122 Pounds
Width11.5 Inches

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Found 43 comments on Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon:

u/JJTheJetPlane5657 · 10 pointsr/boardgames

Most of your prices are way too high. They're still used games, you can't sell them at new prices.

Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon

  • Your price - $40

  • Amazon - $41

    Chronicle of the Godslayer - Storm of Souls -
    Rise of Vigil - Immortal Heroes


  • Your price - $20/$20/$20/$15
  • Amazon - $29/$30/$30/$22

    Munchkin

  • Your price - $9
  • Amazon - $17

    Munchkin Impossible

  • Your price - $9
  • Amazon - $24

    Battlestar Galactica

  • Your price - $25
  • Amazon - $37

    Dungeon Twister

  • Your price - $40
  • Amazon - A lot

    I'm getting tired of this so I'm going to skip ones that are good deals...

    Carcassonne: The Catapult

  • Your price - $10
  • Amazon - $15

    Van Helsing

  • Your price - $20
  • Amazon - $19

    Zombie Fluxx

  • Your price - $9
  • Amazon - $12

    Dresden Files

  • Your price - $30/$30
  • Amazon - $37/$28

    There are a few games that would be good deals, but most of them need to be re-priced. To make it worth people's time to buy from you then you should really price $20 under Amazon (for bigger games) if you want them to pay shipping. Then it'll even out to only $10-ish less than Amazon for them.

u/BludskarTheBrutal · 6 pointsr/DungeonsAndDragons

Hey, so I don't know what your budget is, but I'm going to make a few recommendations.

Those are: Any of the D&D Board games from this list:

The Legend of Drizzt $50

Castle Ravenloft $50

Temple of Elemental Evil $45

Wrath of Ashardalon $50

Tomb of Annihilation

May seem pricey, but lemme tell you why I recommend these: they come with a shitton of minis, the minis are high quality, they come with DUNGEON TILES, they come with loot cards, they come with tokens for HP and stuff, and they can be used to play a game that has different scenarios if you're into that, though the game isn't D&D proper (though it is D&D flavored).

So here's a picture of all the minis that Wrath of Ashardalon comes with

ALL of that. That's 42 minis right there. If the box only came with minis, that would be about $1.20 a mini. You're not going to find minis of that quality that cheap pretty much anywhere else. It is an insanely good deal.

So then we have the tiles. They interlock with each other, and are compatible with tiles from all the other games I listed. [Here's a pile] (https://spalanz.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/imag3329.jpg) , here's some assembled, and that's 12 tiles. The box comes with 40.

Lemme give you a breakdown of what WoA comes with in terms of minis:

Ashardalon, Red Dragon

Bellax, Gauth

Cave Bear x3

Duergar Guard x3

Gibbering Mouther x3

Grell x3

Heskan, Dragonborn Wizard

Human Cultist x3

Keyleth, Elf Paladin

Kobold Dragonshield x3

Kraash, Orc Storm Shaman

Legion Devil x3

Margraath, Duergar Captain

Meerak, Kobold Dragonlord

Orc Archer x3

Orc Smasher x3

Otyugh

Quinn, Human Cleric

Rage Drake

Snake x3

Tarak, Half-Orc Rogue

Vistra, Dwarf Fighter

u/Nekryyd · 6 pointsr/GameDeals

Not technically on a big sale (but usually ~$20 on Amazon than retail), but the Dungeons & Dragons board game series (example: Wrath of Ashardalon) have a great D&D feel to them but are far easier to play (an adventure is typically 1 - 2 hours).

You can play through most adventures with just 2 people, and you can also write up your own stories if you wanna get nerdy about it. Even better, the various sets are cross-compatible, so if you get into it and get several sets going, you can mix/match tilesets, heroes, monsters, etc for a pretty much endless combination of scenarios.

u/Vecna_Is_My_Co-Pilot · 5 pointsr/dndnext

There's been five released so far (ordered below oldest to newest):

  • Wrath of Ashardalon
  • Castle Ravenloft
  • Legend of Drizzt
  • Temple of Elemental Evil
  • Tomb of Annihilation

    They are each designed to be cooperative adventures where there is no DM but instead all of the monsters are designed to run themselves according to a set of rules outlined on monster cards corresponding to each creature (Note if you buy one, keep the two decks of cards separate until told to combine them in the adventure book -- this is not clear in the rules). The players face off against different scenarios in an adventure book which prescribes what monsters and tiles to use or set-aside and then they generate a random dungeon through drawing dungeon tiles from the stack as they explore.

    They can of course be played on their own and are a moderately enjoyable (some even have one of their adventures that is suitable as single-player). Though I own all of them I've only played Elemental Evil, but I hear that they experience improves with each one released.

    They can also be lots of use for a budding DM; there lots of useful stuff in them that can be borrowed or raided.

    Useful D&D Elements


  • Dungeon Tiles that interlock allowing for quick and easy custom dungeons. Ashardalon, Ravenloft, and Elemental Evil have pretty standard stonework dungeons, but Drizzt has nice cavern tiles, and Annihilation has jungle and vine choked corridors. EE also has 6 or so tiles with a micro-scale town on one side of each, making a quick and dirty town map super easy.
  • Lots of figures, about 40-45 in each set, ranging from 'Small' to (in some sets) 'Huge.' All of them are sized correctly to match other official D&D figures, the plastic is pretty durable. They are highly detailed and quite suitable for painting. They're also rather useful if you are running the official 5e campaign that corresponds to the setting/theme for each game (e.g. Tyranny of Dragons = Ashardalon, etc. [SKT has no Adventure System game]).
  • A ton of cardboard tokens, varying by set, for doors, treasure, chests, traps, additional NPCs or creatures

    But there's also downsides:

  • Many tiles have an assortment of icons or the occasional words on them, Elemental Evil is the worst offender here with lots of random icons that might make your players scratch their heads at the normal D&D table.
  • Many more tokens than you will have use for. I have started to use the hard cardboard tokens as bases for off-brand figures that need things to stand on, just glue it on, paint black over the cardboard printing -- voila!
  • Several of the figures may be bent from being packaged and packed in there -- curved spears, flaccid swords, leaning creatures. I have not found a good way to rectify this.
  • The scenario book and monster cards are mostly useless if you are getting one only for parts and pieces useful in your normal D&D game.
  • The tiles do not promote the building of many really large rooms or corridors, there is no "inside corner" to make L-shaped rooms or wide hallways. Furthermore, the fully open 4x4 tiles are extremely rare (with tiles from 6 complete games I have less than a half-dozen), making really large rooms difficult -- they usually just become really long rooms.
u/Kreaton5 · 4 pointsr/mattcolville

If you are considering unpainted at all then I recommend you look at the official board games. I will spell these horibly wrong:

u/Noodle_the_DM · 3 pointsr/DnD

The board games, while based on 4th edition, are super basic and very easy. I sometimes use them to introduce people to the game since it feels less nerdy, as little set up time, looks great and is easy to learn.

Here they are:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786955570/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AAE5SU76RYVA

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786955708/ref=ox_sc_act_image_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1JIUYKA8QS5H6

There is also a Drizzt one of the same type, and a slightly newer but less cool looking imo temple of elemental evil one.

u/Galemp · 3 pointsr/DnD

Very true. I recommend you try the Wrath of Ashardalon board game.

u/looneysquash · 3 pointsr/rpg

There's also the board game line, such as Wrath of Ashardalon.

The nice thing about those is that no one is the DM.

u/Jebydia · 3 pointsr/DnD

The lost mines of phandelver that comes in the starter set is the best first adventure.

As for miniatures your best bet is places like eBay. My wife and i bought all the dnd board games such as

They are a bit pricy but include a ton of figures including large and mediums. They are unpainted, but a decent price per figure as well as some tokens, tiles, etc. they are stand alone games based on dnd, but the figures are to scale and the same models as many painted figures and there are like 4 or 5 themes so you can find one you like.

u/gladiator0607 · 3 pointsr/DnD

If you've got Amazon Prime you can get the Magic the Gathering board game for ten bucks. The minis aren't amazing and most aren't painted but you get a total of 35 figures for just $10. You can do the same thing with the official D&D board games. They are more expensive but are specifically geared for D&D. All of these minis are really only good for enemies to put on the board instead of being used as PC's though. Hope this helps and I hope your club is an amazing success!

u/paintedfantasyminis · 3 pointsr/minipainting

I would buy a D&D board game like Wrath of Ashardalon (there are a handful of others) which comes with pretty good quality miniatures, about 30ish that are all "useful" in D&D and are great to practice on. There are some 25-30mm ones that come in batches (like 3-4 goblins) that are identical, but there are also larger minis like drakes and of course, Ashardalon the dragon. Can't beat it for the money.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0786955708/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_Nt2sDbZ4X21J0

This one is the actual Wrath of Ashardalon, but there's also a Ravenloft one, a Drizzt one and one based on the Tomb of Annihilation. Possibly others. Can't beat the mini selection for the price. You could probably find a used one on eBay for cheaper!

Good luck and have fun!

u/eliza_cs · 2 pointsr/Eliza_cs

this one - 45 pounds, I am offering 10 of my premades

  • book - 25 pounds - 5 premade

  • book - 20 pounds - 5 premades

  • I will also include 10 pics for each item, selfies, for you eyes only.

    payment: amazon.co.uk gc, giftrocket, many vids tip or crypto

    premades lists here!
u/monoblue · 2 pointsr/DnD

There are several of those, sort of.

Wrath of Ashardalon is the most popular.

u/giraffesareburning · 2 pointsr/tabletop

For 4-5 (No DM) players I would look into this:
http://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Wrath-Ashardalon-Board/dp/0786955708
It has premade characters with some customization and doesn't require a DM.
or for 4 players (No DM) this:
http://www.amazon.com/Mice-and-Mystics-Board-Game/dp/B009TNOF9G/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1427499846&sr=1-1&keywords=Mice+and+Mystics
(I don't know too much about this one except it's got some hype).

Or, if you're inclined for non-fantasy roleplaying, this:
http://www.amazon.com/Bully-Pulpit-Games-BPG-005/dp/1934859397/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1427499923&sr=1-1&keywords=Fiasco

This game is amazing with the right group - but does better with 3-4ish, doable with 5 definitely but it gets kind of cluttered.

Other than that, I would just suggest home-brewing a D&D 5th edition campaign. Character generation is easy, or you can find some premades (I think someone made levels 1-20 for each class). It can be as combat heavy or as political as you want. It would be a lot of work, but you can always steal ideas from the various D&D reddits. You can do a new theme each time you play with new characters - horror, politics, war, ect. It takes a lot of work and flexibility as a GM, but it's completely worth it if your players are invested.

There are long lasting non-rpg board games as well... Diplomacy, Twilight Emperium are the ones I think of off the top of my head, but if you are looking for a fantasy D&D 5th edition is your best bet in my opinion.

u/therealstupid · 2 pointsr/boardgames

We played a couple of one-shot scenarios at PAX Prime. To be honest, I felt like it was a dumbed-down version of Descent or Super Dungeon Explore. If you're looking for a DnD style game, I really don't think this is it. You would be better served by any of the Dungeons and Dragons boardgames. Castle Ravenloft, Legend of Drizzt or Wrath of Ashardalon

Since your deck is also your hitpoints, the better player you are, the less variety you will see. For example, we had one payer who was doing amazingly well, rolling high and never taking damage. For the entire game she only drew two cards, so her playable hand NEVER changed (or least not in any real significant manner).

The roleplaying opportunities are almost non-existent, and it really isn't breaking any new ground for mechanics-based combat. I honestly think the only reason a lot of people are enjoying it is because of the name tie-in with "Pathfinder". Without that logo on the box, it's really not that compelling of a game.

It does have an ongoing campaign, and that is pretty compelling. Character development and seeing your characters grow in skill and gain new abilities is always fun. (That's the "gateway drug" for MMOs, after all!) But there really isn't enough game here to make it worthwhile.

u/FFXIVkittycat01 · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I see that you're into video games, so maybe you're interested in dungeons and dragons. These are the board games that I've played with just my husband, as well as a group of 4-5 people.

Temple of Elemental Evil

Wrath of Ashardalon

The way it works, is you have a stack of dungeon tiles. On each person's turn they place a new tile if they explore the edge of the one they're currently on. On each tile there are monster symbols, which you then draw a monster card and place the corresponding monster on the tile. You control the monster. I'll explain that in a minute. Each tile has a white or black arrow. Black arrow means you draw an encounter card. Encounter cards can be anything from "An Earthquake happens on your tile, roll a d20 (included in the game box), +10 to hit," to "You lose 100 gold or take 2 damage".

Each player picks their damage skills (there are cards that have the skills written out). Each player also has a MAX HP and an AC (armor class, mostly around 14-16).

There are a lot of rules, little things to understand, but once you go through it and read it it becomes second nature. As far as I'm aware there are a lot of youtube videos explaining, as well as I'd be able to help if you needed it.

The gist of this game is you and buddies go through a dungeon following a story but the dungeon is different every time.

u/bruskadoosh · 2 pointsr/DnD

I picked up the Wrath of Ashardalon game before we started this adventure to fill out my mini selection - http://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Wrath-Ashardalon-Board/dp/0786955708

There's a good variety of minis in there and they all look pretty solid.

u/zhbarton · 2 pointsr/gaming

I asked this same question in April for my RL cake day. I ended up getting this. It's pretty fun for 2 people but kind of challenging. It's totally worth it if you have someone who won't troll you 'til the end of your days for playing D&D.

u/tswarre · 2 pointsr/DnD

As far as pre-painted minis most are sold in randomized booster packs of 4. If you need specific ones you can search http://www.miniaturemarket.com

There are also official bundles of specific minis:
http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/miniatures/icons-realms-starter-set

Wizards also has a (discontinued?) miniature based game called Attack Wing that uses pre-painted minis. There are bundles of some enemies like goblins: http://www.miniaturemarket.com/searchresults?q=dungeons+%26+dragons+attack+wing#/?page=1

You can get unpainted minis from Reaper or from some D&D board games (best value) https://www.amazon.com/Wizards-Coast-5511558-Dungeons-Dragons/dp/0786955708

u/SilvoK · 2 pointsr/DnD

$20 map making
Map - draw them yourselves on graph paper

https://www.amazon.com/School-Smart-Grid-Chart-Tablet/dp/B003U6KWAY

Get pencil crayons from the dollar store. For color, use the black to deepen outlines.

Roll them up with an elastic or two for storage.

Tilesets are very limited for the cost and premade maps tend to focus on dungeons.

$80 miniatures or tokens.

Tokens for monster n enemies with pcs being minis is a cheaper way to start.

Token sets are not my thing, but you can find some on ebay or usually with starting box sets.

As for minis my average price is $5 a mini. With 2-3 being a good price (CAD) some stores have buck a mini bins where you can get peoples old minis or armies for cheeper.

Bones minis fall into that grouping

http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Bones

Some of games workshop troops fall into that as well

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-CA/Goblin-Warriors

Even board games can sometimes have have decent cost per units.

https://www.amazon.com/Wizards-Coast-Dungeons-Dragons-Ashardalon/dp/0786955708/ref=pd_aw_fbt_21_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=W96KFH6R06XCE19JE79S

And the dnd HD collection by wizkids (unpainted) though a bit small are around 2 minis for $6.

As for paint, if your worried about cost you can go to your local dollar store and get acrylic painta for $1 each. Water them down and layer them when painting for best use.

To better keep the paintjob if you want a primer will do the trick. Or fuck it for your first batch. And use all purpose cleaner to rip the paint off them later.

Protip if your going in the more expensive direction or future use. A black primer hides your mistakes a white lets colors show. Use both to create shadows n color pops.

----- so now we're 100 in and have our minis where do we store the 30ish guys we got?

Usually on a shelf. You cannput them in a display case or cabnet if you have one but shoving them in a box for the time being wont hurt much.

u/XnFM · 2 pointsr/minipainting

Grim Forest is a good, entry level, vaguely worker placement game with fantastic whimsical fairy-tale type miniatures.

The dungeons and dragons dungeoncrawler board game system is decent. The first three sets using the "first edition rules" (Castle Ravenloft, Wrath of Ashardalon, and Legend of Drizt) can sometimes be found and really good prices on Amazon. The only real difference between the old and new versions of the rules that I've seen (based on skimming the components) is that the newer games use advantage/disadvantage rather than specific status conditions. The different boxes are also cross-compatible so you can build custom campaigns using multiple sets if you want to.

u/AStoryInATeacup · 2 pointsr/DnD

If it seems a little intimidating to jump in at the deep end, the starter set is around £16 and can be found in game shops and even waterstones. Also there are the D&D boardgames (which are a little more expensive, but you get a ton of miniatures) and games like it which are a big step up from monopoly and games like it. These can be found on the D&D website under boardgames. These games such as Castle Ravenloft, Wrath of Ashardalon and The Legend of Drizzt can be a great middle ground between boardgame and D&D (they are often referred to as D&D lite)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wrath-of-Ashardalon-Board-Game/dp/0786955708/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498141205&sr=8-1&keywords=Wrath+of+Ashardalon

As others have said if you have the time whilst in hospital then perhaps get a few other children involved, the games are always better with a few more players and are a great way of developing social skills.

u/IamSparticles · 2 pointsr/gaming

Have you checked out the Castle Ravenloft board game from WotC? I guess they have a new one out now: Wrath of Ashardalon

The gameplay is sort of like a simplified version of 4th edition D&D. The monsters move and attack based on procedural rules, so there's no need for a separate player to be the GM.

u/nosreiphaik · 2 pointsr/DnD

D&D board games, such as Wrathof Ashardalon, come with roughly 40 unpainted plastic miniatures. Youcan get em on Amazon for around 40 bucks a pop, bringing your mini cost to around a buck apiece, whether you throw the entire rest of the game into the trash or keep it for game night fun.

u/Dereliction · 2 pointsr/DungeonsAndDragons

Try the D&D board games (Castle Ravenloft, Wrath of Ashardalon, Legend of Drizzt). Mechanically, they aren't D&D, but they do mirror several aspects of it in abstract tones.

Arguably closer to D&D in terms of playstyle, though not there by any means, is Fantasy Flight's 2nd Edition Descent: Journeys in the Dark. It's exciting, offers campaign play, involves dungeon crawling of a sort, and offers a chance for one player to "Overlord" against "hero" players, the latter of which controls one or more characters who gain equipment, abilities and so forth as the campaign progresses. Great fun and probably your closest shot at getting her into a D&D boardgame without making the jump to D&D itself.

u/Lord_Locke · 2 pointsr/dndnext

http://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Wrath-Ashardalon-Board/dp/0786955708

Buy that it has everything you should need to get started.

u/Sairakash · 2 pointsr/DungeonsAndDragons

Normally D&D is more about imagination, and less about boards and miniatures(these are great supplements that enhance the game).

BUT the board games are good starting points if you are 100% new. They will help you learn terms and ideas, before you move on to winging it.

Actual D&D books can be a bit confusing to a new player, as they have expansive contents.

If you want to stay on the board game route. Wrath of Ashardalon is a modern D&D board game. http://www.amazon.com/Wizards-Coast-5511558-Wrath-Ashardalon/dp/0786955708/ref=pd_bxgy_t_img_y

If you want to try actual D&D the 'Red Box' as many users have mentioned is a great starting point.
http://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Fantasy-Roleplaying-Game/dp/0786956291/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1395670764&sr=8-4&keywords=d%26d+red+box

You can find copies of this at your local nerd or book store for much less than 60 I think.

u/LawfulEvil_DM · 1 pointr/DnD

I've actually found if you have people who have never really played and just kind of want to get a feel for it to try the board game first!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/0786955708/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index=0
This is the one that I recommend. (Dragons are cool...)

But this is really just if you guys want to get a taste. If you really want to PLAY then pick a version and buy at least the players handbook, the monster manual, and a dungeon master's guide. ...or buy the board game, wait, and buy DnD NEXT when it comes out.

u/Nihilates · 1 pointr/rpg

Hm... I'm not sure what to do about transitioning into a Fallout RPG system. I'll share with you what's worked for me to acquaint new-comers to tabletop games:

  • Buy one of these: One, Two, Three, maybe Four

  • Schedule a "game night" where your group just picks up and plays one of those games. Work together to understand the rules and the process and gauge the how much fun everyone has doing these sort of games.

  • After a few games nights, ask your friends if they're interested in trying something a little less pre-made. Buy this and upgrade your game night.

  • After a few sessions of that, if all goes well and the general consensus is positive, expand your game night to your desired game system.
u/LadyVanya · 1 pointr/DMAcademy

Check these out. They're a great for noobs learning to play. It's simpler and needs no DM. Great way to get your feet wet and learn the basic mechanics. I took one when i deployed and used it introduce new players to the game.

https://www.amazon.com/Wizards-Coast-Dungeons-Dragons-Ashardalon/dp/0786955708

https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Legend-Drizzt-Board/dp/0786958731/

If you still want to dm, these are great supplies to get started:

https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Starter-Wizards-Team/dp/0786965592/ (i highly suggest you get this)

https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Spellbook-Cards-Accessory/dp/0786966726/r (i find these really helpful)

https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Spellbook-Cards-Arcane/dp/B01MRVJ1TB/

Also, check out your local gaming store. They are a great resource. Also ask about Pathfinder, which was created based off of D&D

u/sgste · 1 pointr/DnD

It depends how much you're willing to pay...

HERE's a shark miniature from Paizo.

Also, the D&D board game Wrath of Ashardalon comes with three giant snakes and three cave bears which you could easily use - along with a ton of other miniatures which your DM would be very appreciative of...

u/televided · 1 pointr/ageofsigmar

Box sets with good dungeon tiles:

Descent:
https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/descent-journeys-in-the-dark-second-edition/

Wrath of Ashardalon
http://www.amazon.com/Wizards-Coast-5511558-Dungeons-Dragons/dp/0786955708

Also, I have discovered that converting these games to use Age of Sigmar rules is super easy and make them play faster. : )

u/Thyandar · 1 pointr/dndnext

There are a series of boardgames from WOTC based around 4e i believe. From them my Fiancee bought me:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wrath-of-Ashardalon-Board-Game/dp/0786955708

and it's great. Comes with about 40 minis of pretty good quality and a slew of dungeon tiles.

There are also Legend of Drizzt and Castle Ravenloft in that series then a few others.

From what i've seen it's probably the best bang for buck for minis, outside of snapping up a job lot of old warhammer/D&D minis from Ebay.

u/mattlohkamp · 1 pointr/Boardgamedeals

Not available for prime... >.>

edit - actually, this one qualifies for prime conditionally:

> Free Prime shipping after order is processed - This item is eligible for free Prime shipping but requires additional processing time.

and I had no trouble ordering it and having free 2-day shipping apply, so yeah, seems like it works.

u/brojoh · 1 pointr/DnD

https://www.amazon.ca/Distribution-Solutions-Wrath-Ashardalon-Boardgame/dp/0786955708.

This is one of them; the other two are in its suggestions

u/bleuchz · 1 pointr/dndnext

I'm a fairly budget DM (but I had an edge as you'll see). Here is what my solution for minis was:

Via BGG I was able to for a few of the Dungeon and Dragon Board Games ex: Wrath of Ashardalon. This gave me a decent enough set of minis but most importantly: multiples of many of them as many of them come in groups of 2-4. This is kind of a cheat as I have a large collection of board games and was looking to swap some out anyway.

Then I purchased Pathfinder Beginner Box. Its a good price and you get a playmat, mini adventure, dice and a bunch of Pathfinder Pawns. These pawns are great and come with bases which lead me to my next purchases.

I was very happy with the way the Pathfinder Pawns worked out for me to "fill in the blanks" where I didn't have any minis. Pathfinder offers a lot of sets for their different adventure paths for between $15-20 via amazon. They don't come with bases but the beginner box solved that for me. Best part of these sets, in my opinion, is they come with plenty of multiples.

My players use a mix of minis from the board games and their own painted ones they bring. I pick a mix of minis and pawns with a preference towards all of one if I can help it. The pawns are fantastic and if I didn't have the option of the board game I would be totally happy just using those. The only thing I might do in that situation would be to pick up individual minis for "bosses". While the art on the Pathfinder Pawns are generally good to excellent quality scale is really lost on the larger creatures imo.

As for actually running combat, I'm style finding my DM style but I've settled on a mix of 4 similar yet different methods depending on what I want the encounter to emphasize.

For quick, "uncomplicated" encounters or ones that I may want to not emphasize combat I use theater of the mind. In my experience the second a grid comes out players think combat. The speed of theater of the mind is appealing to me. As for technique: with theater of the mind I tend to narrate everything except killing blows and run turn order by starting with the characters name and a description of the state of the battle every turn.

If TotM seems a bit too imprecise I break out the minis/pawns and run what I call Table of the Mind. We put the minis/pawns on the table and use them without a grid. Keeps things quick and snappy but gives the players something to reference. For this method and all others below I assign initiative to one of my PCs.

If environmental effects are more of a factor I use "zones". I stole this from Sly Flourish. I tend to use it less often than any other method but I like having it in my bag of tricks so I'll mention it here. Essentially I place the pawns/minis on index cards with each card representing a vague location in the battle and features within that location.

For complicated encounters or for those I get DM Crafty with nothing beats a good ol grid map. The flipmat from the beginner box is always in my bag but I have a larger Chessex map for bigger battles. I like to supplement it with either interesting mechanics or bling. I'm working on a one shot right now for my friend's birthday where two of the battles will take place on gridded maps one of which involves me placing cardboard "trees" on it and the other a complex series of teleportation doors. PCs love bling and I love blinging out. It's amazing what you can do with cardboard and paper; it's equally amazing how a description of a battle changes my awful craft skills into an epic fight!. I do not think I could run my teleporting door encounter without a map to ground my players. It would be too confusing and demand too much memory from all involved.

Sorry this got so long O.o

u/chazbamfvonbagg · 1 pointr/DnD

I would suggest take a different route. Buy another game, but specifically somthing with minis in it. I have seen CMON games go for as little as $8 new at places like Marshall’s and T J Maxx. WOTC’s wrath of ashardalon is pretty cheap right now but is usually between $40-60. That’s around $1 a pop and you get some nice ones and some big ones. Also I’ve seen arena of the planes walkers pretty cheap many times when a local store had it for $5 I bought 10 boxes and now I use them as armies and mobs. Look around and be patient and be ready to buy when you see deals but dont be afraid to walk away if something is too much. At the end of they day you could have lots of minis and several new games to play. Also for cheap battlemats you may be a little late but lots of wrapping paper has 1 inch grid on the inside. Picked up several 3’ by 50yard rolls for 50 cent a pop in mid January

u/RaidenXS_ · 1 pointr/DnD

You could buy Wrath of Ashardalon. It has all sorts of other minis with 3 kobolds and a kobold lieutenant.

u/mackejn · 1 pointr/dndnext

I looked into a couple of options.
First are the DnD Board games. These are about the cheapest pre-made minis I found. Here

The second option was 3D printing. You can definitely get more bang for your buck, but there's a larger up front cost. You can get a low end 3D printer for something like $200-$300.

Third option was the Pathfinder Pawns. Not great, but they're cheap for a lot of them. Someone linked some printables elsewhere in the thread. These are nice because it's good art and a fairly high quality print. Downside is you're probably going to want two boxes. There's not quite enough of anything to cover large groups of mooks. Here

Fourth option I've seen is LEGO. Check out /r/legodnd for more ideas. If you have a bunch of stuff laying around, that can give you some ideas for stuff to do.

Overall, I think 3D printing is the way to go in the long run. It just requires a larger initial investment. It's also dependant on you finding or making your own patterns. The upside is it's fairly cheap and it's the most flexible option. You can 3D print pretty much anything you want. You also have the benefit of making scenery in addition to minis.

u/RodriguezA232 · 1 pointr/DnD

This right here:

www.amazon.com/Wizards-Coast-5511558-Dungeons-Dragons/dp/0786955708#

The Wrath of Asharadlon is a DnD board game that comes with a ton of really great minis. You can get a used copy for like $50 (which may feel like a lot but check out pics of the minis first) the actual game is just ok but for the minis and for the hex tiles you won't be able to beat the price. They're unpainted but made from high quality colored plastic.

You get:
1 red dragon
1 otyugh (big tentacle guy in back)
1 rage drake
1 gauth (like a small beholder)
3 bears
3 gibbering mouthers (blob monsters)
3 grell (brain monsters)
3 kobold warriors
1 larger kobold warrior
3 devil warriors
3 cultists
3 orc archers
3 orc warriors
1 orc shaman
3 duergar (dark dwarf) guards
1 duergar captain
3 snakes
1 female dwarf fighter
1 female elf paladin
1 male human cleric
1 male dragonborn wizard
1 male half-Orc Rouge


There are also, Ravenloft (Eastern European Vampire Style) and Drizzt in the Underdark (Dark Elves journey to the center of the earth, giant mushrooms style) box sets like this if you are into those settings. There was a more recently released Temple of Elemental Evil box set but apparently the minis aren't half as good.

u/liamsmcleod · 1 pointr/AskMen

I started off playing the tabletop Dungeons and Dragons board games like The Legend of Drizzt, Castle Ravenloft, and Wrath of Ashardalon. These games are great because you can play with anywhere between 2-5 people and you don't need a dungeon master. They come with around 40 plastic miniatures, board pieces, premade adventures, and everything else you need to get started, and they're great because you can mix the pieces between the games if you buy more than one.



These games are great because they can get you into D&D without all the set up and keeping track that you have to do with a regular game.

Once you've played one of those a few times you should move on to real D&D. I suggest doing this by trying to finding a starter set for the edition you want to play, or, even better, by finding a friend who plays.

Now this is only really if you want to play D&D and that's just what I'm suggesting because that's what I have experience with and I know it's a lot of fun. If you, or anyone, chooses to start playing D&D or any game I would suggest buying your materials from a local game shop instead of online. If you can afford it (prices will probably be a little higher) and you can find one near you it's a great investment. Not only can you ask the employees for advice, but often there will be a ton of great people willing to play with you, as long as you sort through the neckbeards of course. Also you'll be supporting those local shops, and you'll help keep them in business, which helps paper and pen RPG's survive, and helps everyone have just a little more fun.

Good luck and happy dragon slaying!