What to do about Raznak, Ekkie, and Arueshalae

[ferris.valyn]

So, I broke down and started buying the Iconic Heroes miniatures, to use instead of the cards, and I can tell that they will be way cool when my groups start up in Jan (holiday break and all that). However, I have a problem, well actually 3 – Ekkie, Raznak, and Arueshalae. All my other characters will be available by Jan sometime (Oloch is the last of the iconic heroes I formally need). But I have an Ekkie and Arueshalae for WotR (and I want a Raznak, as I intend to have a Raznak in my next playthrough).

I know they aren’t iconics, so we won’t see them in that set. I hope we see a future set, but no data on whether that will happen. Given that, does anyone have any suggestions on what to use in place, besides the cards? I know there are some goblin miniatures, and I think I might be able to modify one without too much difficulty for Raznak (although I’ve NEVER worked with minis before, so this may be a recipe for disaster). But I’d welcome other suggestions or ideas….

[Parody]

Arueshalae has a miniature; you just have to find one. (Arueshalae from the WotR set.)

Ranzak's part of the upcoming Rusty Dragon Inn set. (Blog Post with picture.)

I don't believe any of the existing minis look like Ekkie, but any of the goblins with a sword would probably work.

[Hawkmoon269]

I use homemade what might be called standees or pawns for the ones I don't have miniatures for. I'll probably be buying Ranzak (and the other PACG characters) as singles from Rusty Dragon Inn. I might buy Arueshalae. But she's usually pretty expensive when I've seen her for sale.

[Gleaming Terrier]

Hawkmoon269 wrote:

I might buy Arueshalae. But she's usually pretty expensive when I've seen her for sale.

I thought that too, but really, it's only a little bit more than you'd pay for a single booster pack, hoping to get lucky. The lack of a few additional minis, particularly if you don't run Pathfinder games, is worth it.

[ferris.valyn]

Any suggestions on where to hunt for Arueshalae? Most places have "out of stock"

Did a little looking on ebay, was not impressed with the selection/quality (the one I saw looked kinda beaten up...)

[Parody]

I would have suggested eBay; I buy most of my singles from various sellers there. The only Arueshalae I found with a quick search looks brand new. (Arueshalae listing on eBay.) I don't like paying twice the cost of a pack for a plastic figure, but that's the downside of immediacy, rarity, and two year old sets. :/

As far as substitutes, the Pathfinder plastic minis line has a few different succubus and succubus-like figures. None of them look particularly like Arueshalae, but "lady with bat wings" is pretty distinct from any of the other figures.

[Mike Selinker]

We don't have an Ekkie yet, but the Goblin Warchanter will do in a pinch.

[ooryl2]

ferris.valyn wrote:

Any suggestions on where to hunt for Arueshalae? Most places have "out of stock"

Did a little looking on ebay, was not impressed with the selection/quality (the one I saw looked kinda beaten up...)

I managed to find one from CoolStuffInc a few months back, they get them instock every now and then. $19 or so.