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I heard Remy is doing some sculpts for the ne 7 sins game. Has he left mantic, or was he a freelancer?

Will there be an "AI dungeon"? Or does this require a GM/DM?

Edit : Never mind, answered a couple of pages back.

overtyrant wrote:
I heard Remy is doing some sculpts for the ne 7 sins game. Has he left mantic, or was he a freelancer?

According to his blog he has been a free lancer since 2009

"These figures also marked the end of my collaboration with Mantic, these are the last pieces I carved for them before changing employer.

Thank you for the beautiful opportunities to work and good luck later."

So I just got to see all of Heath's art for DKQ..

 Cyporiean wrote:
So I just got to see all of Heath's art for DKQ..

Cool! I bet they have some fun surprises planned. I think that Mantic are the reigning kings of KS with more big campaigns and up front communication about delays than about anybody else.

 heartserenade wrote:
I'll give you that the sculpts look real good and this is just in time because DnD 5th ed. is coming out soon and well, that's another way of using those minis.

I'm still skeptical though so I wouldn't be backing this one. The Basileans look good during the WIP stage but... yeah. I'm still in the favor of buying them once they are in stores... provided that they deliver in terms of quality.

There were some acknowledged difficulties with the Basileans - believe something or other to do with a disconnect with Mantic's design brief, and the CAD designer that made them not using the same system and them therefore coming out not as intended! If Scarletsquig reads here he would probably know exactly what happened.

These are single pose sculpts, I don't think there is the possibility of them turning out significantly different from what we see here. Seems to have been a big progression and learning process for Mantic over the past few years, think this one will definitely be worth a stab (and TBH I think this might pick up a lot of people who were unwilling to trust going in for Heroquest, or else are doing as I am and trying to use this KS as a back-up for Heroquest not ever turning up! )

Mars attacks stuff is all looking better than the concepts so I'll back this once it's live - really glad I backed MA as it's great stuff and the KS value was fantastic.

I'm a Mantic guy, so I almost HAVE to go in on this (and you'll probably see me pop up in its fiction anthology should it *ahem* get one), but I am also a Song of Blade and Heroes enthusiast... meaning these models will all be seeing a lot of use.

Plus, the perpetual hunt for a Warhammer Quest-alike continues, so hopefully this game's giant "tome" of stats/rules provides the backbone for something akin to that.

 Cyporiean wrote:
So I just got to see all of Heath's art for DKQ..

Well can ya throw us bone here? Is the goblin riding the lizard a boss? What all did you see?

I can tell you there are two heroes that I'm looking forward to sculpts... Since they aren't current Mantica races.

And three 'homage' characters, none of which I want.

 Cyporiean wrote:
I can tell you there are two heroes that I'm looking forward to sculpts... Since they aren't current Mantica races.

And three 'homage' characters, none of which I want.

Have we seen these sculpts in the open day photos? The female halfling thief is a new race. Don't know what the other hero is.

Teraton and Sphyr heroes?

I do not believe we have seen either sculpt, I think one of the art pieces was shown off.. But no one knew what it was.

Not a Teraton.

Blaine? Fisty glue man?

Please let there be something reptilian in there...please.

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
Please let there be something reptilian in there...please.

If we are talking a reptilian baddie yes. Not sure that I like the idea of reptilian heroes.

Goblin on a lizard doesn't count as a reptile!

Good or bad, I'll take whatever reptilians I can get. I'd just like to see how Mantic would do a lizard/ dragon race. Hopefully not yet another primitive South American styled one...

Highlord, I think you will be pleased.

 tgmoore wrote:

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
Please let there be something reptilian in there...please.

If we are talking a reptilian baddie yes. Not sure that I like the idea of reptilian heroes.

I quite like the idea of reptilian heroes.

Now, arthropods are another story...

 Pacific wrote:

 heartserenade wrote:
I'll give you that the sculpts look real good and this is just in time because DnD 5th ed. is coming out soon and well, that's another way of using those minis.

I'm still skeptical though so I wouldn't be backing this one. The Basileans look good during the WIP stage but... yeah. I'm still in the favor of buying them once they are in stores... provided that they deliver in terms of quality.

There were some acknowledged difficulties with the Basileans - believe something or other to do with a disconnect with Mantic's design brief, and the CAD designer that made them not using the same system and them therefore coming out not as intended! If Scarletsquig reads here he would probably know exactly what happened.

These are single pose sculpts, I don't think there is the possibility of them turning out significantly different from what we see here. Seems to have been a big progression and learning process for Mantic over the past few years, think this one will definitely be worth a stab (and TBH I think this might pick up a lot of people who were unwilling to trust going in for Heroquest, or else are doing as I am and trying to use this KS as a back-up for Heroquest not ever turning up! )

Well I do hope they turn out well, because I'm gonna buy them for sure if that's the case and they're gonna have plenty of use with my current DnD group.

That's what I like to hear Cyporiean.

Going by what I've seen Heath do for all your On the Lamb designs, you're right. I probably will be pleasantly surprised.

Bob, I feel you on the arthropods. That's probably why I like Antimatter's DeepWars and ShadowSea so much. It's got factions based on my favorite animal types- lizards, bugs, and cephalopods!

Cephalopods are a given. Kickstarter loves them.

 tgmoore wrote:

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
Please let there be something reptilian in there...please.

If we are talking a reptilian baddie yes. Not sure that I like the idea of reptilian heroes.

What's wrong with the idea of some Reptilian good guys for once? They could be misunderstood because of their looks, but actually quite nice guys - break the mould a little

But yes, hopefully they would have jumpsuits or something rather than Aztex-style outfits..

And.. crikey, a smart lot on here - thanks to the learned folks on Dakka, I've picked up a couple of new words today..( cephalopod and arthropod)

I just realize that these would also be perfect for KoW heroes/mages. How stupid of me to miss that.

Everything looks great so far, did they confirm what material their using? I can't remember if it was restic or the ma plastic.

Mars Attacks plastic (same as DBX).

Restic is on the way out, expect most Mantic stuff to be either pre-assembled plastic for board games like this, or hard plastic for mass battles.

This is what the detail is like:




The formulation is "soft plastic, but the hardest kind of soft plastic you can get"... it has changed a bit since the Loka figures after a request by Mantic to tweak things a bit to get more detail and less bendiness.

I'm hoping for something like the AT-43 plastics, whatever they were made out of was brilliant stuff, essentially a "not crap" version of the stuff that heroclix etc is made from.

The sculpts shown so far look nice, but I really need to be curbing my spending so it'd take something really exceptional to get me on board with a KS. Between the original HeroQuest, SDE and Descent this is a genre that is pretty well-covered on my gaming shelf.

Now, some sort of Draconian-like character might do it. I'd love a race of medieval-style armored dragon-men for KoW, honestly.

Well, word is that the sweet spot for this will be $100, so not a major hit on the wallet.

The project seems to be growing in scale didn't this start off as $50 project?

Looks like they are going the Mars Attacks route alright with everything playable out of the box - which is no bad thing. Although the small integrated bases might need to be stuck to larger bases but it makes sense to keep the minis compatible with KoW.

I'll be more than game if this is not restic. Please don't make it restic, please please please.