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Post Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 12:39 pm 
 

I'm compiling lists of the paper minis from the D&D line from the early 90s (Thunder Rift/Challenger/Rules Cyclopedia-related products).
This should help with sorting out the minis if they are punched out and mixed together.

Lists are here:
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewt ... 1#p1153991

These are completed:
The 1991 Black Box Basic Set ("The New Easy to Master D&D Game")
Character & Monster Assortment (1992, Product Code 9363)
Dragon's Den boxed set (1992, Product Code 1073)
Dragon Quest boxed set (1992)
Quest for the Silver Sword (1992, Product Code 9342)
Sword & Shield module (1992, Product code 9387)
Knight of Newts module (1993, Product Code 9434)
In the Phantom's Wake module (1993, Product Code 9436)

Still need info on these:
Boxed Sets:
Goblin's Lair
Haunted Tower
1994 Basic Set? 24 minis?

Modules:
Assault on Raven's Ruin
Rage of the Rakasta (should have 20 figures)

DDA4 The Dymrak Dread (1991, should have a sheet of minis and associated map according to TSR archive)

Any other TSR products from the 90's with these type of minis?

(There are also the 80's modules with paper minis B6, AC3, AC8, O1 - I haven't covered those right now though I might add them)

If you have info on any of the missing ones and can help, please post a list of the minis here or in the DF thread.


Zenopus Archives website & blog: Exploring the Underworld of Holmes Basic D&D. Holmes Ref: Reference Sheets for Holmes Basic Referees, also compatible with OD&D plus the Greyhawk supplement


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Post Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 9:00 pm 
 

*bump*

I added the list of minis from Quest for the Silver Sword, which was the first adventure module published in the series. See third post on 1st page of the thread linked above. I also noted the poster map that it is included (I will go back and add the maps for the others, since they are meant to be used with the minis and can be missing from used copies).

I also found out the the "First Quest" boxed set from 1994 has two double-sided poster maps (for four different introductory scenarios) with 5' squares, so they can be used with these minis as well (the First Quest set comes with some plastic minis for the characters). The adventures also contains a lot of references to Mystara, even though its ostensibly an AD&D intro; I believe at this point the D&D line had mostly been canceled and Mystara moved to AD&D.

Still need the list of minis from each of these sets, if anybody has the info:

Boxed Sets
Goblin's Lair
Haunted Tower
1994 Basic Set? 24 minis?

Modules:
Assault on Raven's Ruin
Rage of the Rakasta (should have 20 figures)

DDA4 The Dymrak Dread (1991, should have a sheet of minis and associated map according to TSR archive)


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Post Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 11:31 am 
 

DDA4: The Dymrak Dread

Minis: War Chief, Wokan, Goblin, Wight, Lizard Man x 2, Centipedes, Prisoner x 2, Spider, Zombie x 2, and four PCs (not labelled but look like: guy carrying a sword; woman with horned helmet, shield and short sword(?); woman carrying a lantern and hammer, robed wizard holding up a torch)

Map: Single-sided, yellow-bordered dungeon map with "Level 1" and "Level 2" component code 9272XXX0701.

  


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Post Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 11:36 am 
 

Rage of the Rakasta

Minis: Zombie x 2, Rakasta Noble x 2, Large Gong, Bamboo Warrior, Futago, Ebon Tiger, Tiger, Panther, Rakasta Ninja x 2, Rakasta Samurai x 2, Rakasta Wizard x 2, Rakasta Cleric x 2, Kaminari, Burgomaster Gustovan

Map Single-sided, labelled "Rage of the Rakasta", component code 9435XXX0701

  


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Post Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 11:41 am 
 

Assault on Raven's Ruin

Minis: Skeleton x 2, Rat x 3, Galumph, Giant Rat x 2, Raven (a person not a bird), Niloc, Wolf, Spider, and four PCs (not labelled but look like: man wearing leather armor and holding a long sword; dwarf with an axe, side-face male rogue with dagger, robed female caster with one a white burst surrounding one hand)

Map: Single-sided, red-bordered, labelled "Raven's Ruin", component code 9350XXX0701

  


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Post Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 11:49 am 
 

Assuming that by "1994 Basic Set" you mean The Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game.

Plastic minis: 6 red plastic mini

Paper minis: Axel, Jerj, Zanzer Tem, Wold, Guard x 2, Kamro, Rock Python, Minotaur, Blind man, Hobgoblin, Goblin, Kobold, Orc, Gnoll, Dwarf, Ogre, Bugbear, Zombie, Sprites, Gnomes, Green slime, Slave x 2.

Map: Single-sided, purple-bordered, labelled "Zanzer's Dungeon", component code 1106XXX0701

  


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Post Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 12:02 pm 
 

The Haunted Tower

Paper minis (sheet 1): Bone Golem, Werewolf x 2, Gnoll x 2, Gnoll Shaman, Gnoll Chieftan, Gargoyle x 2, Black Widow Spider x 2, Tarantella Spider, Pit Viper x 3, Carrion Crawler x 2, Tiger Beetle x 3, Robber Fly x 4

Paper minis (sheet 2): Mummy, Vampire, Ghoul x 4, Skeleton x 10, Zombie x 2, and six PCs (not labelled but look like: blonde male with large shield and sword; female with shield and mace; pony-tailed male resting his foot on a rock; female balancing a knife, blue-cloaked male with yellow knife, dwarf with sword and shield

Paper minis (sheet 3): Wraith, Wight x 3, Specter, Giant Rats x 3, Giant Bats x 2, Giant Vampire Bat x 2, Wolf x 4, Dire Wolf x 2, Basilisk, Doppleganger, Cockatrice, Rust Monster x 2, Displacer Beast

3 Maps: Single-sided, labelled "The Fighters' Academy, component code 1081XXX0701; single-sided, labelled "Tower of Evil", component code 1081XXX0702; single-sided, labelled "Lair of the Vampire Lord", component code 1081XXX0703.

Note: This set also has some sheets of cardstock dungeon dressing tokens, which I haven't listed here but can if you need those.

  


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Post Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 9:30 am 
 

Thanks, Echohawk! Good work. When I get a chance I will consolidate this info with the DF thread.


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