a 1000 orcs [Archive] - Wizards Community

a 1000 orcs [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Dmhall
05-13-07, 11:51 PM I am a old hand at dm'ing and after seeing 300 i wanted to run a war campain against the orcs and make it non magical. i want a army of orcs lots of em but i can't seem to buy and nonrare minetures in bulck i want to buy bulck i have tried troll and toad they got like 8 at a time and other places send me to buy boxes but all i want are orcs simple orcs any suggestions as to where to go online?
therougepenguin
05-14-07, 12:03 AM you could try ebay
Bahamut_the_Gold
05-14-07, 02:56 AM Try www.gamerocket.net

Contact them at wantlist@gamerocket.net and tell them your wants, they *MIGHT* cut you a deal
green_yawgmoth
05-14-07, 04:53 AM Just get a $4 thing of honey roasted peanuts and space them out. Then as they die, you get snacks! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/yawgmoth/kittyjig.gif
tryco
05-14-07, 04:57 AM or you could buy 100 orcs and let them attack your Pc's (or what else they're fighting against) in 10 waves.

cheaper and with the same results.
Steven_Arborosa
05-14-07, 07:31 AM 10,000 orcs? That would cost a ton, and even if you managed to get them cheaply, it'd still take you forever (By forever I mean years) to paint them.

The 10 waves idea is probably your best bet. Hey, if you're cheap, you could get only 10 and recycle as they die?

Also, in case you didn't know, if you want to run a war campaign, I like the WOTC supplement Heroes of Battle. It has a lot of rules to help put the whole war adventure into perspective.
Seeker95
05-14-07, 08:42 AM 10,000 orcs?He said 1,000. :P it'd still take you forever (By forever I mean years) to paint them.The new plastic WotC minis come pre-painted.
celtredleg
05-14-07, 09:58 AM I have over 200 DDM orcs. If I want to suplement them with warhammer, that riases to over 400. What I dont have is the space to deploy them all at once.

Do you have a full basement or something to set this all up on? That is going to be a huge mob. Be very cool to see as well.
RobbyPants
05-14-07, 10:31 AM At first, I was going to warn the OP that 1,000 orc minis would take up a lot of space, but I decided to do some math before I looked like a noob. :P

In a square (assuming a 1" grid), you could get 1,000 minis in less than a 32" x 32" space. I'm curious as to how you're setting this up. Will the PC's be held up in a small crevace, similar to 300? Are they in a fort?

If you actually take the time (and money! :P) to buy 1,000 minis, they could make interesting battle trophies for each of the PCs to collect, and count up after the battle!
Cartigan
05-14-07, 10:31 AM He said 1,000. :P
Oh, that means it only costs 10% of a ton.

They make a good point. Considering the space that would take up, would you even need a fraction of 1000? You might need like, at most 20..

And I find it ironic you want 1000 orcs to represent 300 as opposed to LotR where they were attacked by thousands of orcs.
NaeraBlueshadow
05-14-07, 02:44 PM like someone said yo ucan use warhamme rminis that would be better for buying large numbers but thenyou have to paint them all ebay also would be a place to look.
SeptimusMagistos
05-14-07, 05:37 PM Avoid using miniatures for this session?

Just a thought.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Dmhall 05-13-07, 11:51 PM	I am a old hand at dm'ing and after seeing 300 i wanted to run a war campain against the orcs and make it non magical. i want a army of orcs lots of em but i can't seem to buy and nonrare minetures in bulck i want to buy bulck i have tried troll and toad they got like 8 at a time and other places send me to buy boxes but all i want are orcs simple orcs any suggestions as to where to go online?
therougepenguin 05-14-07, 12:03 AM	you could try ebay
Bahamut_the_Gold 05-14-07, 02:56 AM	Try www.gamerocket.net Contact them at wantlist@gamerocket.net and tell them your wants, they MIGHT cut you a deal
green_yawgmoth 05-14-07, 04:53 AM	Just get a $4 thing of honey roasted peanuts and space them out. Then as they die, you get snacks! :D http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/yawgmoth/kittyjig.gif
tryco 05-14-07, 04:57 AM	or you could buy 100 orcs and let them attack your Pc's (or what else they're fighting against) in 10 waves. cheaper and with the same results.
Steven_Arborosa 05-14-07, 07:31 AM	10,000 orcs? That would cost a ton, and even if you managed to get them cheaply, it'd still take you forever (By forever I mean years) to paint them. The 10 waves idea is probably your best bet. Hey, if you're cheap, you could get only 10 and recycle as they die? Also, in case you didn't know, if you want to run a war campaign, I like the WOTC supplement Heroes of Battle. It has a lot of rules to help put the whole war adventure into perspective.
Seeker95 05-14-07, 08:42 AM	10,000 orcs?He said 1,000. :P it'd still take you forever (By forever I mean years) to paint them.The new plastic WotC minis come pre-painted.
celtredleg 05-14-07, 09:58 AM	I have over 200 DDM orcs. If I want to suplement them with warhammer, that riases to over 400. What I dont have is the space to deploy them all at once. Do you have a full basement or something to set this all up on? That is going to be a huge mob. Be very cool to see as well.
RobbyPants 05-14-07, 10:31 AM	At first, I was going to warn the OP that 1,000 orc minis would take up a lot of space, but I decided to do some math before I looked like a noob. :P In a square (assuming a 1" grid), you could get 1,000 minis in less than a 32" x 32" space. I'm curious as to how you're setting this up. Will the PC's be held up in a small crevace, similar to 300? Are they in a fort? If you actually take the time (and money! :P) to buy 1,000 minis, they could make interesting battle trophies for each of the PCs to collect, and count up after the battle!
Cartigan 05-14-07, 10:31 AM	He said 1,000. :P Oh, that means it only costs 10% of a ton. They make a good point. Considering the space that would take up, would you even need a fraction of 1000? You might need like, at most 20.. And I find it ironic you want 1000 orcs to represent 300 as opposed to LotR where they were attacked by thousands of orcs.
NaeraBlueshadow 05-14-07, 02:44 PM	like someone said yo ucan use warhamme rminis that would be better for buying large numbers but thenyou have to paint them all ebay also would be a place to look.
SeptimusMagistos 05-14-07, 05:37 PM	Avoid using miniatures for this session? Just a thought.