Reply To: Lore vs. Game

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Well, in an RPG the DM may have to have a larger collection of minis than any of the players,  but not by a factor of x 100 , x 1000 or more. As Orcs or Skeletons die at the hands of the Elf with the bow, the Dwarf with the axe or the Barbarian with the brohdsoahd (…), he simply feeds them back into line at the rear, as only a few of them will be visible in the dungeon tunnel at a time anyway.

In a battle game, however, Legolas is surrounded by thousands of Orcs, thousands of Haradrim, several  dozen Mumakil – and he takes them all down while barely breaking a sweat…… How much was the (plastic) Oliphant by GW again ? 1 of them ? How much are they today on FlEabay ? And where would one play such a game, assuming you would be able to hire the entire town to help paint all those minis ? Certainly not on a table…..the backyard maybe, or a FEMA -Mart parking lot.