Theme Packs?

[Leon]

What kind of themes would people like to see for the Dungeon packs?  Let me know your suggestions and we'll see what we can come up with.

[nikharwood]

- Tomb of the Pharoahs
- Lair of the Goblin King
- Crypt of the Undead
- The Rat Kingdom
- Spider Mountain
- The Demon Pits
- The Dwarven Mines
- Maze of the Minotaur [beastmen]
- Jungle Temple of the Lizard King
- Citadel of the Samurai Apes
- Lair of the Hill Trolls

[Sandinista]

I read the title as theme parks, and thought Leon had a crazy new idea

[Maenoferren]

Pretty much what Nik said,
if you had divers you could have an undersea version lair of the fish people,
Sci fi version using marines and alien types it doesnt matter that it is stone, set on a distant workd 

[Fenton]

Wasnt there a 30's film series based on Atalntis?...that would be quite fun, they reminded me as Greeks or Trojans

[Fenton]

Actually

http://www.filmsite.org/serialfilms.html

[capthugeca]

All what Nick said plus...

The Thieves Guild
Nadsokor - City of Beggars

[OldenBUA]

Basically what Nick said, a variation could be a Necromancers Tower with undead, monsters and the creepy guy himself. And can you really do without a Dragon's Lair? In all cases I think that a theme pack should include appropriate scenery and accessories, as well as a good number of monsters.

A Hero pack could also be nice: various individual figures, maybe some side-kicks, pack animals, other bits. I'd pick that up straight away.

[nikharwood]

A Hero pack could also be nice: various individual figures, maybe some side-kicks, pack animals, other bits. I'd pick that up straight away.

Good call - definitely could do with a couple variants of these 

[sixsideddice]

Everything Nik said (excellent suggestions), and I like  capthugeca`s Thieves Guild idea very much indeed.

As for Pack animals, I already have some of these (I don`t remember what the order numbers are) which are now painted, based and varnished and waiting to go in future batreps.

Individuals, Civvies, side kicks, at the moment, I pick and chose minis as I come across them in various Pendraken packs.... a pack focused on just these would be amazing.

Six  

[O Dinas Powys]

I've had a couple of ideas.

Firstly, packs based on suitable figures from the non-fantasy ranges, especially those from fire-arm eras.  I'm currently playing Conan-inspired Swords and Sorcery Savage Worlds, so the following have sprung to mind:
Picts of the Savage Wilderness: non fire-armed Woods Indians from the French Indian Wars (plus possibly Plains Indians).
"Zingaran" Pirates: Conquistador types with morions.
Warriors of the Black Nations: appropriate types from the Zulu Wars (and possibly the Sudan/Egypt range).
Stygia: I didn't see any ancient Egyptian range, but Ancient Carthage, Dark Age Arabs and possibly the Sudan/Egypt range and Ottoman Turks (and the snakes mummies of course ).

Secondly, themed rooms/lairs including appropriate dungeon furnishings was well as the "monsters", eg:
Wizard's Laboratory: book cases, tables & chairs, tome on pedestal, fireplace, etc
Necromancer's Crypt: stone altar, coffins, crates of skulls, ...
(Goblin) Barracks: tables, chairs, beds, crates of apples, ...
Traders' Camp: fire, pack animals, tents, carts, goods, ...

The other thing I'd like to see would be a box (say the size of the booster pack) of corridors elements (with doors, floor furnishings and clean-up crew monsters).

[Leon]

Some good ideas here, I'll have a play about and see what I can come up with.

[republic of tolworth]

I still like the theme park idea

[O Dinas Powys]

Just remembered - seeing the Sudan Mahdi cavalry here: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=1733.0;topicseen - there's also a lot of desert nomad and Asiatic mountain men in Conan!

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

How about a "Prisoner of Zenda" type pack - late 19tth century , sabres and revolvers.

IanS

[Cyril]

Hi everyone,
wow.. lots of good suggestions here. You know, you should forbid Nik to reply when such questions are asked... He tends to eat all the pie and leave nothing for the others

Yet, I guess an inspiration that could drag lots of people would be the all-time classic: "Return of the Witch Lord" expansion for MB's Hero Quest.
Let's see:
- miniatures:
|- some undead minions,
|- a big bad "witch lord" that can be the skeleton hero, a vampire, a zombie wizard or why not an undead centaur ?
|- his guards (I WANT the big skeletons )
|- may be the big crucified "iron maiden" mummy acting like the undead version of a sphinx
|- I like the side kicks idea. Maybe another hero ? (any pack should include a "guest star hero" )

- some more furniture:
|- a coffin 
|- a crate of skulls
|- some remains
|- a wizard table + a chair
(of course even though I say "a", I'd prefer "some" )

- maybe some more rooms + doors
I tend to prefer little rooms as big rooms often feel empty unless you have a ton of furniture.

[nikharwood]

You know, you should forbid Nik to reply when such questions are asked... He tends to eat all the pie and leave nothing for the others

Oops - sorry 'bout that 

[OldenBUA]

As requested by Leon.

'Island of the Savage Queen'. Complete with scantily clad amazons and their Queen, and maybe the odd dinosaur, great ape or other jungle animal. And a band of pirates/explorers/seamen to fall into their evil clutches. Or not.

Pirates (depending on time-frame) from ECW/FIW ranges?
Explorers/seamen from the Boers, or the SCW ranges?

To get you all in the right mood...

[O Dinas Powys]

As requested by Leon.

'Island of the Savage Queen'. Complete with scantily clad amazons and their Queen, and maybe the odd dinosaur, great ape or other jungle animal. And a band of pirates/explorers/seamen to fall into their evil clutches. Or not.

Pirates (depending on time-frame) from ECW/FIW ranges?
Explorers/seamen from the Boers, or the SCW ranges?

To get you all in the right mood...

This instantly made me think of the fabulous Ray Harryhausen Sinbad movies - so throw in an option for be-turbaned, scimitar-wielding protagonists too.

[sixsideddice]

Ratmen......  yes, without a doubt Ratmen  

Yeah you`ve guessed it. Ratties are my latest wish list craze. I was looking through a few dusty old copies of White Dwarf from the mid 1990`s and was blown away by just how atmospheric and cool looking the GW Skaven looked back then; and the story mythos behind them was fascinating and very dark.

Yesssssss!!! 10mm Ratmen would be Ssssoooo Sweeeeeeet!!!! *hisssssss*

Six

PS: (UPDATE) okay, first batch ordered    I`ve seen them; Failed (my willpower dice roll), and now they will conquer!!! I simply have to have an entire horde of these critters gracing my tables.