Due to various projects staring me in the face, I've grown slack in my miniature painting regiment. As such, I realize that I won't have certain pieces that I might need for upcoming sessions finished by game time. While I don't need minis, I do like using them when we play at the FLGS as they attract attention and get people wondering what we're playing.
I'm looking for some paper animal minis--horses, wolves, bears, cougars, even big game. I've taken a look on RPGNow.com and I've seen a big sheet of them for $3.00. However, I'm feeling a little stingy at the moment and if I can find them for even cheaper ($0.99 is around what I'm willing to pay) or for free, so much the better. If anyone knows where I might be able to find some animals, please let me know. Orcs, adventurers, and monsters are a snap to find, but more everyday beasties are eluding me.
Thanks!
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Ma and Pa toy stores (at least here in Vancouver) tend to have bins with little plastic farm animals and spiders and frogs and whatnot that work perfectly.
http://savagepedia.wikispaces.com/Gaming+Aids
If you scroll about 2/3s of the way down, you will find links to a number of free repositories of paper miniatures. I looked for the type of animals you requested and I didn't really find anything too promising though (sorry!), but it is a great cache for future paper mini needs.
I know just the place you are looking for: One Monk Miniatures. This site has a TON of free miniatures on it. Sci-fi, fantasy... you name it. The forums are pretty active too. The owner is a hoopy frood that really knows where his towel is.
You weren't kidding, Tim. That One Monk site has a TON of free stuff!
I've been working on making washer miniatures, which may not work as well with your current minis collection as the paper stand-up ones do, but they're cheap, easy to make and super portable.
There's a couple of tutorials here:
http://www.blackbirddreams.com/?p=156
and here:
http://newbiedm.com/2008/11/22/newbiedm-tutorial-counters-tokens-or-pogs/
Bears? Uh, Mars Markus is going back to town.
Another good source of some freebies is Dungeon Plungin'. The characters are a bit on the cartoony side, but that's the appeal.
I use www.britannica.com, which has illustrations of many animals.
Sounds like there's at least one adventuring party out there who is about to encounter a Swagger Portrait of henry VIII!
Roll for disgust!
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