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One of the highest-ranking typs of demons, Mariliths generally lead armies into war. They combine beauty and deadliness in a fearsome dervish of bladed death.
You know, neither Marilith figure has really been all that good. The old one has a goofy face and funny armor, and the new one has AWFUL seams. But if you ignore those flaws, they are kind of cool.
(P. S. Kary from Final Fantasy was originally named MArilith, but renamed to avoid copyright infringement. There was alot of that in the first Final Fantasy)
Name: Pikachu
AKA: Yellow Cheek Pikachu
Release Date: 1999/January/9
Expansion / Set: Base Set - Unlimited (Rev 1)
Card #: 58/102
Approx. Value: $0.50 - $2.00
Notes:
The Base Set is a very unique expansion, it is the first set of English Pokémon cards, and also the first to be translated and published by Wizards of the Coast. The name "Base Set" was given to this expansion by fans and collectors because it is the basis for where Pokémon TCG started in the USA. Another interesting fact about this expansion is that it is the only set to be revised after it was released.
Unlike the Japanese cards, almost all of the expansions produced by WotC had a 1st and 2nd print run. Cards that were part of the first print run had the “edition 1” insignia and are referred to “1st edition”, while the 2nd print run cards lacked the insignia and are referred to as “unlimited”. Booster packs that contained 1st edition cards, were also stamp with the insignia.
With the huge success, Wizards decided to revise and republish the Base Set, not just to the cards, the booster packs & theme decks were also changed. The cards got an added drop shadow, the text for HP values and attacks were bold, and the last change was the removal of “99”. This revised version is referred to as the "Unlimited" Base Set and had a very long print run, making these cards much less valuable than the “Shadowless" versions. The packs for the unlimited set were changed quite a bit from the “Shadowless” packs. The “11 ADDITIONAL GAME CARDS” is listed instead of “11 Tradable Game Cards”. The fan of 3 Pokémon cards in the bottom right corner was removed. "TRADING CARD GAME" was moved to the bottom of the pack. The cards in this revised Base Set never had the 1st edition insignia.
14 variations of this card were released. This version has a drop shadow.
List of similiar cards:
Base Set (1st Edition Shadowless) Red Cheek Pikachu
Base Set (1st Edition Shadowless) Yellow Cheek Pikachu
Base Set (1st Edition Shadowless) Misprint Pikachu
Base Set (Unlimited Shadowless) Red Cheek Pikachu
Base Set (Unlimited Shadowless) Yellow Cheek Pikachu
Base Set (Unlimited - Rev 1) Pikachu
E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) Convention Pikachu
Nintendo Power Magazine Pikachu
Base Set (Unlimited - Rev 2) Pikachu
This figure is a D&D Fomorian, actually. Based on the ancient pre-fairy titans from Celtic mythology, Fomorians in D&D were, for many years, just particularly ugly and deformed giants. In 4th Edition, they were revisited and moved a little closer to their roots, now appearing as deformed and insane titanic lords of the evil fairies. And hey, that's cool!
Uniquely built to survive the harsh environs of Dark Sun, the Thri-Kreen thrive in their colonies underground.
The remnants of the souls of mortasl driven mad from forbidden knowledge, Allips spread their insanity to all who come near.
This is the BEST MONOPOLY PIECE EVER!
Oh yeah, and it's cool in D&D, too. Brains in a Jars (is that the right way to pluralize them?) possess quite a bit of magical and psionic power, but are physically near-helpless. Also, this is probably what I will end up becoming. Abrain in a jar, attached to a computer.
(Who says I'm not already one?)
In a moment of pure logic, somebody said, "Hey, trolls regenerate from anything, right? So why don't we stick sharp pieces of metal in them?"
And so, cyber-trolls were born. Sort of. Bladerager Trolls have had metal armor and weapons painfully grafted into their bodies, which then healed around them. They are very dangerous.
Illithids are known for enthralling weak-minded beings to do their dirty work, and the slow, savage Quaggoths are perfect for this.
Yes, the bar itself is technically a mini - you get those parts in a boxed set. Is this not awesome?
Abishai are servants of Tiamat and tangentally related to dragons. Red Abishai are the most powerful of their kin.
A three-headed undead magician, Skull Lords have varying powers based on the skulls that partly compose their bodies.
Although usually identified as a creation of August Derleth, the byakhees first appeared in Lovecraft's story, "The Festival," though they were unnamed. Freakish, semi-insectile gargoyles, they serve the Yellow King Hastur and can fly in space, often offering hapless travellers transport beyond the realms of sanity.
As his body was warped by the Far Realm, the Mangler's arms split at the elbows, turning him into the horrid creature you see today.
Originally developed for the D&D toyline and then later appearing in the cartoon, Warduke eventually became a real RPG character!
Part of the Horned Society, Warduke is a vicious, ruthless bounty hunter in the world of Greyhawk. He is so legendary that the mere sight of his mask has been known to cause entire armies to flee.
(There's a red gem on that helmet, but the paint flaked off. d'oh!)
Name: Pikachu
AKA: Gold Border Pikachu
Release Date: 2000/February/24
Expansion / Set: Base Set 2
Theme Deck: Lightning Bug Theme Deck
Card #: 87/130
Approx. Value: $20.00 - $25.00
Notes:
Base Set 2 was a combination of Jungle and Base Set. Wizards of the Coast usually performs these sorts of reprintings with their card games, and Pokémon TCG was of no exception. At the time this proved to be an unpopular decision between fans and players. This Set was never released in Japan.
I haven't found much info on why the border is a gold/orange color. It is probably just an error.
14 variations of this card were released. This version has the Base Set 2 logo & a gold/orange border.
List of similiar cards:
Base Set (1st Edition Shadowless) Red Cheek Pikachu
Base Set (1st Edition Shadowless) Yellow Cheek Pikachu
Base Set (1st Edition Shadowless) Misprint Pikachu
Base Set (Unlimited Shadowless) Red Cheek Pikachu
Base Set (Unlimited Shadowless) Yellow Cheek Pikachu
Base Set (Unlimited - Rev 1) Pikachu
E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) Convention Pikachu
Nintendo Power Magazine Pikachu
Base Set (Unlimited - Rev 2) Pikachu
Top Deck Magazine (Jumbo) Pikachu
Base Set 2 (Gold Border) Pikachu
No, this is not the Titan version of a Stone Giant! Stone Giants were missing from the first 4th Edition Monster Manual, with Hill Giants as the early "earth" giant stand-ins. Hill Giants are basically big cavemen, but Earth Titans are walking mountains of stone and dirt. I love the detail on this one - and yes, it is meant to also sub for a huge Earth Elemental if you want. Some minis are like that.
For a Mind Flayer to become a lich means rejection of the Elder Brain and everything Illithid society stands for. And yet, arcane immortality is just so tempting...
As much as people like to rag on H. P. Lovecraft for being racist, the only group he actually called "The Great Race" were these weirdos!
Kind of similar in concept to the Elder Things, the Great Race of Yith was a pre-human sentient species that ruled earth millions and millions of years ago.
So, what makes them so "great?" The Yithians are the only creatures to have mastered time travel, of a sort. They could transport their minds throughout history, swapping with the bodies of anything else with sufficient intelligence. In fact, when the time came for their species to finally go extinct (at the hands of the Flying Polyps), the Great Race of Yith simply projected themselves billions of years into the future, swapping with the bodies of the beetle-like Coleopterous race, which will dominate the earth after humanity is gone.
The Yithians appeared most prominently in The Shadow Out of Time, in which they swapped with a professor for a period of several years, simply to learn more about human culture. He, in turn, learned about the Great Race of Yith.
"Fury knows no friends."
The idea behind a werewolf is pretty simple. Wolves are vicious. When you want to think about the toughest predator around, a wolf is pretty much it unless you live near some big cats (or in the Lost Valley of the Tyrannosaurus).
Kind of odd how they're always alone, though. "Lone Wolf" doesn't make too much sense for a pack animal, but oh, well.
In-game, the Lone Wolf has good stats, but also the "Loner" ability, which means he must attack alone. This is the dumbest ability ever, and you will never use this guy in Dreamblade.
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Swordwings and Crownwings (small and large) have one defining feature, to quote the Monster Manual:
"Swordwings are supreme collectors, gathering rare items and arranging them in galleries within their cavernous lairs. A swordwing’s collection defines it as an individual. A typical swordwing favors one particular collectable, while crownwings keep multiple collections. Typical “collectables” include skulls, weapons, gems, magic items, books, monster eggs, and victims’ hearts."
They infest the underdark, but those wings imply that they also survive on the surface, as well. They are aberrant, and that includes mentality as well as appearance - Swordwings are alien. They know Deep Speech, although I doubt that their mouths can form the words. The collector aspect of a Swordwing is important. It isn't just that they pile skulls or tear hearts out of people. Perhaps a Swordwing is fascinated by your wizard's staff, or wants the cleric's shiny necklace. Maybe it just wants all those little figures your artificer keeps making. Yes, essentially, Swordwings are DDM consumers. Therefore, not every encounter should be an immediate mugging, although who's to say that it won't turn violent when your people say "no?" A Swordwing needs to be a little more consistent than a Crownwing - essentially, Swordwings like to collect DDM, whereas Crownwings also collect Monsterpocalypse, WoW minis, Star Wars Miniatures, Dreamblade, and they like to paint Reaper in their spare time. If they want something, it's a compulsion. The creature can't help it without a deliberate act of will.
So basically, they are me.
Dragon-slaying is a tough business. Your life expectancy is understandably short.
Now, THIS is an awesome Dreamblade figure! The Unated Ragedrake cost 13 poinhts to spawn - one more than you could get from dice rolls - and is pretty much the single most powerful piece in the game, rivalled only by the Warmonger. It hits INSANELY hard, and has two abilities that increase its damage potential - one with bonus damage, and one that lets excess damage spill into another space. The fun thing was that, if you used another figure's ability to move this guy, you could sneak him into an empty space and then use that spillover ability to hit way elsewhere.
The Ragedrake, at the time, was one of two figures that cost roughly $40-$50 on the secondary market. Currently... it still does. Seriously. Glad I've had this guy for years!