Being very much an old-school gamer and occasional wargamer, I've always had a fondness for miniatures, myself. We have gigantic hordes of lead minis in our group and I used to customise figurines for well-loved player characters.
I don't have the time to do so much of that nowadays, so my collection has stagnated for a while. But I have recently picked up the brush, bought a new set of paints and started work on a new batch of figures. It's the rediscovery of a forgotten pleasure. Very therapeutic, good for developing concentration and manual dexterity. For some reason I always listen to Uriah Heep when I'm painting. I don't know why, it's just one of my things.
Minis are not essential for a good game but I find it gives you something to focus on. We always have the figures for player characters out on the table even when the session involves no dice rolls at all and it's just pure RP.
Being very much an old-school gamer and occasional wargamer, I've always had a fondness for miniatures, myself. We have gigantic hordes of lead minis in our group and I used to customise figurines for well-loved player characters.
I don't have the time to do so much of that nowadays, so my collection has stagnated for a while. But I have recently picked up the brush, bought a new set of paints and started work on a new batch of figures. It's the rediscovery of a forgotten pleasure. Very therapeutic, good for developing concentration and manual dexterity. For some reason I always listen to Uriah Heep when I'm painting. I don't know why, it's just one of my things.
Minis are not essential for a good game but I find it gives you something to focus on. We always have the figures for player characters out on the table even when the session involves no dice rolls at all and it's just pure RP.