tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post1876502476556800264..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: check out this crazy hag!Jeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-57641996059546397642011-12-16T14:41:54.932-06:002011-12-16T14:41:54.932-06:00Building my own Fimmy clan right now... nearing co...Building my own Fimmy clan right now... nearing completion in fact! Only for GW to bring them back, offends me argh! :)Fimm Mc Coolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885795569418541399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-48473264236886731852011-08-01T09:43:13.756-05:002011-08-01T09:43:13.756-05:00My girl is looking pretty good there. Currently wo...My girl is looking pretty good there. Currently working on some more fimir. Would love some more of the older models thoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-27308690948140396712011-06-29T06:32:42.412-05:002011-06-29T06:32:42.412-05:00Fimir are really cool creatures - it's be good...Fimir are really cool creatures - it's be good to see them back in some sort of capacity, even if it was something like the "supporting-act background and models"Picachuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18064651275869786411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-34063366253585890622011-06-28T16:53:43.494-05:002011-06-28T16:53:43.494-05:00If not for their appearance in HeroQuest, no one w...If not for their appearance in HeroQuest, no one would know that they even ever existed - being an esoteric legend, like the Zaots - and even still, most HQ fans still dont know much about their background.Malcadonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03111796978336546944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-21209986805677814572011-06-28T07:34:54.410-05:002011-06-28T07:34:54.410-05:00Poor old Fimir, wiped out by studio infighting (th...Poor old Fimir, wiped out by studio infighting (the sculptors got the scale wrong; the writers got the blame) and the expansion of Beastmen, Skaven and Dark Elves(!) into their conceptual niche.<br /><br />Looks like I'll have to change their write-up in <i>Small But Vicious Dog</i> (WFRP B/X).Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-21583949576731805732011-06-28T07:09:24.883-05:002011-06-28T07:09:24.883-05:00Never even knew Fimir had been dropped; Hero Quest...Never even knew Fimir had been dropped; <i>Hero Quest</i> is definitely a great introduction to adventure gaming, though!<br /><br />(As a side note, I always figured the gargoyle was a statue of a bloodthirster).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646247954542936623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-18049503644452908752011-06-28T02:32:08.768-05:002011-06-28T02:32:08.768-05:00But for the record, the gargoyle (knocking off the...<i>But for the record, the gargoyle (knocking off the balrog by wielding a whip and badass sword at the same time) was waaaaay bigger and cooler than the fimir.</i><br /><br />Well, to be fair, the <i>HeroQuest</i> "gargoyle" is a <i>Warhammer</i> bloodthirster, and it's the bloodthirster that's borrowing from the balrog.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-18840186260529812632011-06-28T00:09:25.455-05:002011-06-28T00:09:25.455-05:00The original Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay rulebook h...The original Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay rulebook has a nice writeup on the Fimir. They are gloriously f'd up, a big influence on the way I think of monsters in RPGs now, and were a big reason why I fell in love with WFRP back in the day.letsdamagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02145102722055581254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-37558559558445537552011-06-27T23:50:34.344-05:002011-06-27T23:50:34.344-05:00Somebody said the magic word, hell yeah heroquest!...Somebody said the magic word, hell yeah heroquest!<br /><br />It was practically the Basic Set of the 1990-ish era. AD&D was even introduced to me as "heroquest without the board".<br /><br />Anyway, I find it a little weird that you haven't heard of fimir until recently 'cause they were literally in the first dungeon I ever played! <br /><br />But for the record, the gargoyle (knocking off the balrog by wielding a whip and badass sword at the same time) was waaaaay bigger and cooler than the fimir.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-85958803842371786452011-06-27T22:53:39.786-05:002011-06-27T22:53:39.786-05:00Legion: Have you posted your port of them anywhere...Legion: Have you posted your port of them anywhere?faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-30068729893051800172011-06-27T20:32:26.086-05:002011-06-27T20:32:26.086-05:00The Fimir are one of my all-time favourite races. ...The Fimir are one of my all-time favourite races. I've ported them into OD&D because of their unadulterated awesome.<br />This is the bible on them:<br /><br />http://www.warpstone.org/issues_pages/issue25.htmLegionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743073987491198533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-55134348042477465522011-06-27T19:23:23.595-05:002011-06-27T19:23:23.595-05:00I like the idea of the matriarch outliving the mal...I like the idea of the matriarch outliving the males.<br /><br />@Adelaide Gamer...Max ErnstThe Drunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292082916107221498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-39082410218997916012011-06-27T16:58:51.620-05:002011-06-27T16:58:51.620-05:00That looks like one of Frank Ernst's surrealis...That looks like one of Frank Ernst's surrealist creations from the '30s.Adelaide Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-83140761905658274512011-06-27T15:53:02.507-05:002011-06-27T15:53:02.507-05:00http://www.bloodmoonminis.com/store.html
Blood Mo...http://www.bloodmoonminis.com/store.html<br /><br />Blood Moon Miniatures sells some familiar-looking "Bog Raiders"...Kullervohttp://asurastar.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-27139716759738157002011-06-27T15:48:33.975-05:002011-06-27T15:48:33.975-05:00JasonZavoda, I quite agree!
As I recall, there...<b>JasonZavoda</b>, I quite agree!<br /><br />As I recall, there's a full page drawing of all the Fimir variants in the original <i>WFRP</i>.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-66135787183994712772011-06-27T15:45:36.465-05:002011-06-27T15:45:36.465-05:00Oh man, they'll be perfect for Wessex.
Hopefu...Oh man, they'll be perfect for Wessex.<br /><br />Hopefully the re-introduction of the Fimir into Warhammer will be a good one, too.Kullervohttp://asurastar.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-77367972254028702992011-06-27T15:39:11.208-05:002011-06-27T15:39:11.208-05:00Fimir are also the coolest (and biggest) monster o...Fimir are also the coolest (and biggest) monster of the old HeroQuest game. HeroQuest is perhaps the best intro to RPGs ever created.Jason Zavodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109502376214104276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-39285265708508584122011-06-27T15:15:17.439-05:002011-06-27T15:15:17.439-05:00I loved the Fimir. Another relic of a time when Wa...I loved the Fimir. Another relic of a time when <i>Warhammer</i> was much more interesting than it is today.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-48366795588161622532011-06-27T15:11:14.987-05:002011-06-27T15:11:14.987-05:00Even in D&D land, everyone needs a little lovi...Even in D&D land, everyone needs a little lovin'.christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650456794111980661noreply@blogger.com