Advertisement

The fifth set, Aberrations, contains both Starter Sets and Booster Packs. There are 60 miniatures in the set. It is due to be released in October 2004.

D&D Miniatures Starter Set

The Starter Set provides all the starting materials a player needs to become familiar with Dungeon & Dragons miniatures. This Starter Set replaces the version released in 2003. It contains 8 new terrain tiles, and as the rules have been revamped to better facilitate multi-player games, it also contains an updated rulebook. Like the figures in the corresponding Aberrations Booster Pack, the figures in the Starter Set will be chosen directly from key D&D titles, including Complete Divine, Monster Manual III, Serpent Kingdoms, the new Eberron Campaign Setting, and the first Eberron adventure, Shadows of the Last War.

Starter Set Components:

• 12 randomized pre-painted plastic miniatures with stat cards (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 8 common)
  
• Rare, common, and uncommon miniatures
• A complete basic rulebook, updated for 2004
• A 20-sided dice
• A checklist for the Aberrations set
• Battle grid mapsheet and new terrain tiles
• Damage Counters

Release Date: October 2004
Price: $19.99 US, $29.99 CAN

Official Product Page

Aberrations Booster Pack

The Aberrations Booster Pack contains a randomized selection of figures designed to expand any collection of Dungeon & Dragons miniatures. Like the figures in the corresponding Starter Set, the figures in the Aberrations set will be chosen directly from key D&D titles, including Complete Divine, Monster Manual III, Serpent Kingdoms, the new Eberron Campaign Setting, and the first Eberron adventure, Shadows of the Last War.

Components:

• Eight randomized, pre-painted, plastic miniatures (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 4 common)
  
• Statistics cards for each miniature
• An Aberrations set checklist

Release date: 20th October 2004
Price: $12.99 US, $18.99 CAN

Official Product Page

Set List

• 23 Rares, 21 Uncommons, 16 Commons
• Spoiler List (webpage); Spoiler List (pdf download)
• Set Gallery

1	Alusair Obarskyr	rare	LG	46 pts	preview preview	FR
2	Anvil of Thunder	uncommon	LG	25 pts	image	CW
3	Celestial Black Bear	common	LG	9 pts	image	Core
4	Cleric of St. Cuthbert	uncommon	LG	29 pts	preview	Core
5	Dragon Samurai	rare	LG	60 pts	image	MHb
6	Exorcist of the Silver Flame	rare	LG	38 pts	image	Eb
7	Hill Dwarf Warrior	common	LG	4 pts	image	Core
8	Man-at-Arms	common	LG	3 pts	resculpt image	Core
9	Rhek	uncommon	LG	22 pts	preview	BoED
10	Warforged Hero	rare	LG	36 pts	preview preview	Eb
11	Aasimar Favored Soul	uncommon	LG/CG	20 pts	image	MHb
12	Adventuring Wizard	rare	CG	36 pts	preview	Core
13	Bariaur Ranger	uncommon	CG	16 pts	image	PlanH
14	Cleric of Garl Glittergold	uncommon	CG	31 pts	small preview	Core
15	Crow Shaman	rare	CG	26 pts	preview	CD
16	Elf Warrior	common	CG	4 pts	image	Core
17	Frenzied Berserker	rare	CG	52 pts	preview	CW
18	Half-Elf Bow Initiate	rare	CG	43 pts	image	CW
19	Longtooth Barbarian	uncommon	CG	27 pts	preview	Eb
20	Sharn Cutthroat	uncommon	CG	9 pts	image	Eb
21	Valenar Commander	rare	CG	38 pts	preview	Eb
22	Formian Warrior	uncommon	LG/LE	16 pts	image	Core
23	Ethereal Filcher	uncommon	CG/CE	10 pts	preview	Core
24	Ryld Argith	rare	CG/CE	55 pts	image preview	FR
25	Wyvern	rare	CG/CE	36 pts	large image	Core
26	Achaierai	rare	LE	29 pts	large image	Core
27	Bladebearer Hobgoblin	uncommon	LE	21 pts	preview	Eb
28	Dekanter Goblin	common	LE	5 pts	image	MoF
29	Destrachan	uncommon	LE	26 pts	large preview preview	Core
30	Emerald Claw Soldier	common	LE	6 pts	image	Eb
31	Fiendish Dire Weasel	common	LE	8 pts	image	Core
32	Green Dragon	rare	LE	28 pts	image	Core
33	Half-Elf Hexblade	uncommon	LE	33 pts	image	CW
34	Half-Illithid Lizardfolk	uncommon	LE	13 pts	preview	FF
35	Hook Horror	rare	LE	39 pts	large preview preview	MM2
36	Iron Cobra	uncommon	LE	14 pts	image	FF
37	Kobold Champion	common	LE	11 pts	small preview preview	Core
38	Kobold Sorcerer	uncommon	LE	20 pts	small preview preview	Core
39	Mind Flayer Telepath	rare	LE	38 pts	preview	XPH
40	Mongrelfolk	common	LE	3 pts	preview	FF
41	Myconid Guard	common	LE	9 pts	image	MM2
42	Sahuagin Ranger	uncommon	LE	15 pts	preview	Core
43	Silent Wolf Goblin	common	LE	12 pts	image	Eb
44	Skullsplitter	rare	LE	28 pts	image	?
45	Flesh Golem	rare	LE/CE	51 pts	large image	Core
46	Carrion Tribe Barbarian	common	CE	12 pts	image	Eb
47	Choker	uncommon	CE	14 pts	small image	Core
48	Chuul	rare	CE	51 pts	large preview	Core
49	Fiendish Giant Praying Mantis	rare	CE	33 pts	large image	Core
50	Gibbering Mouther	rare	CE	26 pts	preview	Core
51	Gnoll	common	CE	3 pts	resculpt preview	Core
52	Gnoll Skeleton	common	CE	5 pts	preview	Core
53	Ice Troll	rare	CE	31 pts	large preview	UE
54	Mad Slasher	uncommon	CE	9 pts	preview	MHb
55	Mountain Orc	common	CE	12 pts	preview preview	RoF
56	Ogre Zombie	rare	CE	29 pts	large image	Core
57	Orc Sergeant	uncommon	CE	24 pts	image	Core
58	Taer	common	CE	8 pts	image	UE
59	Yuan-Ti Abomination	rare	CE	48 pts	large preview	Core
60	Yuan-Ti Halfblood	uncommon	CE	48 pts	picture	Core

BoED=Book of Exalted Deeds; CD=Complete Divine; CW=Complete Warrior; Eb=Eberron; FF=Fiend Folio; MM2=Monster Manual 2; MoF=Monsters of Faerun; PlanH=Planar Handbook; RoF=Races of Faerun; UE=Unapproachable East; XPH=Expanded Psionics Handbook

General Notes

Starters: Although it was hoped that every starter of Aberrations would contain a commander, Rob Heinsoo has confirmed that the design team's plans in that area were not successful: there may be starters without commanders.

Rulebook: The Aberrations set contains the new rulebook, although a version will also be available on the Wizards website and updated with any errata or clarifications that are made.

Cases: There are 12 boosters in a (booster) case of Aberrations, and 6 starters in a (starter) case.

Medium Silver Dragon: The promotional Medium Silver Dragon figure (picture) will not appear in Aberrations - though it will appear in a future set.

New Rulebook: The Aberrations rulebook may be downloaded from the Wizards miniature FAQ page.

New Abilities: This set sees the removal of Difficult as a creature ability (disadvantage). Instead, the new abilities of Wild and Feast appear.

Designer Posts

Rob Heinsoo: Aberrations is a new starter set and designed to be played at 100 points out of of the box.

But we did learn some things from Harbinger, and I can tell you that part of the aim was to make creatures that could be at home in both 100 and 200 point games. Most of the 'wusses' aren't quite as wussy.

Mike Donais: Aberrations will have entry packs and boosters. Aberrations will be designed for better limited play as well as 100 and 200 point constructed play. I think it is our best set for limited play so far.

The rulebook will be updated. It is clearer and it includes the errata and clarifies some frequently asked questions. It is cleaned up a lot.

We made 8 new terrain tiles that are roughly equivalent in power level to the old ones and hopefully look cooler. My plan is to allow both the old and the new terrain tiles in tournaments. We re-did the stat cards, they look good now.

Distribution Notes

As with other sets, there are three uncommon slots and four common slots. (Thanks to Patrick Lynch for this information.) Cases are seeded with 3 of each common figure, and at least 1 of each uncommon figure.

Common Slot A: Hill Dwarf Warrior, Man-at-Arms; Mongrelfolk; Gnoll
Common Slot B: Elf Warrior, Dekanter Goblin; Fiendish Dire Weasel; Gnoll Skeleton
Common Slot C: Celestial Black Bear; Emerald Claw Soldier; Myconoid Guard; Taer
Common Slot D: Kobold Champion; Silent Wolf Goblin; Carrion Tribe Barbarian; Mountain Orc
Uncommon Slot A: Sharn Cutthroat; Ethereal Filcher; Half-Illithid Lizardfolk; Iron Cobra; Sahuagin Ranger; Choker; Mad Slasher
Uncommon Slot B: Rhek; Aasimar Favoured Soul; Bariaur Ranger; Formian Warrior; Bladebearer Hobgoblin; Destrachan; Kobold Sorcerer
Uncommon Slot C: Anvil of Thunder; Cleric of St Cuthbert; Cleric of Garl Glittergold; Longtooth Barbarian; Half-Elf Hexblade; Orc Sergeant; Yuan-Ti Halfblood

Other sites of interest

Lemonbutter.com's Aberrations preview page