After exploring the influence that the Monster Manual had on Citadel's Fantasy Tribe orcs and dwarfs, I though I'd have a poke around and see if the hobgoblin entry shed any light on Citadel's early range.
And it did. Some armament influences are detectable: "sword & whip" - possibly the origin of the "discipline master" figure that recurred throughout Citadel's early hobgoblin ranges. And the mace that the fellow above is holding could be loosely interpreted as a morning star.
But look at the paragraph below the weapon list:
That business with the standard must surely be the source of the hobgoblin propensity to Frenzy in the Warhammer rules. It's there in the first and second editions. But in the third edition, it's restricted to Mourngul hobgoblins in the presence of their tribal standard (pulled on a hobhound-drawn cart if I remember correctly).
A case of Warhammer hobgoblins returning to their roots?
Waow, wonderful minis, never saw them before, the true D&D spirit :)
ReplyDeleteYes, they're a nice if obscure range. I don't think they were in production very long - but there's a matching range on Kickstarter at the moment:
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Interesting stuff and you've done a great job with those old preslotta Hobgobs - love the blue hair!
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