I’d like to take this opportunity to post the first official communication from the original edition (OE) team, which many of you know colloquially as the 1.0 team. Designing and developing enduring and interesting stats is no light load, and and so it should come as no surprise to people that to release a quality product, it has taken some time. This has been a long and frustrating process, involving a guide for creating stats and acquiring an infrastructure to develop them. However, for those of you who still play the original edition, I think you’ll agree it was well worth the wait.

With the release of Savage Encounters just days away, it’s time to get a cup of joe ready and pore over every detail of this set’s cards.

The stat cards will be legal for all DCI-sanctioned and Online League events starting November 17, 2009.

Kevin Tatroe led the Savage Encounters design team, consisting of himself and Stephen Hagan, with additional contributions by the Wizards of the Coast restat teams. Jim Ansaldo led the development team, consisting of himself and Keith Tatroe.

Ever since 2005’s release of Archfiends, D&D Miniatures players have had a bit of a love affair with Summoning powers. The idea of setting aside a variety of figures that could be used in various situations, surrounding the enemy with them, and squeezing? Timmy, Johnny, and even Spike find something to love in the idea.

Several figures in the revised edition have hinted at summoning, but until recently, the designers have been careful—as the Summoning mechanics in the original edition showed, Summoning could easily become over-powered or be lamely underpowered.