If you play Dungeons & Dragons, then you know all about the different effects, magical and otherwise, that can be placed on player characters and NPCs. Keeping track of all of these conditions, especially in the heat of combat, can sometimes be a bit challenging for both the players and the Dungeon Master. And that’s where condition rings come in.
Condition rings slip around the base of a standard medium-sized miniature, and list what effect is currently affecting the character. There’s a lot of companies that make condition rings, but the ones from The Wasted Wizard are a little different from the majority out there. Let’s see just how different!
What Are the DnD Condition Rings From The Wasted Wizard?
The DnD Condition Rings are plastic, stackable rings that fit around 20-25mm miniature bases. The Wasted Wizard sent their Starter Set, which contains 120 rings divided into 30 different conditions and spells. The Starter Set retails for $34.99, and can be purchased through The Wasted Wizard’s webstore or from The Wasted Wizard store on Amazon.
What’s in the Box?
As mentioned above, there are 120 condition rings included in the Starter Set, as well as two sheets of stick-on felt rings. The felt rings are placed on the miniatures so that you will be less likely to scratch or damage terrain and other miniatures when moving the figures about.
While not being at all difficult to stick the felt onto the bottom of the condition rings, with 120 rings in total, the process can get a little tedious. However, I’m happy to report that the felt has no impact on the stacking of the rings, so they’ll continue to fit perfectly inside of each other as well as stacked back inside of the box.
Using the DnD Condition Rings
Instead of a flat ring placed around the bottom of a miniature’s base, these condition rings are designed to nestle the base of the miniature into the top of the ring. The name of each condition, as well as an icon denoting its effect, is printed on the side of the rings. This not only allows for easy readability, but the rings are designed to be stacked, so that you can easily see all the conditions affecting a character. Additionally, the condition rings hug closely to the miniature’s base, so that you can place the miniatures much closer together on a battle map than you can with many of the other condition rings out there. As a matter of fact, these condition rings fit almost perfectly inside the 1″ squares of a standard battle map.
I brought the DnD Condition Rings to my local Dungeons & Dragons game over the weekend, and it was very fast and convenient to use them during our combats. I appreciated how well the standard WizKids D&D miniatures nestle into the rings. However, it would also have been nice to have a larger set of rings, to fit the large-size creatures. Instead, at the game we hung the condition rings off the horns on the large goat rider miniatures during one of our combats.
The DnD Condition Rings from The Wasted Wizard are thoughtfully designed, and work well for gaming sessions. Much like you can stack conditions on a character, you stack the condition rings on each other with the character like a cherry on top. The felt rings are a nice touch, though I wish the rings came with the felt already attached. Still, I’m sure the particular labor involved in that would drive up the price of the DnD Condition Rings, so it’s a tradeoff. This is the first product from The Wasted Wizard, and they came out of the gate swinging. I look forward to seeing what other tabletop RPG products they introduce in the future!
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