| Castle Legos, the "Lord of the Rings" style of the | | | | within individual campaigns or adventures. This means |
| Lego family, make wonderful props for Dungeons | | | | that some pieces might work better than others, |
| and Dragons games. Game masters are always on | | | | depending on your particular campaign. |
| the look out for props to make the game play more | | | | A set like the "Drawbridge Defense" could be an |
| fun and memorable for the players. I am lucky | | | | amazing addition to a few nights of game play. There |
| enough to have a Lego fan as my game master. This | | | | is a knight in golden armor, who could easily be a |
| means that when she needs to have, let's say a | | | | non-player character (NPC). The skeleton warriors |
| siege weapon, for the game, she can dip into her | | | | (complete with skeleton horse!) would be easy to |
| Castle Lego collection for the very thing! | | | | work up with D&D stats since the game is |
| Legos are a bit taller than a standard Dungeons and | | | | chock full of animated skeletons. There is even a |
| Dragons miniature, so during actual game play it can | | | | "jester" Lego who would be perfect as an NPC bard. |
| be a bit confusing. However, the Legos are exactly | | | | If you really love your GM, you could consider |
| the right width to fit on a standard battle mat. So | | | | spending $100 for the "Trolls Mountain Fortress." It is |
| when using the Lego troll warrior, he is just the right | | | | amazing: trolls and knights, and even a sorceress! The |
| size to be considered a huge character. This in part | | | | fortress has two working trebuchets and a |
| describes how fast and far the creature can travel. It | | | | drawbridge. All of these Castle Lego sets come with |
| also help define how wide of a swing the huge | | | | multiple figurines, so there's even more fun to be had. |
| creature has. (For non D&D players, these things | | | | So often D&D players and GMs stick with the |
| matter during game play.) | | | | traditional painted miniatures. Using Legos to liven up |
| This line of Legos works very well within the | | | | the game is a great idea. It does not detract from |
| D&D universe. There are "good" guys and "bad" | | | | the fun of the role playing game. If anything, your |
| guys. The Legos have armor and helmets. They | | | | players will lose themselves in the adventure as they |
| carry swords, axes and shields. All of these elements | | | | try to save the Lego princess and thwart the evil |
| exist in Dungeons and Dragons. They are expanded | | | | sorceress. |