Dungeons and Dragons Ponies

[Zapper]

At the very least these are the new Retros and not FiM, so I can safely assume this is kind of still geared to people who like the older generations.
That FiM dice set they did a while ago was a big snooze but these are fun! Anyone get a Filly Funtasia vibe from the designs?
Boxart looks beautiful! See, why can't the art always look like this? If that was G5 I'd applaud them.

[Esbayne]

OMG. I will need these IMMEDIATELY.

I wish they were brushable but I am willing to make an exception for them.

[Ponybookworm]

OMG. I will need these IMMEDIATELY.

I wish they were brushable but I am willing to make an exception for them.

Same here, & ditto wi Ghostbuster Pony

[Princess_Luvlee]

I'm so bloody relieved they aren't brushable.  I'll be getting them.  Would be zo dope if in the future we got brushables with G3 cloney pop on clothing & clip on hoof armament.

definitely buying the pack   

Funny, the day dis newz dropped I had been invited to D&D, but alas & alack (disabilityyy) I couldn't go.  I may never play D&D irl, but now I can do it with ponies.

Ponies do it better~ganbatte

[Leave a Whisper]

I think the DnD Ponies are gonna be similar to the size of the Loyal Subjects, while the GB, TF and PR ponies are gonna be G3 sized.

[Griffin]

What a fun crossover! I've never played DnD but I'm into fantasy stuff and I have a soft spot for MLP in real horse colours... if they become available in Finland I think I'll pick them up!

The box art looks awesome, too.

[Moonbreeze]

I have a need.... Which is good. Haven't bought anything MLP in months!

[gabumon]

These are up for sale on HasbroPulse! Just pre-ordered mine.

[Leave a Whisper]

Yeah. $60

[Esbayne]

Yeah. $60

Oooof jeez, Hasbro.

In my opinion that is pretty steep for what they are, cause that undoubtedly doesn't include shipping, either.
Small non-brushables with slightly wonky eyes (they're printed like, on their muzzles) half painted accessories, cheap fabric clothes (and fabric lute, for some reason lol) and then after that we're just paying for the board and dice and packaging. (which is fine & dandy but I'd rather pay less for no board + dice and smaller packaging. Plus, it's just one plain sparkly pink D12 lol not even multiple dice...)
I do think they're very cute, did before and still do, and do love their concept, but realistically their quality is definitely not what I would consider to be as "collector's quality" as the price is.
Honestly I think $40 would have been more than reasonable, and even then still a bit on the high side but it makes more sense.

I still would really like them, want them, and think they're a cool concept but never thought they'd be charging that much for them, and now isn't really a time I can be throwing money around as willy-nilly on ponies as I usually do.

I will still get them someday. Just going to have to wait for better timing, I suppose.

[Leave a Whisper]

I'm still of half a mind to grab them. Especially since its confirmed they're roughly G3 sized and have symbols and names. The only fly in this charming little soup is they don't have good eyeball placement

[Mana Minori]

The box art and character descriptions, as well as the concept made me yearn for this, but not $60 worth of yearning, especially after seeing the poor quality of these ponies from others. Might pass on this and just admire it from afar.

[LadyMoondancer]

I got this set off Big Bad Toystore (I foolishly missed the pre-order, but BBTS wasn't too much more expensive) and I love it!  I was delighted to discover the ponies have names (at most I figured they would be called "The Bard, The Druid," etc) and even little profiles! 

And all the D&D design elements they worked in, like the druid having a pet almiraj (bunny rabbit with a unicorn horn, which is a legit D&D critter), the wizard having the Ring of Evasion, etc.  Also the cloth accessories are so cute, my fave being the barbarian's furry trunks.  Getting some real He-Man vibes from her!

BTW the arcane magic-using pony is confirmed to be a Wizard.

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Also, this might seem minor, but when ponies are "wearing" painted accessories on their legs (like the thing for holding the Rogue's daggers), the paint goes ALL THE WAY AROUND the leg.  As opposed to the usual "goes around the outside part of the leg, then stops" (like the bracelets of the G4 pirate pony set, for example).  So that was a lovely surprise.

And individual symbols!

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Was there something specific that struck you as poor quality, Mana Minori?   They seem like good quality to me.  I mean the eye placement is a little wonky, but I don't know if I'd call that a quality issue . . . More like an odd design choice, like the giraffe neck of the BBE baby unicorns.

They also are very solidly built figures, I couldn't believe how much the box weighed.  They seem way more solid than the G4-as-G1 set . . . I'll have to compare them again, but I think it's a completely different kind of plastic.

[Mana Minori]

@LadyMoondancer
The fabric accessories like the lute and the shield are a bit offputting and jarring, and the eye placement is weird, as many people have already addressed. I know that those shouldn’t be game changers, as much as the price point, and maybe I’m just nitpicking to try and save my money for other hobbies. But I really do like the set, for what it’s worth.

[Carrehz]

the paint goes ALL THE WAY AROUND the leg.

holy crap, it's a Christmas October miracle! I can't remember the last time I've seen Hasbro do that.

And symbols!! I thought for sure they'd be blank under the clothes. They really are a nice set, I want them *o*