[RPG] Are D&D Miniatures compatible with D&D HeroScape

I just ordered some minis off rpglocker.com (Not affiliated with them in any way.)

Most of the stuff here is from Wizards, but you can buy them individually so you don't have to get an entire set for one character you want... The prices seem reasonable (about $1 per for most of them) and there was a pretty large selection.

Also, the guy was really easy to work with and kept me up to date on the status of the order. They're supposed to be here Friday, so I'd be more than happy to update you with the satisfaction of them then. I'm optimistic.

Role playing came out of wargaming, virtually all of which used miniatures. Chainmail was just one of hundreds of miniature-driven wargames, mostly historical military in nature. Sci-fi and fantasy wargames became popular in the 1960s and 1970s, especially in the wake of the popularity of The Lord of the Rings, so there were many products to choose from.

In fact, at the time, wargame rules tended to spring up around miniature products and not vice versa. Gary Gygax originally became interested in 40mm Elastolin miniatures in the late 1960s and participated in writing various historical wargames to use them prior to Chainmail. A detailed account of this evolution is available in the Chainmail Wikipedia entry.