D&D Miniatures Buying Guide: How to Choose Scale, Material, and Format for Your Table

Almost every miniature listing leads with a millimetre number, and almost none of them explain it. That number is not total height.It is a rough measurement taken from the base up to the character’s eye line for an average human-sized figure, which is why a figure labeled 28mm usually stands around 30 to 35mm from base to crown. Once you know that, the labels stop being mysterious and start being a compatibility hint.
The measurement that actually decides whether a figure works on your bat