Pathfinder Battles Preview: Taking Another Look

When the first images came out, I did not understand that they were preliminary--I was disappointed. But I pre-ordered from my FLGS anyway.

I am really excited now. These are awesome.

I'll be pre-ordering the Rise of the Runlords set even if you don't preview them.

Great work.

Thanks for all the updates Erik, those minis look great!

Let the speculation of which two iconics will be in the next set commence!

I am guessing Harsk and Seoni.

Nice! Now I want to preorder the Rise of the Runlords set. I'm just not sure I can afford the price tag on my own. I split the cost of this set with my gaming group.

Any idea yet how many cases will be needed to get the full set of 60 for the ROTR set?

I am guessing Harsk and Seoni.

You beat me to it. That's who I was going to guess, too.

You guys are good guessers.

Any idea yet how many cases will be needed to get the full set of 60 for the ROTR set?

Not yet, but that moment approaches with each day. I'll let you know as soon as I know. Missing details like this are probably the main reason we do not have a product page up for the Rise of the Runelords Pathfinder Battles set yet.

Itchy wrote:

Any idea yet how many cases will be needed to get the full set of 60 for the ROTR set?

Not yet, but that moment approaches with each day. I'll let you know as soon as I know. Missing details like this are probably the main reason we do not have a product page up for the Rise of the Runelords Pathfinder Battles set yet.

Thanks! I'll keep both eyes peeled.

OK! OK! I would have expected that the Digital Sculpts would far exceed the final product due mainly to the precision of the Digital format. I am clearly wrong. The actual pictures of miniatures far exceeds the Digital sculpts. If I was in your enviable position, I would ditch using Digital sculpt previews for future sets.

Thanks again for the awesome previews. My only complaint is that I don't have them in my hands NOW! :)

Later,

Mazra

These look fantastic. The rat in particular looks soooo much better than the digital rendering. :D

Can't wait to see the DRAGON! :O

Any idea if you will be contributing to the fiction line, web or otherwise in the future? I did enjoy your story very much.

Thanks! I'm about 85% done with a novel outline featuring many of the same characters, and I hope to write the whole thing in 2012, so yes, I think it's a safe bet that I will be writing more fiction in the coming year!

(And after that, I'd love to do another adventure.)

OK! OK! I would have expected that the Digital Sculpts would far exceed the final product due mainly to the precision of the Digital format. I am clearly wrong. The actual pictures of miniatures far exceeds the Digital sculpts. If I was in your enviable position, I would ditch using Digital sculpt previews for future sets.

You're only saying that because you haven't seen the digital sculpts from Rise of the Runelords yet! :)

You're only saying that because you haven't seen the digital sculpts from Rise of the Runelords yet! :)

:) You are right! That's also not fair. Looking forward to any RotRL previews in whatever format they come in.

Later,

Mazra

(And after that, I'd love to do another adventure.)

Yeah !!!

Ahh, so glad to see these, they look awesome! Definitely glad the 'toonyness' of the digital sculpts on the rat and Lich is gone, it was a bit hard to take them seriously :p Can't wait to tear these open when January hits :D

Now that you've seen all the finished figures, what would you say the least great one was, and why?

Would you be able to take the entire set, put them on a desk or a table (the one in the library room perhaps?) arrange them in a big battle royale and then take some action pictures?

Including the black dragon. Can't forget that one either. :)

It's amazing to see these guys in the perfect preview image, but there's just something about seeing a big, huge set of minis all laid.

Good call on the dire rat! I really didn't care for the sculpt or the coloring of the rendered image. The actual rat looks many times better!

I also noticed that the Dire Rat is now "Common". Since it is being paired up with the gnome, does that mean the gnome is also "Common" now?

Maybe we get a look at the Black Dragon sculpt next?

Now that you've seen all the finished figures, what would you say the least great one was, and why?

That's too difficult for me to answer, because I love them all equally. Ahem.

Good call on the dire rat! I really didn't care for the sculpt or the coloring of the rendered image. The actual rat looks many times better!

I also noticed that the Dire Rat is now "Common". Since it is being paired up with the gnome, does that mean the gnome is also "Common" now?

Yep.

One pair of the Goblin Warrior and Goblin Hero is uncommon.

Maybe we get a look at the Black Dragon sculpt next?

That's a good idea.

Maybe I'll put him next to the White Dragon WizKids just dropped off for approval today....

Very cool attention to detail on the rat. It was one of my favorites before the upgrade. Now I'm hoping I get lots and lots of it.

Laschoni wrote:

Maybe we get a look at the Black Dragon sculpt next?

That's a good idea.

Maybe I'll put him next to the White Dragon WizKids just dropped off for approval today....

Why must you tempt us so...?

One pair of the Goblin Warrior and Goblin Hero is uncommon.

Thanks for the update on that. Which pair is uncommon? The white clothed ones or the brown clothes ones?

Since I'm also in the middle of updating the website, any chance you could tease us more by confirming if the white dragon is the "booster" for the RotRL set?

Thanks.

www.pathfinderminis.com

I'm pretty sure the white clothed ones, but I won't be able to confirm for sure until Monday.

If by "booster" you mean the premium figure you get for preordering cases, no. That one is much larger. The White Dragon is a regular mini in the set, and he is Huge. (How exactly the sets several Huge figures fit into the distribution is one of those details that has yet to be 100% ironed out, but this is not the set's ultra premium figure. I get to see that on Monday.) :)

Rarities have not been locked in for Rise of the Runelords yet, but I think it's probably fair to guess the White Dragon will be a rare.

You guys are going to freak when you see him.

The minis WizKids brought by today were incredible. Honestly as a miniature collector I would be happy even getting them unpainted.

You guys are going to be _so_ stoked.

I'm so preemptively stoked! Gah! more huge minis? More dragons? A bigger than huge mini as a promo figure? Can I do part time work for you guys for minis?

If by "booster" you mean the premium figure you get for preordering cases, no...

Yes I did mean the premium figure. Great, now how will I get any sleep until Monday? Thanks for the teaser :)

Several huges? Great news!

It all sounds so great! My wife will be thrilled to learn that I have to make another trip to Ikea to get another display shelf for my new minis.

I'm so preemptively stoked! Gah! more huge minis? More dragons? A bigger than huge mini as a promo figure? Can I do part time work for you guys for minis?

Hrmm, not a bad idea... working for Paizo to get closer to the minis. I too would also like to apply, albeit with 2 caveats:

1. If you will be issuing your staff special employee collectable minis for x-mas like WotC, then I ask that my start date commence shortly before the gifts are provided.
2. If all the minis from Erik's desk disappear... it wasn't me.

Great choices for this preview! The improvements to the rat and lich are fabulous. But trading is probably going to be near non-existent since the rarity scheme was based on game use and not on quality of sculpt. I guess I'll just have to purchase more up front.

And hurray for a Huge White Dragon! And for more Goblins, Ogres and Orcs!

Bigger than HUGE. Could be a rune giant! Love the idea on many huges in RotRKL but buying them can be expensive, especially if they are all rare types - found that out in the Xmen giant set, wont stop me, just kill my bank account. Still don'y know if I'll last the months ahead - could burst with anticipation! Any chance, however, we will seethe succubus? Only seen the digital so far and I'd really like to see what it finally looks like...

I will try to remember to show the succubus next week.

If you have to try to remember a succubus, she isn't doing it right.
};-)>

You always remember your first succubus...coinicidentally she's usually also your last

Will the ROTR set also have a limited preorder mini like the black dragon?

Will the ROTR set also have a limited preorder mini like the black dragon?

Erik confirmed that it will, and it is larger than Huge. This limited "mini" might be announced next week.

Just to manage expectations a little, I said earlier that I was going to get to see the sculpt next week, not necessarily that I was going to reveal what it was. The current plan for next week's blog is to take another look at the final versions of early Heroes & Monsters previews.

I will roll into the Rise of the Runelords previews in full force (and I have a ton of cool images I can show off when I do), but until Heroes & Monsters is out and on store shelves, I want to keep the preview focus on that set.

Just to manage expectations a little, I said earlier that I was going to get to see the sculpt next week, not necessarily that I was going to reveal what it was.

Whoops, my bad. I do like the idea of just focusing on image reviews of one set at a time.

Until I find a way to bribe the cleaning staff to install a concealed web cam over Erik's desk, I guess we will have to patiently wait on his reveal schedule :)

Maybe I'll put him next to the White Dragon WizKids just dropped off for approval today....

That's not nice.

Premium figure for RotRL set?

That's not nice.

Premium figure for RotRL set?

Erik Mona confirmed above that there will be multiple Huge figures in the set. The White Dragon will be one of these.

The Premium figure will be larger than Huge.

I'm excited for a new source of gargantuans (and maybe even collosals). The Iconic Dragons were nice but some more variety will be even better. Gargantuan mini's have that built in "cause fear" ability every DM can enjoy! :)

The dire rat seems to hold something in common with FARK's Nutsy the Squirrel... The sculpt as a whole looks really good, though.

Are there going to be any elves with the elven curved blade? I'd love to get a ranger or a fighter with that weapon. I'd judt like to see what the curved blade looks like.

The current plan for next week's blog is to take another look at the final versions of early Heroes & Monsters previews.

<creepy Silence of the Lambs voice>It gives us real pictures of the minis or it gets the pictures of Lion's Tap again. </creepy Silence of the Lambs voice> :)

Anymore real shot of something that was only a digital preview would be awesome. Or you could give the dragon booster a shot. I'd love to see more of that beasty!

Kor - Orc Scrollkeeper wrote:

Good call on the dire rat! I really didn't care for the sculpt or the coloring of the rendered image. The actual rat looks many times better!

I also noticed that the Dire Rat is now "Common". Since it is being paired up with the gnome, does that mean the gnome is also "Common" now?

Yep.

One pair of the Goblin Warrior and Goblin Hero is uncommon.

Erik was working off of an old list there. Both pairs of goblins are common, and the Dire Rat and the Gnome Fighter are uncommon. I've adjusted the blog.

Erik was working off of an old list there. Both pairs of goblins are common, and the Dire Rat and the Gnome Fighter are uncommon. I've adjusted the blog.

Thanks, I have updated accordingly as well now.

www.pathfinderminis.com

Vic Wertz wrote:

Erik was working off of an old list there. Both pairs of goblins are common, and the Dire Rat and the Gnome Fighter are uncommon. I've adjusted the blog.

Thanks, I have updated accordingly as well now.

www.pathfinderminis.com

Let me tell you again that this site is a fantastic service to the community. Cheers. :)

Vic Wertz wrote:

Erik was working off of an old list there. Both pairs of goblins are common, and the Dire Rat and the Gnome Fighter are uncommon. I've adjusted the blog.

Thanks, I have updated accordingly as well now.

www.pathfinderminis.com

You might have also missed that the final name for Seelah is "Seelah, Human Paladin" (not "Iconic").

Also just a note that the proper names for the goblins don't have numbers... we're referring to them as (Red) and (Blue), though that's not printed on the mini. And if you go by the figure number, the red ones come before the blue ones.

More specifically, they're numbered as follows:
1 Goblin Warrior (Red)
2 Goblin Hero (Red)
3 Goblin Warrior (Blue)
4 Goblin Hero (Blue)

(We put the full numbered list on the product page.)

Saw the premium mini for Rise of the Runelords today.

Mind blown.

That is all.

You might have also missed that the final name for Seelah is "Seelah, Human Paladin" (not "Iconic").

Also just a note that the proper names for the goblins don't have numbers... we're referring to them as (Red) and (Blue), though that's not printed on the mini. And if you go by the figure number, the red ones come before the blue ones.

More specifically, they're numbered as follows:
1 Goblin Warrior (Red)
2 Goblin Hero (Red)
3 Goblin Warrior (Blue)
4 Goblin Hero (Blue)

(We put the full numbered list on the product page.)

Thanks for noting that. I will update accordingly. I like that the numerical order is grouped in to rarity, and I plan to change the site to match that also.

Saw the premium mini for Rise of the Runelords today.

Mind blown.

That is all.

*CENSORED*