Friday Publisher Preview: Of Strong Character

Friday, July 11, 2014

It's hard to believe that PaizoCon is just a week behind us. In the mad rush to ship files for the product catalog and the Pathfinder RPG Monster Codex to the printer by the end of the day today, this week has been every bit as busy as the one preceding the convention, if not a little bit busier.

But, as I've said many times before, being busy is no excuse for not showing off some Friday afternoon goodness, and this week we've got some VERY good things to show off, or at least three figures that could very well have "good" in their alignment.

All three are from November's upcoming The Lost Coast set of Pathfinder Battles prepainted fantasy miniatures. It's a set that's shaping up to be one of my favorites, as the general theme allows me to simply select miniatures based on fantastic art and the potential for lots of use at the table. After several sets based on specific characters from our Pathfinder Adventure Paths (which I obviously also love), it's a refreshing change.

Enough preamble. Let's take a look at this week's reveals!

Here we have the fantastic Haughty Avenger, from page 113 of the Pathfinder RPG NPC Codex. This remarkable half-elf makes a perfect player character for any well-dressed Medium female adventurer, and she's "generic" enough that she could also work as a guard or rank-and-file mook in a group of upper-class enemies. The Haughty Avenger is an uncommon, Medium figure.

That sound you hear is the crowd cheering for the Shoanti Barbarian, whose earthbreaker weapon is ready for service against friends or enemies, depending on the whims of the Game Master. This particular race/weapon combination has been on our personal wishlist for a long time, as Shoanti show up in several Pathfinder products, particularly those set in the realm of Varisia. He works great as a player character or as an enemy (in the arena or otherwise). The Shoanti Gladiator is a Medium, uncommon figure.

This gentlemen prefers to be called "The Forest Shadow," the name under which he appears as a sample NPC in the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook. When I was putting together the set list for this set, my boss Lisa Stevens asked that I make sure to include some elves—so I included perhaps my favorite elf image we've produced to date. This figure is amazingly three-dimensional and awesome, and I think you're going to love him. I predict many, many, many players using The Forest Shadow as their player character. The Forest Shadow is a Medium, rare figure.

And that's it for this week. I still don't have an update on WizKids' plans to address the "Sad Feiya" issue from Reign of Winter, but I do know that they are moving forward with an equitable solution that should please just about everyone who was underwhelmed by that figure (which I imagine is just about everyone). The details of how to pull off what they're planning are complicated, however, and they've asked me to keep them hush-hush until they are absolutely certain with the details. I urge you to be patient—I think you'll find that patience will pay off in this case.

Until next week's preview, I remain...

Erik Mona
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Those are all great looking minis. Hopefully they will actually look that way in hand, considering the recent troubles with painting. The rarities also seem about right as well.

Dark Archive

The Freyr thing isn't going to require that I have some receipt or old box top kind of hooey is it?


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Nice minis! May they have faces to match!
I was thinking maybe Paizo just needs to create a new player race with derpy faces. Then, when you get a bad paint job like that, you're all set. :-p

Scarab Sages

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That looks like a good figure for the new Bloodrager.

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Mine all mine...don't touch wrote:
The Freyr thing isn't going to require that I have some receipt or old box top kind of hooey is it?

No.

At the most, you may have to send in your lame one to get a quality replacement, but even that is probably saying too much. :)

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The haughty avenger doesn't do much for me (I'll wait until I have her in hand to judge). She looks like the sort of mini that just won't pass into the production line quality all that well. The other two, however, are awesome. That Shoanti is a piece of art by itself. So glad to see one in plastic at long last, now we just need a Shoanti shaman. As has been the case so far, almost perfectly spot on with the rarities. My only issue with the elf - he's rare. I need more than 1, so it looks like this will be by return to 2 cases set, assuming I can sub for 2 cases still - technical errors seem to prvent multi case subs at the moment.

Glad to hear the Feiya issue is still moving ahead. Personally I repainted the face on mine and she now looks perfectly passable, not great but certainly good enough to use, which is in fact what is being done. Our witch player loves using her to represent her own witch. Hopefully by artistic improvements don't affect what happens.

I'm still holding out for a Red Mantis, but I also expect to see some mundane Boggards in this one. I think your right to see this set as a favourite, it stands to be the best one yet for me, hopefully QC and production live up to what this set deserves.

Quick question. Are we likely to see packs of iconics again, we have several now and repaint packs of collected sets would be good. They are really hard to get now and with a tiny improvement in the painting would be awesome to have. Sets of 5? Especially if we could get the new iconics from the Advanced class guide, Mr Reynolds artwork for them is incredible. I wait with great anticipation for the GENCON minis announcements...

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Stay tuned for more news on future plans for iconics. There was a small chance of an announcement at PaizoCon, which didn't happen for a variety of reasons. Expect to hear something coming out of Gen Con next month.

I think people will be really happy.


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SHOANTI!

Shadow Lodge

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Great to hear. Now, of course I will impatiently wish away time yo get to august

Liberty's Edge

Super stoked for the Shoanti Gladiator.

Scarab Sages

What I would love to see is a box or boxes of just the iconics. I don't know how viable that is, but it would make me happy if it happened.

That Shoanti Gladiator is sweet.

Silver Crusade

I'm really liking that you guys are producing stuff out of the NPC Codex, it is a product that I bought the Pawns set of just for all the awesome art that would make for some awesome PC's. What is the "sad Feiya" issue? Is it something beyond the fact that the production value on the mini's face is subpar? Or the entire mini in general. Because a large number of the faces on some of the more recent figs has been pretty bad for the past few sets, especially the iconics. I have not seen a Lini that wasn't abysmal, along with a good number of the Alains and Imrijikas out of Wrath, as well. It has been one of the largest failings of the recent Wizkids minis products, in my opinion.

But that doesn't mean I'm not super excited for Lost Coast!

Edit: Any chance of us getting Hayato and Reiko anytime soon, like in the next set or two? I'd like to see all of the PFS legal iconics get minis I can loan out to people playing pregens at my PFS tables.

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Cat-thulhu wrote:
Glad to hear the Feiya issue is still moving ahead. Personally I repainted the face on mine and she now looks perfectly passable, not great but certainly good enough to use, which is in fact what is being done. Our witch player loves using her to represent her own witch. Hopefully by artistic improvements don't affect what happens.

I've been collecting minis for years, so have a lot of spare bits. Usually it 'banana weapons' that get a swap, but occasionally there's one that won't stand up, and gets some scenery to brace the ankles upright.

What I've done in the past, when a figure has a mismolded face, is cut the front off another plastic mini's head, and stick that on as a mask.
Can be creepy, or serene, depending on source.


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Any chance of getting some dwarves or halflings in this set? Or a gnome spellcaster of somekind?


All of these mini's look great and usable! So far I'm very impressed with this set.

The Haughty Avanger looks nice, I can see her in different scenario's. You can't make out her hair very well in the image (due to the angle), but I like that she's done something with it beyond "short ponytail".

The Shoanti Barbarian looks amazing in the image - if the actual mini looks half this good, he'll be a great addition. Hammer time ^_^

The Forest Shadow I have to fully agree, will be a popular ranger PC mini. Love the action pose on this one.

Lantern Lodge

More like Hotty Avenger!

C'mon, you were all thinking it.

No? just me?


I think the Forest Shadow *will* be a popular mini. "Used by many?" Ehhh... not when you make them rare.

Anyway, I'm still looking forward to a kasatha mini. :D No rush, no pressure. I'll probably never get to play one anyway.


Great looking trio of minis! It would have been nice to see the Haughty Avenger as a rare and the Forest Shadow as an uncommon. I don't really want more than 1 Haughty Avenger, but would like several more Forest Shadows.


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The Avenger's exaggerated proportions and costuming doesn't appeal to me; same with the Shadow, to a lesser degree. However, the Shoanti is excellent.


I think Kor makes a good point. More people will want multiples of the Forest Shadow than of the Haughty Avenger. Is the issue the number of paint steps?


Are you guys going to do an Iron Gods set? Pleeeease, let it be so


jimibones83 wrote:
Are you guys going to do an Iron Gods set? Pleeeease, let it be so

That's quite the niche AP so doing a whole set of minis based on it is a huge, huge risk. While I grant there isn't much available to use as proxies for things likely to be in that AP, the market is likely to be vastly diminished.

I know I'd be good for somewhere between zero and not any at all, personally. On the other hand, this set here... I may not go for a full case but I'm loving a bunch of these as singles and will be spending good coin despite having a stupid-sized collection already. I know that's just one person's anecdote, but I'm certain I'm far from unique.


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-->As far as sculpts and paint jobs go, I like all three of these.

-->It's tough to say what I like best. As for rarities in my collection, I'd have to go with the Shoanti barbarian. Despite all the big dudes I've seen in both lines, there just aren't that many that would look amazing for PC's. I also like the feral/barbarian look he has. Slotted at that rarity, I'll likely receive a couple in a case, so they will do well as a tribe in my campaigns.

-->The Forest Shadow miniature will of course work well as an NPC. He would have been perfect for a character in a campaign I was running a year ago, and has since stopped. But he'll be useful in pretty much any campaign.

-->At first I thought too many Haughty Avengers would be overkill. But the more I look at it, the more I realize she'd be great as a female bodyguard for the fat man miniature you previewed in one of the earlier postings from this set. Likewise, there is enough of a noble look to her that she can pass off as an armed noble. She'll also make for a great female bodyguard for the queen of Andor in my Wheel of Time campaign.

Overall I really like all of these. Keep up the good work!


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Cleanthes wrote:
I think Kor makes a good point. More people will want multiples of the Forest Shadow than of the Haughty Avenger. Is the issue the number of paint steps?

I would imagine this to be the case. It looks like it would take more steps than the average miniature.


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I believe somewhere at some point there was a post informing us that there were no plans for an Iron God miniatures line at that time. Maybe something has changed, who knows?

Put me down on the list for one who hopes there is not an Iron Gods line. Or at least, if there is, try to time it with something else. I won't say nothing in the Adventure Path will have appeal to me in miniature form until I see the whole adventure for myself. But chances are, the majority of the creatures people are hoping to see in pre-painted plastic are the exact ones that I, and likely many others, don't want to see.

One suggestion is to run two lines at the same time. My first step would be to wait a decent amount of time after the Iron Gods Adventure Path has been released in full to the public. That would allow you to gauge reaction to it, and determine whether there would actually be a sizable enough market for representative pre-painted miniatures.

If you determine that there is a small but steady enough market for one, I'd put together a 45-piece Battles line to represent the Iron Gods books. Instead of running it at the regular production quantity numbers you run for most lines, I'd make it a rather limited run. Once the molds are made and saved, you could always whip them out again for a re-release in future years if demand proved high enough. One benefit to running such a limited line would be that you could focus on the more distinct characters/creatures from the line, without fear of needing to add creatures that have a more mass appeal.

At the same time you put out the limited line, I'd also release another, more universal line that holds appeal for everyone. This is the one that would come with Battles subscriptions, and the production numbers would more closely reflect what the normal number is. It would be another great opportunity for you to do another set of general, mass appeal and high use miniatures. Perhaps you could pick another region to focus on, or focus on an RPG sourcebook like the Mythic Adventure book.

There are definitely some potential flaws or uncertainties regarding this whole idea. But as far as I can tell, it's the only way to really do an Iron Gods miniatures line without losing a significant chunk of sales.


i know alot of people are pretty pumped about the iron gods AP, me included, and they would certainly fill a void. it seems as though im always full of ideas that other people dont like. id certainly buy a case myself though


Without having seen any of the monsters for Iron Gods yet, it's hard to speculate too much, but of course we have to imagine there are going to be lots of constructs, yes? Folks may want to take a look at some of the old Mage Knight minis; they had a disproportionate number of various sorts of metal golems (some with fairly steampunk touches) and also an unusual number of fantasy-ish characters with pistols and other firearms. Maybe some of that stuff will turn out to be useable here. There might be a few useful Dreamblade minis as well.


I'm sure this has been stated somewhere else, but I just don't know and am curious...will the Heroes & Monsters set ever be reprinted? Understand the AP sets probably wouldn't be, but the more "basic" sets make since to reprint in order to keep in stock.


I like all three of these. The Shoanti barbarian is going to replace one of the PCs figures if he turns out to look even half as good as this photo.

I hope so much that the WizKids face issues will be resolved because many of the figures previewed so far I would really want.


Since we are getting a few of the missing RotR minis with this one, I'm hoping we will see Karivek Vekker. I thought he was pretty cool looking. Of course my top pick would still be Conna the Wise though.

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Cletusk82 wrote:
I'm sure this has been stated somewhere else, but I just don't know and am curious...will the Heroes & Monsters set ever be reprinted? Understand the AP sets probably wouldn't be, but the more "basic" sets make since to reprint in order to keep in stock.

Wizkids rarely, if ever, reprint their minis. They do recycle a lot of sculpts in the heroclix line; but I don't see them doing it here. Most of the H&M monster are available on this site as singles. You can also find them online, although that is getting harder.

This was also a set with no AP. Being the first it was a fairly generic set to test the waters

Grand Lodge

That particular shoanti's artwork showed up the in the latest Pathfinder Comic.

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Cleanthes wrote:
I think Kor makes a good point. More people will want multiples of the Forest Shadow than of the Haughty Avenger. Is the issue the number of paint steps?

Yes. And sculpt complexity.

There are more elves coming.


Erik Mona wrote:


There are more elves coming.

You say it that way, it sounds kind of ominous....

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Depends. Are you an orc?


Erik Mona wrote:
Depends. Are you an orc?

No, just a person with a real hate for those smug daisy-eaters. Question is, Where are the Dwarves, and Gnomes; the two least represented races in the Pathfinder battles line (in fact gnomes are the least represented in PPM over all).


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What about Dwarves? We need more small folk :(


Leo_Negri wrote:
Where are the Dwarves, and Gnomes; the two least represented races in the Pathfinder battles line

Non-human core races are being treated fairly equally in PFB, equally bad, but at least equally. (numbers include already previewed miniature sculpts for LC)

Dwarves: 3
Elves: 5 (6 if we count Ardathanatus)
Gnomes: 3
Halflings: 3
Half-elves: 4
Half-orcs: 4

For medium sized races there are another 6 or so sculpts with helmets or masks that have no discernible race.


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Isil-zha wrote:
Leo_Negri wrote:
Where are the Dwarves, and Gnomes; the two least represented races in the Pathfinder battles line

Non-human core races are being treated fairly equally in PFB, equally bad, but at least equally. (numbers include already previewed miniature sculpts for LC)

Dwarves: 3
Elves: 5 (6 if we count Ardathanatus)
Gnomes: 3
Halflings: 3
Half-elves: 4
Half-orcs: 4

For medium sized races there are another 6 or so sculpts with helmets or masks that have no discernible race.

Elves / Half-elves are fairly interchangeable for one another and they cross the gamut of class types (save for specialized classes like monk, Samurai, and Ninja) and with a fairly even gender split(perhaps a slight favoring of females to males).

Dwarves - have a generic, an Iconic, and a villain. (All male and all of a martial nature, not one that could pass for a rogue, priest or wizard)
Halflings - An Iconic and two pirates. (2 males, 1 female but all skill monkey's - 2 that are or could be bards)
Gnome - Generic fighter, Iconic, and one yet to be released. (2 male, 1 female
Half-Orc - Tsadok, Irabeth, and Imrijka, and the Half-Orc barbarian from H & M. (2 male and 2 [badly needed] females, but once again all martial character types).

I really like the Pathfinder battles line, but it is continuing to promote the massive race / class disparity that is found in PPM. It is remarkably easy to find an acceptable elf or half-elf miniature for either gender in virtually any class, a male dwarf of most classes, a halfling skill-based character of either gender, and only a smattering of Gnomes and Half-Orcs, predominantly male and primarily of martial types.


I somewhat disagree with regards to the interchangeability of Elves and Half-elves (at least without repainting them, but that would open up quite a few sculpts to reinventing them as Half-orcs as well). If Elves and Half-elves are interchangeable than so are Halflings and Gnomes.

The point about the class disparity I noticed as well when I was going through the sculpts earlier. I'm only basing this on PFB and excluded other lines from my list. I agree that there are huge gaps, however, my view is not quite as bleak as yours.

Dwarves: I think Harsk can easily pass for a Rogue, the generic can potentially pass for a Cleric (albeit one that is closer to a Warpriest). But we definitely need some females and arcanists!

Halflings: calling them pirates just because they were released as part of SK is a bit misleading since their attire does not really scream pirate to me. The Alchemist (The Eel) could double as any lightly armoured arcane caster, while Rosie could double as a free-hand Fighter or even an arcane caster that refuses to wear the stereotypical robes. Missing some more heavily armoured Fighter/Paladin types as well as a squishy in a robe or a mounted Halfling on a dog/wolf.

Gnomes: the released Fighter looks more like a Rogue to me, the lost coast release will fill the Fighter role better, methinks. A nice Mage (maybe an Illusionist) and a heavily armoured Fighter (preferably with a hooked hammer) would be great additions.

Half-Orcs: If you don't mind guns, Tsadok is very versatile, Rogue, Gunslinger, Fighter, even Wizard. (Is that a breastplate or a shirt he is wearing? I'm not sure). Irabeth easily works as a Cleric or Fighter, Imrijka as a Fighter, Ranger, maybe even a Rogue. For me personally a 2-handed Figther/Barbarian is sorely missing as well as a more easily identifiable arcanist.

If you allow for minor adjustments to the minis (particularly non-rares that are easier/cheaper to come by) potential versatility goes up quite a bit, e.g., cutting of Tsadok's gun and repainting that chest piece in a non-metallic colour and he looks even more like a wizard. I'm almost certain that Tsuto can be transformed just as easily into a Half-orc as he would be into an Elf, with just a little bit of green paint. (sadly I already transformed my only spare Tsuto into a Drow. Otherwise I quite like that idea and would have given it a shot.) To just name a few examples, but I also understand that this is not quite the point of buying PPM.


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Personally, I'd like to see Paizo poll players to see what combinations of race/gender/class/weaponry they'd most like to see in PPM. I have no idea how closely my personal preferences would track what's actually in demand.


Cleanthes wrote:
Personally, I'd like to see Paizo poll players to see what combinations of race/gender/class/weaponry they'd most like to see in PPM. I have no idea how closely my personal preferences would track what's actually in demand.

I wouldn't mind seeing a female ogre wielding a gnome. Better yet, male ettin wielding two gnomes.

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Leo_Negri wrote:
Erik Mona wrote:
Depends. Are you an orc?
No, just a person with a real hate for those smug daisy-eaters. Question is, Where are the Dwarves, and Gnomes; the two least represented races in the Pathfinder battles line (in fact gnomes are the least represented in PPM over all).

Well, we've already previewed a gnome in this set. There was also one in Heroes & Monsters, and of course Lini is a gnome, and we did a mini of her. There's another gnome in the set after this, too.

I'm pretty sure there are no dwarves in this set. There are several in the next set, though!


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Erik Mona wrote:
Leo_Negri wrote:
Erik Mona wrote:
Depends. Are you an orc?
No, just a person with a real hate for those smug daisy-eaters. Question is, Where are the Dwarves, and Gnomes; the two least represented races in the Pathfinder battles line (in fact gnomes are the least represented in PPM over all).

Well, we've already previewed a gnome in this set. There was also one in Heroes & Monsters, and of course Lini is a gnome, and we did a mini of her. There's another gnome in the set after this, too.

I'm pretty sure there are no dwarves in this set. There are several in the next set, though!

RE: Dwarves: Did you finally manage to successfully bribe James?


Erik Mona wrote:
Leo_Negri wrote:
Erik Mona wrote:
Depends. Are you an orc?
No, just a person with a real hate for those smug daisy-eaters. Question is, Where are the Dwarves, and Gnomes; the two least represented races in the Pathfinder battles line (in fact gnomes are the least represented in PPM over all).

Well, we've already previewed a gnome in this set. There was also one in Heroes & Monsters, and of course Lini is a gnome, and we did a mini of her. There's another gnome in the set after this, too.

I'm pretty sure there are no dwarves in this set. There are several in the next set, though!

Yes!! A fourth Gnome! and Dwarves in the next Set. Thank you Mr. Mona, you just made my day.

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I too cast my vote for at least a spattering of iron gods minis if not an outright whole set. If the theme is good enough for a six month adventure path then surely it's good enough for some figures.


I just don't think an Iron Gods set would sell well. The miniatures would be too setting specific. My Reign of Winter, Russian soldiers, hiding in the back of one of my miniatures shelves, do not need company.

I would rather see a focus on making more pc/npc miniatures available. There are so many unique human cultures in Golarion, plus the many various fantasy races, that a set just dedicated to the "Peoples of Golarion" would be in larger demand (by GM's, players and collectors).

Even just a human set would be great. I would really like several figures from all the unique ethnicities in Golarion especially (Tian, Osirion, Garundi, Shoanti, Varisian and Mwangi).

Also thanks to the Advanced Race Guide, there are a lot of unique races one can play, but so few figures for them. I would like to see more support for these races. (My Tengu bard had very limited options -- and although Jakaw from Skull & Shackles is no bard, it was clearly the best option of all Tengu/Kenku pre-painted minis).

I think there is such a missed opportunity here for making an abundance of pc/npc minis available, that creating a Kickstarter project has been constantly crossing my mind.


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RE: Potential Iron Gods Miniatures line

Simply put, such a line would lose too many potential customers if featured as a main Battles line. While I have little interest in the adventure path itself, I can at least read through it with an open mind. Even if I never run the adventure path itself, surely there will be SOME things I can take from it, be it unique plot twists or interesting characters that still fit the type of settings I prefer in my campaigns. But this likely won't be the case with a Battles line focused on the Iron Gods adventure path.

If Erik includes too few of the unique creatures from the Iron Gods line, too many people will be upset. After all, the appeal to making a Battles Line of such a niche adventure path is to include as many types of miniatures that won't really work in the more traditional battles line. But if he includes too many of the unique creatures/characters from the Iron Gods line, it won't hold much appeal for many other potential customers. Even many of the DM's that collect miniatures mainly to use in their homemade campaigns instead of the adventure paths themselves will have little interest in such a niche line.

If an Iron Gods line were to be made, I'd likely still purchase a handful of the more traditional creatures and characters as cheap as possible in piecemeal style. In this scenario, Paizo would lose out on at least one additional case sold; I simply wouldn't spend the money for a full case when the majority of pieces in the set would never see my table.

This is why I suggest running two lines at the same time. Perhaps a "Paizo Exclusive" where this website takes pre-orders for a limited run of Iron Gods miniatures, while at the same time releasing a mass appeal set (like another Lost Coast line) that will appeal to a much larger number of DM's looking for more miniatures for their collection.

I want to see the Iron God enthusiasts get their wish for a line, but I personally cannot justify spending $300.00 on a case when a majority of the pieces won't ever see my table.


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Kor - Orc Scrollkeeper wrote:

I just don't think an Iron Gods set would sell well. The miniatures would be too setting specific. My Reign of Winter, Russian soldiers, hiding in the back of one of my miniatures shelves, do not need company.

I would rather see a focus on making more pc/npc miniatures available. There are so many unique human cultures in Golarion, plus the many various fantasy races, that a set just dedicated to the "Peoples of Golarion" would be in larger demand (by GM's, players and collectors).

Even just a human set would be great. I would really like several figures from all the unique ethnicities in Golarion especially (Tian, Osirion, Garundi, Shoanti, Varisian and Mwangi).

Also thanks to the Advanced Race Guide, there are a lot of unique races one can play, but so few figures for them. I would like to see more support for these races. (My Tengu bard had very limited options -- and although Jakaw from Skull & Shackles is no bard, it was clearly the best option of all Tengu/Kenku pre-painted minis).

I think there is such a missed opportunity here for making an abundance of pc/npc minis available, that creating a Kickstarter project has been constantly crossing my mind.

I agree with this, especially the creatures from the Advanced Race Guide. I'm glad to see Erik pulling from the core sourcebooks for this Lost Coast line, but I'm of the belief that an entire line could (and should) be made around them.

In addition to the Advanced Race Guide there are a few others that deserve more representation. One of the other books that would work is the Mythic Adventures sourcebook. I haven't really incorporated too much from that book into my campaigns, but the illustrations are a goldmine for miniatures.

The majority of illustrations in Mythic Adventures are either Iconics or mythic monsters. This means an entire battles line could be produced to support this book. Fans seem to be clambering for more and more versions of the iconics, and this would be a great excuse to give them what they want. (See: Lini on her animal companion on page 36) In addition, the illustrations of the monsters are fantastic, with many of the mythic monsters not yet having non-mythic versions available in the Paizo line. Even many of the monsters that already have non-mythic versions already available in the line would still be home runs in this line. Even one or two animals could find their way into the set, such as the badger on page 48.

The other idea I have is to do open-view, limited-run lines of niche, common theme mini-sets. These would be anything from a set of NPC Commoners (with descriptions found in NPC Codex and illustrations there or elsewhere) to a set of the geniekin races from the Advanced Race Guide. The former would allow a one-stop pop at putting together the necessary NPCs for a village or town, while the latter would allow PC's to finally get great representations of the five geniekin races.


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Does Paizo collect info from Pathfinder league play about what sorts of characters people are actually playing? It would seem to me that that info would be a good guide concerning what sorts of minis people would most like to have. Also, surely Paizo has its own data on how well different adventure paths have sold. If I were making my release decisions with an eye on the bottom line, I'd do sets for the best selling adventure paths (in which case Kingmaker should be high on the list, I'd think.) I understand, though, that some times the company likes to release a set of minis for a new AP that's just coming out, and then of course you can't know in advance how well it's going to sell. My guess (just a guess!) is that Iron Gods is not going to be one of the top sellers. That doesn't mean I wouldn't love to see a set for it, but I think it would represent an opportunity cost for Paizo. So I'm not so much anti-Iron Gods as much as I am pro-more-popular sets. For instance, if the AP after Iron Gods is going to be giant-centric, I'm confident giant minis (provided they're not too bizarre) will always have a market, and I expect a giant-centric AP is going to appeal to a wide base.

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