Digging Through Traps & Treasures

Monday, December 5, 2017

The long-awaited Pathfinder Pawns: Traps & Treasures Pawn Collection is here! Since this is the most experimental Pawn Collection we've done so far, I figured the best way to communicate what makes up this set is to use pictures along with my words. So, today I grabbed a set, along with some Flip-Mats, Map Packs, and some miniatures, to play around with.

In this first picture, a few adventurers check out a dungeon room where some statues stand in alcoves and an open tomb is in the center of the floor. A 5-foot square pit sits along one wall, while a trapdoor sits on the floor along another wall.

As they move through the dungeon, the adventurers find a crystal skull set atop a pillar in a room lit by a few candelabras.

Despite knowing that it's never a good idea to split the party, the rogue scouts ahead and gets ambushed by some goblins, only to find evidence of their last victim and reinforcement that goblins really like fire as the little buggers set off a fire flare.

Trying to catch up to his buddy, the barbarian cautiously looks at a puzzling rune glowing on the floor of the dungeon corridor.

And the rogue continues to get into trouble, but thanks to his training he's able to dodge out of the way of some floor spikes, a wall blade, and a big crack in the dungeon floor. I hope that guy makes it back to the party.

This doesn't look good. Those pools of blood in front of the evil altar make it look like the unfortunate rogue might have been sacrificed—or eaten—by these undead. At least they decorate their chapel with some nice columns and suits of armor.

(Not pictured because I only just now thought of it... When using some of the pawns for tables and altars, you could set them up on a couple of 6-sided dice to give some elevation.)

Remember those goblins? They decided to hike out to a farm to steal some pickles, but ended up getting into a pickle. Here they encounter a pile of bones surrounded by some vines, giving Reta the strong suspicion that there's an assassin vine nearby. Some mold grows near the haystack and a bear trap has been carelessly left in the grass. In the middle of the enclosure is a barrel next to a hole with some rubble. Who—or what—dug that hole, and were they going into or out of the ground? The real danger here is that snake swarm chasing them out of the fenced area. Run lil' goblins, run!

Lastly, the adventurers make it back home. The barbarian wipes his feet on the rug, while the rogue goes to sit at his cluttered desk (I have such a desk in my office, but I don't have a chest and some books and scrolls.) The neighboring room contains a clean desk (show off), a magic chest, and a lever. A scroll case sits against the wall in a nearby room.

These pawns can work well with Flip-Mats and Map Packs that already have furnishings. Since most furnishings already on the maps fit nicely in their squares, these pawns completely cover them up, adding versatility and reusability to your collection of maps.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing just some of the traps and treasures (and furniture and decorations) included in the Pathfinder Pawns: Traps & Treasures Pawn Collection. Grab a set today and bring your battles to life!

Adam Daigle
Managing Developer