Pathfinder Battles Preview: Goblins on the March!

Erik, they look awesome. I am running a party through Burnt Offerings now. Sure wish I had these babies. They do capture the uniqueness of the Pathfinder goblins. Something I have grown fond of.

About next week, I would be happy with anything you would want to surprise us with. Maybe something that has yet to be mentioned throughout the boards.

Later,

Mazra

They be plasticrack, I be enamoured,

OK, those are beautiful. I'm eagerly awaiting getting the minis now more than ever. I was at first against the idea of random minis, but finding out how many of these I'll get in a case will be something worth digging for IMO.

Aside from maybe the Black Dragon, these have to be the best looking figs so far, and they do look good! Can't wait for these bad boys.

Do they come with a side dish of horse or dog? :)

Wow, these look great!

I must say they look great.

As for next week how about some of the more odd mins?

preordered two cases...gah...addicted...argh

Arrgh, wish I could afford more. Guess I'll have to buy singles (lots) of goblins and adorn my desk with them.

I cannot wait to be able to use these goblins!!! Has Wayne Reynolds seen these yet?

Will definitely be picking up any goblin miniatures. They look great. Now if only there was Fisher Price Little People versions of these goblins :) For my daughter I swear ;)

ShaneG.

These look great. Hopefully there will be one in H&M or in RotR set that uses a horsechopper as well.

Aside from maybe the Black Dragon, these have to be the best looking figs so far, and they do look good! Can't wait for these bad boys.

Do they come with a side dish of horse or dog? :)

No, but there will be a commando on a goblin dog in the Rise of the Runelords set...

These look great. Hopefully there will be one in H&M or in RotR set that uses a horsechopper as well.

Rise of the Runelords for that one.

This set also includes a "Goblin Mystic" that is based on one of the pregenerated characters from We Be Goblins.

I'm so glad I decided to subscribe.

Emperor Paizo, with every one of these previews I become more your MINIon.

I wish there was a "deluxe" line or some such, we we could get resin or metal minis of these... I just love the level of detail they have.

My suggestion for next weeks preview. Show us a mini never produced by ddm, maybe a beastiary monster that is exclusive to paizo. That is if you guys have one for this set. I only say it because people like me who collected lots of DDM would be much more interested in minis that were never printed elsewhere.

P.S I love all thats been shown so far and will be glad to own all of these minis.

I wish there was a "deluxe" line or some such, we we could get resin or metal minis of these... I just love the level of detail they have.

Reaper's metal Pathfinder goblins, goblin pyro, goblin commando on goblin dog, and goblin warchanter minis all have crazy awesome detail, and are super fun to paint. I suggest getting those.

These be nasty little green things! Yep, I like them a lot!

I would love a Metal/Resin/plastic unpainted version of these. Awesome. Maybe if I beg enough :)

I'm hoping for some gnomes....

Any chance of a poog...

There is a gnome fighter in the set. He was in the first batch of previews, and you can see him here.

I hate to be a money folder here, but where is the FIRE!
Dog Slicer - check
Toothy Maw/Evil Grin - check
Adorned with weird trinkets - check
Fire...Fire...Fire, WTH who forgot the fire?

Reaper already has a set of goblin pyros. I'm sure we'll get a prepainted goblin with a torch eventually.

Do you possibly have any information on any of the following creatures?:

Centaurs
Shadow Demons
Any Undead (though a Revenant would be sweet!!)
Garoyles
Any of the Genies
Werewolves
Minotaur
Night Hag
Satyr

Also, do we know what the rarity of the Goblins will be in H&M?

GOBLINS!!!!!!!

For da nekst weak, you be bringing out ciders.

And if you have no ciders, you bring outciders.

Delishess angles, hot-n-spies-y devils, arc, ark, arch, LAW DUDES - wat evas on da menu!

Do you possibly have any information on any of the following creatures?:

Garoyles
Werewolves
Minotaur

Also, do we know what the rarity of the Goblins will be in H&M?

The three creatures quoted above are all in Heroes & Monsters. At least two of the goblins are common, and the Goblin Mystic (which we have not yet shown) is rare. I'm honestly not sure about the other goblin at the moment, as he was a very late addition to the set.

the Haunted Jester wrote:

Do you possibly have any information on any of the following creatures?:

Garoyles
Werewolves
Minotaur

Also, do we know what the rarity of the Goblins will be in H&M?

The three creatures quoted above are all in Heroes & Monsters. At least two of the goblins are common, and the Goblin Mystic (which we have not yet shown) is rare. I'm honestly not sure about the other goblin at the moment, as he was a very late addition to the set.

Awesome!! I cannot wait to see what my case holds!! Thank you Erik for your patience with all of us.

Next Week: I have no idea which images we’ll preview next week, but I am confident they will look awesome. Let me know what minis or Pathfinder Battles information you’d like to see, and I’ll do my best to reveal it here in seven days!

It may have been coverd in the product threads already (but I don't think I've seen it), but I am guessing one to three more iconics may make an appearance in this set, can you give us a spoiler and tell us how many more besides the Iconic Paladin will make the set?

Also, can you name one of them?

Baby steps :)

When is the case subscription preorder deadline for guaranteeing a black dragon again?

October 1st BigWeather....

October 1st BigWeather....

Eeep! Hopefully at the end of the day - I'll try and get everyone on board tomorrow. Thanks!

the Haunted Jester wrote:

October 1st BigWeather....

Eeep! Hopefully at the end of the day - I'll try and get everyone on board tomorrow. Thanks!

You mean getting your whole gaming group to pitch in? Why didn't I think of that....

Meh, I prefer WAR's purple-ish goblins.

When is the case subscription preorder deadline for guaranteeing a black dragon again?

It's not a fixed count-down, it's just that starting today, it becomes ever more uncertain whether you can get the dragon.

The sculpts are great on these! And thumbs up on the request to WizKids to darken them up a bit. Just a little too light of green for what I have come to known as a goblin.

As for future reveals, I second the notion for some more undead. I assume we are going to receive more undead than the Lich in H&M. Maybe a skelly and zombie. A wight would be really awesome.

My only disappointment is there seems to be little I can use for direct representation for legacy of fire. Gnolls and genies would have been awesome as well!

I hope that at some point we'll see some unpainted versions as well. Dspite the best efforts of WizKids and WoTC, the prepaint does cover up a lot of detail. There is also a lot of customization posible with the old non-paints as well.

I hope that at some point we'll see some unpainted versions as well. Dspite the best efforts of WizKids and WoTC, the prepaint does cover up a lot of detail. There is also a lot of customization posible with the old non-paints as well.

Most PPMs are super easy to paint. Most really only need touch ups and detail work, very few require priming and starting over.

These look great!

Rare and commons i don't like the sound of that especially since it's like 1 to a box...E

Next Week: I have no idea which images we’ll preview next week, but I am confident they will look awesome. Let me know what minis or Pathfinder Battles information you’d like to see, and I’ll do my best to reveal it here in seven days!

Erik Mona
Publisher

So I've got a request. I've seen a lot of talk about the miniatures that are being released under the Pathfinder Battles heading. What I haven't seen is any real mention of stuff to justify calling the product lines Pathfinder Battles instead of Pathfinder Miniatures or something similar. The second blog post that has the Pathfinder Battles tag mentions Encounter Packs. If those are what I think they are, then we've got something that puts the Battle in Pathfinder Battles. Could we hear more about those Encounter Packs? Also, if there is anything else planned for the Pathfinder Battles line like that, could we get more info along those lines in next week's post?

By the way, I love the minis. Those goblins really capture the evil-yet-slightly-adorable quality that Paizo has brought to goblins. And they all have been really cool.

So my only question is about the base. I've seen different images showing clean bases with miniature mounted directly to it and more recent ones with round little stand-offs that feet are mounted to. Which will it be? I wish it were the former, but I'm guessing the newer pics are likely to represent the finished product.

They will be standing on the little pads.

They will be standing on the little pads.

Got it...thanks for the quick reply and confirmation on that. In any event, they are fantastic looking pieces (those previewed so far) and I'm looking forward to receiving my case later this year.

Oh and by the way, it is an honor to have you reply to my post! Everything that you guys put out continues to impress me.

They will be standing on the little pads.

Interesting. Is there a technical reason for that, or is it an art choice? I don't particularly mind them, but they seem a little odd. Mainly, I'm just curious.

Erik Mona wrote:

They will be standing on the little pads.

Interesting. Is there a technical reason for that, or is it an art choice? I don't particularly mind them, but they seem a little odd. Mainly, I'm just curious.

I believe its a quality choice on Wizkids side: They did this with heroclix too - The plastic they use is a little more ridged than the DDM plastic, so if they have a small area where the actual body mold connects to the base, they put the pads under the feet to strengthen the mini, this prevents it from snapping off at the base upon regular use.

Erik Mona wrote:

They will be standing on the little pads.

Interesting. Is there a technical reason for that, or is it an art choice? I don't particularly mind them, but they seem a little odd. Mainly, I'm just curious.

The goblins are self-conscious about their height.

Erik, is there a complete list of minis in the set you can share with us yet?

At some point, doesn't have to be this week, I'd really like to see the bases of these minis. I know you gave a small description in the product thread, but a picture is worth a thousand posts. :)