Pathfinder Battles Preview: Bone Chiller

Friday, June 1, 2012

This week I'm revealing one more prepainted plastic miniature from the upcoming Rise of the Runelords set in our Pathfinder Battles line produced in conjunction with WizKids. We're in the home stretch now, with only a few miniatures left to reveal, so I'm slowing down the pace a bit to make up for the explosion of early reveals over the last few months. As my mother and work supervisors have always told me, I've got to learn to pace myself.

So if it's to be only one miniature this week, it's got to be something big and cool and scary. It's got to be something that, to my knowledge, has never before been produced in prepainted plastic.

It's got to be the Wendigo.

The rare Wendigo appears late in the Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path, menacing the player characters as they approach the campaign's endgame. The new hardcover Anniversary Edition features lots of new illustrations, and a brand new shot of the wintery Wendigo facing off against Valeros is one of my absolute favorites in the new book.

Incidentally, printer samples of the Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition hit my desk earlier this week, and it's fair to say that not only is it one of the most beautiful Pathfinder products released to date, it's one of the best-looking RPG books I've ever seen. And I'm not just saying that because I love it like an only child.

A book of that quality deserves really kick-ass minis to go along with it, and I think the Wendigo is one of the most interesting and unique figures in the set. For starters, its Large size allows it to tower over many of the other figures. That size gives the sculptors more space to work their magic, so from the antlers to the severed leg stumps (mounted in a clear plastic base to give a floating effect), this guy is packed with interesting details. WizKids also outdid themselves on the Wendigo's paint steps. Check out the creature's bloody hands! They even went so far as to apply a shinier paint to the Wendigo's eyes, to give them a glassy, eerie look.

He's awesome. And he's going to scare the pants off your player characters!

We still have several more miniatures to reveal in the weeks leading up to the set's August release. We'll have samples of the entire set on display at Paizo Con, so if you're planning to head to that event, prepare to bask in the set's glory in person.

I'll be there, and so will the haunting Wendigo!

See you next week!

Erik Mona
Publisher