Between the new dinosaur-y and Cthulhu-esque stuff, you have to wonder if James Jacobs got to pick this set!
If Shensen shows up in the set, that clinches it. :-)
It isn't for sure that a pack would be majority female. Unless there is extreme enough dimorphism that we've mistaken one gender for a whole different species they seem to have been about equal in size between male and female. So they could be patriarchal packs, fully mixed, or segregated male and female packs.
In populations of social predators, none loners in other words, the groups tend to be dominantly female. This also holds true in most social avian populations as well.
We have also seen traits of possible sexual dimorphism among dinosaur species, especially among the families of Hadrosauridae and Ceratopsidae, not in size but in channeled groves present in much the same way the color male birds have for their colorful, keratin beaks and crests. Therapods have notably shown a difference in gender sizes as well.
While it isn't for certain, as we can only talk in "likelyhoods" when it comes to creatures that went extinct long before us, limited fossil record and all, but we can still come up with what is more likely based on the observable world. Then again, this is a fantasy game setting we are dealing with, so who is to say that the social structure of predators hasn't taken an unlikely turn? Every rule can be challenged and broken, especially in fantasy, but sometimes even the real world, as the Tsavo lions proved (two male lions hunting as a pair... how nuts is that?!).
a (promo) repaint as a male raptor of paradise would do nicely with the flocks packs of females that will be around with this mini being a common one.
I was basing my understanding of pack predators on mammals admittedly but I was under the impression that most had packs of both males and females. Specifically I know with wild dogs/wolves, orcas, dolphins, and boars packs include both male and female hunters. Though lions and hyenas are obviously more female in composition, and I have no idea about non-mammalian pack hunters.
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The GAMA newbies are: elder thing, Mi-go, yithian, gibbering mother, axe beak, cruel conjurer (from NPC codex, the green floaty guy), Eando Kline ( bearded guy with over sized scabbard?), doomsayer (Orc shaman). Think that covers them. I think. The figures.com pics have the dragon slayer (NPC codex, paladin with slit helmet) and doomsayers (Orc shaman) that are both just in front of the frost giant. Tried to comment on plasticrypt but I can't access my account there any longer.
I was basing my understanding of pack predators on mammals admittedly but I was under the impression that most had packs of both males and females. Specifically I know with wild dogs/wolves, orcas, dolphins, and boars packs include both male and female hunters. Though lions and hyenas are obviously more female in composition, and I have no idea about non-mammalian pack hunters.
Many mammalian packs are composed of both male and female, but most are not composed of comparatively equal parts male and female, females are often far greater in number. This statistic among mammals changes, say with wolves, when the species takes on the traits of an "opportunistic predator" and can scavenge for their food, often resulting in more males to the pack, but not in excess to females.
While there are few examples of non-mammalian pack hunters the example of the Butcherbird comes to mind. They can amazingly actively control the gender of their offspring to compensate for the conditions of their environment. This trait in avian reproduction is often related to dispersal mating and making this ability a definite edge in the ability of a species to survive to the next generation. In other words they can control their female to male ratio to best ensure reproduction.
Interestingly populations have a much higher female population save for areas of heavy human involvement, which is probably due to the species turning to humanity for its scraps of excess.
As with before, this is speculative, as I cannot go out and observe a species of dromaesaurid out in the wild (which would be a dream come true!). Even with my own reasoning areas of Golarion, for example, would be boast drastically different forms of deinonychus packs. The Mwangi Expanse would probably be predominately females while a region like Numeria could be something quite the opposite, all based on how they survive.
looks like i will be buying several of each gnoll mini....have 300 plus D&D minis....needs some sgt....to round out my single units for the army
Giants....one always needs more giants...especially the classic frost
As always...2 red dragons for me....why break tradition
the aboloth thingy...forgot the name..need a couple for sure
keep up the great work paizo!!!!......sorry i don't case subscribe minis......my D&D world has particular tastes and critters.......and 3/4 of the most sets would be useless to me.....and i don't have space to display extras......maybe if i get rich....and build a warehouse addition to my manshack.
but allowing one to buy multiples ok ...dozens of individual minis....saves me painting time...and i can buy unique minis from other companies like avatars of war, warlord games and darklands to name afew....for the real special heroes and villains.....yes i have used a few PF minis as both.......but i can get nice armies prepainted for less cost and time....and that means lots when playing and hobby-ing
Just a thought from a 30 year + table top gamer.....with 12000 minis
now a few dwarf roman legionnaire looking minis....would have me cash in my RRSPs--