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CosmicIronyMagnet wrote:

Will Monster Core 2 also have a Pawn box?

No news on this yet! Is this something you'd look forward to?

As a GM on a time and money budget, I made the decision to invest in pawns over miniatures because they give me more flexibility and range in my storytelling.

I love all of the creatures that Paizo puts out but there's nothing worse than having a carefully crafted battlefield using a beautiful flip mat, a great setup for a story, the players seeing a number of small and medium enemies ready to charge them, and then putting down a large pawn representing the big villain in the fight and saying, "I know this says "<some name>" on the pawn but what you really see is "<what I wanted the monster to be>". With the new dragons coming out, I want to be able to have a pawn of the Barrage Dragon and not have to find an older pawn of a diabolic dragon and say - "kind of like that but imagine there are cannons sticking out of the body like on this picture here."

I had to type these into my database. I'm posting the list here in case those of you on the fence about buying these amazing pawns need to see what you're getting. Sorry about the length of the post. Hopefully, someone can update Paizo's usual pawn list in the description and delete this post after.

Small
1. Gnome, bleachling survivor
2. Gnome conservationist
3. Gnome daredevil
4. Gnome philomath
5. Goblin, big boss goblin
6. Goblin chef
7. Goblin scavenger
8. Halfling head chef
9. Halfling smuggler
10. Hafling yarnspinner
11. Kholo, bone scavenger
12. Kobold earth diver
13. Kobold egg guardian
14. Kobold trapper
15. Leshy, gourd leshy witch
16. Leshy, root leshy groundskeeper
17. Leshy, tumbleweed leshy courier
18. Ratfolk, bone mother
19. Ratfolk, swarm voice
20. Ratfolk, tunnel viper
21. Tripkee camofleur
22. Tripkee fiend keeper
23. Tripkee scout
24. Urchin

Medium
25. Abbot of Abadar
26. Accuser agent
27. Acolyte of Iomedae
28. Acrobat
29. Adept
30. Advisor
31. Apothecary
32. Apprentice
33. Archer sentry (3)
34. Arms dealer
35. Artillerist
36. Assassin
37. Astronomer
38. Avuncular professor
39. Bandit (3)
40. Barrister
41. Beast eidolon
42. Beast tamer
43. Beggar
44. Black belt
45. Blasphemer of Zon-Kuthon
46. Bodyguard (3)
47. Bosun
48. Bounty hunter
49. Burglar (2)
50. Captain of the guard
51. Castaway
52. Catfolk, leaping thief
53. Catfolk, lucky courser
54. Catfolk name collector
55. Champion of Rovagug
56. Champion of Shelyn
57. Charlatan
58. Chronicler
59. Combat engineer
60. Commoner (2)
61. Conspiracist
62. Construction worker
63. Court historian
64. Court jester
65. Courtesan
66. Coven aspirant
67. Crime kingpin
68. Cult leader
69. Cultist (3)
70. Curse monger
71. Dancer
72. Dedicated druid
73. Deific champion of Iomedae
74. Deific vessel of Urgathoa
75. Demolitionist
76. Demonologist
77. Departmental chair
78. Despot
79. Diver
80. Dockhand (2)
81. Drill sergeant
82. Driver
83. Drover
84. Druid initiate
85. Drunkard (2)
86. Dwarf general
87. Dwarf smith
88. Dwarf spirit priest
89. Dynamo
90. Eldritch emeritus
91. Elf, aiuvarin translator
92. Elf, demonbane warrior
93. Elf, elven court guard (2)
94. Elf, forlorn artist
95. Enchanting ritualist
96. Enigmatic conspiracist
97. Envoy
98. Executioner
99. Exiled revolutionary
100. Expedition leader
101. Experienced hound
102. Exuberant apprentice
103. False priest
104. Farmer
105. Fence
106. Fiend caller
107. Fisher
108. Flamboyant thief
109. Fleshwarper
110. Forager
111. Gadgeteer
112. Gamekeeper
113. Gang leader
114. Gendarme (3)
115. Globetrotting scholar
116. God caller
117. Grand inquisitor
118. Grandmaster
119. Grave robber
120. Gravedigger
121. Guard (4)
122. Guide
123. Guildmaster
124. Gunsmith
125. Gunwitch
126. Harbormaster
127. Harrow reader
128. Hero hunter
129. High priest of Pharasma
130. High roller
131. Hobgoblin spellbreaker
132. Hobgoblin vanguard
133. Humanitarian hermit
134. Hunter
135. Infantry soldier (3)
136. Infernal registrar
137. Innkeeper
138. Inspector
139. Interrogator
140. Jailer
141. Judge
142. Juggler
143. Kholo outrider
144. Kholo pragmatist
145. Knight (2)
146. Legbreaker
147. Librarian
148. Lizardfolk, inuxi masked mummer
149. Lizardfolk, tidewater guard
150. Loan shark
151. Local herbalist
152. Maestro
153. Mage for hire
154. Mage killer
155. Mage knight
156. Martial student (2)
157. Master of disguise
158. Mastermind
159. Mayor
160. Mechanic
161. Merchant
162. Messenger
163. Mime
164. Miner
165. Mirror seer
166. Mixed martial artist
167. Monster hunter
168. Mountain guardian
169. Mountaineer
170. Musketeer (3)
171. Natural scientist
172. Navigator
173. Necromancer
174. Noble
175. Obsessive researcher
176. Ocean nomad
177. Orc agriculturalist
178. Orc dromaar lorekeeper
179. Orc gamekeeper
180. Orc veteran master
181. Pack leader
182. Palace guard (4)
183. Peerless duelist
184. Peerless healer
185. Penitent of Calistria
186. Physician
187. Pilgrim of Irori
188. Pirate (4)
189. Plague doctor
190. Poacher
191. Political upstart
192. Priest of Saranrae
193. Prime minister
194. Prisoner
195. Propagandist
196. Prophet
197. Puppetter
198. Razzle dazzler
199. Reckless scientist
200. Rigger
201. Rocketeer
202. Ruffian
203. Runaway blueblood
204. Saboteur
205. Sage
206. Servant
207. Ship captain
208. Sibyl
209. Siegebreaker
210. Skin shifter
211. Smith
212. Sniper
213. Sprit binder
214. Spy
215. Standad bearer
216. Street musician
217. Subaquatic marauder
218. Surgeon
219. Tax collector
220. Teacher
221. Tempest incarnate
222. Tengu bladesmith
223. Tengu, gambling companion
224. Tengu, jinx eater
225. Therapeutic healer
226. Toady
227. Tomb raider
228. Tonic merchant
229. Torchbearer
230. Tournament combatant
231. Toymaker
232. Tracker
233. Trained bat
234. Traveling actor
235. Traveling priest of Desna
236. Tree singer
237. Troubadour
238. Unsanctioned sheriff
239. Vermin catcher
240. Veteran noble
241. Warden
242. Warmonger
243. Watch officer
244. Watchmage
245. Wealthy vigilante
246. Wolly wrangler
247. World ender
248. Zealot of Asmodeus

Large
249. Equestrian constable (2)
250. Juggernaut
251. Veteran war horse

Troops

Every 4 large pawns constitute one troop unit.

252. Arrester squadron (4)
253. Bandit gang (8)
254. City guard squadron (4)
255. Conscript squad (4)
256. Deluded mob (4)
257. Dwarf battalion (4)
258. Elf, woodland scouts (4)
259. Goblin get gang (4)
260. Halfling bill-band (4)
261. Heavy cavalry (4)
262. Hellknight cavalry brigade (4)
263. Hobgoblin battalion (4)
264. Leshy, corn leshy throng (4)
265. Line infantry (8)
266. Mercenary band (4)
267. Orc skullcrushers (4)
268. Phalanx formation (8)
269. Rancorous priesthood (4)
270. Watchmage squadron (4)

As a GM with a son who wants to play a tanuki, I would like to see a Pawn box that covers all the ancestries from The Mwangi Expanse, Impossible Lands, and Ti'an Xia. I can adapt pawns from various existing sets to cover the core ancestries in Player Core and Player Core 2 and even Howl of the Wild, but not ones like Poppet, Anadi, Shisk, Nagji, Vanara, Tsukumogami, and Tanuki.

I think even a first approximation that has for each Ancestry a Fighter-type / Rogue-type / Magic-type / Cleric or Priest-type and Female / Male for each class type, which would be eight pawns for each Ancestry, would be a nice start to give players something close to their character concept.

Ideally, it would be nice to have each Lost Omens location / region book have its own pawn collection to supply all the new ancestries, monsters, NPCs, and archetypes described to make it easier to GM adventures in those area with characters from those regions.

Happy we're getting an NPC Core box!

Will Monster Core 2 also have a Pawn box?

It's not just the characters in the Character Guide and the Ancestry Guide but also the classes in Guns & Gear, Dark Archive, and Book of the Dead that would be fun to see in a "Pathfinder Player Character Pawn 2". I wonder if Paizo could find a way to survey players and then begin a Kickstarter to see if there's enough interest for them to make money off of something like this.