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I recently picked up a few boosters of Shattered Star and some from the new Reign of Winter set and I pulled out Nazenha Vasilliovana and Sheila Heidmarch. I was very happy with the way these mini's turned out. Sheila's face in particular was done extremely well with very well done eyes and mouth (which makes the Feiya Incident all the more bizarre)

All the miniatures were happy additions, but these two in particular, combined with Queen Ileosa (which I picked up after a tip from Eric) are serving me really well in games because unlike most female miniatures they are actually wearing decent gowns.

Naturally those types of outfits are not very well suited for dungeon crawling, so I completely understand why only a small minority of female miniatures wear them. If you expect to go crawling through a sewer to kill "Excrementals" you obviously put on something more practical.

That being said, the games I run or play in often involve a lot of courtesying, careful banter and dancing, and even those encounters that are not are often in some type of social setting. Having PC/NPC mini's who are dressed as you would expect characters in these situations to be is very helpful so I just wanted to say I'm very happy with these mini's in particular and hope to see more of them in the future.

I'm reasonably certain I am in the minority about excessively obsessing over what my characters / key NPC's are wearing, but I still wanted to express my appreciation.

I recently made a post about a builder series of regular townsfolk (http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qo7t?Townsfolk-Builder-Series-Set). Since then I came up with some more idea's so I compiled them into a complete set focussed on townsfolk and the likes.

Normally I only buy a few packs from sets, but this one I'd buy a case. Mind you, I know this set won't ever happen, but I can put my idea's out there and dream ^_^

==== Common (15) ====

Boy (Small)
> A small sized, unarmed young man in raggy clothes and a bit dirty.
Girl (Small)
> A small sized, unarmed young woman in a raggy dress and a bit dirty.
Peasant
> A regular male commoner in simple clothes. Unarmed.
Laundress
> A regular female commoner carrying a basket of linnens.
Beggar
> A woman in worn dress holding out her hand.
Slave
> A mostly naked man in chains. Also doubles as a criminal prisoner
City Guard
> A city guardsman.
Sailor
> A man dressed in sailor clothing
Porter
> A man carrying a crate or large bag
Monk
> A medieval male monk dressed in simple robes. Can double as cultist
Nun
> A woman dressed in simple white priestly robes. Can double as healer, nurse, etc.

Pig (small)
> A pig, preferably in a running position. Let hillarity ensue.
Guard Dog
> An actual dog, not a wolf, with a spiked collar
Sheep
> A medium sized, wooly sheep that can get lost

Hand-cart
> A medium sized cart on two wheels, sized to be pulled by a single man or a donkey with a small load

==== Uncommon (13) ====

Man-servant
> A properly dressed snobby lackey who can double in a pinch as a vallet or butler
Maid-servant
> A reasonably properly dressed serving wench without cups or serving trays.
Merchant
> Somewhat weighty man with a scroll and courtiers outfit. Could also double as a lower court noble.
Blacksmith
> A dwarf wearing a leather apron and a hammer
Baker
> Fat dwarven woman wearing a cooking hat and holding a rolling pin
Butcher
> Man wearing an apron covered in blood with a cleaver stuck to his side. Also usable as mad killer or torturer
Old Man
> An elderly man, walking with a hunch and a walking stick
Old Woman
> An elderly woman, walking with a hunch and a walking stick
Drunk
> A man carrying a bottle or cup and looking somewhat off-balance. Not a dwarf - they don't get drunk.

Donkey
> A donkey carrying a small load
Pony
> A pony equiped to be ridden by a halfling
Riding Dog
> A big dog equiped with a saddle to be ridden by a halfling
Doe
> A deer, a female deer

==== Rare (10) ====

Young Princess (Small)
> A young girl in a fancy, modest white dress. Could double as a nobles daughter, flower-girl or a holy child.
Young Prince (Small)
> A young boy in fancy clothes with a crown. Could double as a nobles son or halfling king.
Queen
> A regal woman wearing an impractical gown and a crown.
King
> A regal man wearing a crown, holding a scepter wearing a cloak
Abbot
> An elderly man leaning on a staff, with a solemn look of wisdom on his face. Can double as a stereotypical wizard or advisor. Matches with the monks.
Mother Superior
> A woman dressed simularly to the nun, but with a different colour and pose to serve as the leader of the nunary
Scribe
> A young adult man, dressed in proper clothes, carrying a scroll and quill. Can also double as a messenger
Courtesan
> A female elf who is at risk of catching a cold
Jester
> A man dressed in bright colours, here to entertain

Stag
> A majestic male stag with branching antlers to go with the doe's

==== Large Uncommon (9) ====

Angry Mob
> Tightly clustered group of people with pitchforks and torches. Not too angry so they can be used as spectators as well.

Ox
> A horned draft animal that can double as a regular cow
Light Horse
> A saddled arabian horse capable of running really fast
Heavy Horse
> A saddled frissian horse capable of carrying or pulling any load
Light Warhorse
> An arabian horse equiped with leather barding, leaving it fast and capable
Heavy Warhorse
> A frissian horse with steel barding over its entire body, making it an effective tank on the battlefield

Cart
> A 2 wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a horse, or ox. Large enough to contain 1 medium miniature
Rowboat
> A rowboat, with oars. Could stick out of the base a bit to make room for 2 medium miniatures
Chariot
> A 2 wheeled vehicle designed to be pulled by a horse into battle. Large blades at the wheels for killing folk

==== Large Rare (7) ====

Relic Bearers
> A palanquin holding a small statue or effigee of a saint, being held up by two bearers dressed in robes to match the monks

Camel
> A one or two humped camel, here from far off lands

Carrying Chair
> A carrying chair, held up by two strong men, to transport nobility from place to place. Includes the two men lifting it.
Wagon
> A 4 wheeled vehicle with an open top. Bigger than the Cart
Raft
> A makeshift boat made from flotsam and available wood, big enough for 2-3 medium sized mini's
Large Cage
> A cage big enough to contain a regular, medium sized miniature. Of course we should be able to put a mini inside *squee*
Sled
> A sled that can be pulled by dogs or horses through the snow

==== Guargantuan Unique (1) ====

Keelboat
> A proper ship, with a single mast and sail, with room on deck for miniatures, combat, etc. Naturally ships come in bigger sizes, but this should be useful in many situations!

==== Visible Huge pack ====

Full Carriage
> A huge sized, decorated proper carriage as used by nobility. The carriage comes with 2 additional horses equiped to pull it, so actually contains a huge and 2 large mini's rather than 2 huge ones, and the horses are in a similar style to the heavy horses so you can make it a 4 horse carriage. Bonus points if a separate rider miniature is added

Our group likes hanging around in town, getting involved in city life and politics. I think many low level groups also spend a great deal of time in their local town.

One thing we really lack in our games though is miniatures for the regular run of the mill towns folk. Mini's for tavern brawls, assassins going after the king, that lovely tavern wench being kidnapped in the middle of the marketplace, etc. are sorely lacking.

I would suggest a Builders Series set to fill this lack of regular townsfolk. I think every game can be enhanced by this.

My suggestion would be something along the following lines. I added where I think a repaint might be usable and made miniatures we'd want multiple of common and miniatures where we'd only want a few rare.

Boy (Common, Small)
> A small sized, unarmed young man in raggy clothes and a bit dirty.

Girl (Common, Small)
> A small sized, unarmed young woman in a raggy dress and a bit dirty.

Peasant (Common, Medium)
> A regular male commoner in simple clothes. Unarmed.

Beggar (Common, Medium)
> A woman in worn dress holding out her hand.

Guard-dog (Common, Medium)
> An actual dog, not a wolf, with a spiked collar

City Guard (Common, Medium)
> A city guardsman. Could be a repaint of the Watch Guard from Heroes and Monsters.

Merchant (Rare, Medium)
> Somewhat weighty man with a scroll and courtiers outfit. Could also double as a lower court noble or innkeeper for a fancy tavern.

Tavern Wench (Rare, Medium)
> A somewhat provocatively dressed serving wench without cups or serving trays so they're usable as other female commoners like merchant daughters, local floozy, PC love interest, etc.

Noblewoman (Rare, Medium)
> A noble woman or princess. Could be a repaint of Queen Ileosa from Legends of Golarion.

Nobleman (Rare, Medium)
> A nobleman. Could be a repaint of Aldern Foxglove from Rise of the Rune Lords.

Princess (Rare, Small)
> A young girl in a fancy, modest white dress. Could double as a nobles daughter, flower-girl or a holy child.

Prince (Rare, Small)
> A young boy in fancy clothes with a crown. Could double as a nobles son or halfling king.

Basically this set includes common and noble, children and adults of both genders, as well as guards with dogs and two additional commoners with common functions.

Other mini's we considered for the series are: Blacksmith, Baker, Butcher, Laundress, Seamstress, Sailors, Porters and elderly of both genders, but those were all pretty specific while the ones listed above have more general usability.

What kind of regular townsfolk do others feel they need in their games?