Pathfinder Beginner Box Heroes Miniatures Set

We're going to do a whole legion of Romans.

We're going to do a whole legion of Romans.

so send your photographs to Paizo so they can model the faces of loyal Paizonians on each of the 6000 individual models.

Nice one Erik.

VERY nice product - they really made sure on the quality for these... I could see myself buying this AND another set of 4 with some of the other Iconics - Most likely Harsk (you need a Dwarf), Lem (token small figure) and 2 others - I am thinking the Paladin for one and some caster for the 2nd...

Sweet. Just pre-orderd.

where are the gnomes man?

I am really happy with the Pathfinder Miniatures product line. I am definitely in. Hopefully, I will purchase them in the greek FLGS, otherwise I will order them on-line. I like to play the game using miniatures and I can't wait to enhance my DDM collection with the Pathfinder Miniatures. :)

We're going to do a whole legion of Romans.

Booooooring. :P

Do a whole legion of Alerans! We definitely need some Knights Pisces!

Most likely Harsk (you need a Dwarf)

I'd say the dwarf needs to be kept for the last set of iconics in the hope they don't get that far!

If they do get that far, the bad news that there's a dwarf mini is at least mitigated by the fact that we got a full set.

where are the gnomes man?

Yeah! Gnomes now! Or do I gneed to take drastic measures? Gnobody would like that, oh gno!

gnomewizard wrote:

where are the gnomes man?

Yeah! Gnomes now! Or do I gneed to take drastic measures? Gnobody would like that, oh gno!

Feh. Gnomebody wants to hear it; you should just pack up and go gnome.

KaeYoss wrote:

gnomewizard wrote:

where are the gnomes man?

Yeah! Gnomes now! Or do I gneed to take drastic measures? Gnobody would like that, oh gno!

Feh. Gnomebody wants to hear it; you should just pack up and go gnome.

Your doing it wrong. Trolling is a art!

gbonehead wrote:

KaeYoss wrote:

gnomewizard wrote:

where are the gnomes man?

Yeah! Gnomes now! Or do I gneed to take drastic measures? Gnobody would like that, oh gno!

Feh. Gnomebody wants to hear it; you should just pack up and go gnome.

Your doing it wrong. Trolling is a art!

Heheheh ... for the win.

KaeYoss wrote:

gbonehead wrote:

KaeYoss wrote:

gnomewizard wrote:

where are the gnomes man?

Yeah! Gnomes now! Or do I gneed to take drastic measures? Gnobody would like that, oh gno!

Feh. Gnomebody wants to hear it; you should just pack up and go gnome.

Your doing it wrong. Trolling is a art!

Heheheh ... for the win.

You mean "teh win", right?

gbonehead wrote:

KaeYoss wrote:

gbonehead wrote:

KaeYoss wrote:

gnomewizard wrote:

where are the gnomes man?

Yeah! Gnomes now! Or do I gneed to take drastic measures? Gnobody would like that, oh gno!

Feh. Gnomebody wants to hear it; you should just pack up and go gnome.

Your doing it wrong. Trolling is a art!

Heheheh ... for the win.

You mean "teh win", right?

Only if I was making an attempt to point out your/you're :)

KaeYoss wrote:

gbonehead wrote:

KaeYoss wrote:

gbonehead wrote:

KaeYoss wrote:

gnomewizard wrote:

where are the gnomes man?

Yeah! Gnomes now! Or do I gneed to take drastic measures? Gnobody would like that, oh gno!

Feh. Gnomebody wants to hear it; you should just pack up and go gnome.

Your doing it wrong. Trolling is a art!

Heheheh ... for the win.

You mean "teh win", right?

Only if I was making an attempt to point out your/you're :)

You missed the "a art" thing.

Pre-ordered, hope they do well. The pics look awesome.

How many miniatures are going to be released each month?

So far our deal with WizKids covers only this single release of four miniatures.

So far our deal with WizKids covers only this single release of four miniatures.

Were the preorders as big as you had hoped?

Yes.

Yes.

Awesome!

Erik Mona wrote:

So far our deal with WizKids covers only this single release of four miniatures.

Were the preorders as big as you had hoped?

Yes.

does that mean we'll be seeing other sets in the foreseeable future?

Yes.

That is GREAT news.

*prays for future mini sets*

Justin Franklin wrote:

Were the preorders as big as you had hoped?

Erik Mona wrote:

Yes.

does that mean we'll be seeing other sets in the foreseeable future?

see Erik's post two above the one you quoted... I'm sure once they sign for more sets they will let us know

Funny thing I'm definitely buying this, but not for me. I'm buying it form my daughter's 10th birthday. She's been wanting to play with the adults for awhile now,and I saw the announcement for the Beginner Box and I knew it was the perfect way to get her started. And the iconic models will make explaining things way easier.

Funny thing I'm definitely buying this, but not for me. I'm buying it form my daughter's 10th birthday. She's been wanting to play with the adults for awhile now,and I saw the announcement for the Beginner Box and I knew it was the perfect way to get her started. And the iconic models will make explaining things way easier.

I'm getting the set (and boxed set) for the completist in me. But I'm also getting a set for the godkids, when I teach them.

Photos of the paint masters have been added.

Cleric looks dumb, like she fell out of Aladin's Lamp

She's Paizo's iconic cleric and has been for four years. She's from Katapesh. *shrug*

So do these minis come with stat cards like the DnD mini random sets did? Otherwise what is meant by "fully compatible with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game"? I have a bunch of pennies and bottlecaps that are fully compatible with the pathfinder roleplaying game too :D

Cleric looks dumb, like she fell out of Aladin's Lamp

To each his own. IMHO there have been far too few pre-painted miniatures in desert garb. She will be welcome on my gaming table.

Later,

Mazra

I agree! She looks great and will add some variety to the cleric minis I currently own. Plus one of my friends has decided to play THAT cleric as we delve into Pathfinder for the first time!

So do these minis come with stat cards like the DnD mini random sets did? Otherwise what is meant by "fully compatible with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game"? I have a bunch of pennies and bottlecaps that are fully compatible with the pathfinder roleplaying game too :D

Not sure where to find it but Vic has confirmed no stat cards are included.

Sean

So do these minis come with stat cards like the DnD mini random sets did? Otherwise what is meant by "fully compatible with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game"? I have a bunch of pennies and bottlecaps that are fully compatible with the pathfinder roleplaying game too :D

I think this is intended to reference the fact that these minis are not only representative of creatures from the game, but that they're also sized per gaming rules, for example, a medium mini will have a 1" base, a large a 2" base, etc.

I have a bunch of pennies and bottlecaps that are fully compatible with the pathfinder roleplaying game too :D

That awesome! My son's lego basic peices are also fully compatible with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.

Dgore wrote:

So do these minis come with stat cards like the DnD mini random sets did? Otherwise what is meant by "fully compatible with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game"? I have a bunch of pennies and bottlecaps that are fully compatible with the pathfinder roleplaying game too :D

I think this is intended to reference the fact that these minis are not only representative of creatures from the game, but that they're also sized per gaming rules, for example, a medium mini will have a 1" base, a large a 2" base, etc.

That.

Cleric looks dumb, like she fell out of Aladin's Lamp

The cleric is the primary reason I preordered a set. She has a distinct ethnic flair that, while not typical for normal european settings, is very appropriate.

Also, these minis looked better in person at Gencon than they do in these pictures. Especially Valeros.

Also, these minis looked better in person at Gencon than they do in these pictures. Especially Valeros.

Totally agree.

I was awestruck on the paint job, including the details, of the minis displayed at GenCon. If Heroes and Monsters, RotR and future sets look that good, I am going to be one very happy person.

I've pre-ordered a case of monsters and this set from my FLGS.

I hope WK bring out the other iconics as well.

We play with a VTT for maps, but everyone still prefers the tactile sense of moving your character with your hand rather then clicking on a computer screen (and, of course, rolling the dice rather then clicking on a dice number generator ....

I can't wait for December ... Minis Xmas :)

I posted this in the Heroes & Monsters thread, but it's worth reposting here:

The first images we showed for the Beginner Box Heroes set were indeed the digital models. And I'm confident that *anybody* who saw the paint masters at Gen Con will attest that they look significantly better than the digital models. (If you haven't looked at the Beginner Box product page since Gen Con, you should—the ones with the white background are the digital models, and the front-and-back photos are the paint masters. But the photos don't really do them justice.)

I'd mentioned before in this thread that WizKids had told us that the production minis had the potential to be even better than the paint masters. The reason for that is that the paint masters have three types of paint applications: masks, tampos, and freehand details. The process of masking (which account for most of the paint on each figure) doesn't vary significantly between paint masters and production, so the masked bits should be essentially the exact same quality. The same is true of the tampos (which are essentially printed-on details, like the fine gold designs on Kyra's cloak). But WizKids actually made improvements to the masks and tampos after seeing the paint masters, and that's one reason that the production minis can present an improvement over the masters. Also, the few freehand details on the paint masters (like the eyes and eyebrows) won't be freehanded on the production figures, so those details should be more precise and regular on production minis than they are on the paint masters.

Well, just today, we got a set of samples using the preliminary production paint applications, and, as promised, the masks and tampos translated over extremely well, and the formerly freehanded details do show improvement over the paint masters. Across the four minis, there *are* two spots that don't look quite as good as the paint masters; those seem to be an issue with paint thickness, which they intend to adjust. So right now I'd say that two of the minis are a bit better than the masters, while the other two are better in places and not quite as good in others. By the time we see finished production figures, I expect that all four will indeed look better than the masters do.

I hope WK bring out the other iconics as well.

Our intent is to seed the rest of them into future sets. I *believe* that, among the Heroes & Monsters and Rise of the Runelords sets, we'll be releasing three more iconics.

It's September! Ahem... so, does "expected October" mean early October or late October?

*counting down* ^_^

It's September! Ahem... so, does "expected October" mean early October or late October?

*counting down* ^_^

We don't have a specific delivery date yet.

Bummer :)

But thanks for the fast reply, can't wait to see these in person!

Any idea if this will arrive in time to ship with the rest of the October items, for those of us set to ship monthly? (I'd understand if you don't.)

Willing to set odds? 8^)

Any idea if this will arrive in time to ship with the rest of the October items, for those of us set to ship monthly? (I'd understand if you don't.)

Willing to set odds? 8^)

No idea.

Understandable. Thanks anyway, Vic!

I know you guys have no control over this, but is the Release of these planned to coincide with the Release of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Beginner Box?

I am planning a Release Event and if this was going to be out the same day I was going to Buy 5 sets and give a Free Mini of their characters to the first 20 players.

I know you guys have no control over this, but is the Release of these planned to coincide with the Release of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Beginner Box?

We hope so, but we can't say for sure at this time.

Is there a reason why the the Beginner Box Heroes is not on the Product Schedule for October? As well as why there are some divisions of products in September between PDF's and Print copies?