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Pathfinder Beginner Box Heroes Miniatures Set

4.70/5 (based on 27 ratings)
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This set of 4 exquisitely detailed prepainted plastic miniatures is meant to complement the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box with all four of the featured pregenerated characters in the game.

    Miniatures include:
  • Kyra, Female Human Cleric
  • Valeros, Male Human Fighter
  • Merisiel, Female Elf Rogue
  • Ezren, Male Human Wizard

All figures are on 1"-round bases and are fully compatible with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Are these prepainted plastic miniatures included in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box?
A: The Beginner Box includes more than 80 full-color pawns, but it does not include any prepainted plastic miniatures. This set is a separate product designed to complement the Beginner Box or stand on its own.

Q: Are the miniatures in this set randomized?
A: This is a fixed set containing the four miniatures listed above.

Q: Will this set be part of Paizo's Pathfinder Roleplaying Game subscription?
A: This set is produced by WizKids under license from Paizo, and is not part of any Paizo subscription.

Q: How does this affect the Pathfinder Miniatures line from Reaper Miniatures?
A: Reaper Miniatures has been producing unpainted metal Pathfinder Miniatures since Fall 2009, and they will continue to do so.

Q: Do these miniatures use Reaper's sculpts?
A: These miniatures use all-new sculpts by WizKids.

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Better than I expected!

4/5 —

When I pre-ordered these, it was as much to show support to Paizo and WizKids for taking a chance on this new line as anything else. I liked the look of the samples shown, but I figured, as was usually the case with the DDM sets, that the production copies would be a step down in quality. But not so! These are better, easily, than almost anything I ever got from DDM (and I have a fairly substantial collection nowadays). The sculpts are solid, and the painting is excellent, Kyra especially.

My only serious complaint is the faces--those could, as others have said, definitely use a bit of work. I think, from the look of them, that the underlying sculpts are fine, but the paint for those parts is sadly lacking. Still, given that these will spend most of their time on a grid map, 18 inches or more away from anyone looking at them, that is admittedly a small problem.

If the Heroes and Monsters series are up to the same quality as these, Paizo, expect me to be ordering some singles! I hardly need them--I'm not even running a fantasy campaign at the moment--but I'll get them anyway just to help make this line a success.

5/5 —

Think these minis look great hope to see more like them

Wow, Great First Effort

5/5 —

As pre-painted minis go, I am very impressed. I have been painting and collecting minis for 24 years, and these by far are some of the best pre-painted minis I have seen to date. I have painted much better myself, BUT, that takes many hours per mini, and quite frankly, I don't think I will be painting any minis for a long time.

I will probably add a wash to some of these to pull out details.

The paint job on all 4 are excellent, details are crisp, color selection excellent, the plastic seems well chosen for strength and flexibility.

I don't understand why people are going nuts on the costs of these. At 3$ a mini, these are an absolute steal. The time it would take me to paint at this level would cost tremendously more. I can spend more time preparing adventures and dreaming now than slapping paint on minis. These seem to strike a great balance between cost and presentation. Many of the DDM minis I don't like cause, they look horrible. I want to prime coat them and start over on the paint job, these, look fantastic.

I was very worried when I placed the pre-order for these and for the case shipping, hopefully in a few weeks. These minis though have far exceeded my expectations. The only issue now is that the bar is set so high for Monsters and Heroes.

I agree with Buglyman on some of the finer nits. The eyes could use some work, I will correct that myself. Inking and dry-brushing will add and pull out more detail. I don't like the blobs, but, it probably drives down costs on manufacturing, so another good trade off, cheaper here, more colors elsewhere.

As a first effort, this is outstanding, but wow, have you raised my expectations!

4.5 Stars, and I will round up.

Good start with a few miniature problems

4/5 —

This is a pretty impressive first effort -- easily as good as the better DDM releases. The plastic is hard enough to make throwing all your figures into a single big bin ala DDM a probable no-no, but neither will you have to treat them with the care you would give painted metal minis. There is plenty of detail and a high number of paint steps, but some slightly odd choices (why are the eyes, a focal point of the mini, a single black dot, where fine detail abounds elsewhere?).

Lack of inking and/or dry-brushing costs these guys a star. It has been reported that future sets will introduce an inking step to the process. Done correctly, that would push these minis to the next level. As it is, they have impressive detail, but they don't quite gel into a well-painted whole.

As to the specific minis herein:

Ezren is my least favorite of the minis in this pack. His right arm is way too small and looks atrophied. His right leg is bent at an odd angle, making his stance look very...off. The detailing on his robe is nice, though.

Merisiel is one of the better figures. Proudly sporting "pathfinder-esque" big ears. Plenty of good detailing and a great pose.

Valeros has a nice paint job, but his pose looks a little forced to be practical. "Look, I have two swords -- feel free to stab me in the gut!" ;-)

Kyra is the standout figure. Amazingly detailed paint job, great stance, just a wonderful all-around mini.

The good
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* The paint jobs are extremely detailed
* High number of steps/colors per model
* Plastic is hard enough to hold shape/fine detail while still being flexible
* The bases are shaped *exactly* like DDM bases, right down to the "lip" around the bottom edge

The bad
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* The eyes could use some work
* There does not appear to be any inking or dry-brushing
* The sculpts are only so-so

The ugly
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* There are black plastic "blobs" where the mini attaches to the base

I was on the fence between three and four stars, but this being a first set I had to give a little extra leeway.

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Grand Lodge
the Haunted Jester wrote:
Is there a reason why the the Beginner Box Heroes is not on the Product Schedule for October?

I suspect that is because they are not actually a Paizo product. The Reaper minis are not on the Product Schedule page either.

On the other hand, the Subscription is only offered thru Paizo, and was therefore added.
Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer
Scribbling Rambler wrote:
the Haunted Jester wrote:
Is there a reason why the the Beginner Box Heroes is not on the Product Schedule for October?

I suspect that is because they are not actually a Paizo product. The Reaper minis are not on the Product Schedule page either.

On the other hand, the Subscription is only offered thru Paizo, and was therefore added.

You're right abut why we're not showing the BB Heroes set, and *kind of* right on the subscription. We should be showing the Heroes & Monsters case & premium once we're showing December products, but we shouldn't be showing the subscription itself.

the Haunted Jester wrote:
As well as why there are some divisions of products in September between PDF's and Print copies?

Good question... I'll poke Ross.

Contributor

Erik just walked by with the final production minis and final packaging for the Beginner Box Heroes set. They look incredible. There's a level of detail on these things that I would never take the time to paint by hand. Awesome!
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Sean K Reynolds wrote:
Erik just walked by with the final production minis and final packaging for the Beginner Box Heroes set. They look incredible. There's a level of detail on these things that I would never take the time to paint by hand. Awesome!

*runs downstairs to look*

Good to hear!

Product description says next month for release, any idea yet when in October?

did they get pushed back to Nov. now, or is that a mistake?

Bump ....

What's up (or down) with the release being pushed back a month? Is the same going to happen with Heroes & Monsters?
Swiftbrook wrote:

Bump ....

What's up (or down) with the release being pushed back a month? Is the same going to happen with Heroes & Monsters?

Wizkids sets the release date on these and they moved it out to November. I haven't heard anything about the Heroes & Monsters release date changing...

Liberty's Edge
Pathfinder Battles Case Subscriber; Pathfinder Maps, Pathfinder Accessories Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Charter Superscriber; Starfinder Charter Superscriber
Jeff Alvarez wrote:


Wizkids sets the release date on these and they moved it out to November. I haven't heard anything about the Heroes & Monsters release date changing...

Doh!! Well that is upsetting there goes my plans for a release event of the Beginners Box

The original release date was probably too close to the release of the superman heroclix set that was just released.

My wish list for the next Heroes set:

Lem/Harsk/Seoni/Whatever
Sczarni
Mistral wrote:

My wish list for the next Heroes set:

Lem/Harsk/Seoni/Whatever

I think the rest of them are going to be in the random sets (James or Erik says something about 3 more in the next two sets)

Product images are now updated to the production previews :)

Unbelievable. Facial detail looks kind of bland but everything else is orders of magnitude better than anything I've seen before. Wow.

Risi has quite a chin there. Might just be an awkward angle on the picture.
Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer
Anguish wrote:
Unbelievable. Facial detail looks kind of bland but everything else is orders of magnitude better than anything I've seen before. Wow.

Keep in mind that viewing the large images is (on the average monitor) looking at each figure at about 200%; at 100%, I think the level of detail reads just fine.

Vic Wertz wrote:
Anguish wrote:
Unbelievable. Facial detail looks kind of bland but everything else is orders of magnitude better than anything I've seen before. Wow.
Keep in mind that viewing the large images is (on the average monitor) looking at each figure at about 200%; at 100%, I think the level of detail reads just fine.

That's a good point. Val is actually dwarfing an ogre (Ogre War Hulk mini I had on hand). He's as tall as a stone giant rune carver - a miniature that is freakishly tall.

Vic Wertz wrote:
Keep in mind that viewing the large images is (on the average monitor) looking at each figure at about 200%; at 100%, I think the level of detail reads just fine.

Oh don't sweat it. I get it how hard it is to get good images from something this size. I cringe when I look at pictures I've taken of minis I've painted.

Liberty's Edge

The Wizard looks like he is eyeballing me, eyeball him.

Looking out of the corner of his eyes.
Sovereign Court RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8

<Megatron> Yes..... </Megatron>

I'm either going to have to get Jen to learn to play or Zak's going to be stuck, 'playing a girl' I know it. ;-)
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Will there be a pdf of this? :)
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Chris Ballard wrote:
Will there be a pdf of this? :)

HU-MAN IS HILARIOUS!

Sovereign Court RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8
Chris Ballard wrote:
Will there be a pdf of this? :)

I am now sorely tempted now to arrange the pictures in Word* with captions.

  • "AM WIZARD! WIZARD NEED FOOD BADLY!"
  • "AM FIGHTER! FIGHTER SMASH PUNY WIZARD!"
  • "AM CLERIC! CLERIC WEAR NOTHING UNDER ARMOR!"
  • "AM ROGUE! NOT THIEF RO- SQUIRREL!"

    And then make it a PDF and send it to Paizo ;-)

    *

    Spoiler:
    Yes, I use word for PDFs never got into layout design yet.

    •

    It's has probably been said but, I really like the idea of a painted mini's subscription. I don't know how possible that is - but would certainly like it. Just throwing it out there.
    Tiberius777 wrote:
    It's has probably been said but, I really like the idea of a painted mini's subscription. I don't know how possible that is - but would certainly like it. Just throwing it out there.

    It's a possibility. =p

    Sorry - I have been busy lately and am completely out of touch - I'll mana burn myself....
    Tiberius777 wrote:
    Sorry - I have been busy lately and am completely out of touch - I'll mana burn myself....

    No burn necessary. The previous post was meant to be tongue in cheek. It's pricy, since it's by the case, but going to be worth it IMO.

    I just noticed this ...

    Quote:

    Product Availability:

    Usually ships from our warehouse in 2 to 6 business days.

    So are you shipping the preorders yet?

    -Swiftbrook
    Lantern Lodge

    Not quite yet. We inputted inventory to ship to our distributers to get them to stores for their release and that accidentally bumped the minis off their preorder status. Ross has fixified and they should show as preorder again.

    That being said, we expect to start shipping out to customers the week of November 7th.
    Grand Lodge

    Are we still looking at a ship date this week (November 7th) for the Beginners Box Heroes Miniature Set?

    Thanks,

    Mazra

    My account shows it as pending, along with AP #52, so I'm hoping they'll be shipped out together.
    Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer

    We are now shipping customer orders for these. (The retail release date is Wednesday.)
    Grand Lodge
    Vic Wertz wrote:
    We are now shipping customer orders for these. (The retail release date is Wednesday.)

    To be honest I am kind of disappointed. I thought that the entire idea of pre-ordering was the possibility of getting it earlier then retail for this product. Mine is shipping today... and not even WITH my subscription for the Adventure Path and the Gamemastery Flip Mat subscription. Those shipped separately from each other. The AP and Map together and the Beginners Box Figurines by themselves.

    So NOW I have to pay twice the shipping for three products. Not truly happy at all. Not to mention hearing that the Retail release for the mini's is Wed and I do not even get the perk of having them before my friends and having to pay MORE for them then they would because mine are being shipped and I could go right down the street for them and get them cheaper minus the shipping.

    This is the first time I am voicing displeasure over this but it is becoming more and more frequent. I am getting the AP shipments later and later to almost a week AFTER the retail release and it is making me upset. I enjoy the PDF's and such to no end but one of the biggest perks in my book was to get them early.. and now with the mini's I preordered back in June getting them after retail is :(
    Paizo Employee Director of Sales
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    Deanoth wrote:
    Vic Wertz wrote:
    We are now shipping customer orders for these. (The retail release date is Wednesday.)

    To be honest I am kind of disappointed. I thought that the entire idea of pre-ordering was the possibility of getting it earlier then retail for this product. Mine is shipping today... and not even WITH my subscription for the Adventure Path and the Gamemastery Flip Mat subscription. Those shipped separately from each other. The AP and Map together and the Beginners Box Figurines by themselves.

    So NOW I have to pay twice the shipping for three products. Not truly happy at all. Not to mention hearing that the Retail release for the mini's is Wed and I do not even get the perk of having them before my friends and having to pay MORE for them then they would because mine are being shipped and I could go right down the street for them and get them cheaper minus the shipping.

    This is the first time I am voicing displeasure over this but it is becoming more and more frequent. I am getting the AP shipments later and later to almost a week AFTER the retail release and it is making me upset. I enjoy the PDF's and such to no end but one of the biggest perks in my book was to get them early.. and now with the mini's I preordered back in June getting them after retail is :(

    There are actually a couple of points I'd like to address here.

    Unless the orders are specifically set to ship together, we do not automatically combine orders except under certain specific circumstances. In this case, you had preordered the miniatures, but they were not set to ship with your subscription shipment. If you had selected "Ship with subscription shipment" at the time you placed the order, then they would have been combined.

    The automated system does not really know what the relative importance one product has over another except in very broad terms. To our system, these miniatures are just like any other non-subscription product not made by Paizo. Combining a non-subscription, non-Paizo product with a subscription shipment is more likely to delay the subscription shipment. When it comes to subscription shipments, we actually run under the same assumption that you do: Subscribers want their stuff as soon as possible. Therefore, we do not usually combine non-subscription stuff with subscription shipments unless it's explicitly chosen by the customer.

    Which leads us to the second point: release dates. The release date for the miniatures is set by the manufacturer, WizKids. This, combined with the fact that we cannot ship products until we receive our shipment from the supplier, means that preordering will not get you the product before it's released. Preordering guarantees that you will get the product, and that you will get it as soon as it is released.

    For Paizo product, we usually start shipping subscription products out about a week-and-a-half before the street date. For example, the street date for the PF AP #51 and Flip Mat: Warehouse we just shipped out to you (and for which you already have the PDFs) is Wednesday, 11/16. The package may or may not arrive by then, but you can certainly download and start reading the PDFs right now.

    All this being said, getting product, or even the PDFs, prior to the release date is not actually an intended premium of subscribing. While it sometimes turns out that way (and often does with the PDFs), our intention with subscription shipments is to have your package arrive at around the same time as the product's street date. For preorders, especially preorders of products that are not ours, we ship items out when they are released.

    I am very sorry that you are disappointed. We try to provide you with all the information to need to make the best possible decision for your purchases, and we are always seeking new ways to make this information more accessible and useful.

    Thanks,
    cos
    Grand Lodge
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    I picked up my set tonight at my FLGS. Awesome set, looks great.

    I was actually there to play in my weekly Encounters game but all the DND players (including myself) kept getting distracted by these Pathfinder mini's. And this was during the final chapter of the current encounters season, mind you, a battle with a Dragon. Several came over to ask to borrow my set for closer inspection and then rushed to purchase their own copy before the store ran out!

    Bravo to Paizo and Wizkids **cue applause** .

    Oh yeah!!!

    Just got my email that they are on the way. Yeehah!

    Finally - the plasticrack will be mine, all mine.

    Paizo rocks.
    Sovereign Court RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8

    I received my 'shipping' mail, but no PDF for download. ;-)
    Liberty's Edge
    Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

    I hope some of those that are finding these locally will give us a review to let us know how the first look at Pathfinder Miniatures hold up.
    Paizo Employee CEO
    Ryan. Costello wrote:
    I hope some of those that are finding these locally will give us a review to let us know how the first look at Pathfinder Miniatures hold up.

    Check out JSollars' post a few above yours Ryan!

    -Lisa

    Could someone tell me what the MSRP (?) on these are.

    Yesterday I bought these from my LGS here in NYC and was charged $14.99 for them. I come back on the Paizo site to check the price just to find out that they're actually $12.99.

    I subscribe to the AP and RPG lines here, but I purchase Cards, map Packs and (now) miniatures from the LGS. Since I seldom buy the Pathfinder books from them (which seems to be a sore spot from the owner BTW) I do try to support them by buying these other items from them but if theyre gonna overcharge me I might as well order them from Paizo as well...
    Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer
    ShinHakkaider wrote:

    Could someone tell me what the MSRP (?) on these are.

    Yesterday I bought these from my LGS here in NYC and was charged $14.99 for them. I come back on the Paizo site to check the price just to find out that they're actually $12.99.

    WizKids doesn't actually set MSRPs for most of their products. Retailers buy it at a specific price and may mark it up as much or as little as they like.

    Vic Wertz wrote:
    ShinHakkaider wrote:

    Could someone tell me what the MSRP (?) on these are.

    Yesterday I bought these from my LGS here in NYC and was charged $14.99 for them. I come back on the Paizo site to check the price just to find out that they're actually $12.99.

    WizKids doesn't actually set MSRPs for most of their products. Retailers buy it at a specific price and may mark it up as much or as little as they like.

    Cool. That's good to know.

    Looks like next time I'll be ordering my mini's directly from Paizo then...

    Just got mine today LGS in Milwaukee. $12.99

    Very Nice. They look as good as the curent pictures - not as spiffy as the original "digital pictures".

    They are the best paint jobs I have seen on pre-painted figs. Way better than most.

    Kyra especially has some great detail on her robes.

    Their face skin is a bit pasty white for me - but still better than anything I could paint.
    The Exchange

    I never been great shakes at painting figures myself though if I get one I really like I can at least match the paint jobs of the majority of the hundreds of pre painted plastics I have bought over the years.

    This release, though looks like it could be raising the bar for "plasticrack" so I am looking forward to seeing them "in the flesh" and how these compare with the late period D&D minis (not to mention my last WizKids purchase -aged MageKnight Dungeon figures).

    So I was wondering when is the Pathfinder Beginner Box Heroes Miniatures Set due to hit the shelves in Europe (specifically the U.K. and/or Ireland).

    W

    Got mine today. They look great, awesome job. I can't wait for Heroes and Monsters.

    Picked these up at the flgs. I will write a review later, but the short version:

    Bases just like ddm
    Plastic harder than ddm...should hold shape and detail better, but more brittle
    Paint jobs have more colors and berthed fine detail than ddm, but with an odd lack of washes or drybrushing
    Sculpts on par with middle-to-good ddm pieces

    A strong opening effort, but as someone with thousands of ddm, I'm still on the fence about whether to buy heroes and monsters. If you missed ddm and don't want to paint, these will be a godsend.
    Paizo Employee Chief Creative Officer, Publisher

    There are lots more ink washes coming in Heroes & Monsters, btw.
    Erik Mona wrote:
    There are lots more ink washes coming in Heroes & Monsters, btw.

    That's great to hear. I believe judicious use of washes will put Pathfinder Minis firmly into the "better looking that DDM" category.

    Question: I noticed the minis were standing on little plastic "blobs" where they are attached to the base (I suspect this is because the minis and bases are made as separate pieces) -- are the minis in subsequent sets going to be attached in this way?

    I picked up a box at the FLGS this afternoon. Great job on these minis! Lots of detail and excellent painting on all four!

    Regards,

    V
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