Pathfinder RPG combat comes to life on your tabletop with Heroes & Monsters, the debut release in the new Pathfinder Battles prepainted miniatures line! Produced in cooperation with Paizo Publishing, Heroes & Monsters presents a fascinating array of 40 beautifully painted miniatures perfect for use with the Pathfinder RPG or any fantasy miniatures game! From the brave Gnome Fighter to the mighty evil lich, Heroes & Monsters offers a wide range of player characters and dungeon denizens that make a perfect start to your Pathfinder Battles collection!
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First off, great detail, as well as good work with making an Iconic. Seelah is definetely good to have on the board ad can easily be repainted to another version various female paladin/cavaliers/sword and board melee classes. I do have to say, though, I'm not real thrilled by the pose, since it gives the distinction that she was about to be or has been hit by something big, bad, and unpleasent.
Race wise, I can not see much besides human/human based forms. But that could just be me.
Overall, a good piece to any one's collection, especially if you have lots of players rolling up female melee types, in which case getting one or two and repainting one could be useful.
I wanted to like this piece, I really did. And I suppose I do, because there's a lot to like, from the neck down. Above that...well, read on.
In general I like the sculpt. The pose is strong and dynamic, the way she holds her shield out from her body is great, and there's excellent detail on the armor and other gear. The problem is head, and specifically the face. Maybe I just got a bad print, but there was virtually no facial detail at all -- a suggestion of a nose and that was pretty much it. Maybe it represents a doppleganger imitating Seelah?
The paint job was very good, again except for the noggin. The armor is subtle, the symbol of Iomedae on the shield is very well done, and the cape had a nice, subtle wash that made it pop. However, the face was once again nigh featureless; one eye was just a nearly-invisible black dot on the dark brown of her skin, and the other one was all white. Deeply disappointing, and easily the worst quality control I've seen on any of the minis so far.
This is one of the minis where all that silver paint is perfectly appropriate. Gleaming armor and sword, nicely detailed shield and gear... a great hero figure. You'll only need one, probably, but most folks are reporting multiples are a greater frequency than other rare figures.
I guess I'm just surprised to see an Iconic in the big hero and monster set. Paizo already established a package of 4 iconics, I suppose I assumed that the other iconics would eventually be released the same way. I think it would make a great product line, working through all the base classe and prestige class portraits as hero figures.
If memory serves, I believe that it was mentioned in the main Heroes & Monsters thread that the iconics would be sprinkled throughout the other upcoming miniature sets.
If memory serves, I believe that it was mentioned in the main Heroes & Monsters thread that the iconics would be sprinkled throughout the other upcoming miniature sets.
I haven't kept up with the thread there, at 2000+ posts on a single topic its a little insane. Still, Paizo, my suggestion stands. I think its a good (dare I say better) way to get those iconics out there. That way they could be done to the same standard at the original iconic set. :)
I was really looking forward to this figure but the product in hand is a disappointment. Though well-painted, it is somewhat smaller than the figures released in the Beginner Box Heroes. However, my main complaint is that Seelah's head is simply a ball without any features; no nose, no mouth, no cheeks, with eyes and hair painted on it. This is a not only a rare but an iconic; it should be better than this.
