Pathfinder Battles: Rise of the Runelords Standard Booster Pack

Well can't seem to find a Rune Giant in the UK at all and also found it impossible to buy a sealed case.

I bought a handful of the minis I really wanted (Harsk, Shalelu, Ameiko, Kobold Champion and Lamia Matriarch) along with one booster. And that booster included the Wendigo, Warchief Ripnugget and Tsuto. Since those were close to the three I most wanted I'm pretty stoked! Now I just need to get myself a Seoni figure to keep my iconic collection going...

I also really wanted to keep up with the iconics, I didn't get Harsk, but one of my players did. With the aid of one of the other players who is a union negotiator, I was convinced into swapping a bonus draw from the Harrow Deck (optional rule in carrion crown) in addition to another mini to get my Harsk. I'm way to addicted to this plastic crack.

I'm way to addicted to this plastic crack.

You are not alone. I have bought way more then I should have so far.

Finally got my case from a online retailer.

Missing 2 minis, Chief Ripnugget and the Mithril Mage. I also had three boosters each missing 1 mini. Kind of lame of the commons I only got one Harpy,Bugbear Hero and Lamia Kuchrima.

But overall I am pretty happy with the case. I will be buying a second case late this month or early next month in hopes of getting some more of the commons and the 2 I am missing.

I couldn't find a "RotRL Miniature Case Report" thread, so it looks like this is the only thread where these are being recorded. If there is a separate thread for this please let me know.

Overall Comments:

1) I am firstly happy to report that no minis were broken. It almost seems to me that the "plastic" these minis are made out of is a bit more pliable than the H&M minis. (3 of the large minis popped off their bases but these were a quick fix. Both of my stone golems had popped off, as did my Forgefiend)

2) I did not get 2 of the rares. I'm sort of disappointed, but I'm actually more disappointed that I did not get more sinspawn (1 sinspawn and 2 sinspawn axemen). These are common rares and in a set themed for RotRL, I sort of expected to get more of these guys.

3) I really don't notice much correlation between "common" minis and "uncommon" minis. The average of how many commons (2.6 / case) I received is basically the same as the average of uncommons (2.3 / case).

The Results:

COMMON
#01. Bugbear Hero - 2
#02. Goblin Commando - 3
#03. Goblin Dog - 3
#04. Goblin Warchanter - 3
#05. Kobold Champion - 3
#06. Faceless Stalker - 2
#07. Ghoul - 2
#08. Harpy - 1
#09. Ogrekin - 4
#10. Yeth Hound - 4
#11. Denizen of Leng - 2
#12. Redcap - 4
#13. Sinspawn - 1
#14. Sinspawn Axeman - 2
#15. Skinsaw Cultist - 2
#16. Alu-Demon - 3
#17. Lamia Kuchrima - 3
#18. Shining Child - 4
#19. Warrior of Wrath - 3
#20. Wraith - 1

UNCOMMON
#21. Goblin Commando on Goblin Dog - 2
#22. Jakardros Sovark - 2
#23. Lyrie Akenja - 1
#24. Ameiko Kaijitsu - 2
#25. Harsk, Dwarf Ranger - 3
#26. Lamia Matriarch - 4
#27. Malfesknekor - 2
#28. Orik Vancaskerkin - 2
#29. Tsuto Kaijitsu - 2
#30. Vale Temros - 3
#31. Kaven Windstrike - 2
#32. Khalib - 2
#33. Ogre - 3
#34. Ogre Brute - 2
#35. Seoni, Human Sorcerer - 3
#36. Shalelu Androsana - 3
#37. Viorian Dekanti - 3
#38. Dire Bear - 3
#39. Stone Giant - 2
#40. Stone Giant Champion - 3
#41. Vraxeris - 2
#42. Lamia - 2
#43. Wendigo - 2
#44. Yeti - 1

RARE
#45. Aldern Foxglove - 0
#46. Jaagrath Kreeg - 2
#47. Lucrecia - 2
#48. The Scribbler - 1
#49. The Skinsaw Man - 2
#50. Highlady Athroxis - 1
#51. The Mithral Mage - 1
#52. Runelord Karzoug - 1
#53. Stone Golem - 2
#54. Azaven - 1
#55. Lamatar Bayden - 2
#56. Mokmurian - 1
#57. Forgefiend - 1
#58. Nualia - 1
#59. Warchief Ripnugget - 0
#60. Young Red Dragon - 2
#61. Karzoug Statue - 1
#62. Lamia Harridan - 2
#63. Storm Giant - 1
#64. Treachery Demon - 2
#65. Rune Giant - 1

Kor, I started on on the 20th... so its out there

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Same here. I love the set, paint jobs are really nice. Unfortunatly, i am missing 2 minis(Aldern Foxglove and Warchief Ripnugget).

I also had 4 minis that were broken (nothing a little glue couldn't fix though).

The worse thing though is the Rune Giant. what's up with those pants?!?

Oh well, overall, a really nice set, but a bit on the costly side.

I am NOT objecting to the price of each individual figure but would prefer a smaller set with a smaller price tag. I think that is what a lot of other people are trying to say as well. $400 was a lot to spend at once considering I didn't get a full set in my case (missing 4). I would much rather spend $300 and get a smaller set (less sculpts). The figures look great and I will keep buying either way but it does make budgeting much more difficult with the larger more expensive sets.

I guess I count myself lucky and thankful that I had no broken minis and a complete set from my case.

Since I am running RotR, this set is over-the-top awesome for me. To have a beautiful set of minis, and to immediately begin to use them in the campaign I am running is nothing short of special. Yes! I am gushing. I have been collecting pre-painted minis since DDM Harbinger. And this IMHO is the best most useful set of minis I own. Even the least useful mini to me, Seoni, happens to be one of the most gorgeous minis I have ever seen in PPM. YMMV. But I am getting mileage better than an electric.

Cheers,

Mazra

I am NOT objecting to the price of each individual figure but would prefer a smaller set with a smaller price tag. I think that is what a lot of other people are trying to say as well. $400 was a lot to spend at once considering I didn't get a full set in my case (missing 4). I would much rather spend $300 and get a smaller set (less sculpts). The figures look great and I will keep buying either way but it does make budgeting much more difficult with the larger more expensive sets.

I agree this is what people are baulking at, but my question (to them) is: Why not just buy three bricks (or similar) from the larger sets?

You'll pay less than for a full case, for a smaller number of minis, chosen from a smaller number of potential sculpts. The only difference is the singles market will have greater choice available.

"but I'm missing out on some figures" is a misleading argument - if the set is smaller you'll get your figures from 40 potential sculpts, just the same as if you buy a limited number of cases from the larger sets. The fact that other people will be buying more sculpts than you is nothing but a psychological "loss", isn't it?

I did not buy a case, but I just got my hands on some sinspawn. I am a bit disappointed that they have axes instead of ranseur since that is what is stated in their block in the Bestiary. Having the ability to switch between the unarmed and armed versions would have been nice visually. Not having played RotRL AP, I assume it is because they are often equipped with axes instead of pole arms.

I did not buy a case, but I just got my hands on some sinspawn. I am a bit disappointed that they have axes instead of ranseur since that is what is stated in their block in the Bestiary. Having the ability to switch between the unarmed and armed versions would have been nice visually. Not having played RotRL AP, I assume it is because they are often equipped with axes instead of pole arms.

RotRL spoiler

Kor, I started on on the 20th... so its out there

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Thanks for the link.

Sorry to spam the thread with the report -- I really should have used spoiler tags.

So having bought three bricks from two different sources..plus a huge brick I find myself lacking the following figures

Dire Bear..not that bothered I have about a dozen from DDM
Lucrecia....Meh
The Scribbler..Irksome
The Skinsaw Man..annoying because I did get Aldern
Lamatar Bayden...sigh
Rune Giant...where oh where will I ever get one of these at a price I can actually afford

So having bought three bricks from two different sources..plus a huge brick I find myself lacking the following figures

Dire Bear..not that bothered I have about a dozen from DDM
Lucrecia....Meh
The Scribbler..Irksome
The Skinsaw Man..annoying because I did get Aldern
Lamatar Bayden...sigh
Rune Giant...where oh where will I ever get one of these at a price I can actually afford

I got 100% completion. One of my two Forgefiends was off his base. It will be very easy to glue back together though.

Well the goood news is I managed to find one on E-Bay on this side of the Atlantic which cost me £28/$42 plus postage..and with a bit off luck ~I'll pick up rthe remaining figures as singles over the next few weeks

I received my full case today. Random thoughts after unboxing:

Distribution worked for me. I have a complete set plus some spares. Would have loved a second Lamia Harridan, but instead got two of what I perceive to be the weakest figure in the set, the chocolate, err, storm giant. Sigh.

I'm very happy with how they reduced the packaging to what is really necessary. Still a lot of stuff to throw in the trash, but better that then having half of my minis bent and broken on arrival.

That being said: Several minis had come unglued from their bases (easily fixable, but still). This was largely the case with several Dire Bears (i.e., one of the heaviest Larges in the set). One Alu-fiend had their wings broken off by another Medium miniature that had come loose inside the packaging. Several bent swords, but those can be fixed.

I wonder why the two plastic trays inside the boosters were not put in NOT facing each other. That would surely reduce the risk of one figure damaging the others?

Paint jobs are superb for the most part, with some notable exceptions (Storm Giant, Ameiko).

I would rate this set 4.5 out of 5 stars. It's as expensive as no previous mini set I ever bought, but it really is worth the price of admission. Having to pay for shipping as well as an additional EUR 120 for taxes and customs, however, sucks ... I really want to continue supporting Paizo directly and therefore keep my submission going, but not having any way to order the cases on the other side of the atlantic while keeping a subscription is hardly ideal.

I believe the distribution of the huge cases is fixed, 2x treachery demons, 2x storm giants, 1x harridan, 1x statue

Rune Giant=Seriously impressive figure..I'm glad I shelled out for it.

Regarding the two plastic insets, they appear to have been made to go into the box a specific way: facing each other with the base of the large mini sliding into the slot of the med/small inset. I'm sure in the rush to put them into boxes, this detail was often overlooked.

Just to chime in about figures coming off bases. This has been more common than Wizkids is happy with, so they will be attempting to make changes with Shattered Star to fix this.

Lisa

Woot woot!

Just to chime in about figures coming off bases. This has been more common than Wizkids is happy with, so they will be attempting to make changes with Shattered Star to fix this.

Lisa

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I am glad to see WizKids is taking steps necessary to resolve the issue. However, I make the request to please 'not' go the DDM route and have the figures as part of the base. One thing I really like about the Pathfinder Battles minis is the bases are truly flat and sit well on the table for the larger sized minis. With my DDM larger minis, the bases had a tendency to warp and would never sit right (if they warped) no matter how much you tried to fix it.

I like that these sit flat to the table.

Full set here (had to open the last box to get the last one though)

just fo rthe records : forgefiend and another medium were off base (but nothing broken)

great mini's. a bit expensive for a bi-yearly set (if all sets reach that point) but great work !

thanks for the good works and congrats for both companies.

Off the base is not a huge problem. A little glue can take care of that. Broken minis or a warped base is a bigger issue. We have not seen either of these issues much in the RotR set. So please don't throw the baby out with the bath water. ;)

Cheers,

Mazra

as I said "just for the records".
Lisa mentioned that Wizkids found this occured too many times and they would have a look at it.

I'm not complaining, just confirming the feeling that it occurs 'often'

we're reporting experience in this thread, to improve the future quality (if possible).

I don't think my post needed a lecture...

as I said "just for the records".

Lisa mentioned that Wizkids found this occured too many times and they would have a look at it.

I'm not complaining, just confirming the feeling that it occurs 'often'

we're reporting experience in this thread, to improve the future quality (if possible).

I don't think my post needed a lecture...

... and I don't think Mazra's post was directed at you - it was a general comment reacting to Lisa's statement about them looking at it - Mazra wants Wizkids to be careful not to have some of the problems that the Wizards minis did in trying to solve the comparitvely minor base problems.

The breakages in this set are a major issue, in my view. I hope they continue with the rigid bases, nonetheless I personally don't want to buy a set of minis expecting some to break off when I pull them out of the packaging.

Hopefully Wizkids will find a decent solution.

Yeah, my comment was more general, it was not aimed at you Vrischika 11. It is as Enlight says, to not look at DDM style bases as a solution. But I also agree with Steve's point, that it would be best to have fewer of these issues. More glue? I really don't know if that is the answer. RotR is an incredible set of minis. My concern is only that in an effort to correct this issue, that a solution does not effect the quality we have seen in future sets.

Cheers,

Mazra

Maybe I don't understand what is going on with these figures. I can pay 25 dollars for a huge booster - and NOT know what is inside?

Why would I do that?

The breakages in this set are a major issue, in my view. I hope they continue with the rigid bases, nonetheless I personally don't want to buy a set of minis expecting some to break off when I pull them out of the packaging.

Hopefully Wizkids will find a decent solution.

Yeah, I've been kind of bummed by his myself. I picked up some booster packs at my FLGS and so far I had one large mini that had broken off it's base and one medium mini where only the base itself was in the box.

The delays in shipping the Rune Giant and Huge Boosters to my FLGS have also been an annoyance.

Maybe I don't understand what is going on with these figures. I can pay 25 dollars for a huge booster - and NOT know what is inside?

Why would I do that?

It doesn't sound like a great deal. I would agree.

But you can buy a case of Huge for 20 dollars a booster. You will know that you will get 2 Treachery Demons, 2 Storm Giants, a Lamia Harridan and a Karzoug Statue. I realize some people can't afford it, but case buying is a good way to go. The singles market is another.

Cheers,

Mazra

Maybe I don't understand what is going on with these figures. I can pay 25 dollars for a huge booster - and NOT know what is inside?

Why would I do that?

Rather strangely, TrollandToad.com sell blind huge boosters for $20 each and individual, visible, huge minis for $15, $16, $17 or $22, depending on which one you want.

(I guess that pricing structure wont last for long though).

Got mine today and just finished inventorying. Got the complete set, 2 broken off the base, 4 loose from the base (one contact point unglued). Overall I have to say I'm more impressed with this set than the last. The ogres are astonishing. I have the same complaints as have been stated by others here. Storm Giant.... whaa? But yeah, the rest were fantastic, I love the named figures, love the Stone Giants, loved... Well, just about everything else. Price tag was a bit steeper than I'd have liked, but I'll get by on ramen til payday. Priorities. Still think the blind booster pack of one mini is foolish, but obviously, more experienced minds have decided otherwise, and as long as I'm buying by the case, it doesn't really affect me.

Anyway, very pleased with the product at the end of the day, glad my box finally arrived.

Got my case. Complete set. One off the base. None broken. A spectacular set of minis.

I got two wendigo! The savage north just got savage-ier.

Gary McBride
Fire Mountain Games

I think one of my minis was broken.

While breaking the boxes down I found this
http://imageshack.us/a/img827/9154/p9200612.jpg

also the staff of my two 52 runelords
and my 50 highlady
and my 32s all are bent.

Bent staffs are always a problem....me I dont mind the bent weapon problem if it isnt endemic to the whole set.DDM bows were a major culprit in this regard

Bent staffs are always a problem....me I dont mind the bent weapon problem if it isnt endemic to the whole set.DDM bows were a major culprit in this regard

Yep. too little plastic.

Not sure what the pic is though.

DM Wellard wrote:

Bent staffs are always a problem....me I dont mind the bent weapon problem if it isnt endemic to the whole set.DDM bows were a major culprit in this regard

Yep. too little plastic.

Not sure what the pic is though.

Looks like a scabard.

Catprog wrote:

DM Wellard wrote:

Bent staffs are always a problem....me I dont mind the bent weapon problem if it isnt endemic to the whole set.DDM bows were a major culprit in this regard

Yep. too little plastic.

Not sure what the pic is though.

Looks like a scabard.

I was thinking a sword. the main question though is which mini is it from.

There is a trick to straightening out swords and staves on miniatures like this. Take some hot tap water... as hot as you can physically stand it on your hand. Dip the mini in for about 20-30 seconds, pull it out and then straighten the object and hold it until it cools down or run it under cold water (cold water is faster).. viola.. straight :)

Similar to the hair drier method:

Hold the mini about 2 inches from the exhaust of a hair drier on high/hot until the part is soft. Pose as you wish and then quickly immerse in ice water.

Not permanent, but close to it.

There is a trick to straightening out swords and staves on miniatures like this. Take some hot tap water... as hot as you can physically stand it on your hand. Dip the mini in for about 20-30 seconds, pull it out and then straighten the object and hold it until it cools down or run it under cold water (cold water is faster).. viola.. straight :)

Use caution with this method. I melted the glue holding the arm this way. It glued back in place with no problem though, and a straight sword. Admittedly, as a clean freak, I have my water very hot.

I pre-ordered the full set from Solarfly. The last I heard from them was on 9-22 saying it should be in the mail the following week. As of today nothing, and they haven't responded to my last two emails about it. Anyone else having similar issue?

Just to chime in about figures coming off bases. This has been more common than Wizkids is happy with, so they will be attempting to make changes with Shattered Star to fix this.

Lisa

Where do go for replacement figs for damaged/broken ones. I had a few off the bases but I also had a broken Karzoug (52) and Forgefiend (57)

I would like to know this as well. I had a Seoni with an arm completely missing.

I would like to know this as well. I had a Seoni with an arm completely missing.

I would try http://www.wizkidseventsystem.com/pls/apex/f?p=327:101: since that is the URL for heroes and monsters

http://wizkidsreplacementsystem.com/ is the place to go.

I actually picked up four more boosters over the Weekend at a local con in Tucson, AZ (couldn't say no at the price...counting GMing credit I got them for $5.30/booster), and I also received two figures off their bases. Thankfully, a dab of cyanoacrylate fixed 'em.