The order information for my preorder of the Bestiary Box gives me an order total of $43.53, including shipping to Denmark. Should I expect an increase in the shipping cost?
did you use the sidecart thing??
i just tried it again and got a total of $81.09 because its using USPS priority mail. i'd try the sidecart, but that wouldnt tell me shipping costs until later.
How often will this product delayed til it finally comes out? First it was scheduled for May, then June and now August. Whats so hard with printing a few colored cardstocks?This is our first time doing this type of product, so we had to do an unplanned bit of back-and-forth with the printer to get the bleed playing nicely with the dies.
First time?
What about the beginner box?I hope they don´t get delayed again. I want to use as soon as possible. :)
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How often will this product delayed til it finally comes out? First it was scheduled for May, then June and now August. Whats so hard with printing a few colored cardstocks?This is our first time doing this type of product, so we had to do an unplanned bit of back-and-forth with the printer to get the bleed playing nicely with the dies.First time?
What about the beginner box?I hope they don´t get delayed again. I want to use as soon as possible. :)
We only had one die for the Beginner Box, and perhaps more importantly, it had other components that took a lot of time too.
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The order information for my preorder of the Bestiary Box gives me an order total of $43.53, including shipping to Denmark. Should I expect an increase in the shipping cost?did you use the sidecart thing??
i just tried it again and got a total of $81.09 because its using USPS priority mail. i'd try the sidecart, but that wouldnt tell me shipping costs until later.
If you're talking about a straight-up order, not a sidecart, shipping won't increase. (The reason sidecart orders don't have firm shipping is that the contents of sidecarts often change prior to shipping.)
Are the bases available separately?
Not yet, but they're looking into it.
What about the Yellow Musk Creeper? Does it has the rather chaotic art from the book or cool new art? And what about its minions the yellow musk zombies?
I really hope this one has new art as the old art was too chaotic.
Also what is all this ignoring of the Winter Wolf? Does the team dislike the Winter Wolf or something or just forgot about it because its a Worg entree?
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Also what is all this ignoring of the Winter Wolf? Does the team dislike the Winter Wolf or something or just forgot about it because its a Worg entree?
Or maybe there just wasn't enough space to fit artwork for two creatures on one page. You know, like with all other "2 monsters per page" entries.
And I believe you forgot to put the Giant beetles and Wolverine on this list as i'm sure they are in the box!
Or maybe there just wasn't enough space to fit artwork for two creatures on one page. You know, like with all other "2 monsters per page" entries.-
Also what is all this ignoring of the Winter Wolf? Does the team dislike the Winter Wolf or something or just forgot about it because its a Worg entree?
Yes, but now both elementals and dragons get new artwork, so why would the winter wolf be different? its a pretty famous monster in D&D, and most other D&D celebreties are in the box.
This is one of the coolest things ever. My big complaint from switching from a second edition of the world's oldest roleplaying game to new editions was that there was more and more emphasis on miniatures combat.
I loved the paper minis in the starter boxes and the beginner's box, the price point is just right, and I know I can build up adventures quickly with all the right monsters. Awesomeness!
You mentioned "gargantuan" and "colossal" monsters were not feasible because they were oversized - would it be possible to include bases of the appropriate sizes (gargantuan and colossal, respectively) anyway? Some DMs modify their monsters via the "giant" subtype, there's various "enlarge" spells and the like. I don't mind improvising pawns for the monsters, but I've grown addicted to using the bases... I'd also like to join the choir of people asking if you intend to sell the bases separately - that would be excellent.
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You mentioned "gargantuan" and "colossal" monsters were not feasible because they were oversized - would it be possible to include bases of the appropriate sizes (gargantuan and colossal, respectively) anyway? Some DMs modify their monsters via the "giant" subtype, there's various "enlarge" spells and the like. I don't mind improvising pawns for the monsters, but I've grown addicted to using the bases... I'd also like to join the choir of people asking if you intend to sell the bases separately - that would be excellent.
The expensive part of making things in plastic is making the molds... so I wouldn't expect to see larger bases without a really good reason for their existence.
On the other hand, that means that, when it comes to the more standard bases, we've already done the expensive part, so we should be able to provide them separately. Stay tuned.
The order information for my preorder of the Bestiary Box gives me an order total of $43.53, including shipping to Denmark. Should I expect an increase in the shipping cost?
I put it in my shopping cart on Paizo and it told me USD 51 shipping costs. So I checked out Amazon UK and with shipping to Germany, it costs me GBP 25.36 or USD 31. So I pre-ordered it with Amazon.
It just stinks that I don't get the PDFs with it, but 50 bucks are 50 bucks.
Just got an email from Amazon sayin the order has been delayed again! What's going on? I've been very patient, but it's starting to get tough.
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You mentioned "gargantuan" and "colossal" monsters were not feasible because they were oversized - would it be possible to include bases of the appropriate sizes (gargantuan and colossal, respectively) anyway? Some DMs modify their monsters via the "giant" subtype, there's various "enlarge" spells and the like. I don't mind improvising pawns for the monsters, but I've grown addicted to using the bases... I'd also like to join the choir of people asking if you intend to sell the bases separately - that would be excellent.The expensive part of making things in plastic is making the molds... so I wouldn't expect to see larger bases without a really good reason for their existence.
On the other hand, that means that, when it comes to the more standard bases, we've already done the expensive part, so we should be able to provide them separately. Stay tuned.
Perhaps you could do one of two things: make colossal/gargantuan pawns so that they have more than one tab to use two or more bases, or design them a little differently so they come in two pieces that interlock in an X shape and won't need bases at all.
It just stinks that I don't get the PDFs with it, but 50 bucks are 50 bucks.
And for half of what you saved, you can still buy the PDF.
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Just got an email from Amazon sayin the order has been delayed again! What's going on? I've been very patient, but it's starting to get tough.
For THAT you might want to talk to Amazon about it. Buying through Amazon is a hit and miss thing when it comes to release times. They are sometimes cheaper granted but release times are iffy from them.
BTW Paizo has no control over Amazon's release times at all.
Is it august yet?
Curious about how these are declared.. if they are declared as a paper product I'll pre-order it, but if not I'll have to wait till it comes on sale here in Norway to buy it.. not really interested in paying an additional 25% + expenses for it.
I WILL get it though, this is the perfect supplement for my games, and I'll definitely buy the others as well.
Love this productline!
When will this be available for sale? The guy at the game store said they'd have it in next week?
Darn... That requires more waiting. As is I'm ready for Bestiary Boxes 2 & 3 to to come out already.
>.<
Where are the images for the art?
The Bestiary Box is not part of any subscription, but Pathfinder Roleplaying Game subscribers who preorder this boxed set will receive a free PDF edition of this product when the boxed edition ships. (Note that you will need to have an active RPG subscription at the time the Bestiary Box ships in order to receive the PDF for free.)
Hey Vic, I have a subscription to the AP's. Am I correct in assuming that that won't get me the free PDF if I pre-order?
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I can't seem to search this thread, in fact I can't search any Product or Blog thread, so I apologize if this has been answered already.
I noticed you are only making 3 base sizes Medium, Large and Huge, is there any future plans on making Base sizes for Small and Tiny since some of the creatures used in this fall into those size categories?
Separate question, anyone know of any 3rd party companies that make small and tiny bases I could use?
I really hope this is going to be available for purchase at Dragon*Con!
Any suggestions on use and storage containers?
Has anything started to be used by you folks at the Paizo office yet?
Has any one started using anything to organize the pawns from the beginner box?
I picked up the beginner box to see what the monsters pawns will more or less be like and was pleased with what I found. The only thing that would make me hesitant is the age old issue of finding the figures you actually want to use from either a box full of random punched out standys or flipping through a pretty large stack of pawn sheets to find the few monsters in your adventure. Not to mention the AP pawns don't appear to even have their own box. (Not that I'm complaining if it keeps the price down.)
Paizo should really consider coming to D*Con someday. Not that you haven't done so in the past, I'm sure. I know it's a really long way from home, but I've gone to see Jason Bulmahn there both times he has presented; his first year I was one of those who skipped the parade to see him. Having him sign my CRB, APG, and DM Screen was awesome!
Any suggestions on use and storage containers?
Has anything started to be used by you folks at the Paizo office yet?
Has any one started using anything to organize the pawns from the beginner box?
I picked up the beginner box to see what the monsters pawns will more or less be like and was pleased with what I found. The only thing that would make me hesitant is the age old issue of finding the figures you actually want to use from either a box full of random punched out standys or flipping through a pretty large stack of pawn sheets to find the few monsters in your adventure. Not to mention the AP pawns don't appear to even have their own box. (Not that I'm complaining if it keeps the price down.)
Someone on the boards suggested a business card folder and that's worked great for me. They contain A4 sized sheets of 2 x 8 (from memory) pockets. Each pocket holds 3 medium pawns or 1 large pawn (sideways).
.The folders I bought came with convenient alphabetical tabs - I got one for the Beginner Box (monsters) and Bestiary and another for the Beginner Box (PCs) and NPC Codex. Extra sheets are pretty cheap, although the actual folders I found were a little overly priced.
They work really well though.
This is the kind of thing I mean although I'm pretty sure mine have more pockets than that.
Jason is going to DragonCon. I suggest you find him at the show and demand he give you a Bestiary Box in exchange for an appropriate amount of moneys.
Jason is going to DragonCon. I suggest you find him at the show and demand he give you a Bestiary Box in exchange for an appropriate amount of moneys.
I might just do that! Purchasing a Paizo product direct from Mr. Bulmahn himself would be an entirely new level of awesome.
Does anyone know the actual box dimensions? I've been using my Beginner Box pawns and box to try to plan out how to organize everything using cardboard dividers. I'm especially curious to know the Bestiary Box depth. Specifically will it me deep enough to have medium sized pawns stand upright? If so then large pawns would nicely lay on their side behind and amongst the mediums (The huges would still need their own section). If the Bestiary Box isn't deep enough I guess I'll have to find a way of getting it's cover onto the Beginner Box (Which has the needed depth). Not sure how that'll work. Anywho! Can't wait to get this and find out! :D
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Someone on the boards suggested a business card folder and that's worked great for me. They contain A4 sized sheets of 2 x 8 (from memory) pockets. Each pocket holds 3 medium pawns or 1 large pawn (sideways).
Yep, same here. I managed to find some that I could just clip into an existing 2-ring binder. So I can take adventure and monsters to the game all in the same binder :)
External dimensions are a bit less than 11.5 x 9 x 2.75
Thanks! That sounds like the same size as the Beginner Box.
So awesome! I have some ideas on how to arrange it now. :D
External dimensions are a bit less than 11.5 x 9 x 2.75Thanks! That sounds like the same size as the Beginner Box.
So awesome! I have some ideas on how to arrange it now. :D
You'll definitely have to share them once you have it all figured out.
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I got mine this week. It is nice enough - what you would expect having seen the beginners box. Where there are multiples of a single type, I have seen no more than three, which might be problematic for encounters with larger numbers. It's great to have stand-ins for some of the more obtuse monsters that you could never get a figure for anyway. The art is pretty much the art from the Bestiary itself - no surprises there.
As to storing them - I've used cardboard stand-ups for years (many of which I made myself) and while the idea of card holders and all sounds great, in the long run keeping everything that organized becomes a pain. When the game is over, you seldom want to take the additional time to carefully re-slot into some sophisticated holders. The cardboard seems pretty sturdy - like the beginner's box - so I believe I'm going to go with small ziplock baggies organized alphabetically.
If you like the Beginner Box content, then you'll like these.