The unstoppable legions of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 3 come alive on your tabletop with this box-busting collection of more than 300 creature pawns for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game or any tabletop fantasy RPG! Printed on sturdy cardstock, each pawn contains a beautiful full-color image of a monster from the third volume in the Pathfinder RPG's core monster reference series. Each pawn slots into a size-appropriate plastic base, making it easy to mix with traditional metal or plastic miniatures. With multiple pawns for commonly encountered monsters and over 200 distinct creature images, the Bestiary 3 Box is the best way to ensure you've got the perfect foes to make your Pathfinder campaign deadlier than ever!
Includes: 20 Medium bases, 10 Large bases, 5 Huge bases.
ISBN 978-1-60125-581-5
Bestiary 3 Box Pawn Collection Set List
Hundreds of monsters surge to life on your tabletop! Each has its own identification number for easy sorting. The Bestiary 3 Box includes:
If you're a GM looking to save money while you build your resources, then the pawn box collections are simply indispensable. The Bestiary 3 Box features the same high quality work we've come to expect from Paizo with gorgeous illustrations, sturdy pawns and plenty of bases to keep your armies standing until the break of dawn.
This set is the one to pick up when you're looking to populate that Dragon Empires campaign that you're running. You'll find the bulk of the Oriental style creatures contained within.
I don't run Dragon Empires as yet, so I picked this one up for another rare and elusive creature - the Sasquatch! Strangely, the sasquatch art differs from the Bestiary 3 art but it looks absolutely amazing.
Your PCs will be stunned when they see the beast lumbering out of the bushes to greet them. I know mine were!
They literally stink. The pawns are great as usual but the fumes coming off of them was about enough to knock me out. I've bought all the pawn sets thus far and have never noticed this overpowering chemical smell before. I'm hoping once they air out it won't be so bad.
Your going to find a lot of very nice pawns in this box, as well as more bases. The hidden value, however, is that there are quite a few monsters in here that can be used for multiple purposes, which increases the value even more. Need a statue? There are pawns in here that can do that. Need a giant mosquito looking monster that may be similar to a particular monster from a module I won't name for spoilers sake? Yea that is in here too! The art work is great, although sizing issues will have the occasional detail missing due to the cut size, leaving some artwork on the leftover cardboard. Since this is expected and a known limitation to pawns, I will not ding the product for that. It isn't a new trait but a known sacrifice. Bottom line, if you use pawns, you want this item.
It's more pawns, with most of the small, medium, large and huge creatures of the Bestiary 3 represented.
A few omissions are understandable, like the dinosaurs or herd animals or some of the less likely to be fought huge creatures as only so many can be fit in the box. However some are rather puzzling. For some reason the Cold Rider, Kirin and Giant Sea Anemone aren't present despite being perfectly useable creatures of the appropriate size. I haven't found any other omissions yet but I haven't managed to get through the whole box.
Pity about the missing ones, otherwise this would be a solid 5.
Looking forward to this and #2 myself. I do have a question however, has it ever been mentioned about potential type specific boxes? I mean, The boxes themselves are great for a starter and wide array of monsters to throw at my parties, but it's somewhat difficult to throw 20 or so Orc's at a party when I only have 3.
Methinks Paizo should consider Blisters along the lines of "Goblinoid War Party", "Vermin Swarm Box" that sort of thing... obviously containing a whole bunch of cards for the specific types or groups.
The boxes themselves are great for a starter and wide array of monsters to throw at my parties, but it's somewhat difficult to throw 20 or so Orc's at a party when I only have 3.
I, and others, have expressed such views in the past in several threads. One such thread included the following comment:
I'm not sure anymore wether I want to buy all these or i simply can't not buy them. All I know is i'm going to buy the crap out of this one as i did with the Bestiary Box and the two AP pawn sets and as I will have done with the B2 box.
I love pawns. I hope we get to see a content list soon.
I really want to see Carrion Crown next in line. That would mean hope for backwards-support for Jade Regent (what I'm running) and beyond. Obviously, they gotta support Wrath of the Righteous and beyond first and foremost, but in 'off season' retro-active releases would be immensely appreciated.
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Aaron Bitman wrote:
(I, myself, have never ordered anything from Auggies Games, so I can't personally vouch for it.)
I've bought minis from Auggie's Prostore on numerous occasions, and can give a very favorable recommendation of him. He's extremely reliable, and provides exemplary customer service.
I'd love to see supplemental sets that cover creatures left out of the Beastiary Box 1, 2 and 3. I'd also love to see a Pawn set of Common Variant Monsters. I'll be picking up 2 of the Bestiary 2 at Gencon and will be getting 2 of Bestiary 3. Now to find a more efficient way to organize them.
I agree with Telefragged. I haven't seen the other posts concerning this, but a set of common creature pawns would be great. This could include all of the humanoid types (Goblins, Kobolds, Orcs, etc) along with some leader pawns for them. This would also be cool for Skeleton, Zombies, etc.
Another idead would be to release a set of blank pawns of the various sizes so players can make there own custom pawns. A nice color printer on self adhesive paper would do the trick nicely.
I don't know about this one. Sure this will give me lots of monsters for when the party visits the Africa, Asia, Americas, etc analogs. Without also having NPC pawns for those areas however I can't really represent voyages to those lands. So what's the use of having monsters from those regions when I can't properly represent those places? I dunno.
Like you have to use the monsters from real folklore always in the same countries??? YOu can also cut away the real world behind them and just place them in Golarion or on another world....
Like you have to use the monsters from real folklore always in the same countries??? YOu can also cut away the real world behind them and just place them in Golarion or on another world....
Like you have to use the monsters from real folklore always in the same countries??? YOu can also cut away the real world behind them and just place them in Golarion or on another world....
I like different places to have distinct flora and fauna to give them flavors. If everywhere in the world has the same monsters regardless of continent it's a bit bland imo. It's like irl when everywhere you go has the same exact stores no matter where you go. There is of course the option of finding creatures outside their usual habitat. Using nonnative species would only be useful in rather specific scenarios though.
Why is there such a long lead (more like lag) time between a Bestiary volume and it's Pawn collection? You'd think a book and it's pawn collection would sell together like peas and carrots, bacon and eggs... and now I'm hungry.
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Cintra Bristol wrote:
Aaron Bitman wrote:
(I, myself, have never ordered anything from Auggies Games, so I can't personally vouch for it.)
I've bought minis from Auggie's Prostore on numerous occasions, and can give a very favorable recommendation of him. He's extremely reliable, and provides exemplary customer service.
Auggie's is amazing. My #1 source for singles... Other than Paizo, of course.
Some of these have beautiful art already, but i'm just curious about more art of them.
Leshy, Gourd
Leshy, Leaf
Leshy, Seaweed
Magmin
Voonith
Adaro
Carnivorous Crystal (without that human on it)
Cecaelia
Cerebric Fungus
Demon, Coloxus
Demon, Incubus
Guecubu
Iku-Turso
Jackalwere (really hate this artwork)
Eremite
Manananggal
Phantom Fungus
Popobala
Thriae Soldier
Wolf-in-Sheep's-Clothing
Ahuizotl
Alraune (i'm sure this one has to have new art cuz it wouldn't fit)
Ascomid
Div, Ghawwas (PRETTY PLEAASE!!!!!)
Hodag
Sargassum Fiend
Sphinx, Hieracosphinx
Stymphalidies
Azruverda
Gorynych
Kongamato
Mobogo
Too bad the following monsters didn't made the cut, most of them are too big or too small, but some like the Akhlut, Carbuncle, Cold Rider, Pachycephalosaurus, Dimetrodon, Giant Owl, Sagari and Giant Skunk are cut for other reasons??
I am really excited about this pawn set as well. The Pathfinder pawn series is probably the best thing to happen to RPG in a long time. I bought three boxes of bestiary at Christmas.
Just received my box of Pathfinder Bestiary 3 Pawns. A few notes - both good and a few moderate critiques.
The good - all of the artwork for this collection if first rate. There are a number of pawns with new artwork. Even the much vilified green beetle creature has new artwork. It seems Paizo heard the cries of its fans regarding some of the artwork from the book and made a few corrections. There is a great variety regarding the pawns. This most recent collection of pawns is probably the most expansive in terms of variety.
The moderate (there's really no "bad" points) - some of the pawns, like the adlet or the legion archon, are a bit small to scale. I know this is nitpicking it, but part of the reason I love Pathfinder Pawns so much is that they take into account the smallest details such as scale, color scheme, etc. I'm a sucker for scale dimensions and I'd say about 5% of these pawns could have been a few scale sizes bigger. Just my personal preference.
Other than that, I can't really complain. There are no glaring omissions from the Bestiary 3 book (cecaelia has new artwork, as does catfolk, and a few others - which are really nice). There was really only one pawn I wish had made the cut that didn't was the lion creature with the sword drawn by Ryan Portillo.
That said, Pathfinder, you absolutely must include these pawns for the next set:
Some very nice new artworks in here! Some I don't understand why they get so much attentions why others still have their old artwork.
Really like the new Bhuta, Bogeyman, Carnivorous Crystal (tho the color is a bit underwhelming compared to the old art), Demodands, Cerberi, Foo Dog, All the New Dragon art, Marai, Penananggal, Iku-Turso, Garden Ooze, Azruverda, Nixie, Giant Rot Grub, Rot Grub Swarm and Gorynych.
And most of all the Hieracosphinx and Ghawwas! Yeah, they really needed new artwork and they are really awesome peaces!
Don't really understand why the Catfolk, Cecealia, Eremite, Interlocutor, Sasquatch, Ant Lion, Deathtrap Ooze, Annis and snake swarm needed new artwork tho, some others could use it more...
Don't like the new Guecubu artwork, too much bones, I really like them to be more rock and earth.
Too bad the Ahuizotl, Coloxus, Incubus, Manananggal, Popobala, Jackalwere, Thriae, Ascomoid, Derhii, Sargassum Fiend, Taotieh, Stymphalidies, Leshies, Magmin, Kongamato, Wolf-in-sheeps-clothing and Hodag didn't changed art, hope to see them in AP's some day with new clothes.
Anyway the whole product gets a 8/10 from me. Very usefull, too bad some are missing and some artwork should have changed, but otherwise very good! Hope to see the Tiny/Gargantuan/Colossal pack one day!
Nice pawns, great variety and I like the new art in some of the pawns. I did have one minor problem though
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Why was Akhlut not featured in these pawns? It is even required in one part of reign of winter adventure path + pawn for akhlut was not among pawns for that adventure path either. I understand cutting something out as you clearly need to do that but omitting something that is required in official paizo release is kind of odd to me.