Very excited to hear (and see) that The Lost Coast is the next PF Battles set release. The cultists look great and hearing that there will be some additional Lamashtu cult inspired minis is also very cool. (Could one hope to see a Medium (or Large) Lamashtu herself? A Rare mini of course).
And, since Lamashtu and Pazuzu's rivalry has long been established (and both have designs on The Lost Coast and Varisia in particular) could we also possibly see a Pazuzu miniature (also of the Rare rarity).
Well, no matter what minis we get to see, I am looking forward to The Lost Coast set.
There appears to be a little error in the blurb:
Lost Coast is the latest 45-figure set release in the award-winning Lost Coast line of miniatures from Paizo and WizKids Games!
The bolded part should be "Pathfinder Battles", I think.
Otherwise, as a "frontier" region, the Lost Coast and Varisia offer lots of variety for a non-AP-themed set to draw on. That it will happen to also be useful for people running 4 different APs in the surrounding area is good, as well.
There appears to be a little error in the blurb:
Lost Coast is the latest 45-figure set release in the award-winning Lost Coast line of miniatures from Paizo and WizKids Games!The bolded part should be "Pathfinder Battles", I think.
Indeed!
1)So far so good. The small elementals as commons are awesome for summon monster spells and encounters A+ strategy there.
2) Lamashtu cultist and thugs- Awesome encounter squad. Great for any Lamashtu based adventure A+
3) Forest Drake- Solid encounter piece more likely to be encountered than a dragon, and can appear in multiples. So overall B+
4) Giant Frilled lizard- I love animal sculpts but pardon the pun this seems like a likely fringe encounter as in not likely to be seen a lot so a B
5)Medium Brass Dragon- This a 50/50 for me. I play good dragons as wary and paranoid and likely still will attack an adventuring party if their home or territory is threatened. I know some people like to play good dragons as super benevolent and friendly, so this could go either way depending on the person. But dragons are always a solid choice.
6)Shemhazian demon- I will wait for the final sculpt to pass personal judgement. But the idea of a non dragon garagantuan is appealing and I hope it looks awesome.
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Yeah, I was interested in this line when I saw the Brass Dragon and the Lamashtu cultists, but I've been sold on it with the inclusion of Brodert Quink. I can't resist his sexy glasses and sagey ways. Pre-order, here I come.
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Yeah, I was interested in this line when I saw the Brass Dragon and the Lamashtu cultists, but I've been sold on it with the inclusion of Brodert Quink. I can't resist his sexy glasses and sagey ways. Pre-order, here I come.
This.
I have a TON of monster and maniac minis, but I need more "regular joes".
Hm. Four different APs. RotRL, The Shattered Star. Which are the other two? I know I could look at the APs and probably figure it out, but I'm lazy. :-)
Ah, I see, thanks!
Hrm, OK, I'll add it to our incident list to be looked at. Thanks for letting us know!
So does this mean that we have stopped getting sets themed for AP's?
So does this mean that we have stopped getting sets themed for AP's?They've decided to take a break from them for at least a few sets at yet unclear when/if they'll move back to ap sets
While not as many people play PFS, I would love some sets that are based on upcoming season. For example, I have absolutely zero robots or other creatures common to this season in my mini collection.
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While not as many people play PFS, I would love some sets that are based on upcoming season. For example, I have absolutely zero robots or other creatures common to this season in my mini collection.So does this mean that we have stopped getting sets themed for AP's?They've decided to take a break from them for at least a few sets at yet unclear when/if they'll move back to ap sets
These can easily be found in the star wars mini lines, and are very polarizing to the "don't get sci-fi in my fantasy" people.
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It takes them a couple of weeks to get all of the subscriptions out, so you may be before the street date or after the street date.
If you look at the current month subscription thread in the customer service it tells you the shipping dates and the street dates of the minis and everything else there are subscriptions for.
I've actually already received one of my orders of singles, but the other hasn't even shipped yet. Apparently one online retailer doesn't respect the street date but another does.
I have noticed that the street date seems to be more of a suggestion than a rule for FLGS in many areas, not just Pathfinder figures.
I have received three trolls, a hill giant, the ogre character, and the promo demon. All of which are excellent though I think giants might benefit in the future from the semi-huge treatment the troll champion got to distinguish them from ogres.
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I thought the stone giant was a bit under sized. Really liked several of them a lot. The Fire Giant is good, and the ogre, and premium mini. They were others that were really great. Not many I thought were bad. Had a Boggard broken off its clear post. I couple of them were bent over. I like how many Cult of Lamashtu members I got. I think I will use them as priests of Orcus in my Rappan Ahtuk.
Speaking of Lamashtu, that figure is great. Are we going to start getting Dieties. If so how about Asmodeous next.
I would also like to see a couple of Collassal (sp) creatures. Not a dragon I have one, but maybe a demon of some kind or a worm like creature, spider (like the one in Serpent Skull). I would not want many but two or three of different types would be great.
@ Galnorag: Read "And Now, the Bad News" at the bottom of this preview blog.
Last time we met with WizKids, they brought in samples of the repainted Feiya and King Irovetti, two figures from previous sets that did not get the paint application they deserved and hence resulted in a lot of justified complaints. I’m happy to say that King Irovetti looked fantastic. Amazing, even.
I’m unhappy to say that Feiya still looked pretty bad, especially in the face department. WizKids was very up front about this before we ever saw the figure, but the end result is that after testing several different repainting options, WizKids has come to the conclusion that the problem with the Feiya miniature is in fact the sculpt, in particular the lack of deep detail on the face that leads to the paint obscuring most of what detail is actually there.
That means that the existing Feiya sculpt is not going to work for the proposed replacement figures that were set to be inserted into The Lost Coast. WizKids is going back to sculpt on the figure. They’ll now create a new Feiya sculpt with their current digital sculpting tools, with a pose that attempts to match as closely as possible the original figure, but with a better face sculpt.
That means that the Feiya and King Irovetti replacement figures will not appear in The Lost Coast, and will instead be inserted into the next set we do after that. We apologize for the delay, but I for one am impressed with WizKids taking the initiative to fix the problem. None of us needs more bad Feiya figures.
So, yeah, mild disappointment there, but they are still committed to creating replacement figures, and I’m confident that the new sculpt will be amazing.
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My foolish post aside, I'm really loving the quality in this set. From a packing perspective, I have 0 broken or mutilated figs (i.e. Missing arms.). That is a first for me, and I've bought a case of each from the beginning.
From a painting and detail perspective the rates are top notch, especially the iconics, the alchemist especially.
I love the pose on the leaping frog, and the mutant goblin.
The only weird one is the frilled lizard, whose raised claw seems to have a different bone and musculature as compared to the three on the ground. Does he have 1 hand with opposable claws? (My biologist wife gets credit for this one, but now I can't unsee it.)
All and all this set is great, and I feel prepared for Giantslayer.
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I wish some of the minis like the fire giant king and the hill giant in suspenders had been unique as I don't see my self needing the 3 of each that I got. I feel that overall there are quite a few more day-to-day usable minis here than from Reign of Winter which had all those weird 6-legged weasels or whatever.
Expect the distribution (and general utility) of figures in future sets to align a bit more with your expectations. This set had to absorb a few figures cut from previous ones, which is why those two giants are uncommons, for example. This type of thing becomes less common going forward from here.
I for one liked the animals in Reign of Winter. Im hoping that the next small set is animals and familars (similar to what yall did with undead and goblins).
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Overall, I'm extremely happy with this set.
I bought a case, and the distribution is pretty good - I got the set, and I'm pretty happy with which minis were duplicated.
My only serious problem was that 2 of my 3 leaping boggards had snapped "stems", and one Haughty Avenger was off its base.
On the positive side, most of the paint jobs were more than acceptable. Damiel, in particular, is incredible! And the sculpts are far better in hand than any of the photos show.
Definitely one of the better sets.
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I just grabbed a booster at the FLGS:
10 Firepelt Cougar
13 Lamashtu Thug #2
14 Shifty Noble
27 Forest Drake
An overall solid entry in the line. If you regularly buy these minis, then you won't be disappointed by this set. Definitely much better rarity and general figure choices than the last set, but there remains some room for improvement (why two boggards? The world really needs a 2nd wolf much more than it needed that second boggard). Good sculpts, generally good paint jobs (the exception being my shifty noble, who is completely faceless). The cost per figure remains relatively high, but in fairness I think that's just the price point needed to sustain the line. To warrant five stars at this price, however, I believe a set needs to be packed full of figures with a very high utility. This one is close, but not there yet.
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Bravo for a really nice set of mini's.
My wish for a mini someday is for a tiny fearie type mini. This sort of mini does not exist in any form of plastic mini that I can find; no pathfinder battles, no D&D plastic mini's, nothing at all.
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Still waiting for my subscription order to ship. I got my notification email on the case incentive figure's shipping label being printed today, but nothing about the actual case, kind of disappointed. What good is a subscription/pre-order if you don't get the items until two weeks after they are released?
Bravo for a really nice set of mini's.
My wish for a mini someday is for a tiny fearie type mini. This sort of mini does not exist in any form of plastic mini that I can find; no pathfinder battles, no D&D plastic mini's, nothing at all.
I have seen some superhero type heroic that make good fairies. You will have to rebase them and possibly change some paint to your taste.
Still waiting for my subscription order to ship. I got my notification email on the case incentive figure's shipping label being printed today, but nothing about the actual case, kind of disappointed. What good is a subscription/pre-order if you don't get the items until two weeks after they are released?
Totally agree, this entering the realm of unacceptable.
Bravo for a really nice set of mini's.
My wish for a mini someday is for a tiny fearie type mini. This sort of mini does not exist in any form of plastic mini that I can find; no pathfinder battles, no D&D plastic mini's, nothing at all.
I meant Heroclix, but auto correct made me say "heroics".
I have seen some superhero type Heroclix that make good fairies. You will have to rebase them and possibly change some paint to your taste.
I just grabbed a booster at the FLGS:
10 Firepelt Cougar
13 Lamashtu Thug #2
14 Shifty Noble
27 Forest DrakeAn overall solid entry in the line. If you regularly buy these minis, then you won't be disappointed by this set. Definitely much better rarity and general figure choices than the last set, but there remains some room for improvement (why two boggards? The world really needs a 2nd wolf much more than it needed that second boggard). Good sculpts, generally good paint jobs (the exception being my shifty noble, who is completely faceless). The cost per figure remains relatively high, but in fairness I think that's just the price point needed to sustain the line. To warrant five stars at this price, however, I believe a set needs to be packed full of figures with a very high utility. This one is close, but not there yet.
I agree with this. I picked up a set out of curiosity this weekend and was overall happy with the way things look (although the hill giant in overalls isn't really to my tastes..) I'd love more sets like the goblins or undead one offs that can fill in for commonly fought monsters or even humanoids -- guards, brigands, random adventurer types and so on. Fae like roysier mentioned. The sets as they stand now end up with some very specific monsters that are nice for the APs, but may not see a lot of use at other times.
Agree about the giant. Looks like he is wearing blue jean overalls which is out of place. I plan on repainting his clothes to look like they are made out of the full skins of many different animals sewn together, might even mix in the hide of a halfling or two.
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(why two boggards? The world really needs a 2nd wolf much more than it needed that second boggard).
I included two boggards in the set because I like to mix up the sculpts for similar groups of creatures to make for more flavorful encounters. Generally speaking, I'd prefer to do a common "warrior" type, a common "archer" type, uncommon "brutes" for advanced or leveled martial monsters, and rare leader and spellcaster types. Until I've covered all of those bases, I don't really consider myself "done" with a somewhat common race.
As for more wolves, we still need a dire wolf and worg, both of which are more likely than another wolf. I know they've been out a while, but it seems to me like the original D&D Minis sets were lousy with canines, so I assume at least a decent number of collectors are good as far as Medium wolves are concerned.
We'll probably do another one, as the single from Heroes & Monsters was VERY popular, but in the meantime you can pick up Harbinger wolves from the old DDM line for five bucks on ebay. I just checked, and there are plenty to be had.
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And, btw, apologies on any shipping mishaps on Lost Coast orders. It was a top agenda item at today's management meeting and all departments of the company are treating it very seriously. I am informed that a solution is in the works, and beg for a couple more days' patience as we work through the problem.
(why two boggards? The world really needs a 2nd wolf much more than it needed that second boggard).
I included two boggards in the set because I like to mix up the sculpts for similar groups of creatures to make for more flavorful encounters. Generally speaking, I'd prefer to do a common "warrior" type, a common "archer" type, uncommon "brutes" for advanced or leveled martial monsters, and rare leader and spellcaster types. Until I've covered all of those bases, I don't really consider myself "done" with a somewhat common race.
As for more wolves, we still need a dire wolf and worg, both of which are more likely than another wolf. I know they've been out a while, but it seems to me like the original D&D Minis sets were lousy with canines, so I assume at least a decent number of collectors are good as far as Medium wolves are concerned.
We'll probably do another one, as the single from Heroes & Monsters was VERY popular, but in the meantime you can pick up Harbinger wolves from the old DDM line for five bucks on ebay. I just checked, and there are plenty to be had.
No matter what you put out some of us will love it and some hate it. I for one love the boggards. I love all tribal type monsters like goblin, boggard, bullywug, kobolds, gnolls, etc.. I don't care for the clear plastic support pegs (even though I like a leaping boggard), but others may love the clear pegs. What I really find amazing is where else except for Paizo will a CCO point you in the direction of another company to buy a product to fill in your collection. Even though I'm impatient as hell, I still love Paizo and their products.
The goblin and undead sets did not sell well enough for WizKids to be interested in that format.
There will not be any more sets like that in the foreseeable future. Everybody loved them, but not enough people bought them. :)
That's too bad. I ended up buying at least half a dozen from each set, and they made such a good impulse purchase. Then again, maybe the fact that people picked them up in $3 increments -- rather than by the case -- was part of the problem.
In any case (*rimshot*), thank you for the transparency.
(why two boggards? The world really needs a 2nd wolf much more than it needed that second boggard).
I included two boggards in the set because I like to mix up the sculpts for similar groups of creatures to make for more flavorful encounters. Generally speaking, I'd prefer to do a common "warrior" type, a common "archer" type, uncommon "brutes" for advanced or leveled martial monsters, and rare leader and spellcaster types. Until I've covered all of those bases, I don't really consider myself "done" with a somewhat common race.
As for more wolves, we still need a dire wolf and worg, both of which are more likely than another wolf. I know they've been out a while, but it seems to me like the original D&D Minis sets were lousy with canines, so I assume at least a decent number of collectors are good as far as Medium wolves are concerned.
We'll probably do another one, as the single from Heroes & Monsters was VERY popular, but in the meantime you can pick up Harbinger wolves from the old DDM line for five bucks on ebay. I just checked, and there are plenty to be had.
Thank you (again) for the reply and insight into the process.
I would submit, however, that the popularity of the H&M wolf -- along with its current Ebay asking price of nearly $10 -- are good indicators that market would appreciate another. Plus wolves also almost always come in groups, and as a further bonus they look good with very few paint steps.
Wolves, dragons, werewolves, and PC minis are all always insanely popular. It irks me how quickly they shoot up in secondary market price. Though another monster that has the same problem is large sized spider monsters. Medium and huge sized spiders tend to normalize at 1-2 dollars and 5-8 dollars respectively, but large size at always at least 10 dollars and sometimes as high as 15. So if we were to do a "most popular" reissue or new version I'd ask for more large sized spiders.
Wolves, dragons, werewolves, and PC minis are all always insanely popular. It irks me how quickly they shoot up in secondary market price. Though another monster that has the same problem is large sized spider monsters. Medium and huge sized spiders tend to normalize at 1-2 dollars and 5-8 dollars respectively, but large size at always at least 10 dollars and sometimes as high as 15. So if we were to do a "most popular" reissue or new version I'd ask for more large sized spiders.
I agree that large spiders are indeed in short supply. May I suggest buying several of these? If you want a consistent look with Pathfinder Battles and/or D&D minis, I suggest gluing them to 2" bases yourself. They have a nice flat spot underneath that makes doing so a snap. :)
