Pathfinder NPC Core Pawn Box

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Pathfinder NPC Core Pawn Box

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Soldiers and spellcasters! Criminals and courtiers! Allies and villains! The vast variety of characters from Pathfinder NPC Core come alive on your tabletop with this collection of more than 350 creature pawns for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game or any tabletop fantasy RPG!

Printed on sturdy cardstock, each double-sided pawn contains a beautiful full-color image of a creature from Pathfinder NPC Core. Populated primarily with highly useful characters like pirates, farmers, and innkeepers, these pawns also include sets of non-human characters—elves, dwarves, lizardfolk, and more. You’ll even find plentiful pawns to represent troop NPCs, such as military units or town guards, placed on large pawns to show off their multi-character illustrations.

Each pawn slots into a size-appropriate plastic base, making them easy to mix with traditional metal or plastic miniatures. The Pathfinder NPC Core Core Pawn Box is the best way to ensure you’ve got the perfect opponents on hand for every Pathfinder Roleplaying Game encounter!

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A lot of variety, but one peeve

4/5

A lot of variety, a lot. I don't play 2e, so I've mostly see the art from online, and there is a good amount of firearms characters (what I was really hoping for).

If #201 Rocketeer is carrying a handgun (could be a hand crossbow from the side view), then there are 14 pawns with firearms!

I was disappointed though, and think Paizo missed out here by making all three of the musketeers the same person/art, ugh! I'm not saying Paizo needed to do the three famous musketeer dudes: Athos, Porthos and Aramis, but three of the exact same pawns? Stretch a little here, which has obviously been done in the most inclusive variety of characters I've seen so far (take that however you want).

I know, nitpicky, but I don't want to design/buy custom minis, nor paint minis either, and I dislike tons of clones. Yes, there are other clone multiples in this release, but we're talking the three musketeers here.


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Announced for June! Product images and descriptions are not final and are subject to change. :)

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PAWNS PAWNS PAWNS


Just to make sure I don't over-excite myself - This is just pawns for the core boxes and not a sign towards a full-on return of pawns for adventure paths too, correct? In any case, you've got my money for these ones.

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serpen1 wrote:
Just to make sure I don't over-excite myself - This is just pawns for the core boxes and not a sign towards a full-on return of pawns for adventure paths too, correct? In any case, you've got my money for these ones.

yeah, they only said some time ago that they would keep pawns for the "core core" sets.


This is great news!


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This is great news! I've come to rely on pawns for almost all my games, since they are much easier to transport and store.

Any chance there might be a Player Character Pawn Collection reprint?


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I'm actually curious to see how they handle troop pawns; making it one 3x3/4x4 token works, but limits the troops ability to spread out with Form Up. It says "plentiful," but also "large," so I'm not sure.
Still, this box should be a good resource.

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Gus_R wrote:

This is great news! I've come to rely on pawns for almost all my games, since they are much easier to transport and store.

Any chance there might be a Player Character Pawn Collection reprint?

We do not currently have any plans for a reprint of those. We hope you enjoy these though!! Also, what's the best way you've found to keep your pawns? Asking for a friend. (It's me. I'm asking for me.)


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Maya Coleman wrote:
Gus_R wrote:

This is great news! I've come to rely on pawns for almost all my games, since they are much easier to transport and store.

Any chance there might be a Player Character Pawn Collection reprint?

We do not currently have any plans for a reprint of those. We hope you enjoy these though!! Also, what's the best way you've found to keep your pawns? Asking for a friend. (It's me. I'm asking for me.)

Lol. Thanks for the reply. I've found that keeping pawns in their original cardboard sheets and then filing them sideways (as if they were books) inside plastic bankers boxes works nicely.

I can only hope that Paizo will issue some sort of pawn collection for the player characters too, however different/reduced in quantity they may be!


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Gus_R wrote:
Maya Coleman wrote:
Gus_R wrote:

This is great news! I've come to rely on pawns for almost all my games, since they are much easier to transport and store.

Any chance there might be a Player Character Pawn Collection reprint?

We do not currently have any plans for a reprint of those. We hope you enjoy these though!! Also, what's the best way you've found to keep your pawns? Asking for a friend. (It's me. I'm asking for me.)

Lol. Thanks for the reply. I've found that keeping pawns in their original cardboard sheets and then filing them sideways (as if they were books) inside plastic bankers boxes works nicely.

I can only hope that Paizo will issue some sort of pawn collection for the player characters too, however different/reduced in quantity they may be!

I use coin collector album pages. You can find them on amazon pretty cheap. Also I think skinny minis brand

has a similar product but a little more expensive.

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Gus_R wrote:

Lol. Thanks for the reply. I've found that keeping pawns in their original cardboard sheets and then filing them sideways (as if they were books) inside plastic bankers boxes works nicely.

I can only hope that Paizo will issue some sort of pawn collection for the player characters too, however different/reduced in quantity they may be!

Lilbigjohn wrote:

I use coin collector album pages. You can find them on amazon pretty cheap. Also I think skinny minis brand

has a similar product but a little more expensive.

These are both great suggestions! I'm a sucker for things that match, so I hope we make something as well to keep them. It looks like I wouldn't be the only one who'd be interested!


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Gus_R wrote:

This is great news! I've come to rely on pawns for almost all my games, since they are much easier to transport and store.

You're not alone friend!

Printing card board minus for every product was something that set Pathfinder and Paizo apart from other TTRPGs.
I absolutely loved the sets that came with APs in particular.

Which is one of the reasons we decided to play Tyrant's Grasp in 2e this year .. that one still got minis!


Will these be coming out as PDF or VTT Foundry module by any chance?

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A Foundry module has been confirmed for NPC Core when it releases tomorrow. Generally Pawn Sets have also had PDF options as well.

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Cori Marie wrote:
A Foundry module has been confirmed for NPC Core when it releases tomorrow. Generally Pawn Sets have also had PDF options as well.

There will be a token pack for this, but the release has been slightly delayed! The team is working as hard as they can, and I'll be making a post when it's out!


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PAIZO
GIVE ME A PLAYER CORE 1+2 PAWN BOX AND MY LIFE IS YOURS
(Bonus if I can get it in the UK!)


Will the iconics be included in this like the NPC Codex Box?

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bdbxt wrote:
Will the iconics be included in this like the NPC Codex Box?

Pathfinder NPC Core Pawn Box only has pawns for the characters from NPC Core.


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Maya Coleman wrote:
Also, what's the best way you've found to keep your pawns? Asking for a friend. (It's me. I'm asking for me.)

A little late to the discussion (apologies if I'm too late), but i just use plastic page protectors (you can usually find a pack of 20 for a dollar or two in office supply sections of stores). The cardboard sheet slips right in, and then the pages can be stored in 3-ring binders. For pawns that don't come in full boxes, I can separate the front, back and side panel of the cover wrap and slip them right into the 3-ring binder for easy identification. Then as needed, I slide the cardboard out of the page protector and remove the pawn(s) needed, then slide the cardboard back in. Then I do the same thing in reverse when time to store them.

I do like the fact that Pathfinder 2E numbers the pawns, which make it much easier to be able to put back into their appropriate slot in the cardboard sheet. Some pawns from other sources, and even the few I have from Starfinder, don't do that.

I do love pawns over minis, but I will admit haven't decided yet if I'm picking up this box since I do have the similar, albeit much smaller, Gamemastery Guide NPC Pawns.

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Corfy wrote:

A little late to the discussion (apologies if I'm too late), but i just use plastic page protectors (you can usually find a pack of 20 for a dollar or two in office supply sections of stores). The cardboard sheet slips right in, and then the pages can be stored in 3-ring binders. For pawns that don't come in full boxes, I can separate the front, back and side panel of the cover wrap and slip them right into the 3-ring binder for easy identification. Then as needed, I slide the cardboard out of the page protector and remove the pawn(s) needed, then slide the cardboard back in. Then I do the same thing in reverse when time to store them.

I do like the fact that Pathfinder 2E numbers the pawns, which make it much easier to be able to put back into their appropriate slot in the cardboard sheet. Some pawns from other sources, and even the few I have from Starfinder, don't do that.

I do love pawns over minis, but I will admit haven't decided yet if I'm picking up this box since I do have the similar, albeit much smaller, Gamemastery Guide NPC Pawns.

Never too late!! This is helpful as heck!!! Thank you, Corfy!!!


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As a GM with a son who wants to play a tanuki, I would like to see a Pawn box that covers all the ancestries from The Mwangi Expanse, Impossible Lands, and Ti'an Xia. I can adapt pawns from various existing sets to cover the core ancestries in Player Core and Player Core 2 and even Howl of the Wild, but not ones like Poppet, Anadi, Shisk, Nagji, Vanara, Tsukumogami, and Tanuki.

I think even a first approximation that has for each Ancestry a Fighter-type / Rogue-type / Magic-type / Cleric or Priest-type and Female / Male for each class type, which would be eight pawns for each Ancestry, would be a nice start to give players something close to their character concept.

Ideally, it would be nice to have each Lost Omens location / region book have its own pawn collection to supply all the new ancestries, monsters, NPCs, and archetypes described to make it easier to GM adventures in those area with characters from those regions.

Happy we're getting an NPC Core box!


Pawns on the way? You know what this means... Sell us even more!!!

Shut up and take my platinum pieces!

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Lord H Almighty wrote:

Pawns on the way? You know what this means... Sell us even more!!!

Shut up and take my platinum pieces!

We hope you like them!!! If you take pictures of them in your campaign, please share them with us on socials!


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I had to type these into my database. I'm posting the list here in case those of you on the fence about buying these amazing pawns need to see what you're getting. Sorry about the length of the post. Hopefully, someone can update Paizo's usual pawn list in the description and delete this post after.

Small
1. Gnome, bleachling survivor
2. Gnome conservationist
3. Gnome daredevil
4. Gnome philomath
5. Goblin, big boss goblin
6. Goblin chef
7. Goblin scavenger
8. Halfling head chef
9. Halfling smuggler
10. Hafling yarnspinner
11. Kholo, bone scavenger
12. Kobold earth diver
13. Kobold egg guardian
14. Kobold trapper
15. Leshy, gourd leshy witch
16. Leshy, root leshy groundskeeper
17. Leshy, tumbleweed leshy courier
18. Ratfolk, bone mother
19. Ratfolk, swarm voice
20. Ratfolk, tunnel viper
21. Tripkee camofleur
22. Tripkee fiend keeper
23. Tripkee scout
24. Urchin

Medium
25. Abbot of Abadar
26. Accuser agent
27. Acolyte of Iomedae
28. Acrobat
29. Adept
30. Advisor
31. Apothecary
32. Apprentice
33. Archer sentry (3)
34. Arms dealer
35. Artillerist
36. Assassin
37. Astronomer
38. Avuncular professor
39. Bandit (3)
40. Barrister
41. Beast eidolon
42. Beast tamer
43. Beggar
44. Black belt
45. Blasphemer of Zon-Kuthon
46. Bodyguard (3)
47. Bosun
48. Bounty hunter
49. Burglar (2)
50. Captain of the guard
51. Castaway
52. Catfolk, leaping thief
53. Catfolk, lucky courser
54. Catfolk name collector
55. Champion of Rovagug
56. Champion of Shelyn
57. Charlatan
58. Chronicler
59. Combat engineer
60. Commoner (2)
61. Conspiracist
62. Construction worker
63. Court historian
64. Court jester
65. Courtesan
66. Coven aspirant
67. Crime kingpin
68. Cult leader
69. Cultist (3)
70. Curse monger
71. Dancer
72. Dedicated druid
73. Deific champion of Iomedae
74. Deific vessel of Urgathoa
75. Demolitionist
76. Demonologist
77. Departmental chair
78. Despot
79. Diver
80. Dockhand (2)
81. Drill sergeant
82. Driver
83. Drover
84. Druid initiate
85. Drunkard (2)
86. Dwarf general
87. Dwarf smith
88. Dwarf spirit priest
89. Dynamo
90. Eldritch emeritus
91. Elf, aiuvarin translator
92. Elf, demonbane warrior
93. Elf, elven court guard (2)
94. Elf, forlorn artist
95. Enchanting ritualist
96. Enigmatic conspiracist
97. Envoy
98. Executioner
99. Exiled revolutionary
100. Expedition leader
101. Experienced hound
102. Exuberant apprentice
103. False priest
104. Farmer
105. Fence
106. Fiend caller
107. Fisher
108. Flamboyant thief
109. Fleshwarper
110. Forager
111. Gadgeteer
112. Gamekeeper
113. Gang leader
114. Gendarme (3)
115. Globetrotting scholar
116. God caller
117. Grand inquisitor
118. Grandmaster
119. Grave robber
120. Gravedigger
121. Guard (4)
122. Guide
123. Guildmaster
124. Gunsmith
125. Gunwitch
126. Harbormaster
127. Harrow reader
128. Hero hunter
129. High priest of Pharasma
130. High roller
131. Hobgoblin spellbreaker
132. Hobgoblin vanguard
133. Humanitarian hermit
134. Hunter
135. Infantry soldier (3)
136. Infernal registrar
137. Innkeeper
138. Inspector
139. Interrogator
140. Jailer
141. Judge
142. Juggler
143. Kholo outrider
144. Kholo pragmatist
145. Knight (2)
146. Legbreaker
147. Librarian
148. Lizardfolk, inuxi masked mummer
149. Lizardfolk, tidewater guard
150. Loan shark
151. Local herbalist
152. Maestro
153. Mage for hire
154. Mage killer
155. Mage knight
156. Martial student (2)
157. Master of disguise
158. Mastermind
159. Mayor
160. Mechanic
161. Merchant
162. Messenger
163. Mime
164. Miner
165. Mirror seer
166. Mixed martial artist
167. Monster hunter
168. Mountain guardian
169. Mountaineer
170. Musketeer (3)
171. Natural scientist
172. Navigator
173. Necromancer
174. Noble
175. Obsessive researcher
176. Ocean nomad
177. Orc agriculturalist
178. Orc dromaar lorekeeper
179. Orc gamekeeper
180. Orc veteran master
181. Pack leader
182. Palace guard (4)
183. Peerless duelist
184. Peerless healer
185. Penitent of Calistria
186. Physician
187. Pilgrim of Irori
188. Pirate (4)
189. Plague doctor
190. Poacher
191. Political upstart
192. Priest of Saranrae
193. Prime minister
194. Prisoner
195. Propagandist
196. Prophet
197. Puppetter
198. Razzle dazzler
199. Reckless scientist
200. Rigger
201. Rocketeer
202. Ruffian
203. Runaway blueblood
204. Saboteur
205. Sage
206. Servant
207. Ship captain
208. Sibyl
209. Siegebreaker
210. Skin shifter
211. Smith
212. Sniper
213. Sprit binder
214. Spy
215. Standad bearer
216. Street musician
217. Subaquatic marauder
218. Surgeon
219. Tax collector
220. Teacher
221. Tempest incarnate
222. Tengu bladesmith
223. Tengu, gambling companion
224. Tengu, jinx eater
225. Therapeutic healer
226. Toady
227. Tomb raider
228. Tonic merchant
229. Torchbearer
230. Tournament combatant
231. Toymaker
232. Tracker
233. Trained bat
234. Traveling actor
235. Traveling priest of Desna
236. Tree singer
237. Troubadour
238. Unsanctioned sheriff
239. Vermin catcher
240. Veteran noble
241. Warden
242. Warmonger
243. Watch officer
244. Watchmage
245. Wealthy vigilante
246. Wolly wrangler
247. World ender
248. Zealot of Asmodeus

Large
249. Equestrian constable (2)
250. Juggernaut
251. Veteran war horse

Troops

Every 4 large pawns constitute one troop unit.

252. Arrester squadron (4)
253. Bandit gang (8)
254. City guard squadron (4)
255. Conscript squad (4)
256. Deluded mob (4)
257. Dwarf battalion (4)
258. Elf, woodland scouts (4)
259. Goblin get gang (4)
260. Halfling bill-band (4)
261. Heavy cavalry (4)
262. Hellknight cavalry brigade (4)
263. Hobgoblin battalion (4)
264. Leshy, corn leshy throng (4)
265. Line infantry (8)
266. Mercenary band (4)
267. Orc skullcrushers (4)
268. Phalanx formation (8)
269. Rancorous priesthood (4)
270. Watchmage squadron (4)


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Thank you so much CosmicIronyMagnet for typing these out. I was hoping Paizo would post them (as they have in the past). Saved me tremendously in marking and keeping my logs. Thank you again!

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