Tiny and Diminutive creatures on the tactical grid

[Christopher Rowe]

For the second week in a row, I find myself prepping a Pathfinder Society Scenario that features tiny and/or diminutive creatures as opponents. I believe I've got the rules for how they behave down, but I was wondering if anyone has ever figured out an elegant way to portray them on a battle map. I've just been using small miniatures and kind of scooting them into the PCs spaces when they close to attack.

I guess what I'm asking is if anyone is aware of any good physical representations of tiny and diminutive creatures—widely available toys, something from the craft shop, what-have-you. My wife suggested mounting figures from earrings on small bases, but that could get expensive.

[Kazaan]

Coins or other flat types of markers could be placed under the larger-sized miniatures. Honestly, I think that's all you really need.

[Itchy]

One of our players made tiny little paper cranes to represent the wizards' familiars.

You could fold/crush the foil from some chocolate kisses into little balls or squares.

-Aaron

[Christopher Rowe]

Mmmmm. Chocolate kisses.

Thanks for the advice guys. Wish I knew origami.

[Raymond Lambert]

WoTC created tiny size minis. I have a stirge, psudodragon, imp(or quasit), and my favorite tiny min is the green flaming skull. Some of these were common so they should not be expensive o the secondary market.

[ngc7293]

Our GM uses those super tiny size dice. Barring that, use clay. When we don't have the right miniatures (riding lizards for example) a piece of clay works just fine. Clay comes in different colors and you can use it to represent mages and the like. If he's dead and you want to represent hindered terrain, smash it flat.