With the pending release of 4 Pathfinder Iconics, many have speculated whether more will be made. Although Paizo can not confirm any future plans at this time, it appears any possible future production of PPM sets will depend solely on the sales of the current set.
In the event that more were to be made, here is a poll asking which Pathfinder Iconics you would like to see next:
(Note: Poll closes July 1st, 2011)
This poll is solely to query people's interest in the future iconics. Of course many would like to see further sets based on non-iconic characters and themed with the release of adventure paths and other books -- but before those could even be considered it is likely that Paizo would need to see a significant amount of interest from the sales of the iconics.
My vote would be for the most GENERIC looking PC minis they can come up with... like Lini and Lem... they could work for any halfling/gnomes... with a little paint....
I'm not overly fond of the Iconics ANYWAY... I prefer figures for MY characters...
Though I'll admit that other than the cleric... the first 4 seem pretty universal enough for me to find a use for. FIghter, mage, rogue... Yeah, I suppose we can use them for npcs...
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I want Alain... on his horse, this time! :)
I don't want PC races - I have way too many prepainted Humans/Elves/dwarves Gnomes, halflings and half orcs I'll accept, I have less of those. If I had to choose between 4 PC pieces or 2 unique bestiary pieces at the same price, I'd choose the bestiary every time
Gotta catch'em all!
I definitely want the original 12: Valeros, Kyra, Seoni, Merisiel, Harsk, Ezren, Seelah, Amiri, Lini, Sajan, and Seltyiel.
After that... then I'd rather have monsters.
Edit: Poll does not appear to be working (can't View Results, voting just makes it spin in place for several minutes at least).
Gotta catch'em all!
I approve of properly sized plastic pre-painted figures selling for reasonable amounts of money. It worked for pokemon.
Amiri, of course. They can use Jodi, SKR's wife as the template IMHO.
Imrijka, of course. That is just some awesome WAR artwork and the Reaper mini I haven't got to in ages needs to get pre-empted.
Harsk, of course. He's just an unusual portrayal of a dwarf.
Edit: Poll does not appear to be working (can't View Results, voting just makes it spin in place for several minutes at least).
Has anyone else noticed this problem?
Possibly it could be a browser-related problem?
Amiri, Seoni, Seltyiel, and ________ (the Witch)!
BTW, I just took the poll and it worked fine.
I choose the four that I could use now, rather than the four I would most like to see.
And the poll works fine, Firefox 4.01.
-- david
Papa.DRB
I vote for the ones I can use. If I had to pick just four would say one barbarian figure, one tall, or medium sized, spell caster, one short, or small sized, spell caster, and one monk.
Monks rock.
All of them.
But especially Damiel. Love that psycho.
Edit: Poll does not appear to be working..Possibly it could be a browser-related problem?
I tried two browsers at the time. Worked for me now (different computer).
I'm going to pick them up just in a "hope this will take off and I'll get some regular pre-painted minis" kind of way. Nonetheless, I have pretty much no use for them - I have all the people figures I can imagine ever needing. I'd much rather have a pack of four Pathfinder goblins or somesuch. (Even 4 of the AP BBEGs would be an improvement). The focus on iconics has always puzzled me - What do people plan on using the iconics for?
I'd wind up using them as PC's minis until we track down ones that fit the character better. Then, those minis will be used for villains of that race or class.
I know who I voted for! :)
Monsters and Villians, who needs another ton of random miniatures for the PC's after Wizards nearly ruined this beloved game.
This has always been a point of contention for buyers of miniatures. More monsters or more PC's?
For me, its clearly a decision of more PC's.
I believe that WotC has produced so many monsters that no more are needed. You can pretty find one that fits exactly what you need and even if it doesn't, its only going to be around for 1 or 2 encounters so who cares if you are using a large troll as a large ogre. For those that don't want to shop eBay for the monsters then just buy a couple of Reaper's monsters (sadly they are not on proper gaming bases).
Conversely, PC's are used every time you play. Players I have always played with throughout the last 20 years always try to pick the PC that best resembles their image of the character -- both in appearance and in weapon selection. When lead mini's were the only option I remember seeing so many people spend so much time looking at my FLGS's lead mini display case, trying to pick out the best match. Even the groups that I play with now spend much time browsing the PPM's in my display shelves, trying to pick the mini's that best suits their characters. I have even seen GM's spend an unusual amount of time trying to select the most accurate appearing NPC's for the adventure.
I hope Paizo (should they deem this to be a viable line) focuses on the production of PC's. For PPM adversaries, I would rather have red mantis assassins or grey maidens instead of a troll or an ogre.
Monsters and Villians, who needs another ton of random miniatures for the PC's after Wizards nearly ruined this beloved game.This has always been a point of contention for buyers of miniatures. More monsters or more PC's?
For me, its clearly a decision of more PC's.
I believe that WotC has produced so many monsters that no more are needed. You can pretty find one that fits exactly what you need and even if it doesn't, its only going to be around for 1 or 2 encounters so who cares if you are using a large troll as a large ogre. For those that don't want to shop eBay for the monsters then just buy a couple of Reaper's monsters (sadly they are not on proper gaming bases).
Conversely, PC's are used every time you play. Players I have always played with throughout the last 20 years always try to pick the PC that best resembles their image of the character -- both in appearance and in weapon selection. When lead mini's were the only option I remember seeing so many people spend so much time looking at my FLGS's lead mini display case, trying to pick out the best match. Even the groups that I play with now spend much time browsing the PPM's in my display shelves, trying to pick the mini's that best suits their characters. I have even seen GM's spend an unusual amount of time trying to select the most accurate appearing NPC's for the adventure.
I hope Paizo (should they deem this to be a viable line) focuses on the production of PC's. For PPM adversaries, I would rather have red mantis assassins or grey maidens instead of a troll or an ogre.
And I think the exact opposite :)
I run games for two groups. One group has had the same characters since 2006, while the other one has been going for about a year now (and they're just getting started).
What I'm always missing is creatures. I don't agree that WoTC came out with all the minis anyone will ever need, and even if they did, the prices for many of the useful ones are prohibitively expensive.
In addition, I've never seen a WoTC jabberwock, aeon, qlippoth, or many other Pathfinder creatures - so I'm all for someone coming out with a pile of things from the Bestiaries and Adventure Paths.
Monsters and Villians, who needs another ton of random miniatures for the PC's after Wizards nearly ruined this beloved game.This has always been a point of contention for buyers of miniatures. More monsters or more PC's?
...decision of more PC's...... the PPM's in my display shelves,
...accurate appearing NPC's for the adventure.I hope Paizo (should they deem this to be a viable line) focuses on the production of PC's...
Evil Lincoln's head explode's from unnecessary apostrophe's.
Evil Lincoln's head explode's from unnecessary apostrophe's.Monsters and Villians, who needs another ton of random miniatures for the PC's after Wizards nearly ruined this beloved game.This has always been a point of contention for buyers of miniatures. More monsters or more PC's?
...decision of more PC's...... the PPM's in my display shelves,
...accurate appearing NPC's for the adventure.I hope Paizo (should they deem this to be a viable line) focuses on the production of PC's...
Its a good thing theres a hat on your head to keep your brain's in. Hey, don't knock the TheAndromedaStrain, hes obviously a grocer in addition to being a devastating plastic-eating virus.
To echo some of the sentiments already voiced I have little to no interest in minis of the iconics (except maybe Imrijka). No one plays them so they will likely never see use on my game table. That being said I'll still pick up the first pack of four in the hopes that my gaming dollar will help ensure that what I'm actually interested in will eventually come out.
At this point what I would like to see is monsters, and more importantly monsters at reasonable prices. For some things D&D minis have this covered but there's plenty of monsters out there that you can't get your hands on without dropping $20 or more on a single mini. That's too high for we the thrifty gamers.
As far as non iconic PC minis go I personally prefer unpainted minis for my PCs so that I can customize them willy nilly. Don't get me wrong if the perfect pre painted mini pops up I'll grab it but by and large it's metal for me in this area.
Course that's just me I'm sure that for others the appeal of not having to paint your PC is huge.
*EDIT* NPCs from specific modules/APS/factions would also be fantastic
- Torger
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I voted the Samurai, because there is a severe lack of Samurai and ninja minis in the market, plastic or metal. **hint hint, Reaper and WizKids**
Ultimately, I want more variety of races in all the classes. And if not every class, at least every adventurer. Case in point: Eando Kline is a fantastic mini simply because he is so versatile. You could make that work for so many classes and character concepts. But it would be great to see more half-orcs, gnomes, and halflings with the same idea. Oh and more variety of characters riding mounts would be nice as well.
Biggest reason I want plastic iconics is for people to use when playing the pregens at PFS events.
Personally I'd like a Golarian cultural pack showing each of the human cultures, and iconics could fill some of these.
Oh and a Graul family pack lol... with a faux product warning that they will swallow children aged under 5 [or halflings and gnomes]
The poll has now closed. Thank you to the 125+ people that voted. It is official, Seoni MUST be in the next set of minis made :)