So I noticed that Paizo still has Booster Cases available for some of their older Pathfinder Battles products. I've been looking through the sets to see if any have a good number of creatures I don't have, and am really considering buying a case of Shattered Star.
Does anyone have any experience buying older sets like this? I'd like to know:
-Did you still get a complete set from a case? Was the case still factory wrapped as a case, or just four separate bricks?
-Any issues with higher than normal breakage in a case?
-Did you have any other problems/delays with your order?
I'd also be very interested to know others opinions on what are the best older Pathfinder Battles sets to buy for someone just starting out buying miniatures for regular Pathfinder games?
I started with a case of H&M and bought so many singles from Rise of the Runelords and Shatetrd Star a case might have been cheaper.
if it is advertised as Case a sealed case is what you should get.
This thread will show you what people were getting in their Shattered Star cases when they were first shipped and what condition the minis arrived in.
if it is advertised as Case a sealed case is what you should get.
Thanks, that's what I was hoping.
This thread will show you what people were getting in their Shattered Star cases when they were first shipped and what condition the minis arrived in.
Awesome, appreciate the link. So I'm getting the impression that there may have been a slightly above average amount of breakage with the Shattered Star set (guess they really wanted to get that "Shattered" theme down :p), but it really does have so many of the things I'm missing and I know I can use. Will have to consider this.
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I don't recall having that many issues with my case of Shattered Star. And since the start, I've only ever had one sealed case not deliver a full set (my Rise of the Runelords case had an empty slot that should have had one of the rares).
If you're making the leap into minis, you could do far worse. ^_^
I don't recall having that many issues with my case of Shattered Star. And since the start, I've only ever had one sealed case not deliver a full set (my Rise of the Runelords case had an empty slot that should have had one of the rares).
Thanks! Yeah, I've always been a fan of miniatures, but I was too young to have the money for the old D&D miniatures game. Started out getting the most inexpensive things I could. Bought all the Dungeon Command sets (which I was quite sad to see discontinued). Then got all the D&D Adventure games.
Once I exhausted these options I finally broke down and subscribed for a case of Crimson Throne (great timing on Paizo's part since my gaming group decided to start Crimson Throne with the release of the Anniversary Edition). Then I just kept the subscription for Maze of Death after seeing how many minis I could use in my campaign and how awesome the rest in the set were.
So now I'm looking around at other sets to see what would give me the most usable (in either my current campaign or are just very commonly seen in modules) miniatures for the money spent.
If you're making the leap into minis, you could do far worse. ^_^
I was definitely feeling the same way looking through what Shattered Star has to offer. Kalindlara, in your opinion how would you rank the existing sets in terms of building a very usable collection?
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That's a pretty tough question, to be honest! After giving a quick skim over set lists and checking for availability here, though... your best bets are probably Rise of the Runelords, Deadly Foes, and maybe Lost Coast. Add Legends of Golarion if you play in Golarion (though the set's contents are still perfectly serviceable elsewhere).
The other sets, while still generally excellent, have higher ratios of weird/obscure/specific items that might see less regular use. Don't forget that you can check the set lists yourself, too, either by looking at the singles here or on pathfinderminis.com; that might help you settle on a final choice.
If you have any further questions, feel free to ask. ^_^
I was pretty disapppinted about the quality in Legends of Golarion, others have also comlained.
too much paint all around and some of the large got a better re-do in Wrath of the Rightrous, basically dropping the value of those minis.