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Traditional RPGs are games of the mind, but it doesn\u2019t hurt to have spiffy little plastic figures on hand to help set the tone and sort through the complexities of battle. Figures can be bought unpainted or, for a bit more cash, they come prepainted. As a busy parent, I easily fall into the latter category. While any figurines aren\u2019t cheap, they can add a bit of fun as players can see the unruly monsters gather around their poor characters, eager for a kill.<\/p>\n
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Pathfinder Miniatures<\/strong> <\/p>\n The popular Pathfinder RPG (put out by Paizo Publishing) remains one of the most popular RPGs around. In addition to regular books, supplements, and adventures, Paizo also licenses a line of figurines produced by Wizkids (makers of the Heroclicx figurine game.) The newest entry in this line of pre-painted miniatures is The Rusty Dragon Inn, featuring many examples of everyday folks one might find in a tavern or town.<\/p>\n Some average joe people – farmer, waitresses, merchant – hanging out at the bar, looking at the waitresses one can see the bar must be in a warm climate, or a town with a cloth shortage…<\/em><\/p>\n The figurines come in a box of three medium sized figures and one large figurine. Within the two sizes the figures also have a bit of rarity. You\u2019ll see more town guards, for example, than captains of the town guard. This is both good and bad. One might want to have one of every figure, but it also makes sense that you might want more town guards than guard captains. The barrel is a \u201crare\u201d figure for some reason, although I could see how you might only need so many barrels.<\/p>\n a guard captain, pious guards, regular guards, and a noble<\/em><\/p>\n In addition to folks in a town or tavern, there are still plenty of fun \u201cmonster\u201d pieces in the set. Some of my favorites were the \u201criding dog\u201d for little people and a large Storm Giant (a town guard thrown into the photo for scale. The painting on the minis isn\u2019t something that will make it into a museum, but it is probably better than could do and certainly better than what I might have time to do. I\u2019m definitely not going to paint those tattoos on the giant.<\/p>\n I have a fair number of figurines I\u2019ve accumulated over the years, painted and some unpainted (almost all of those are still unpainted.) What I like best about this release of figures are that they are simple, everyday figures that one might use anytime players venture into a town. Sure, I have a figure or two that could stand in for a farmer or bartender, but nothing that really looks the part. I have a pile of zombies, but until this release I didn\u2019t have a plain old horse. To cap things off, I now even have a horse-drawn wagon!<\/p>\n the horse and wagon are each a \u201clarge\u201d figure from a\u00a0different box<\/em><\/p>\n A couple of the flashiest pieces I received were two silver painted pieces, a silver dragon and a mechanical bull (Gorgon.) I also like the second horse, listed as a warhorse.<\/p>\n Verdict<\/strong>: Ignoring price, there is a lot to like about this set. I like how many of the figures are every-day type people and things that I can reuse again and again (compared to a specific monster which would be strange to see every week.) I’m not a big fan of randomized packages with rarities, but it didn\u2019t bother me too much in this case. The few \u201ccommon\u201d things that were duplicated were things that I could use more often, while the rarer stuff were things I only needed one. I consider myself lucky to get both a horse and a wagon (there\u2019s also a two-wheeled cart) but for all the boxes we opened up there was something that made my sons go \u201ccool!\u201d<\/p>\n Kid Factor:<\/strong> Traditional RPGs are games of the mind, but it doesn\u2019t hurt to have spiffy little plastic figures on hand to help set the tone and sort through the complexities of battle. Figures can be bought unpainted or, for a bit more cash, they come prepainted. 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\nPublisher:<\/strong> Wizkids
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\nFor most, this is all going to come down to money, and money is the weakest aspect of the figurines. A package of four figures (3 small, 1 large) sells for $11-$15 retail, more than $3 each. That is a pretty hefty price tag in general, but isn\u2019t so bad for the world of miniatures (unpainted ones can cost $2-$5.) You can buy a 6 inch Iron Man action figure for $12, so $11 for four smaller (and better painted) figures doesn\u2019t sound so bad.<\/p>\n
\nMade of flexible plastic, these figures can take a bit of pounding. Don\u2019t let your youngest eat them, and keep the older kids from losing them or checking their tensile strength. I haven\u2019t had problems yet, and the paint on these things tends to do OK over time, although if you put everything in one big box and shake it around all the time you might get a few chips. If you treat them with even a small amount of care they will hold up just fine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"