Pathfinder Battles Preview: The Good Ship Pathfinder Battles

I like all three, but especially Paeta. Also makes me hope we'll see a dedicated aranea mini one of these days.

i like paeta as well, i was about to give up hope on having an aranea mini in my lifetime, to be honest.

Rumors abound of an additional set by the end of the year, and the sea-salt smell of new announcements is in the briny air.

And those rumors can be exposed by reading the latest news posting at www.pathfinderminis.com which also reveals 2 yet unannounced figures.

The Pathfinder Minis home page has just gone through an overhaul, and the Skull & Shackles set has inspired its new logo :)

i like paeta as well, i was about to give up hope on having an aranea mini in my lifetime, to be honest.

Is Paeta an aranea? I thought she was a phase spider. I don't think araneas (araneae?) have humanoid faces when they're in spider form, though I haven't checked.

Actually this mini very closely resembles the Aranea in hybrid form. So either way it is an excellent proxy for an Aranea. Or better yet, throw a Paeta at your party. :). Cool looking mini.

That is not what I imagine when I think Pirate Sailor. But I like the mini. Look forward to getting several.

The Wererat has nice details for a common. With the DDM versions they will make for a nice looking encounter.

Very cool monsters, but i'm not to found of the buccaneer. Like Mazra, it wasn't quiet what I had i imagined. Also followed the link to pathfinderminis.com. I feel like Sandara and Tessa Fairwind look way too much a like after seeing them so close together. Maybe its just me though hahaha

I feel like Sandara and Tessa Fairwind look way too much a like after seeing them so close together. Maybe its just me though hahaha

Not just you, we have three female pirates all with tricorne. They are not twins (triplits) but they do look enough alike to be noticable.

First, let me say that I like all three minis! However, I would love another much more simple pirate sculpt. The pirate sailor in this preview is quite nice, but feels to be much more than the typical pirate scum aboard most sailing vessels. We need that typical guy (not gal)!

First, let me say that I like all three minis! However, I would love another much more simple pirate sculpt. The pirate sailor in this preview is quite nice, but feels to be much more than the typical pirate scum aboard most sailing vessels. We need that typical guy (not gal)!

You mean like the third mini previewed here

Well I'm going to keep buying packs till I get a Paeta, I can see that now...

The Pirate Sailor is more like a Female Swashbuckler. But as that the mini is excellent.

Not just you, we have three female pirates all with tricorne. They are not twins (triplits) but they do look enough alike to be noticable.

okay cool I'm not the only one. but yeah I feel like this buccaneer is a really generic version of on of the two name tricornered hat gals. If i wanted a female swashbuckler min, I'd just use Sandra or Tessa or the one from shattered star. Plus yeah like Enlight pointed out, theres already a rank and file pirate dude, so she's not useful for that either. Not that the sculpt is is terrible, it's just no matter what you want her for, there's a better mini out there.

Given the preponderance of pirates in this AP, I wanted to have two "generic" pirates. It made sense to me to have a male and a female to mix things up a bit, so this one and the smuggler sort of go together as a team.

Subbing in Sandara or Tessa wouldn't really work for this due to their rarity. I agree that three female pirates with similar hats is somewhat less than ideal, but when we base these sets on APs we go with the art that exists for key characters. Tessa and Sandara being in the same set was a foregone conclusion before Pathfinder Battles ever existed as a brand because both NPCs look very similar.

Does the Adventure Path have a thing for redhead females? Well, that's a topic for a different day (but the answer is yes).

haha yeah... well i agree with the adventure path on that one... gotta love redheads.

And to be fair, I do like that so offten the figure really does match the artwork. And I had forgotten the rarity on the two NPCs. So that is a great point Erik.

Does the Adventure Path have a thing for redhead females? Well, that's a topic for a different day (but the answer is yes).

Funny. If you followed the canon for 7th Sea back in the day, red-headed ladies were quite common among the ranks of the seafaring.

Red the Adventurer, Bonnie McGee, Cosette, Maggie Malone...I'm sure there are more I could dredge up, but those are just off the top of my head.

Must be something about RPG's (or AP's) with a nautical theme.

Erik Mona wrote:

Does the Adventure Path have a thing for redhead females? Well, that's a topic for a different day (but the answer is yes).

Funny. If you followed the canon for 7th Sea back in the day, red-headed ladies were quite common among the ranks of the seafaring.

Red the Adventurer, Bonnie McGee, Cosette, Maggie Malone...I'm sure there are more I could dredge up, but those are just off the top of my head.

Must be something about RPG's (or AP's) with a nautical theme.

There are a lot of red-heads in Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, and Devon, where historically, pirates and smugglers (like my own ancestors) came from. Because they were nautical and poor and often marginalised from the centres of power in the British Isles.

So I think it's a realistic meme, at least in our world, for English-speaking pirates, male or female.

Wow this is turning into a pretty educational thread haha

*Love* Paeta. Wish that was a female wererat, since one of my friends plays as a ratfolk rogue.

Love them all, and despite the similarities at least I can put female pirates on the table with a little variety. I was so hanging out for a phase spider in translucent plastic partially painted to look like it was mid-phasing, but that mini is so awesome I think I can let that slide.

The were rat made my day. Looks like my team can have their 'bilge rat' crew after all! Thank you so much for the preview!

Wish that was a female wererat, since one of my friends plays as a ratfolk rogue.

How do we know she isn't a female rat? ;-)

Yes, I realize the preview said "he" but come on, it's a rat. Say it is a female and there you go.

Antimony wrote:

Erik Mona wrote:

Does the Adventure Path have a thing for redhead females? Well, that's a topic for a different day (but the answer is yes).

Funny. If you followed the canon for 7th Sea back in the day, red-headed ladies were quite common among the ranks of the seafaring.

Red the Adventurer, Bonnie McGee, Cosette, Maggie Malone...I'm sure there are more I could dredge up, but those are just off the top of my head.

Must be something about RPG's (or AP's) with a nautical theme.

There are a lot of red-heads in Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, and Devon, where historically, pirates and smugglers (like my own ancestors) came from. Because they were nautical and poor and often marginalised from the centres of power in the British Isles.

So I think it's a realistic meme, at least in our world, for English-speaking pirates, male or female.

Someone posting about Irish red-heads who doesn't link to this picture.

Refreshing. :)