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Post by Rhannon on Sept 26, 2015 21:29:37 GMT -9
Product DescriptionThese rugged warriors make up the second in a series of class-based sets from Gaming Geek. Each figure portrays just one of the many variations of the fantasy role-playing “barbarian” class, from the classic Conan style hero to the wild elf warrior. Use them to represent barbarian player characters or to stand in for the barbaric adversaries your players may face. Die-cut and double-sided with original front and back artwork, these 28mm fantasy cardstock gaming miniatures are an inexpensive and easy-to-assemble alternative to metal or plastic minis for your RPG campaigns or tabletop wargames. Just slot them into the bases provided and you’re ready to play. This set includes: A duel-wielding female wild elf forest barbarian A male Norse/Viking style marauder with war axe and shield A tough but beautiful Amazon with longbow and shortsword A classic Conan-inspired male half-orc barbarian with maul A tribalistic male human plains warrior with spear A robust and curvy female half-orc barbarian with battleaxe plus: 6 round transparent stands
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Post by migibb on Sept 26, 2015 23:01:08 GMT -9
I do love Pasiphilio's minis - just such a shame they are so small compared to everyone else's......  |
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Post by aleks on Sept 27, 2015 23:48:39 GMT -9
I do love Pasiphilio's minis too, but I desperately want a PDF version!
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Post by migibb on Sept 28, 2015 1:02:34 GMT -9
I do love Pasiphilio's minis too, but I desperately want a PDF version! This would work for me too - as I could then print them at a slightly larger scale (as I did with his couple of deviantart freebies) to match up with One Monk, Okumarts etc..... |
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Post by uptrainfan89 on Oct 4, 2015 3:23:13 GMT -9
I do love Pasiphilio's minis too, but I desperately want a PDF version! Same here lol!  |
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Post by jeffgeorge on Jan 30, 2017 23:14:11 GMT -9
I'd bet money that Pasiphilo doesn't check this forum, but if he/they did, I'd like to add my voice to those calling for PDF versions of these minis.
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Post by radoslawkamil on Jan 31, 2017 3:26:48 GMT -9
Only way will be scan them, and make pdf version ourself but it will be piracy lol
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Post by cowboyleland on Jan 31, 2017 5:05:57 GMT -9
I think concerns about piracy is the whole reason they don't offer pdf's. Understandable, really.
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Post by radoslawkamil on Jan 31, 2017 8:04:05 GMT -9
Yeah I think so too. pdf are very easy to copy and even with password protected there are programs who overwrite that. Maybe after few years when intrest with official product will be low they give pdf version. That will make more sense. I always think that this all miniatures buy in shops are for progamers and I am happy with free ones I find. Also there is maybe just me but I dont like this shine new 3D or laser cut things. Is some way with no soul to me. When I make any thing with my own hand, even not perfect with all that flaws it has soul |
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Post by jeffgeorge on Jan 31, 2017 23:21:02 GMT -9
I think concerns about piracy is the whole reason they don't offer pdf's. Understandable, really. I started to respond to this post, and the response grew and grew until it became a rather lengthy essay. Since it addresses the whole PDF-vs-physical-product issue, and not just Pasophilo's minis in particular, I posted that essay in a new thread.For this thread, suffice it to say that piracy is not something that should significantly affect publishing decisions. The overwhelming majority of pirated copies of intellectual property are held and distributed by people who acquire them online and never use them, and who were never going to buy the product in the first place, regardless of the medium. Unless the pirated copies represent actual, verifiable lost sales, they cost the publisher nothing, and may even serve as a form of free advertising in some cases. And in any case, anyone with a cheap scanner and a free copy of GIMP can pirate printed miniatures, so not releasing PDFs is really not much of a barrier for a half-way serious pirate. You might be able to make an argument for not releasing a legitimate, paid-for PDF version of your printed miniature product, but copy-protection is not it. I really, really wish that publishers who decline to sell legit PDF versions of their printed miniatures products at a competitive price--somewhere around $3 for 6-12 unique minis--would reconsider how much that decision is hurting their sales while driving up their costs. |
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Post by cowboycentaur on Feb 1, 2017 6:36:34 GMT -9
I've had to go back and resize a lot of printable heros minitures so they line up with the ones I've already put together. Man I don't know if I'd be willing to buy minis, scan them, resize them then print them again.
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Post by nolabert on Feb 1, 2017 7:19:24 GMT -9
I'm of the opinion that 25mm - 30mm minis are essentially the same size. I use minis for gaming and not dioramas. If I made dioramas I might be more picky. At the gaming table those variations in size don't matter. Now having said that, I do usually shrink 30mm humanoid paper minis a little to not be as big, but I also use metal minis that vary quite a bit on sizing. I have Ral Partha/Iron Wind Metals minis that are closer to 25mm and I also have Reaper Dark Heaven Legends that are closer to 30mm. I have no problem using both at my table. I agree with the sentiment that minis should reflect the great variation in size that exists in the real world. I usually print monsters at the full size to make them more formidable. And the size and look of minis definitely affects the way I set up encounters. For instance, if I have a larger than usual mini for a monster, I will modify the stat block of that monster to reflect its size.
I've only recently returned to rpg gaming (5E)and the ability to get paper minis on the table faster than painting metal or plastic minis is what attracted me to them originally. If I had all the time in the world to paint minis, I may never have looked at paper minis. And I generally don't like the look or cost of the prepainted plastic mini lines. I still like painting my metal minis, but they take significantly longer to get to the table.
My only complaint about Pasiphilo's paper minis is that I wish all of them came with a black border. I've bought all of the sets that do.
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Post by radoslawkamil on Feb 1, 2017 8:03:59 GMT -9
I was confuse 25mm base minis with 30mm minis it is same thing aparently. One is base size and one scale of minis. In pdf versions is paper size letter or a4 not always producer said what to use, there is option fit to page or actual size, margins or not. It all make small differents but I print same minis with different printer settings and they was like 2mm shorter lol
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Post by jeffgeorge on Feb 1, 2017 21:56:59 GMT -9
I've had to go back and resize a lot of printable heros minitures so they line up with the ones I've already put together. Man I don't know if I'd be willing to buy minis, scan them, resize them then print them again. increased the size of his new minis from "true" 28mm to "heroic" 32mm when he started his Patreon, so all the new ones--the ones with backs, re-skins, and color variations--will match the figs you're getting from other artists. The only ones that are still "undersized" are the old, free ones, most of which don't have backs. In his copious free time away from producing new minis, he's slowly working through the older ones, adding back art, upsizing them to heroic proportions, and updating them to his new and very cool interactive PDF format. If you're on the fence about supporting him through Patreon, go to his archive of free minis on Dropbox, and check out some of the recent releases. I recommend these files, which are among his latest releases, and show off the art as well as the really nicely featured PDFs: - PrintableHeroes_ElfDruids_Free
- PrintableHeroes_GnomeDruid&Badger_Free
- PrintableHeroes_Ghouls_Free
Because they are free, they don't have backs--you have to subscribe to the Patreon for $1 a month to get the versions with backs. But they do show the size and quality of the current minis. For $2 a month, you get the original mini, plus an alternative reskin (a death knight version based on the paladin, for example), and for $3 a month, you get the original figures, the reskins, and several color variants. As soon as you subscribe, you get access to his entire back catalog of minis available at your level o patronage, too, so that first month, you get a ton of new minis for $3 or less. Bottom line, you don't have to resize the ones you pay for; it's just the old, free ones that are small by current industry standards. And there's no need to scan those, anyway...just use the settings in the print dialog box for Adobe Reader, check "Custom Scale", and enter the number you want. I'd start at about 110%, and work from there. |
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