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Post by gigglestick on Jun 27, 2012 14:19:57 GMT -5
Hey all.
Those of you who have gmed with me know I'm a prop whore, and I love me some paper minis.
Dario's stuff is awesome, and I love that he's done so many sets that give all the monsters for certain adventures (ROC, OHM, LBB, etc.)
But, there are lots of other paper minis that fit the bill.
This is the place to list your favorites, and if you know some sets that fit specific adventures, put them here.
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Post by gigglestick on Jun 27, 2012 14:49:52 GMT -5
Emerald Twilight:
From looking at the counters, it looks like Pathfinder Paper Minis for Kingmaker (The Stolen Land has a frogman) and City of the Seven Spears has some more. (The Serpent Skull series also has a bunch of serpentfolk as well.)
(Both also have a lot of other nice swampy monsters.)
Any other favorites?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2012 20:29:05 GMT -5
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Post by gigglestick on Jun 28, 2012 11:03:41 GMT -5
Yeah. Big fan of Cardboard Heroes. Back in the day, I picked up all of the packs. They were an inexpensive way to quickly get lots of minis, and the fact that they were originally based on TFT (and then Man to Man and GURPS) made them immediately useful. (And to my teen mind, the naked dryad and succubis were just icing on the cake.) And of course, the Buy 2 Get 1 free coupon in the original GURPS packet combined with the rebate coupon you got from sending in the MTM code made for a quick way to get a ton of minis cheap. I ended up with at least two of each set (including the Traveller and V&V minis) before moving on to actual plastic and metal minis. Later, the re-release of all of the fantasy minis in one book made me open my wallet again. Twice. (Though this time I scanned them in so that I can print more whenever I want). Great sets. As for One Monk and his cardboard hoard, they're also great. Lots of variety and the sets for sale are worth every penny, though the way they are printed makes it a little more difficult to assemble as A frame or simple standups. I've also purchased all of the Pathfinder Paper Minis (which provide a rediculous amount of minis for the price...including every monster and most of the NPCs you need for the related adventure) paizo.com/store/byCompany/p/pathfinderPaperMinis And Battle! Studios has put out a number of sets of character models that are inexpensive with a lot of variety. Each set includes three versions of each set of models, two in different color schemes, and one that you can color yourself. paizo.com/store/byCompany/b/battleStudioLLCI've actually commissioned the artist to do some custom minis for me as well. He does good work and makes whatever changes you need. I'll have to look again, but Dario has some other minis on the web, including two adventures for Runequest rpg.drivethrustuff.com/index.php?manufacturers_id=2555 and a disc of nearly a dozen additional different pages of assorted Runequest Paper minis. (I forget where I purchased the disc, however...) All you need is some cardstock, a printer, some gluestick, and some time and you can make minis for just about every encounter. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2012 13:41:44 GMT -5
(And to my teen mind, the naked dryad and succubis were just icing on the cake.) they're still icing on the cake to me  |
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Post by gigglestick on Jun 28, 2012 23:37:50 GMT -5
You can see a bunch of the Paper Minis in use here: s816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/gigglestick42/You can see some of the commissioned minis, some of the Battle! Studios Sets (I now do them as flat standees instead of A frame), some of the PF Minis, and a bunch of the minis in actual game use (Look for some of Dario's Orcs and Goblins and his water elemental in use as Cachee the Nixie...) |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2012 15:41:29 GMT -5
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Post by gigglestick on Jul 12, 2012 10:54:18 GMT -5
Are any of the sprites collections done up as paper minis? I see lots of counters and loose images, but I'd also love to see standups.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2012 11:05:43 GMT -5
short answer: i don't think so.
long answer:
to me, there's very little difference. to me, it's no trouble to crop an image, copy the image, double the canvas height, flip the image vertically, paste the previously copied image, and then resize the total, new image to desired height/width. i use paint.net to do this. (assuming traditional standup build procedure)
assuming my method of building standups, just crop to the image you want and resize the image or canvas or both to a 200x160 pixel image at 100 pixels per inch. paste the image into the template doc i uploaded. (assuming a one-space sized creature. for larger creature, you'd need different dimensions for the image. the table in the template doc i uploaded should automatically adjust when the larger image is inserted.)
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Post by gigglestick on Jul 12, 2012 16:05:27 GMT -5
OK, might have to try that.
Can you get more than one image per page?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2012 16:26:31 GMT -5
i would say 'of course!' ...but then i'm wondering what you mean (why you'd ask)...i might not understand what you're asking...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2012 17:00:44 GMT -5
looking back at the word doc template i uploaded, forget everything i said about image sizes. i remembered the image sizes incorrectly. i'm going to create 3 different word doc templates and upload them:
1. standup to be inserted into a base
2. 'A-frame' standup
3. my own special way of folding standups
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2012 20:11:48 GMT -5
attached is a *.doc template for building A-frame paper minis. you'll want your image to be 125x100 pixels @ 100 pixels per inch (or 1.25" x 1") when you paste it into the doc. tip: single left-click on the placeholder images i have already put in the doc. this will 'select' the image. single right-click on the image and choose 'paste' with your image already copied to your 'clipboard'. it should insert your image in place of the placeholder image and size it to the same size as the placeholder image. note: this will yield a paper mini that is about 1.25" tall and 1" wide or less (depending on how you trim the edges) Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2012 20:13:56 GMT -5
attached is a *.doc template for building paper minis that would be inserted into a separate base/stand. same dimensions, tips, and notes from A-Frame post apply to this. Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2012 20:18:18 GMT -5
attached is *.doc template for building paper minis by printing on plain paper and folding the excess paper into a base. for shorthand and in honor of myself i call this the 'ewookie method' same tip from above applies here. this will yield paper minis that are about the same height as the other methods but the image/picture is slightly smaller. your images will need to be 100x75 pixels @ 100 pixels per inch (or 1" x 0.75") Attachments:
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