HawaiiSteveO
Blistering Barnacles!
OK here's the scoop, new group coming together and decided I do want to use pawns / mat for select battles.
I don't want to spend $$$ on this stuff, but do want some basics and don't want to use paper / dice / doritos for battles (insert Bill Cosby routine here).
Most cost effective way is Pathfinder pawns - nifty standup cardboard tokens. Bestiary Box 1 seems hard to find, box #2 is $48 on chapters (Canadian version of Amazon). I'd have to pick up the basic flip-mat which is $17 so looking at around $70 with tax. I'd have monsters etc to spare and would never have to spend any more $.
Then I realized the beginner box comes with 80 pawns and a re-useable double sided flip mat and goes for $42. One side of the map is for the adventure that comes with the box (which I would easily convert and use in 5E). I'd also get more dice . . . except I'd also have some pathfinder books that I wouldn't use, aside from the adventure. Obviously beginner box way more limited selection although I don't necessarily care about using the correct pawn for every single battle. That being said more is always better . . .
Trying to decide if I would be happier spending the extra $25 . . . or not. Beginner box pawns also include quite a few that would work well for the PC's whatever they choose.
I don't want to spend $$$ on this stuff, but do want some basics and don't want to use paper / dice / doritos for battles (insert Bill Cosby routine here).
Most cost effective way is Pathfinder pawns - nifty standup cardboard tokens. Bestiary Box 1 seems hard to find, box #2 is $48 on chapters (Canadian version of Amazon). I'd have to pick up the basic flip-mat which is $17 so looking at around $70 with tax. I'd have monsters etc to spare and would never have to spend any more $.
Then I realized the beginner box comes with 80 pawns and a re-useable double sided flip mat and goes for $42. One side of the map is for the adventure that comes with the box (which I would easily convert and use in 5E). I'd also get more dice . . . except I'd also have some pathfinder books that I wouldn't use, aside from the adventure. Obviously beginner box way more limited selection although I don't necessarily care about using the correct pawn for every single battle. That being said more is always better . . .
Trying to decide if I would be happier spending the extra $25 . . . or not. Beginner box pawns also include quite a few that would work well for the PC's whatever they choose.
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