PrintableHeroes Community Chat

Great work. More pirates needed. I'm a little biased as I have a pirate campaign going. :)

Rod Salm

I hope this isn't beating a dead horse - but I found you through your Tumblr while browsing a lot of DnD resources for my first ever homebrew campaign. Originally, I tried making my own paper minis - and I succeeded in doing so for a one-shot and for my PCs, but I've found it way too time consuming to produce everything I needed for my regular campaign. So I've become a Patreon subscriber so I can use your amazing minis more often and save myself the insanity of trying to draw entire encounters every week, ha ha! I love seeing your art and I can't wait until I get a chance to print these all in colour. I'd love to see some familiars make an appearance, as well as some non-typical class & race combos. For example, one of the players in my campaign is a tiefling cleric with a pseudo dragon familiar. Also, pirates! Something neat would be some tips on how to get a nice, clear print of your minis. I struggle with the ink rubbing off while I'm cutting them out right now. Thank you for your work, and I look forward to many amazing adventures!

Pencil & Hammer

This is amazing!

Bartholomew Klick and Zachary Stoppel

I would love to see some more Drow pc classes

Ben Howe

Hi there! Thank you so much for taking the jump into pledging to support my work, I really appreciate it! I'm not sure what specifically you mean by "patreon's versions of free miniatures". I have an archive folder for free files here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9wKLjixK7DHd3pMZk92Z2xhdVk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9wKLjixK7DHd3pMZk92Z2xhdVk</a> though many of them are old and were created before I started doing patreon and backviews. In Patreon, if you go to the Posts section and then use the Filters side bar on the left you can click the filter for all of the posts made for the amount you're pledging and it'll pull those up for you to scroll through and access the miniature files. Does that help at all? Please let me know if run into any trouble. Thanks again!

PrintableHeroes

Hi! I was looking for paper minis which I like, and yours are absolutely amazing, cannot wait to make them! You are my first pledge on patreon ever. As for requests - I would really like some viking/frozen themed monsters and NPCS, as I am currently running a Hellfrost (Savage Worlds system) campaign, Aslo, is there a way I can access patreon's versions of free miniatures?

Vyshegor Craft

Hello ! To answer your questions, no i don't think tokens are useful. What i' am looking for ? I like all you did so far but it's too bad old files don't get bold outline like last ones (would it be possible to remake the files with the same color and bold system you use now ?) I think it lack choice as heroes, all class are not there. One more suggestions, maybe you'll need a package with ALL the files (one for each tier) since the beginning as it is long to search for all the files to download.

It's a gem of a book!

Sweet, sounds fun - I've just grabbed a PDF version of it and I'll start flipping through it in between working tonight.

PrintableHeroes

It's a fantastic Pathfinder setting, wholly aquatic and populated by varying kinds of merfolk and other aquatic races. One of the best third party settings out there for Pathfinder. They haven't made it D&amp;D compatible, but I'd wager a fair share of your fans use your minis for PF. :)

Hi Skjalg, thanks so much for the support and for taking the time to write! I really appreciate the positive feedback! I hadn't heard of Cerulean Seas before, googling it now and I'll check it out.

PrintableHeroes

Hey, brand spanking new patron here. I found this project through a simple Google search for "paper minis." I've only just begun my journey into the world of printable paper minis, and I have to say your work here is the absolute best, even better than Paizos own paper minis. I am in love and awe. As for what minis I would like to see in the future.. I'm a huge fan of Cerulean Seas, and I would absolutely just die of joy if you did some aquatic minis.

I've already posted about how I found Printable Heroes, etc., but I did want to say that personally, the VTT tokens aren't very useful--I'm using your minis on tabletop maps. I'd guess that the overlap between VTT users and physical miniature users is pretty small--they're two very distinct styles of play, and probably very separate markets. That's not to say there isn't a market for VTT tokens--just that they probably don't add much value for people subscribing for printable paper minis.

Jeffrey George

There are an overwhelming array of free paper bases available for download at <a href="http://onemonk.com/bases.html." rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://onemonk.com/bases.html.</a> Personally I use the acrylic bases from Litko, which you can order direct from www.litko.net, or through Amazon (search for "Litko paper miniature bases").

Jeffrey George

Thanks! I'm happy to support such fine miniatures. I actually have found an alternative to the bases entirely. I use paper binders like so: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/Nc73FY" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://flic.kr/p/Nc73FY</a>

Laurie Koudstaal

Hi Laurie! Thanks so much for your support. I'll add a 'male elf wizard' to the list and I'll look into providing a rectangular base option.

PrintableHeroes

1. I am excited about the prospect of high-quality, stylish paper miniatures. 2. I'm looking forward to a male elf wizard for one of my players. 3. I don't use the VTT tokens. 4. I find it really difficult to neatly cut the round bases out. Is it possible to have rectangular ones?

Laurie Koudstaal

I don't know how to reply on here so I'm making another post. I usually just load the pdf in photoshop then select and copy to make multiples of a mini on the page. The individual mini PNG files would be helpful.

Elmo K44

I do need to try my hand at some mounted minis, gonna have to think on the best way to approach it. I'm hoping to pick up the pace on getting some more humanoids created. For the PDFs have you tried Adobe Reader? It's a free download and should work with interactive PDFs. I'm hesitant to move away from my latest PDF format as it's the most condensed way I've found to handle optional borders and multiple color options. But if there's something I can possibly improved I'm open to looking into it. Thank you for taking the time to comment and for the feedback!

PrintableHeroes

Thanks for the feedback! When you combine minis are you just pulling the images out of the PDF files and combine in some other program? Would just having access to the individual mini PNG files be helpful so you could just assemble them as needed? I might look into that as a work around for people who want to maximize their printing space.

PrintableHeroes

1. Love the art style and ease of use 2. I'd love to see some mounted humanoids (knights, barbarian raiders, mounted patrols etc. on riding horses, warhorses and/or other riding beasts - goblins on worgs??). Actually just a lot of humanoids - elves, hobgoblins, orcs, vampires and the like. 3. My group is all tabletop, so my preference is print all the way! 4. I preferred the old style as well, since interactive PDFs can be finicky with non-Acrobat readers Keep up the fabulous work!

Brett Lee

1. Looking for minis a few yeas back and came across your tumblr. 2. I'd love to see more variants on the Mind Flayer &amp; Body Tamer Illithid you did since their my favorite monster as well some larger variant Beholders with a mix different body and skin types. 3.I don't really use them I prefer in person when playing D&amp;D. 4. I liked the old way of getting the minis instead of the select type in pdf ones released the last few times even though it is more convenient. I don't own a printer and go to a print stores near my place as well as sometimes I'll combine some minis to get more on a page when I print to save on costs.

Elmo K44

I hadn't really thought of paper cutters - I guess I just assumed non-commercial ones wouldn't be the quality I'd need, but it sounds like you've had some success with them. Is Silhouette a brand? What paper cutter would you recommend? I'm curious enough to pick one up and experiment with creating cut files - As much as I can appreciate the process of hand cutting them out I personally hate the time it takes to do so and would love having a quicker solution with consistent quality. I really appreciate the feedback and I can definitely see the benefit of being able to supply cut files.

PrintableHeroes

I'm hoping to return to doing some heroes this month - seems like it's been a lot of monsters lately. I also have some townsfolk in the works as it's been a very commonly requested set.

PrintableHeroes

That was one of the reasons I started doing PrintableHeroes - I love DMing but more and more I just couldn't afford the time to paint up all of the minis I needed and the pre-painted ones you can buy are just fugly imho (not to mention expensive). I really just wanted some resource that had a consistent and visually pleasing art style where I could very quickly find what I need and print them out - and this PrintableHeroes was born and now I have no time to DM because I'm too busy drawing minis haha. Elementals are still definitely on my list - there are just too many cool things on my list! Epic bosses I hope to always have in the works between the regular sets. Thanks for taking the time to comment, I really appreciate the feedback!

PrintableHeroes

I love hearing about people playing D&amp;D with their kids. My son is just a little over 1 year old so I have a while, but I'm really looking forward to building worlds and monsters with him someday. Thank you so much for your support and for taking the time to write. It really makes me feel good knowing that these minis are helping to fire the imaginations of a younger generation - I big part of that for me it was growing up with the amazing art and humor of Jeff Dee and his TWERPs character tokens were a major inspiration for me starting PrintableHeroes :)

PrintableHeroes

Ooo, a rakasha would be a lot of fun. Not sure how soon I can get to it, but I'll keep that in mind!

PrintableHeroes

Is there a specific section in /r/dnd for paper miniatures? I really need to explore reddit more.

PrintableHeroes

Any particular race or kind of druids (savage, serene, animal friends, planet friends, etc)?

PrintableHeroes

Yes to class/race combos! I'll be working to be more disciplined to make that a reality. Same with the Monster Manual, I've started plugging through it (angels, animated objects, a few specific monsters), but I intend to be a bit more disciplined about it moving forward. I'll be looking for opportunities to try some 2.5d minis - the ones Trash Mob Minis does are so cool looking! I've started the process of updating some of the older minis with the new PDF formatting and once I get Septembers set out the door I intend follow up with some updated PDFs.

PrintableHeroes

Is there a paper mini specific reddit 'thread'? I've been surprised by how many people have found out about PrintableHeroes through reddit. I do really need to take some time and figure out a good method/process to get representations of each character race/class. I'll think on it and try to come up with a solution that's generic but still exciting. I've really enjoyed creating the epic monsters and I intend to always have some in the works between the regular sized sets of minis. Thanks for taking the time to comment!

PrintableHeroes

You're right! I really haven't been thinking about the goals correctly and had been purposely spacing them out by $200 to give myself time to complete them so that they didn't start stacking up, but I should really take some time to come up with smaller less time consuming goals to space in between the really big ones. I'm gonna start with a 'Ghost Themed Recolor' set and see how that goes. Thanks for the feedback!

PrintableHeroes

Currently running Storm King's Thunder with my group as well. I intend to do at least a fire and cloud giant in the near future, but not sure what else specific to SKT I'll be able to fit in this year. Everyone seems to love the diversity of different class/poses for monsters (and I prefer it as well) so I'll be planning to approach sets that way moving forward. Thanks so much for the feedback, much appreciated! :D

PrintableHeroes

1, A friend of mine told me about your minis and I was excited to have a cost effective set of minis that have really nice art. 2. I am looking forward to seeing what comes out next. I would love to see a few things: 1) different gender versions of the giants to use with STK. I honestly would like to see worgs, dire wolves, and other creatures, as I have had to use other paper minis and I don't like the art style. I would prefer to just use you and trash mob. 3. I love the vtt tokens. I just started doing a second game on roll20 and would love to have equivalent virtual minis to use. But if they take too many resources away from getting more minis I would rather you focus on doing more minis.

1. I support a number of other TTRPG-related creators on Patreon (DMScotty, EN5ider, Forge Studios) and you came up as a recommended creator. I already use a lot of paper miniatures and terrain from One Monk Miniatures, Fat Dragon Games, and others, so I was excited to find a creator of quality paper minis on Patreon. 2. I'm most excited about having quality paper minis "come to me" on a regular basis and gradually build up my collection, while also having access to your back-catalog. I would, however, really like to have cut files for all the minis. I use a Silhouette paper cutter to create large numbers of perfectly cut minis and terrain. I can create the cut files myself, but it is not something I enjoy, and would happily increase my support level to have cut files included. Cut files are far more desirable to me than alternate skins for the minis. 3. No. And if I did, I would want more pog-like circles for VTT battlemaps. Just doesn't seem like your core offering. I think it would be far more useful to paper-miniature customers to have cut files for the products they came to you for than additional items for an entirely different media. 4. If you don't use cutting machinese yourself and are not equipped to make cut files, perhaps you could make a forum available where fans can post cut files they made for your minis. Fat Dragon Games is one example of a paper terrain creator that does this.

MNBlockhead

I saw you on Tumblr when you were just starting and been fallowing ever sence, and since use Roll20 for all my games so 3D minis are useless, and is hard to find good 2D tokens on Google images. I been looking forward to more PC tokens, of all the normal classes, races, and genders, so I can give more options to my players and make interesting NPC with a token to go along with them, and that's what i been using the VTT tokens for, sometimes they look different enough that they can pass as NPCs or PC tokens.

Javier Tellez

1. Came here when I was intrigued by your art. Papercraft actually works almost better than 3D models in pen and paper roleplay. So much more handy. 2. I want more underdark creatures (obviously since I am doing the Out of the Abyss campaign), but also, as mentioned before, look forward to seeing the 4 core elementals and more :) 3. I think you should drop the VTT until the need for it grow even more and you find more time. Focus on the majority needs. 4. Moar epic bosses!

Alex Selador

I've been involved with the papercraft gaming community and paper miniatures for a few years now and had an admiring eye on your fantastic artwork for quite awhile but once you started putting back views on your minis they really got my attention. I'm happy to be a supporter and can't wait to see what you come up with in the future! Love the reskins and recolors, and my kids who I DM for, (8 &amp; 10) love seeing what minis I pull out from behind my screen. I can't wait to see the look on their faces when I plop down the Giants or the demigorgon.

P.R. Scholtz

Genasi have been on my list forever, not sure when I'll be able to work them in - the easy way out is doing them as recolors, but I'd hate to waste the opportunity to design the minis specifically for each genasi's element. Right now the Demogorgon is on track to get done in October, though he's not so much "spooky" as he is terrifying... I'm wracked with guilt that I missed the skeleton war last year so I'm tentatively planning something with skeletons, but we shall see!

PrintableHeroes

Towns people are in the works! I'll working on an animal pack that will include wolves. It's still a bit of a toss up if I'll be doing skeletons or zombies for October XD

PrintableHeroes

Updating some of the old basic monsters (goblins, kobolds, orcs, etc) with backviews is very high on my priority list and I'll be looking to do some gnolls and sahuagin in the near future. At the moment I just don't have time for commissions, but I'm always open for suggestions (just no promises for when if/when i will get around to them). Thanks so much for your support and for taking the time to comment :D

PrintableHeroes

Style-wise I try to hit that sweet spot where they can work in a serious narrative and still feel appropriate for the comic mess that most campaigns ultimately devolve into lol. You're in luck because I can't seem to help myself from drawing dwarves! The giants were a lot of fun and I do intend to get around to Cloud and Fire giants (and an ettin) at some point in the not too distant future. I still need to pick up Tome of Beasts! I'm sure when I do it'll inspire some minis out of me. For the existing VTT tokens, they should be attached to each of the reward threads along with the PDFs - the VTT tokes I made are just the mini art scaled down for use with Roll20 and other VTT, they're not the portraits or anything too fancy.

PrintableHeroes

Variety is definitely a big draw for me, it just helps support the story so much more when each mini feels unique and not clone stamped. It's great to hear you're using the 'color-your-own' minis, it's sometimes hard for me to tell if and how people are using the minis/files I'm releasing, and I'm glad to hear you're finding them useful! For the Star Wars minis, I've stopped doing them as I was worried about copy-right issues once they were associated with Patreon and pledges, but I really should do some more general Shadowrun themed minis - would be a nice break from high fantasy. I'll have to start thinking on ideas for 'em.

PrintableHeroes

2. right now I'm looking for a rakasha 3. I haven't used the tokens I usually attach them to binder clips instead

Teddy Heitz

1. I also was brought here from reddits /r/ dnd

Teddy Heitz

1. Looking for minis, but this is much more affordable. 2. Druids. Lots of druids. 3. If druids :)

Oh man, that's awesome! My partner has been trying to get me to make a coloring book of PrintableHeroes forever! She's going to be so jealous haha. I'll keep those heroes in mind next time I'm working on new heroes or reskins ;) Thanks so much for taking the time to comment!

PrintableHeroes

Kobolds are definitely on the short list for updating and bulk PDF file setup. There's a good chance zombies will make an appearance this October (if i don't get drafted into the skeleton war). Commoners/Townsfolk/Shopkeepers are in the works as well, though not sure when exactly I'll get a set wrapped up. I'm planning on setting up PDFs to be a bit more friendly for bulk printing (full pages of minis). Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and give me feedback! :)

PrintableHeroes

It's my goal to eventually cover everything in the monsters manual. I plan to re-release the angels (deva, planetar, and soalr) resized in the new format, and I've just about wrapped up the updated animated objects for this month. While I'll continue to mix it up with new heroes and whatever inspires me the MM will always be something I come back to. For the recolors (Tier 3 rewards) i've finally found a format I like (debuted with the giant set last month) that will let you click and cycle through the different color options all on one PDF page. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment, I really appreciate the feedback :D

PrintableHeroes

Thanks Scott! I'm really excited to eventually get my son into D&amp;D (he's just over one year old so it'll be awhile...) but it's always great to hear from other parents playing d&amp;d and other table top games with their kids! Releasing PDFs with full pages of minis is definitely in the works and I plan to do some re-releasing of themed bundles composed of minis from across multiple months of releases. I'm also hoping to someday do little 'random encounter' bundles with a map and minis tailored for specific encounters with everything needed to just print and plug into whatever adventure people have going. Someday!

PrintableHeroes

1. Reddit's /r/dnd. 2. Agree with Andrew Thomas above. I'd love to see each class/race combo. Someday maybe even a monster manual A-Z :P 3. I don't personally use them. 4. Would love to see some sort of 2.5d figures, similar to those of other artists that you've shared. I absolutely love the way you do the new .PDFs with the cycling-on-click. If time ever permits, it'd be nice to get the older models rendered into PDFs similar to these new ones, along with black borders. Finally, your work's incredible, thank you!

Alex

Gnolls and Hobgoblins are both on my list (they're somewhere behind updating my goblins and kobolds with back views...) I've been considering turning my Orc Marauders set into hobgoblins whenever i get around to adding back views to them - I realized after I created them that their military attitude made far more sense for hobgoblins then orcs. I absolute love that image you shared, that makes me feel a lot better about the extra time spent resizing and saving out the VTT to see them get used so well. Thank you so much for your support and for sharing!

PrintableHeroes

Hrm, I'm not sure about worldworkgames. Thanks very much for the compliment, I definitely keep trying to push myself and improve with each set :D

PrintableHeroes

Awesome! Thanks so much for your support! I'll definitely continue to create more monsters :D

PrintableHeroes

1. Reddit brought me here. 2. I think what i would want would be a general mini of every character race. They don't have to have weapons or specific armor. Otherwise you would need to draw a bazillion versions of each race with each class. 3. I don't use the VTT 4. I'm loving the work that you do and I especially love the more epic monsters (ie dragon)

I commented above, but I thought of some feedback. You should add more goals. I personally love seeing that little counter tick up and I know for some people it's the first thing they check on a Patreon page. I think constantly having 3 or 4 unmet goals would be really cool. They don't have to be every 200 dollars or even huge things. Stuff like "I'll revisit this specific old set" or "I'll do 5 zombies and 5 skeletons" would work too.

1. A reddit post brought me to your site 2. Selfishly I'm running Storm King's Thunder and would love more of the characters/monsters from that 2a. More sets like the Goblin set, lots of different classes/poses of the same mosnter 3. Don't use VTT 4. I'm a big fan of your work, glad I've found this resource.

1) I found some of your miniatures browsing tumblr and found that I loved the style. 2) I would love to see some of the lesser done/variant's (genasi, deep gnomes) 3) i don't currently mostly because my groups are local. 4) are you going to do a spooky something for halloween?

Michael Waldorf

I think I found your work on tumblr and got very excited. I would also like to see some bulk minis: skeletons, wolves, townspeople, etc. Keep up the good work!

1. I stumbled onto your work and was immediately in love. I love the variety and level of detail in every mini. 2. I'd really like to see some more of the basic monsters. 3. VTT minis look super sweet and are great to use! 4. Is it possible to "commission" or request a specific race/class combo?

Paperminis are great, I really like your style and the wide approach you seem to take. With "wide approach" I mean: not strictly Pathfinder and not strictly DnD 5E. I would love more dwarves and giants! I would love, love some Tome of Beasts-goodness!! I would love, love, love premade VTT tokens for Roll20 and my upcoming SKT-campaign. Where can I find the already existing VTT tokens?

Tintenteufel

1 - I forget exactly what brought me here (it was about a year ago by now) but it was either a google search or deviantart browse for paper minis. What made me follow and support your work was the variety. Many other paper mini makers, even some at Paizo, will make one goblin mini and copy it across a page and say, "Twelve goblin minis!" while here I was getting unique faces for each one. When you started doing the "color-your-own" figures, I upped my pledge instantly. 2 - I liked when you did a few off-fantasy minis. The Star Wars ones spring to mind right away. As a part-time Shadowrun player, there is a very small selection of art usable as minis. A few sci-fi or superhero minis now and again would make me happy. = ) 3 - I haven't played on VTT yet. 4 - Congrats on your growing following!

Pat

Great minis is what brought me here. Love the ideas that come out and the awesome quality of the minis. Actually busy using a lot of them in a D&amp;D coloring/activity book my 5 year-old daughter and I are building together :) I'm looking for some specific figures right now for the group I'm running: Dragonborn Paladin with full plate (no helmet), Human fight with full plate (no helmet), female cleric of Selune, Drow rogue, Female ranger, ex-Flaming Fist military :)

Grant Anderson

Most looking forward to... I'd love to see more (and desparately need) bulk/horde creatures, like vikings, lizardmen, kobolds, zombies. Print and play is the best for the bulk stuff. Also, more commoners/extras like shopkeepers, blacksmiths,children, merchants. -I don't use the VTT tokens, yet. Like Tiffany, I could make them myself if needed.

What brought you to PrintableHeroes? What were you most excited about? - I was looking for printable minis to use with my gaming group (new gamers and new DM here) and found you that way. :) I'm most excited about your releases every month. ;) What are you most looking forward to? Is there anything specific you'd love to see PrintableHeroes do? - I'd love to see more of the creatures in the monster manual. I know that might be a tall order, and maybe unreasonable since that's copyrighted material, but at this stage in my DMing career I'm not really homebrewing monsters and pretty much taking them raw from the MM. It would also be cool if, as a PDF, there were layers added in for the different minis you publish that makes it easier for users to add variety color wise, especially if using mobs of the same creature. Again, might be a tall order, and something I consider a wish list item versus a /need/. :) Overall I feel pretty satisfied with what you release. Does anyone ever use the VTT tokens? - I'm considering dropping these as a reward and re-investing that time else where, but I'll totally continue doing them if people do find them useful. - I don't use a VTT right now but if I ever wanted to use your minis for one, I'm confident enough in my own GIMP abilities to make tokens out of them using a PDF.

Brittany

Just getting back into D&amp;D with my kids (12 and 17), sold all my stuff about 15 years ago, and needed an inexpensive way to get back into the game... You do amazing work, and we all love bringing you artwork to our table.... Thank you so much!!! One thing that I would love to see is having more of the minis in your collection on one page... I don't have photoshop to combine various collections together on one printed page... For example, having Patrons be able to print all of your Kobolds, Orcs, or Heros on one page would be awesome for those who want to print on photo paper or card stock... Downloading and organizing dozens of files can be tedious... Otherwise, you are doing amazing work, and me and my daughters are looking forward to seeing what you create next!!! Cheers, Scott

I first saw your paper minis in April and started supporting it through Patreon two months ago. I'm a big fan! I like your style and the variety of hero and villain minis. I would love to see some gnolls or hobgoblins in the future! I originally found your site because I was looking for VTT tokens. I personally enjoy the VTT tokens you've premade, though it's not too hard to just grab the images from the .pdfs themselves so it's not a big deal you find it takes too much effort to create the VTT tokens. I've found your minis work fantastic with isometric-style maps online. They help create an atmosphere portrait based round tokens can't quite capture. Here's just an example of some of your tokens in play online! <a href="http://imgur.com/a/x4W7N" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://imgur.com/a/x4W7N</a>

knowerofthings

Signed up the other day. I was actually looking at getting the worldworksgames paper minis, but I think they went under? Either way, i was looking for alternatives and found your stuff, which is hands down the best on the market. I have been toying with using VTT, but now that i have decent printable minis, i no longer see the need

Ian Nusbaum

Just subscribed today. I saw a post about you on one of the DnD subs on Reddit. I love the artstyle and I've really been craving some miniatures that arent just lego blocks and beer bottle tops. I guess I'm mostly excited to see a bunch of monsters here. That way I can throw them at my players and avoid above miniature options. Being new I don't actually know what the VTT tokens are for, sorry to be of no help. Any other feedback: Keep on being rad!