A very nice set of Miniatures. Highly detailed and well coloured. The design is quite realistic. These Minaitures are usable in every game. Print them on heavy cardstock and smash your PC?s in a roleplaying session, or print an entire army and make a bloody tabletop war:-)<br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: The colouring and design of Miniatures<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: There could have been more Miniatures but for the price of this set it is right. I hope further releases will follow soon:-)<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>

Minis are a useful, and given the detailed tactical combat systems of many RPG?s, practically necessary game accessory these days. However, traditional minis, require special storage, care, and can be a pain to lug around; not to mention the anguish of having a cherished figure lost or destroyed in a tabletop disaster. Paper minis address these issues by providing gamers with a convenient, easy to store, care for, and transport, as well as readily replaceable, alternative. There is also a wide selection of paper minis available, nearly rivaling traditional minis. ProjectGAME has added to this supply with their Battlepacks series, of which Humans is the first.

As you can guess from the title, this set provides a set of Human figures a female and male version of each of the core classes from D&D. Each figure is provided in a standup ?A-frame? version, as well as a flat counter. The instructions on for constructing the miniatures are easy to follow. The standup figures are meant to be printed on cardstock, as the instructions point out the need for proper folding and scoring of the figures, as well as recommending that they be attached to a base cut-out. This would seem to be a fairly superfluous step unless you are using cardstock, or require exact base/frontage dimensions for the system you are using.

Each A-frame figure is provided in two versions, a colored line-art front with a black silhouette on back, or as an uncolored line-art with black silhouette on back. The designers urge players to customize the uncolored versions by applying their own coloring scheme. Noting that markers or colored pencils work best, of course if I did bother to color it, I?d be likely to import it into my graphics app of choice and color it that way. (What can I say, ?I don?t F***ing love coloring!?- by hand at least)

Each flat counter is provided in a colored and uncolored line-art version as well. The flat counters show a close-up of the stand-up characters, making them more personalized. They would also be handy as tracking counters or tokens for the character.

The PDF is 7 pages (8 with cover), comprising 6 pages of counter sheets, plus instructions. As I stated earlier, male and female versions of each of the core classes, Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, and Wizard, are provided, as well as two bonus ?generic? male and female figures, suitable for a variety of classes or occupations. The art is rather good, featuring work from 3 different artists. It is done in a comic book/cartoon style, some with more manga influence, such as the ?Guile? hair of the Sorcerer (Sonic?) and Rogue (Boom!), others more cartoon style. The art has the same look and feel as the artwork in the core rulebooks.

Overall, this is an excellent product, providing an interesting collection of counter types with distinctive artwork. The minis are most suitable for PCs or major NPCS, though the uncolored versions of the art could work for minor NPCs and mooks. Also the silhouettes can be used to indicate spell effects, ?hidden? characters and other uses. Adding in the fact that you can print as many as you need, and prepare your own figure sheets, this is excellent value as well. I recommend it to anyone who is looking for some stylish PC or NPC minis, particularly with a style similar to the core rulebooks.

<br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: clean, sharp line art, Rogue, Sorcerer. Base cutouts are of dubious value. Male Paladin, fighter artwork a bit too cartoonish for my tastes. <br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: Base cutouts are of dubious value. Male Paladin, fighter artwork a bit too cartoonish for my tastes. <br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>

BattlePacks Set 1: Human PCs is a 8 page pdf product from a new publisher, projectGame. This product is the first in the BattlePacks series of products, and each product in the series aims to provide high quality fantasy paper miniatures that are quick and easy to use. This product features human PCs, and in particular one combination of each class and gender for each of the core d20 fantasy classes. Future products from projectGame aim to do the same with each of the other standard d20 core races, starting with the next product which will detail elves.

The product comes as a single pdf file which includes detailed bookmarks, a smart-looking front cover featuring all the miniatures, and detailed instructions on how to assemble the miniatures in this product. The presentation is very good, and looks highly professional and presentable. The instruction provide details on how to assemble the miniatures and what you need to make these miniatures.

The miniatures are provided in two different forms - stand-up miniatures for a 1-inch grid, and counters on the same grid. The latter is a nice addition as gamers can decide whether they prefer to use counters or stand-up miniatures. In addition, each of the miniatures is provided in both full-color and black and white artwork. The latter allows those more creative to color in their own miniatures to create the colors they desire in the paper miniature.

As mentioned earlier, the product provides male and female humans for each of the 11 core d20 classes. In addition, there is a bonus male and female miniature which could probably slot into a number of different classes and roles. That makes a total of 24 miniatures in this product. The artwork in the miniatures is great, with some fantastic renditions of the various character classes.

I really appreciated the detail that had gone into the various figures, from the choices of weaponry to the various accessory items that the classes seemed to carry or wield. While the detail and artwork is impressive, the variety is perhaps not. Having the choice of only one male wizard, for example, might not suit the needs of many gamers. By expanding to include all the core classes, perhaps the variety in classes has been to the detriment of the variety within a class and race (though this is to a certain extent a problem with all miniature-type products).

Nevertheless, this is a lovely product for a first release, with some high quality artwork, excellent presentation, and some very useful miniatures to use, both as stand-up and counters. I was generally impressed with the product, and look forward to seeing what else projectGame releases in the future.<br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: Excellent presentation and artwork, easy to assemble miniatures, and the counters add some extra utility to the product.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: The lack of variety within a specific class and race can be bothersome for those looking for a specific look. <br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>

At any moment, you probably can find a projectGAME employee playing poker in a seedy offstrip Las Vegas casino, betting with their bookie on the Detroit Lions to make the Superbowl, putting money on the show Lost going somewhere before season?s end or crossing the street into oncoming traffic while only looking ONE way. That is because these guys obviously like to take risks, as demonstrated in the company?s first product, BattlePacks.

Battlepacks is a very simple eight page PDF of mini cut outs. You need only take a google around RPGnow and DrivethruRPG to know that this is a crowded market. projectGame, however, has taken on that risk and produced a competitive product that only has a few missteps to overcome to move into the upper echelons.

The 24 cut outs are styled in the simple fold over style with a shadow on the black and artwork on the front. All of the minis fit on a 1-inch grid. The artwork is detailed with rich colors and have a robust fantasy theme. The detail on the figures is impressive. I do enjoy the small attention to detail. You will find all of your basic classes here, all human as well. There are three versions if each mini. There is the colorful one, a black and white version, and my personal favorite, tiled versions with up-close images of the figure. This works great when you do not want to cut and paste and just want some minis. There are also bases included with the folding minis but, after putting several of these together, this seems like more of a waste of space and time than helpful

Outside of the needless bases, I would have liked to see colorful artwork on the back. It can be quite hard to distinguish minis if you are looking at them from the back because all you see is similar looking black shadows.

For the DM The simple fantasy artwork is very ?D and D? and I like it fits into certain campaigns more so than he rendered artwork floating around.

The Iron word If you are looking for a different art style for your minis, Battlepacks Volume 1 is a solid buy of unique figures with detail and charisma that can inspire permanent NPCs. The back shadows and bases are a bit of a distraction, but not enough to take away from the pluses of this product. <br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: - artwork is among the best I've seen in this type of product. There is detail that you normally do not see and they try to treat every mini uniquely. <br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: - did not like the shadows on the back. would have liked to see more of the good artwork

• The 1 inch bases didn't help me. <br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>