Reddit reviews LITKO Paper Figure Counter Stand, 1 inch Circle Base, 1x1.5 inch Tall Slot (5)
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(5) Laser cut acrylic paper miniature standsCompatible with D&D and Pathfinder role playing gamesPerfect for MEDIUM size heroes and humanoid monsters1-inch circle base with a 1.5-inch tall slotThese markers require assembly. We recommend our Craftics #33 acrylic cement for all our multi-part plastic products. See the illustrated instruction image
These cut figure stands let you print out anything you want and put it in the stand. (I print two copies and put them back to back)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M1TW42K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I use these token stands from Litko I got off Amazon. They take a bit of self-assembly with acrylic cement but once they're done, you have clear, re-usable holders and all you have to do is print out some monster images on paper and slide them in. They come in a variety of sizes, the bases of which fit great on a standard grid.
For the actual monster images, I use either the official artwork if they have art, whatever Google images pulls up, or find something cool on Pinterest (actually a great way to search for fantasy artwork since it can find similar pieces very easily). I just put the art in a simple MS Word table template with cells sized already and print and cut them out.
Before I found those holders, I used some of these Warhammer dice. I would turn the number side to something roughly denoting how tough the monster was in the encounter (so a 6 would be the boss of that group, a 2 would be a low level minion). When they died, I could flip the die to the skull to indicate that it was just a corpse now. I still use these occasionally for fodder-type enemies because one pack comes with so many dice.
For boss-type enemies or recurring NPCs, I do like to find an appropriate actual mini.
Is printing them out of the question?
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IIRC, there are many options for sale as PDF (like these).
You could find a printing center near you that can print in card stock. And maybe buy bases like these.
Or print in plain paper one of the tent-styled/tri-fold tokens (like this).
Hmm, I bet a craft store or craft section at Walmart would have those little circle pieces with a piece sticking up to stuff the paper in.
Something like these...
Or these
Not exactly what I'm thinking of but it'd work
you can get some of these and print out your monsters. They make various sizes:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M1TW42K/ref=sspa_dk_detail_4?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B00M1TW42K&pd_rd_wg=8SmEe&pd_rd_r=PWGYAXH3FYZ86KG74VHK&pd_rd_w=oHQVO