Here Scatter, There Scatter, Everywhere Scatter

Greetings, fellow gameboard builders! Today feels like a fun mishmash reveal as DM Ben finished off several handy DnD scatter terrain pieces this past weekend and thinks some of these beauties deserve a spot on your 3D printer!

One way DM Ben tries to battle his ever-growing 3D-printed Pile of Shame is by establishing a weekly routine for what he plans to paint each weekend. Meaning, he pulls out about a dozen pieces each week and primes them on Wednesday evening. Then, he applies the slapchop base where applicable. From there, he literally lines them up front and center on his workspace, so when he sits down at his beloved workspace on Saturday morning, there are no mind games about what to possibly paint.

This type of planning removes the brutal what-to-paint-paralysis that hits all of us sometimes. Besides, the selected 3D prints often share similar colors, so there’s a nice batch-painting effect here, too.

Longtime 3DRPGers know we always do our absolute best to source these finished TTRPG 3D prints so you can snatch them up for yourselves, but sometimes a piece is quite generic, and we simply can’t find it in our vast MMF library or via a Google Image search. Case in point: we loved this hay feeder but couldn’t identify the creator. It’s most likely STL Miniatures or Cast n Play, though.

DM Ben found a really handy hay color scheme: ochre base, then a drybrush of FAN Moondust Yellow, and finish off with a Citadel Agrax Earthshade wash. We’re also really into FAN Rough Iron lately as a nice metal color option. For anything wood, GSW Skeleton Brown with a wash over it is pure money.

This next powder keg of a 3D print is by STL Miniatures and is from their Gunpowder Vendors Set (which was part of a phenomenal NPCs 2 Kickstarter). For all things cannonball, try FAN Gun Metal with a light drybrush of black. For the fuses, we used FAN Oak Brown. This scatter piece will be especially fun because it’s almost a given that the party will desperately try to target it and create a mighty explosion.

Next up is this crude Boulder Shrine by Brite Minis. We were attracted to this DnD scatter terrain piece because it had an Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom vibe. DM Ben tried out that new simple rock scheme by Tiny Furniture that we shared with those stone Griffon Torches the other day. He just went a little too heavy on the final white drybrush step, but that will be an easy fix. A fun tip for painting candles: use Warpaints Mummy Robes for the candle wax and ASP Zealot Yellow for the flame. Easy peasy.

Lastly, DM Ben whipped up this Dangerous Magic Stone by Fantastic Plants and Rocks. This one is from their 30-model Welcome Pack when you join their tribe. DM Ben likes ASP Runic Grey as an alternate rock color and definitely his go-to for statues. He used ASP Desolate Brown for the ground and the same hay scheme mentioned earlier; ASP Magic Blue to outline the rock carvings; and a simple ASP Broadsword Silver for the chain, with a FAN Soft Tone Wash over it.

If the party breaks the chains on this mysterious rock, DM Ben plans to release a small Earth Elemental that the party can summon once a day to fight alongside the group (AC 15, HP 11, att +5/1d6+4). We adjusted the AC down a few notches to better match the group’s current party level of six. However, DM Ben has another idea here, but we’ll share that reveal for next week. 🙂

Until next time!