Miniature Monday: Small But Mighty

Greetings, fellow springtime allergy warriors! Our office crew is getting obliterated by the mass pollen drop that is AZ right now, but we’re going to soldier on and attempt to bring you two great new miniatures for your NPC or character collection.

Today’s post is one of those times where we picked the miniatures first and will build NPC roles around them second. One of the best things about a 3D printer and a large TTRPG library is that no matter what prewritten module or home-brewed scenario you’re playing, combing through your collection ultimately gets the DM where he/she wants to be. Still, there are some occasions when we see the STL and are like, “3D print first and ask questions later.”

Let’s start with this frackin’ awesome STL by Titan Forge! We grabbed this hippity hoppity Bunnaby ranger from their free Thangs page. This talented maker has a whole line of animalfolk critters. Always be sure to bookmark your favorite DnD creator’s freebie pages, because this exact same STL was $5 on MMF. It pays to look around, right?!

Resident Painter Kimmy Utah colored this small but mighty bunny assassin up, and we’re just so impressed with the overall color palette she used. Each pigment choice perfectly highlights one of the model’s many fine details. We especially love its long ears poking through its cool cloak and its leg wrappings. We also think this particular rabbit ranger will pair perfectly with other bunny miniatures in our library.

Our second marvelous 3D-printed miniature comes from an older set we snagged from Cast n Play a ways back. This is the same set we got several cool Dwarven guides from for The Forgotten Rails campaign setting. Now, frankly, we need another dwarf miniature like we need another hole in the head, but there are so many amazing STLs in this Dwarven Legacy set that we couldn’t resist.

Sunrise Sven was our lead painter for this Dula Miner, and we love it! He always does such an amazing job on their clothing color selections. He loves using Army Painter Speedpaint and Citadel Contrast Paints, yet he rarely gets any pooling effects. Pure magic! That candle on his mining helmet cracks us up every time. We’re also very pro-overalls clothing here.

DM Ben usually keeps a side box of To-Be-Determined DnD NPCs and Monsters in his office for whenever the creativity strikes him. For example, he thinks it would be a hoot if the players need someone to guide them into a dangerous Corederite mine, and that this particular Dwarf steps right up to be hired (but can he ultimately be trusted?). Our deadly Bunnaby is probably on the run himself, or is hired by one of the players’ many enemies to be hunted down. We’ll see where the dice take us in future posts!

Until next time!