Wandering Wednesday: Only the Names Will Change

Greetings, fellow outlaws! We’ve got some unfortunate news for your crime-ridden ways. It doesn’t pay, ya know. So, saddle up, cowboy; you’ve been recognized!

Today’s DnD blog post is a wandering monster of a different color, as these thugs are anything but traditional when it comes to some unexpected foes the party is about to face. That’s probably why DM Ben pushed so hard for these latest TTRPG 3D prints. He loves placing unexpected miniatures on the game table.

We’ve already teased the perfect campaign backstory from an earlier post and even made some bounty hunters for it! However, we’re pivoting from those mysterious cloaked figures to a new set of hired guns (but with a twist). Our first earlier set will function more like the FBI and focus on the Realm’s most wanted list. These new criminal hunters will focus on everyday wanted targets, aiming to catch anyone on the run and collect the reward or bail fee for their capture.

Today’s miniatures come in a set of six and are from good ol’ Wif1973. We recently discovered this creator a few months back and absolutely adore his robust free library of DnD-focused miniatures. This set is entitled: The Mudboot Mob – Roughland Bandits. And again, their STL quality is solid, but you’ll see that DM’s Ben’s clumsiness got the best of him on a few of the minis. Damn you, cruel world!

With resident painter Kimmy Utah consumed by other projects in her immense backlog, DM Ben volunteered to give these guys a go. Since wif1973 miniatures are so darn nice (“beefy” and sturdy), he felt good about using traditional colors to get them onto the game table ASAP. Over the last two years, we’ve established a solid methodology for which colors to use on recurring elements: leather, spider webs, wood, etc.

So, let’s go through the specific paint steps novice painter DM Ben used to bring these money hunters to life.

• Prime Flat Black | Slapchop Base.
• Hair: FAN Demonic Yellow, Grim Black, & ASP Sand Golem.
• Skin: FAN Barbarian Flesh + Soft Wash.
• Hood/Scarves: FAN Dragon Red + Red Wash.
• Shirt: ASP Occultist Cloak.
• Pants: ASP Holy White.
• Jackets: WAR Monster Brown + Soft Wash.
• Boots: Citadel Contrast Snakebite Leather.
• Weapons: ASP Broadsword Silver & GSW Skeletal Brown.
• Base: DecoArt Burnt Umber, ASP Forest Sprite, ASP Gravelord Grey.
• Wash: Strong Tone.

Nothing crazy there, right? All core colors that, time and time again, just work so well for these common paint spots on a DnD model.

Now, our two wanted adventurers in our campaign are wanted for murder, but hey, who hasn’t “inadvertently” stuck a sword in someone at some point in your DnD world, right?! So, a city or even a private citizen can hire these Hoods to bring someone back to the local authorities to either stand trial or go right back into prison.

Here are a couple of great examples of our salvage-first mentality. We hate throwing away completed 3D prints, especially if they’re already painted. Case in point, one of our roughians lost a hand during support removal, and the other guy’s dagger literally broke off while we were taking photos today. Oh well. Nothing to get upset about here – it happens. Now DM Ben will create a little backstory about our missing-hand dude. And a broken weapon? Whatever.

We’re not putting these guys specifically in either Wandering Monster table, but if we had to, we would select the free Wilderness Trek Table. DM Ben will use these new fugitive recovery agents to corner our adventuring party when it makes sense. So, either on a Hovertrain while riding The Forgotten Rails, during a drink in the Charlotte’s Web Tavern, wandering the streets of Waterdeep, or simply traveling to their next mission destination.

Until next time!