Tomb Thursday P26: Statue Switchery

Oh, those quirky pharaohs sure do love a good statue. These ruthless kings put them everywhere, with a plethora of Gods to choose from and pay homage to…but a good DM keeps its players on their toes, no matter the tribute!

Often, our stone idols will be just that – heavy, intricate stone and ivy carvings. Once in a while, though, our young adventurers are going to make the wrong move at the worst time. A good TTRPG DM must be at the ready!

We’re pretty happy with our existing set of Egyptian stone monuments, but our 3D printers make it quite challenging not add more impressive idols to the mix. Sometimes, we just can’t help ourselves.

First, let’s start with our more traditional and decorative, stone-cold tributes to the Gods. In an earlier Tomb Thursday DnD post, we showed off several Egyptian sculptures by Iain Lovecraft and Aether Studios. Unapologetically, we’re going back to that well for a few more, because, well, we might have a bit of a 3D printing addiction.

Aether Studios Throne Room set has a robust number of buff busts and God tributes to choose from, and we’ve 3D printed ’em all. Today, though, we’ll focus on the more human-like ones. And there’s a legit TTRPG tactics reason for this.

DM Ben colored these up over the Thanksgiving break and stayed true to our somewhat darker sand scheme. We tend to prefer this option slightly more because it uses lower-cost paint and is easy to apply. Still, we don’t want every single thing on our desert gameboard to look exactly the same. Therefore, it looks better aesthetically to switch between this paint style and the lighter version. If you made us choose between them, that would be difficult.

The second key DnD miniature here is by mz4250, whose commitment to our little 3D-print hobby is unmatched. He consistently puts out release after release, and all his miniatures are free! He does offer a Patreon (a mere $5 a month), though, if you want to pay tribute to his amazing work.

This is STL, called “Stone Golem,” and we’re thrilled it has an Egyptian spin to its slick design. This tomb guardian occupies a 2×2 d20 square, so give it room to roam.

DM Ben colored this one as well and stuck with the same paint selections as above to better sell the scatter terrain to miniature-swapping act. Now, a few readers might say, “Hey, these pieces don’t exactly match!” Yes, dude…we know, but come on, close enough here.

He even sprinkled a little sand flock on the base for fun. He also included a few splashes of color because, without them, the angry, animated statue was just too dull. Now, our newest tomb monster has a little more flair to it!

Until next time!