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30 August 2023
We get asked all the time what our favorite, must-have monthly D&D RPG Patreon Subscriptions are so let’s get to it! We’re going to use simple benchmarks here: variety, printability, price, discord and release schedule.
Milestone Heroes: Simply the best value on the Internet when it comes to the sheer volume and variety of D&D themes. As a fledgling 3D hobbyist, you can quickly get your hands on alllllll their robust themes in a matter of months!
So many well-planned, ever-expanding sets to choose from including:
All their prints require zero supports and are designed with an FDM-first mentality. The price is fair at $15 but kicks into silly value once you factor in all the throwback sets which you can ultimately secure just by maintaining your monthly subscriber status! The Discord crew is outstanding – such a wonderful, engaging group that loves to offer help and encouragement to others. Their release schedule gets a little dicey at times but that’s mostly because the gifted creator (Andrew) can get a tad obsessed at times with a particular upcoming set.
The Welcome Pack includes the Core sets, modular risers, separate walls and edge pieces. Subscribers get to vote on the two monthly throwback sets.
Not much in terms of ongoing subscriber loyalty rewards (yet) but that’s where their throwback sets come into play. It’s amazing how fast you can acquire the entire Milestone Heroes collection if you stay subscribed over time. Plus, all their tiles are Dragonbite compatible and connect swimmingly with magnet inserts. And their innovative team also just started doing nifty Creative Encounters PDFs where they build out an awesome environment and tell you all the tiles you need to build it yourself! It sure would be nice to see other creators follow suit.
Infinite Dimensions Games: Speaking of value, simply mutter their name and you’ll know you’ve come to the right place for all your RPG-building needs!
Just so many unique and imaginative structures including:
Once again, supports are very infrequent. They’re getting a bit more daring in their STL details lately and have started to include minor supports on some of the models but the majority of their back catalog doesn’t need any. The monthly price point is solid at $12. Their creator, James, hangs out in the Discord and is such a kind soul. He helped us tweak a few Prusa settings and was so patient – blew us away with his patience and willingness to help ensure his pieces printed out as intended.
The Welcome Pack includes Medieval Walls & Ruins, Medieval Streets and a few other sprinkled in sets.
You can set your watch to their release schedule – super solid. The loyalty rewards are swell: from fighting pits to a huge inn…you’ll want to print it all. And Infinite Dimensions Games releases THE best monthly scatter packs…we rush them to our printers the moment they get released!
Brite Minis: Let’s be honest – we can never have enough miniatures and Brite Minis ensures we continue to get our monthly hit! Besides their monthly STLs, they have an extensive repository of miniatures for the taking. And we’ve printed nearly all of ’em!
You can download and print everything from:
Brite Minis typically releases a set of four miniatures twice a month for a mere $5…you heard us correctly…$5 a month. Everything prints support-free. We print them in resin on our Mars Pro 3 without a care in the world (but they also print great in FDM). We do wish they put a little divot in each new miniature’s base (like EC3D Designs does) so that they came off the build plate a little easier but we make do.
Ongoing releases come out fairly timely. It’s an old-school squad of gamers on Discord but they’re a cheerful bunch with a hands-on creator. No loyalty rewards or scatter packs but that’s fine by us thanks to the price point and huge, accessible back catalog. We do wish they released a full sculpt version of the accessory-swap versions but here’s to hoping.
Aether Studios: Variety and volume are the first things that come to mind when we think of these guys. You get an avalanche of sets each month and there’s no telling what themes will spring up!
Your library will overfloweth with motifs like:
There’s a solid bang for your gold piece piggybank with a $15 monthly price point. You’re rewarded with the typical 3/6/9/etc month loyalty STLs. Once again, supportless models are the default (notice a theme in this article?)…everything has printed wonderfully for us.
The Welcome Pack is a mighty release of all sorts of fun STLs and themes. Releases are typically in the last couple of weeks of the month. It’s a lively and engaging Discord bunch to be sure – with so many nice friendships to be had. We do wish the miniature sizes would be a tad more consistent but that’s nothing we can’t tweak during slicing.
Their Egyptian series is hands-down the jewel of the Nile. We haven’t found anything even close to their insanely good tomb offering sets. You can even follow along as we build out the massive gameboard!
Fantastic Plants & Rocks: This was our very first 3DRPG monthly subscription and for good reason. The creator goes out of his way to give you the very best outdoor scatter terrain month in and month out.
He sticks to his core themes (which we dig!):
It’s another amazing price value with a mere $3.90 a month. They also print beautifully in FDM with no supports and in a very placeable scatter terrain style.
The Welcome Pack includes 38 models in a wide variety of you guessed it, plants and rocks. The Loyalty Rewards are an intricate series of portals and follow the usual schedule. They don’t release each set on a particular week but they never miss a beat. No Discord that we can see.
It remains to be seen if they can keep releasing so many amazing models with just two core themes but certainly, so far, so good.
STL Miniatures (honorable mention): We’ve only just begun subscribing to these brilliant creators but we’re really starting to gain some momentum with these amazing made-for-resin prints! They don’t do themes in the traditional sense but they really zero in on specific shops and vendors you might bump into on your next town stop.
Some of our favs (which printed beautifully) include:
Their resin detail is the absolute bomb – simply amazing for both their miniatures and terrain. Sometimes, it’s just a little too refined, and removing the many required supports can lead to an occasional heartbreaking, damaged print. We’re getting better with our slicing and cure process though so we’re optimistic that this very reasonable $9 monthly subscription is here to stay.
The Welcome Pack is solid (and changes often) with usually five top-notch sets right out of the gate. There are the usual loyalty milestones and we are just drooling over getting access to the Neverdawn series which comes after 12 consecutive months. Their Discord isn’t bustling but there are some very knowledgable gamers who welcome any and all Qs.
Each set also comes with a stunning Statblocks & Lore for 5E Adventures PDF (click here for some free examples) which is incredibly handy when a DM is in a time crush.
So there you have it! The best bang for your buck 3D RPG D&D Patreon guide to cover all your gaming needs! So what are you waiting for? Get to know these brilliant creators today!
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