Wandering Wednesday: A Goosing Owl

Greetings, fellow monster hunters. Boy, do we have a wild and wacky wandering monster SEAL-Team-Six-style post for y’all today. Shields up!

You know what’s especially cool about a free, d20 Wilderness Trek Wandering Monster table? The hits just keep on coming, and we’re never really done adding new baddies to the list! Even better, there aren’t any hard-and-fast rules here. If you don’t feel like doing a random encounter role by letting the dice decide your party’s fate, a dungeon master can pull a specific entry that fits the current situation. DM Ben has utilized this beloved table both ways, with resounding results.

We’re using today’s fresh TTRPG 3D prints to facilitate a previous storyline for The Forgotten Rails and our spooky, mysterious Collector villain. DM Ben probably won’t use these magnificent Goose Golems as wandering monsters and instead plans to introduce them as a rescue squad for their then-captured leader (who the players will be guarding and transporting on a Hovertrain when the time comes).

We adore our marvelous creator’s clever creativity in merging a goose with an owl bear. Like, of course, this DnD miniature is going to be an instant hit with gamers. The second we saw this TTRPG STL, we knew it would move to the front of our 3D printing and painting queue.

We inadvertently stumbled upon Toadstool Weaver and his great collection of files while doing some general perusing on Cults3D.com over the weekend. We’re so glad we found his work. Mad skills for sure. We’re looking forward to showing off more of his stuff in future posts! Today, we’re all about this epic Goose Golem, which is a free download (but tips are encouraged).

DM Ben was so eager to get these chiseled monsters on the table that he took a deep breath, did some Google-suggested paint scheme searches, and just went to paintin’:

• Prime Flat Black | Slapchop Base.
• Head P1: Layer with WAR Mummy Robes.
• Head P2: Strong Tone Wash.
• Head P3: Drybrush FAN Triumphant Navy.
• Beak: FAN Lava Orange.
• Feathers P1: Layer FAN Leather Brown.
• Feathers P2: Drybrush FAN Oak Brown.
• Feathers P3: Strong Tone Wash.
• Feathers P4: Spot Drybrush FAN Monster Brown.
• Feathers P5: Edge with FAN Wasteland Clay + Soft Tone Wash.
• Skin P1: Layer ASP Holy White.
• Skin P2: Drybrush FAN Triumphant Navy.
• Skin P3: Drybrush Black.
• Skin P4: Edge ASP Camo Cloak.
• Skin p5: Light drybrush P3 Menoth White.
• Feet P1: ASP Nuclear Sunrise
• Feet P2: Edge with FAN Lava Orange

And for good measure, you can even add a little GSW Gloss Varnish to the beak and feet to make ’em look wet. This seems like a lot of steps, but DM Ben just kept tweaking the initial test print until he got it in a spot he was happy with. You definitely could do a version of this DnD miniature with fewer paints, but we encourage you to experiment.

DM Ben is going to treat this gaggle of Goose Golems as a covert rescue squad, hell-bent on freeing their lunatic leader. We thought that with this being such a unique miniature, we were going to have to roll up our sleeves and come up with some custom stats too. No need, as Toadstool Weaver was even cool enough to post full DnD 5e monster numbers on his Patreon. Solid picks, but the starting hit points at 114 were just a bit too high for a full squad of six, so we revised the stat block like so: AC: 16, HP: 60, multi-att: Beak +7 (2d8+4)/Claws +7 (2d6+4), Honk: DC 13 Con or 4d6 (save for half), Vulnerability: bread.

Until next time!