What D&D Creature Can This Mini Be?

[Guyra]

Here’s a good one for you

I'd say Alchemical Golem:

An alchemical golem’s body is made from a complex
series of noxious alchemical liquids poured into a tough,
humanoid-shaped membrane.

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[Mattnuke]

I like it!

[BBShockwave]

Nice! Heh, the Dreamblade Toxic Sludger and Blood Golem work great for this purpose too.

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Second batch
16. Repainted the Lady of the Manor, so now it's a statue Mimic!



More pics here.

You inspired me Guyra, as I also got this mini in a recent booster lot I bought, I have also repainted it! I need to do some good shading on the stone though to have it look as good as this.

[Guyra]

Nice! Heh, the Dreamblade Toxic Sludger and Blood Golem work great for this purpose too.

Ooh, yeah, absolutely! I don't have the Blood Golem, but it looks like a nice mini!

You inspired me Guyra, as I also got this mini in a recent booster lot I bought, I have also repainted it! I need to do some good shading on the stone though to have it look as good as this.

Nice! Got a pic of it? I just did very simple light gray drybrushing over dark gray.

[ksbsnowowl]

Sorry it took me so long to get back to this thread. I’ve got ideas on some of these because I’ve also bought them, and have planned uses for them.

Hard to know how some of these were answered by others, but I might retread a few you’ve spoilered if they are perfect for something.

List 1, #48


This is a Radiant Idol, Sharn: City of Towers, Eberron 3.5.

List 1, #61


A fat Winterwight, 3e’s Epic Level Handbook.

List 2, #1-2


Dungeonbred Minotaur (template from 3.5’s Dungeonscape) or variant Ibixians (3.5’s MM3).

List 2, #13


Advanced Giant Psurlon (Lords of Madness).

List 2, #19


Legion Devil, Fiendish Codex II.
The 3.5 Legion Devil never had any artwork, so there’s no reason not to use the 4e-based readily available mini, IMO.

List 3, #14


It’s the wrong size, but it somehow gives me the vibes of the Bonespur (a sub monster of the Skull Lord, 3.5 MM5)

List 3, #17


Not an exact monster, but this really has Mindflayer of Thoon (MM5) vibes. A Thoon Hulk with some added templates could represent this abomination. I have this mini, and plan to use it in a Mindflayers of Thoon-driven campaign.

List 3, #18


Quanlos, 3.5’s MM4
They are Small, but can advance to Medium.

List 3, #33


If you treat it as Gargantuan, it’s perfect for an Ibrandlin (3e’s Monsters of Faerûn). Otherwise, an advanced Rage Drake (MM3).

List 3, #34


Huge Dire Maggot, Libris Mortis.
Yes, it was corrected via errata to be Small, but the printing in the book is Huge.
Correction, it’s listed as Small in the book, and corrected to Huge in the errata. Personally, I’ve just written corrected versions of both a Huge stat block and a Small stat block.

Alternatively, the small Dire Maggot with the Titanic Creature (MM2) and Dungeonbred (Dungeonscape) templates applied. It’s a CR 14 creature.

Either way, I think it pairs well with the Reaper Bones 4 monstrous maggot mini’s. Apply templates as needed to make bigger/smaller versions of the stat block.

List 3, #44


I use these as Tanarukk, albeit I will paint them in a more greenish tone.

[Guyra]

Sorry it took me so long to get back to this thread. I’ve got ideas on some of these because I’ve also bought them, and have planned uses for them.

These are fantastic! I think I already have some of them down, but I've updated my system for the Psurlon, Dungeonbred Minotaur, and (fat) Winterwight!

Gonna have to look through your suggestions in more detail later, kinda busy with other stuff right now. But these were great, thank you!

[ksbsnowowl]

List 2, #1
I had another thought about the Reaper Minitaurs, if you don’t want to go the Dungeonbred route. The 3.5 Giant section has rules for Giant Adolescents in the Giant Society heading at the start of the Giant section.

When a group of giants includes children, roll d% for each child to deter- mine maturity: 01–25 infant (no combat ability); 26–50 juve- nile (two sizes smaller than an adult, 8 fewer HD, –8 Strength, –8 Constitution, and 1 rank in each skill that an adult has); and 51–100 adolescent (one size smaller than an adult, 4 fewer HD, –4 Strength, –4 Constitution, and 2, 3, or 4 ranks in each skill that an adult has). Giant children can throw rocks if they meet the minimum size requirement (see above). Except when otherwise noted, giant children are identical with adults of their variety.

It would be easy to just apply this same idea to Minotaurs, and would be useful for other, official, D&D miniatures (didn’t the 3e starter set come with a Minotaur juvenile mini?) I think that Minotaur juvenile mini also came in one of the regular DDM sets, and as such would have a stat card with 3.5 stats on one side.

Edit: It was from Archfiends

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List 1, #2


It’s not a great match, but it really gives me the vibes of the Ooze elemental Drake from Draconimicon. They’re normally Large, but can advance to Huge.

List 3, #10


The head shape and general color reminds me of the Desiccator from Libris Mortis. Though the standard stat block is Small, advancing it a single HD (thus it remains CR 2) makes it grow to Medium.

[BBShockwave]

Nice! Heh, the Dreamblade Toxic Sludger and Blood Golem work great for this purpose too.

Ooh, yeah, absolutely! I don't have the Blood Golem, but it looks like a nice mini!

You inspired me Guyra, as I also got this mini in a recent booster lot I bought, I have also repainted it! I need to do some good shading on the stone though to have it look as good as this.

Nice! Got a pic of it? I just did very simple light gray drybrushing over dark gray.

I will try to upload from my phone. Is drybrushing still using the same type of paint as you use for the whole surface? I need to google how that is done.

[ksbsnowowl]

Is drybrushing still using the same type of paint as you use for the whole surface?

It can be. It’s often a lighter shade of the same basic color (blue, green, etc.) But it depends on what painting approach you’re taking. If you are using a wash (Agrax Earthshade, etc.) that tints the whole surface darker, often a good first drybrush step is just the same paint color you base coated with, since it will appear lighter than the basecoat w/ shade over it.

[BBShockwave]

Oh I am totally a noob when it comes to this, I don't even know paint brands or types. I just have some paint from years ago which I bought to do some Transformers customs repaints.

[Guyra]

I will try to upload from my phone. Is drybrushing still using the same type of paint as you use for the whole surface? I need to google how that is done.

Essentially you just use whatever colour would be the highlight colour of the base coat. For a medium gray you'd use a light gray, and for dark red you'd use bright red. But you can also do stuff like drybrushing yellow over a green base. Or for glow effect, drybrush darker on top of light(f.ex. white in cracks, yellow base outside of cracks, and orange/red drybrush will give you a nice, simple fire effect).

Regular drybrushing is a very easy to learn, easy to master, and extremely useful and practical technique to know! Few things are as satisfying as having drybrushing heavily textured areas on minis and scenery. So I highly recommend practicing and learning it.

[BBShockwave]

OK I looked it up, so it is called DRY brushing as you want to use very little paint and to keep the brush dry, got it!

Here is what she looks like, sadly this grey paint is a lot more thick layered so it obscured some detail. I added some lighter pink spots here and there on the fleshy Mimic parts.

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[romuloxx]

Black wash can help bring out those details if you are concerned.

[Yack]

Looks awesome.... I would hit the grey with a Drybrush of light grey (grey with a touch of white) or a bone color...

Drybrush King they call me... I drybrush almost everything ...

papertowel piece.... rub the brush back and forth until its no longer wet looking... almost dust ... the best way to test after before the mini and after the towel is hit the palm of your hand by the thumb and go back and forth if you see too much color rub it on the paper towel some more. Less is more... for details to pop.

that mini looks like a lot of fun!

[JLant1]

Winged Monkeys existed in AD&D man I wish I could remember which module I saw that

Ask and you shall receive:

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