Why bother with a scarecrow miniature? Scarecrows are an interesting type of Construct. It’s pretty much guaranteed that the creator is an evil being, since they need to bind the spirit of an evil creature to the scarecrow after slaying the creature. They are great servants if you’re looking for an evil ally though, as […]
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Why bother with a shrieker miniature? Shriekers don’t even have attacks and can’t move, so they seem at first glance like a poor choice for a Dungeons & Dragons creature, yet they have stuck around since the early days of D&D. While shriekers are never going to be a big bad in your campaign, they
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Why bother with a pseudodragon miniature? Pseudodragons are yet another of those creatures which have been around since the beginnings of Dungeons & Dragons. Back in the day, pseudodragons were desperately wanted as a familiar for wizards. These days, it’s a bit more complicated. According to D&D 5th edition’s spell rules for Find Familiar, when
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Why bother with a giant boar miniature? Giant boars are great Beasts to toss at your party, especially in groups, if you want to sow chaos and instill a sense of panic in them. Their charge attacks and their relentless trait make them formidable enemies, and the fact that they often travel in herds makes
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Why bother with a water weird miniature? Water weirds are a fairly popular creature in the published literature, and are a really fun Elemental to throw at your party even if you homebrew like I do. They are invisible while under water and have a whole pile of surprising attributes that will catch your party
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Why bother with a toad miniature? Let’s get real here- your party are not likely to be doing a lot of combats against toads (well, not normal toads anyhow- giant toads are a whole different matter). Toads are going to play a big role in a campaign as either familiars (what wizard worth their salt
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Why bother with a xorn miniature? Xorns are another of those Dungeons and Dragons creatures which have been around since the beginnings of the hobby. These Elementals figure fairly regularly in the published literature, probably because they eat precious metals and gems, which will regularly put them at odds with the desires of the adventurers.
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Why bother with a weasel miniature? Weasels are never going to be the big bad of your campaign (although how great would it be if a weasel turned out to be your BBEG?!?) but they are a great miniature to have on hand. It is one of the forms that your familiar can take in
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Why bother with a gelatinous cube miniature? Gelatinous cubes are one of the most iconic Dungeons & Dragons creatures out there, having been around since its beginnings. In addition, this Ooze is a really fun creature. Gelatinous cubes are a really cool foe. You could probably get away with just cutting a slab off of
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Why bother with a violet fungus miniature? Violet fungi are good low level creatures which will be hiding among the other mushrooms in that dark cavern that your youthful party has obliviously wandered into while searching for treasure/foes/glory. They aren’t particularly dangerous by themselves, but of course there will be a colony of them, because
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Why bother with a beholder miniature? The beholder is one of the most iconic creatures from the Dungeons and Dragons universe, to the point where it is the featured monster on the cover of the 5th edition Monster Manual. If a monster is the featured creature on the Monster Manual, it’s a safe bet that
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Why bother with a raven miniature? There are lots of reason why you would want to have a raven mini. Ravens are cool, for one. Ravens give a horror campaign a gothic feel, as well. Ravens are really common animals, so it is a great Beast for a druid wild shape that won’t trigger suspicion
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