Why bother with a squirrel miniature?
Because it’s a squirrel. Squirrels are cute. Squirrels are fun. Who doesn’t want to play with a squirrel as their pet, or familiar, or just fluffy little buddy? Squirrels are pretty unlikely to end up as your big bad, or even a little bad, but the PC’s are going to want them to be their friends. One of my new players wants one as a pet for his PC and we don’t even HAVE squirrels in New Zealand. Squirrels have appeal. It’s a great Beast for a druid to change into. Get a squirrel mini. Just do it.
What about this mini?
This unpainted metal miniature was made by Reaper Miniatures and came in their Familiars IV pack #02756. Also included in that pack are a rabbit, iguana, monkey, pug, weasel, pseudodragon, and an imp-like fiend. You will be seeing more of those in future from me. I like all of the sculpts that came in this pack and have already painted most of them for use in my games.
How useful is this mini, really?
Squirrels are included in just this one published Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition book:
Not exactly a convincing argument to get this mini. On the other hand, they are cute and the players will want them, even if you don’t use them as baddies. If nothing else, it’s a fun beast shape for your druid.
But why are you doing this?
As usual for these videos, my aim is to provide good views and sizing information. Its size is tiny, as it is meant to be, so that’s all good. It’s a teeny little miniature, so it won’t use much paint to get it sorted, and if you don’t paint a Prevost’s squirrel like I did, it should be pretty easy to paint. Also, as usual I want to thank wildlife artist Sherrie York, mistress of the reduction linocut, for kindly allowing me to use one of her pieces, Shivano Sunset, as the backdrop for the minis.