In a great reply to my quickie humanoid post commenter 1d30 mentions that Northumbrian Tinsoldier carries a line of goblins in the vein of the muppets from Labyrinth. And he ain't kidding. Check out these great gobbos:
Monday, July 31, 2023
Dude! Northumbrian Tinsoldier!!
That's just a sample. There are many, many more goofy little freaks in the line. Here's some other fun stuff they sell:
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I love an adventurer with a light source!
This delightful figure is called Sir Blessed of Briian.
And don't miss the licensed Time Bandits line, featuring the best dwarfs to ever appear in fantasy (fight me):
They've also got most of the cool characters from the movie. Conspicuously absent at the moment are either version of God and these scary mofos:
Anyway, if you like cool minis, check out Northumbrian!
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Saturday, July 08, 2023
lotsa different humanoids
If you are going to use all the standard D&D races, you need a quick handle on how each of them behave. If you can't makes these sorts of distinctions, they become blurred into different hit dice versions of Generic Foe. Here are my usual elevator-pitches for them:
Kobolds - like the Gremlins in the movies
Goblins - everything you hate about middle class existence
Orcs - blue collar working stiffs, part Homer Simpson, part Archie Bunker
Hobgoblins - the goddamn Nazis
Gnolls - evil frat boys variously chilling on spring break or rioting after their team wins the championship
Bugbears - sadistic cannibalistic Bigfoot
Ogres - Sweetums from the Muppet Show