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Merry the DM
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Genderfluid (he/him, she/her, they/them), 39 years old

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While I think these colors are fine, and maybe even typical, for an octopus mini, I think I'd like to try some more vibrant colors next time.
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A custom painted miniature of an Octopus. They have bright orange skin with darker splotches, and yellow eyes with horizontal black pupils. They have their arms splayed out across the ocean floor, and their body low. A back view of the Octopus's mi i, showing off their spread out arms.
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Following up the squid from a couple days ago with some octopuses! These clever animals excel at hiding, infiltrating and problem solving, making them useful in a tight underwater scenario. I went with some more basic colors on these two.
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Two custom painted miniatures of octopuses. The left one is a bright orange with dark splotches and is spread out on the ocean floor, while the right on is a beige color and is raised up in their arms. A custom painted miniature of an Octopus. They are a beige color, with yellow eyes and horizontal black pupils. They have their body raised up on all eight arms, the tips supporting them on the ocean floor. A back view of the Octopus's mini, showing off their bulbous body.
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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I'm not sure that smaller squids like the mini is depicting come in this color, but I think it looks good regardless of accuracy.
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A custom painted miniature of a Squid. They have a dark orange coloration and dark eyes. They rise up vertically from the ocean floor, propped up on the ends of their extended arms and tentacles. On the seabed around them is a white clam with a pearl in it, some pebbles, a yellowish seahorse hiding in some green seaweed, and an orange and white striped conch shell. A back view of the Squid's mini, showing off their mantle and the seahorse. A side view of the Squid's mini, showing off their arms and the pearl in the open clam.
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Keeping up the oceanic theme with a couple squid! They aren't much threat to larger creatures, but they can move fast and blind foes with jets of ink! For the coloration, I took inspiration from the giant squid (despite the size) and the market squid.
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Two custom painted miniatures of squid. The left one os orange and raised up on their arms and tentacles, while the right is white and has their arms and tentacles spread across the ocean floor. A custom painted miniature of a Squid. They have a white coloration with dark eyes. Their mantle is raised up, but their arms and tentacles are spread across the ocean floor. On the seabed nearby are an orange starfish and a yellow and green striped conch shell. A back angle view of the Squid's mini, showing off their arms and the starfish. A side view of the Squid's mini, showing off one of their eyes and the conch shell.
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Sharks are swift and powerful predators with keen senses. This makes them excellent aids in aquatic battle, or dangerous opponents.
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A custom painted miniature of a Shark. This one is modeled after a great white shark, with a gray upper body, a white underbelly body, black eyes, a pink inner mouth, and numerous broad teeth. They are leaping out of the water with their mouth open, their back half still submerged in the crest of water. A side view of the Shark's mini, showing off their underbelly and the water around their tail. A side view of the Shark's mini, showing off their gills and fins. A back view of the Shark's mini, showing of their massive back.
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Continuing the oceanic theme with a shark! This one in particular is patterned after a great white shark, easily one of the most recognizable of their kind. Another early success in painting water effects!
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Two custom painted miniatures of sharks. The left one breaching up out of the water with jaws open, while the right one is just a cresting dorsal fin. A custom painted miniature of a Shark. Their gray dorsal fin is just cresting out of the water. A side view of the Shark's mini, showing of the profile of their fin.
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Dolphins may not be the most dangerous ocean creature, but they can slam into larger creatures to keep them at bay. These were also some of my first successes with finding a way to paint translucent water.
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A custom painted miniature of a Dolphin. They have gray skin with a light gray underbelly and dark eyes. They are leaping above the water, their upper body mostly horizontal and their tail hanging lower. The water below them is cresting up into a wave. A back view of the Dolphin's mini, showing off their tail flukes. A side view of the Dolphin's mini, showing off their profile and the wave beneath them.
November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Switching over to some aquatic creatures with some dolphins! These intelligent mammals can swim quickly and hold their breath from long stretches, making them ideal aids to druids who need to scout watery environments.
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Two custom painted miniatures of dolphins. The left one is poking its upper body above the water, while the right one is leaping up over a cresting wave. A custom painted miniature of a Dolphin. They have gray skin, with a light gray underbelly, dark eyes, white teeth, and a pink inner mouth. They are posed poking their head out of the water, their mouth open and their front flippers just above the water. A back view of the Dolphin's mini, showing off their dorsal fin just barely starting to crest above the water. A side view of the Dolphin's mini, showing off their face.
November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Mules are harder and longer lived than horses and seemingly less stubborn and slow than donkeys This makes them ideal pack animals, able to reliably transport heavy loads for travelers, merchants, and soldiers. I really like these models, they were fun!
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Two custom painted miniatures of Mules. They have dark reddish coats, with white around the eyes and muzzles and cream on the lower legs and bellies. Their short manes and long tails are black, as are their hooves and eyes. Their backs are loaded with numerous packages of various sizes and colors. A front angle view of the Mule's mini, showing off their face and sone of their packages. A back view of the Mule's mini, showing off their tail and some of their packages. A side view of the Mule's mini, showing off their pose and some of their packages.
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Finally, we have the very first horse I painted. For as old as this mini painting was, I'm still pretty happy with how it came out.
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A custom painted miniature of a horse. They have a dark brown coat with white near the feet and on the muzzle, a white mane and tail, and black hooves. They are wearing a brown saddle, bit, and bridle, with a blue saddle blanket trimmed in yellow, golden stirrups, and a green bedroll. They stand upright, looking forward. A back angle view of the Horse's mini, showing off their tail and gear. A side view of the Horse's mini, showing off their profile and mane.
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Single color horses feel harder to paint, if only because I want to make them interesting. Still, I think this black horse came out pretty well.
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A custom painted miniature of a horse. They have a black coat, mane, tail, and hooves. They are wearing a brown saddle, bit, and bridle, with a blue saddle blanket trimmed in gray, silver stirrups, and a dark brown bedroll. They stand upright, looking forward. A back view of the Horse's mini, showing off their tail and gear. A side view of the Horse's mini, showing off their profile and coat.
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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More horses, now with saddles and riding gear! Before they added horses to Hero Forge, these were my options for the party's mounts.
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Two custom painted horse miniatures, the left one with a gray coat and the right one with a black coat. A custom painted miniature of a horse. They have a light gray coat, a gray mane and tail, and black hooves. They are wearing a dark brown saddle, bit, and bridle, with a red saddle blanket trimmed in yellow, golden stirrups, and a brown bedroll. They stand upright, looking forward. A back view of the Horse's mini, showing off their tail and gear. A front angle view of the Horse's mini, showing off their face, bit, and bridle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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A simple paintjob of a horse! Horses are always fun, because there's lots of good patterns and colors to choose from. I liked the way this white coloration came out.
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A custom painted miniature of a horse. They have a white coat with a light gray on the muzzle. Their mane and tail are a pale yellow, their eyes are dark, and their hooves are a light gray. They stand with one hoof forward and their head lowered, as if they are grazing. A back angle view of the Horse's mini, showing off their tail. A side view of the Horse's mini, showing off their pose and profile.
November 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Happy Halloween! For my final post of Undead October, we have one of the most dreaded undead: the Lich! By placing their souls in a special phylactery, these spellcasters can live beyond death. I really like this mini, it was a joy to paint!
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A custom painted miniature of a Lich. They have light gray skin stretched over their bones, with yellowed teeth and green eyes. They wear tattered, formerly fine layered robes. The inner layer is purple, and only visible at the very bottom. The middle layer is maroon, and has long sleeves, a high collar, an open chest area, and ends a bit above the purple robe. The outer layer is green with a golden trim, and has pointed shoulders, a plunging neckline, three loops of fabric on each side that run from the bottom up to the sleeves, and ends just above the maroon layer. They stand with their mouth open and their arms spread wide. Their left hand is clenched into a fist, while their right hand pours a sickly greenish magic into a skeletal warrior buried at their feet. The skeleton wears steel armor, and is buried up to their chest. Their freed right arm is stretched outwards. A side view of the Lich's mini, showing off their pose and emaciated form. A back view of the Lich's mini, showing off the back of their robes. A side view of the Lich's mini, showing off their profile, the magic of their spellcasting, amd the skeletal warrior they are animating.
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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I really like the combination of fancy clothes and savage pose, it really speaks to the duality of these creatures.
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A custom painted miniature of a Vampire. He has pale gray skin, long black hair with white streaks on the sides, and red eyes. He wears a blue coat with dark blue cuffs and elaborate silver trim. Frilly white sleeves and a cravat are visible, the later set with a silver brooch with a blue gem. He also wears a dark blue cape, sash, and pants, with tall black boots. A Longsword is sheathed on his left side, with a silver pommel and crossguard set with a blue gem. He is posed lunging forward, his left hand raised and back, and his right slashing out. His cape is billowing behind him. A side view of the Vampire's mini, showing off his profile and lunging pose. A back view of the Vampire's mini, showing off his cape and long hair. A side view of the Vampire's mini, showing off his sheathed longsword.
October 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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For our penultimate entry if Undead October, we have perhaps the most well known of them, Vampires! These immortal bloodsuckers have quite the reputation for their lethal mix of power and charm.
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Two custom painted miniatures of Vampires. The left one is dressed in shades of blue and silver, while the right wears shades of red and gold. A custom painted miniature of a Vampire. He has pale gray skin, long, receding gray hair, and red eyes. He wears a red coat with dark red cuffs and elaborate gold trim. Frilly white sleeves and a cravat are visible, the later set with a gold brooch with a red gem. He also wears a dark red cape, sash, and pants, with tall black boots. A Longsword is sheathed on his left side, with a gold pommel and crossguard set with a red gem. He stands at a slight angle, his left hand on his sheathe and his right on the hilt, as if ready to draw it. His cape is being blown back and to his right. A side view of the Vampire's mini, showing off his profile and the details of his coat. A back view of the Vampire's mini, showing off his long hair and billowing cape.
October 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Coming into the home stretch of Undead October with a classic horror creature, a Mummy! These preserved and reanimated corpses are often made from important leaders or priests. I'm very happy with this paint job, especially the sand cloud effect!
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A custom painted miniature of a Mummy. They are wrapped almost entirely in white bandages, with their only things visible beneath being their teeth and their desiccated, reddish-brown skin visible on the hands, toes, and lips. Over the bandages they wear an ornate golden belt and two golden necklaces. They stand with a slight backward lean, theoretical left hand extended outwards. A cloud of sand swirls up behind them. A side view of the Mummy's mini, showing off their bandages and jewelry. A back view of the Mummy's mini, showing off the billowing cloud of sand. A side view of the Mummy's mini, showing off their profile and pose.
October 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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I tried to use a Bodak as a boss encounter for a haunted manor at one point. The party buffed the Goliath Barbarian like crazy before entering the room, and he got a natural 20 on both his Initiative and the opening attack of the fight to one-shot it.
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They have light grayish skin, with long yellowed claws on their fingers and toes, and a stretched face with a long, slack jaw. Their mouth and eyes are black voids, with only white pinpricks for pupils. They wear tattered brown cloaks that cover all but their face and the lower half of their arms and legs. They are slumped slightly, left arm outstretched and right arm slightly raised. A side view of the Bodak's mini, showing off their raised arms. A back angle view of the Bodak's mini, showing off their curved spine through their tattered cloak.
October 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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As Undead October creeps ever closer to conclusion, we have some Bodak! These horrific looking undead creatures have stretched faces, and can kill a mortal with but a glance! A simple color pallet, but I really like the eyes!
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Two custom painted miniatures of Bodaks. Both are hunched and shuffling forward in brown cloaks. They have light grayish skin, with long yellowed claws on their fingers and toes, and a stretched face with a long, slack jaw. Their mouth and eyes are black voids, with only white pinpricks for pupils. They wear tattered brown cloaks that cover all but their face and the lower half of their arms and legs. They are posed stepping forward their left hand slightly raised, their right arm swinging back. A side view of the Bodak's mini, showing off their walking pose. A side angle view of the Bodak's mini, showing off their arms and tattered cloak.
October 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Continuing on with Undead October with a Wight! Undead corpses that were either evil in life or killed by another Wight, they have a burning hatred for all life. The colors of the armor are inspired by the movie Bram Stoker's Dracula.
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A custom painted miniature of a Wight. They have chalky white skin, long, wild gray hair, and burning red eyes. They are wearing red armor, with metal studs and skull motifs on the shoulders and knees. They are swinging a jagged sword in both hands, and have a bow and quiver of arrows slung across their back. A side view of the Wight's mini, showing off their profile and sword. A back angle view of the Wight's mini, showing off their armor details and skull motifs. A side view of the Wight's mini, showing off their hair, bow, and quiver.
October 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Ghasts are a more powerful type of Ghoul, which stinks of decay so badly that it sickens nearby living creatures. I tried for a darker purple coloration to help show their increased power, but I'm not sure how I feel about the results.
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A custom painted miniatures of a Ghast. They have purplish skin, blank yellow eyes, long claws, sharp teeth, and a long, dark purple tongue. They wear a brown loincloth with dirty light brown wrappings around their forearms and calves. Their tall form is looking to the left, with their left hand swung down as if it had just swiped at a creature, while their right hand is pulled back as if preparing to strike. A front view of the Ghast's mini, showing off their snarling face. A side view of the Ghast's mini, showing off their swinging pose. A back view of the Ghast's mini, showing off their loincloth and wrappings.
October 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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I like the design of Ghouls in D&D, their long claws and tongue really seem to speak to their predatory nature. The light purple skin coloration came out really nicely, too!
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A custom painted miniature of a Ghoul. They have light purple skin, blank white eyes, long claws, sharp teeth, and a long, dark purple tongue. They wear a tattered brown skirt with dirty light brown wrappings around their left forearm and both calves. They stand hunched over, their arms low but reaching as they stalk forwards. A side view of the Ghoul's mini, showing off their reaching arms and their sulking pose. A back view of the Ghoul's mini, showing off their scraps of clothing. A side view of the Ghoul's mini, showing off their stretched skin and sinewy muscles.
October 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Back to bodies in Undead October with some Ghouls! These flesh-eating undead are known for their ceaseless appetites and paralyzing touches. Worse still, their ravenous feasting can create more Ghouls!
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Two custom painted miniatures of Ghouls. Both have light purple skin, blank white eyes, long claws, sharp teeth, and long, dark purple tongues. They wear tattered brown skirts with dirty light brown wrappings around their forearms and calves. A custom painted miniature of a Ghoul. They have light purple skin, blank white eyes, long claws, sharp teeth, and a long, dark purple tongue. They wear a tattered brown skirt with dirty light brown wrappings around their forearms. They stand slightly hunched forward in a biw-legged stance, with their arms held out to the sides and their head turned left. Their long tongue hangs out of their mouth. A side view of the Ghoul's mini, showing off their scowling face. A back view of the Ghoul's mini, showing off their stretched purplish skin and sinewy muscles.
October 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Keeping up the incorporeal streak of Undead October with a Wraith! They are terrifying apparitions, striking out during the night to drain the life from the living. A bit of a simple paint job, but such a cool mini!
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A custom painted miniature of a Wraith. They have a translucent black form with solid red eyes. They wear tattered robes and a spectral helm. They are posed floating forward, with their left arm pulled back and their right arm reaching forward. A side view of the Wraith's mini, showing off their menacing profile. A back view of the Wraith's mini, showing off their tattered robes and flexing fingers. A side view of the Wraith's mini, showing off their outstretched arm.
October 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Keeping up with the incorporeal streak of Undead October with a Banshee! While in Irish folklore hearing the wailing of the Banshee was a sign that you will die, D&D lore says they are created from the souls of evil Elven women whose cry can kill you!
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A custom painted miniature of a Banshee. She is an Elven woman spirit that is a translucent light purple wearing a tattered dress. She is drifting forward, head first, with her arms out slightly to the side and her hair drifting up. Her angry face appears to be in the middle of letting lose a horrible scream. A side view of the Banshee's mini, showing off her drifting hair. A back view of the Banshee's mini, showing off her tattered dress. A side view of the Banshee's mini, showing off her screaming profile.
October 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM