#mighynein

With Andrew Harshman

An archive and review of the minis used on CR.

Is anyone else worried about how incredibly dangerous a blood cleric could be when the fight takes place in a city made of flesh and blood? I’m very eager to see what terrain (if any) is used to represent the organic nature of the building they’re in. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Before we can discuss nextepisode, we need to first discuss this episode.

But before that, lemme say a few good words about the good ol’, grand ol’, mighty fine ol’ folks at Mats by Mars. They make great mats, such as the cobblestone Bustling City Tabletop Wargaming Play Mat. Whether you’re looking to purchase this cityscape design or any other terrainscape, I encourage you to proceed directly to matsbymars.com and use my code DNDEED0621 for 10% off your entire MBM order.

The city is alive, the city is expanding, living in the city can be demanding, it’s time for Crit Role Miniature Rollout Campaign 2 Episode 137!

The List

• Mats by Mars Bustling City Tabletop Wargaming Play Mat
• Monster Fight Club Verdent Forest Double-sided Neoprene Area Template
  
• Dwarven Forge City Builder System
• Dwarven Forge Wicked City Smuggler’s Wagon
• Dwarven Forge Wicked City Pheasant Fountain
• Dwarven Forge Wicked City Stalls
• Dwarven Forge Wicked City Crate & Barrel
• Dwarven Forge Dungeons of Doom Large Curved Daises
• Dwarven Forge Caverns Deep Dreadhollow Forest Tree
  
• EnderToys Greek Ruined Buildings Bundle 3D Printed Terrain
• Mantic Games Terrain Crate Dungeon Debris Crates
• Mantic Games Terrain Crate Orrery
  
• Miniature Building Authority Witt House
  
• Miniature Building Authority Corner House with Turret
  
• Hirst Arts Stone Arch Wall Mold #88
  
• Mage Knight Artifacts Set 2
  
• Steamforged Mighty Nein Miniatures
  
• Resin Printed Veth Model (not publicly available)
  
• Eldritch Foundry Essek Painted by Iron Tusk Painting
• Axe N Shield Single Flyer Risers - Clear Mithril
  
• LITKO Flying Figure Stands
  
• Monster Menagerie 3 #024 Gibbering Mouther
  
• Waterdeep Dragon Heist #010 Mirt
• Waterdeep Dragon Heist #006a Merchant
  
• Deathknell #25 Voice of Battle
  
• Pathfinder Battles Iconic Heroes Set 8 Rivani Human Psychic
  
• Reaper Miniatures Barkeep
  
• Ruins of Lastwall #020 Razmir Priest
  
• Unknown Archway

The Terrain

Handsome looking Mats by Mars mat right here! The Bustling City mat, like all MBM mats, does an absolutely brilliant job of tying this whole layout together. A tidy, uniform design with virtually no perceivable tiling repetition. 

A lot of returning elements, including modular Dwarven Forge City Builder structures and Miniature Building Authority buildings (the likes of which we’ve not seen since the Xhorhas arc some ~80 episodes or so ago). The tower is a newcomer, a 3D printed, modular tower by EnderToys. Looks very nice indeed.

This next topic would fit into the category of Mini-Based Conspiracy Theory. I haven’t worked out all the details of this crackpot theory. But here’s the general gist: this very specific Mage Knight Artifact statue piece showed up this episode in the streets of Cognouza and also appeared under the Cathedral of the Dawnfather in Episode 86 as well as inside the Icozrin Steelworks in Episodes 59/60. Generally, when I see a terrain model reused, I try not to make a habit of overanalyzing it. But this particular model is just so specific. Like why use this mini instead of a generic statue? It has a very alien, eldritch sort of design, I wonder if there is some significance to its presence in three separate Campaign 2 locations.

EDIT:Nevermind, I rewatched Episode 86 and the Mage Knight Artifact statue is expressly described as being a statue of the Dawnfather. Yeesh, the cathedral sculptors really phoned this one in.

The Monsters

Resident of Cognouza Waterdeep Dragon Heist #010 Mirt
Mini photo sourced from minisgallery.com

So this is Mirt the moneylender. Maybe he shoulda invested some of that cash in a better paint job. Not great. But the the model is very colorful, so that’s fun. And the pose is to my liking. As far as generic background pedestrian NPC minis go, this one is decent. 

Resident of Cognouza Waterdeep Dragon Heist #006a Merchant
Mini photo sourced from minisgallery.com

Another decent NPC model. This Merchant has a cool costume design. He has some nice accessories, a couple coin purses and a scroll. What kind of a merchant do you reckon he is, a scroll seller? A paper proprietor? A sheet slinger? A papyrus peddler? Lots of truly riveting backstory possibilities for this mini merchant.

Cognouza Flesh Horrors Monster Menagerie 3 #024 Gibbering Mouther
Mini photo sourced from minisgallery.com

John Carpenter eat your heart out! On second thought, scratch that. This miniature suffers from subpar sculpt detail and rather unexciting paint. Looks good enough at a distance though. Though not especially relevant to the visual quality of the figure, I feel compelled to mention how wildly overpriced this Thingis (approximately $10 at the time of posting). Forget body horror, it’s this pricing that’s horrifying! I can’t imagine what sinister free market forces are responsible for this. Yikes.

Closing Thoughts and Predictions

I am predicting some blood creature summonings and/or the animation of the terrain itself. Will I be right? Will I be wrong? One thing’s for sure, this Cree battle is gonna get bloody! See ya next sesh!

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