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Most miniature collections are built around heroes, monsters, and enemies, but the figures I keep wanting more of are the ones that sit between those things. The odd locals, travelers, performers, merchants, guards, unlucky people, and strange little scenes that make the world feel like it was already moving before the party showed up.

Not every mini needs to represent a fight. Sometimes a figure at a table, someone hauling goods, someone causing a scene, or a strange character standing off to the side can give players something to react to immediately. It makes the setting feel less like a backdrop and more like an actual place.

Do you put non-combat NPCs on the table often, or do you usually save minis for encounters and battles?

I started using magnets on my own paper minis lately, so i thought it would be the best time to create a modular type system ^^ I think it turned out pretty fun ^^

I want to create a different set for different color goblins or just increase the variations type ^^ But for now, i will move on to a Bandit Modular set!

I posted before in r/terrainbuilding, but was unable to post video there to show these in action.

I know it is even a thing now to print functional doors in place that open and close with hinges, but I never liked those. I want to fit a mini in the archway of the doorway.

And with most people’s slide-in doors, they didn’t seem practical as how do you grip it to pull out the door? My solution is to utilize the arc of the doorway, it’s easy to grab the door and just pull it out.

These are interchangeable so I can swap in a gate where there was a door or vise versa.

For anyone who saw my post last week, it's live. Multi-level towers and sanctums with furnished interiors, built for actual play rather than just display.

50% off for the whole campaign. Link in the comments.

Yes I have an addiction to energy drinks

Not sure how many people saw my last set of homemade battle mats but I've finished up the another one (ocean + swamp is up next). I'm especially pleased with how the dunes came out.

wanted a small dice tray so I put this together this afternoon from a dollar store place mat :)

Hey, I'm a CS student and DM, and I've been working on a tool to keep maps and notes in one place.

The idea is pretty simple:

- Click locations on your map
- Store notes, lore, session info, etc. directly on them
- Keep everything tied to the world instead of scattered across dozens of text files

It's still early, but it's finally in a fairly usable state, so I'm looking for feedback from DMs.

Would genuinely love to hear your thoughts, especially on what feels useful and any features you'd like to see in the future

My NPC collection/library has been growing a lot lately, and it’s made me think about how important it is for NPCs to stand out visually. I feel like good NPCs do a lot of quiet worldbuilding. They tell the players what kind of town they’re in before anyone explains it.

Hi guys, here are 2 free models to download and print for your dungeon-crawling sessions.

I'm sharing with you RUBBLE tiles in two versions: single-tile and double-tile. You can use them in your sessiom to simulate blocked line of sight or the presence of obstacles along your character’s path for example.

https://makerworld.com/it/models/2813704-heroquest-dnd-rubble-marker

I’ve been expanding my townsfolk NPC collection lately, and it’s made me realize how important these kinds of minis are for making a setting feel alive.
Heroes and monsters are great, but towns need people. Not just background bodies, but characters who make the world feel like it existed before the party arrived. Workers, locals, strange personalities, small conflicts, public scenes, and everyday roles that can instantly give a town more texture.

A good townsfolk mini can turn a simple market, tavern, street corner, or village square into an actual scene. It gives players something to react to before anyone even says a word.

I feel like NPCs are sometimes treated as secondary to combat minis, but they’re the ones who often make the world feel real.

They’re the ones you Didn’t Know You Needed.

Just finished a complete overhaul to my notes system and wanted to share and hopefully get some feedback!

New Features:

• Hierarchal tree view for notes
• Double click to rename
• Context-aware right click panel
• shift+click/ctrl+click file multiselect
• keyboard shortcuts for cut, copy, and paste
• easy drag and drop file movement
• Notes open like google tabs for easy navigation

Would genuinely love to hear your thoughts, especially on what feels useful and any features you'd like to see in the future

It’s not getting enough traction on his social media accounts and he worked really hard on it so I’m hoping it will reach more people this way.

Instagram: Phoenix1185
TikTok: Phoenixminiatures

Hello! I just finished sculpting my DnD character as a chibi mini to be used on terrain maps. She is currently waiting for a paint job. I hope you like it!

A while ago I built a mindflayer probe for a dungeon encounter.

Poured raisin into a tube with a 3D printed brain and included a LED. Then I modeled a simple rocket assembled it and turned into some sort of crashsite.