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D&D Monster Manual 26: Wrath of Ashardalon – Legion Devils

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D&D Wrath of Ashardalon - Legion Devils

Probably my least-favourites from the Wrath of Ashardalon box, both in terms of gameplay and models, we have the Legion Devils. Really poor, and ill-defined details (or lack thereof). I went with a stereotypical red skin as a visual shorthand for “Devils” and then went with green-tinted armour and items (and eyes) as a colour reference to the Fel Fire of World of Warcraft’s Burning Legion. Also because red and green are complimentary, and these figures, shit-awful as they are would look a little more interesting on the tabletop with that extra contrast. As I was getting to the end of these, I decided to leave thse models without mouths. Why don’t they have mouths? Two reasons.

  1. The detail is just that poor. There are no obvious or visible mouth on this sculpt.
  2. While I could have painted in a thin line quite easily, leaving it blank is a bit more horrifying. And they’re Devils. So… you get it.

D&D Monster Manual 25: Wrath of Ashardalon – Kraash, Orc Storm Shaman & Orc Archers

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D&D Wrath of Ashardalon - Kraash, Orc Storm Shaman

Another double-set from the Wrath of Ashardalon today – we have the Orc Hero model – a Storm Shaman as well as three archers.

D&D Wrath of Ashardalon - Orc Archers

Painting was pretty simple, as with the Orc Smashers before them, I went with a Uruk-Hai-inspired paint scheme based around a reddish-brown skin rather than a GW-style “greenskin” look. I figure that when the models diverge wildly in style, Orcs (and a lot of creatures) work better in a colour scheme that fits the setting a bit more. Despite being painted last, the Archers are the models that actually inspired the Uruk-style scheme first seen on these D&D models 5 years ago when I finished painting the Smashers. as they were much more reminiscent (to me) of the Uruk look than anything approaching GW’s Orcs. Besides, the ruddy skin tone fits in well with Ashardalon, being a Red Dragon and all.

D&D Wrath of Ashardalon - Kraash, Orc Storm Shaman

The Shaman got a little bit of extra love, but I wanted to keep the palette used on him restricted to earthy tones, with the exception of the magical glow coming from his talisman. He was pretty quick to paint as well, as the model isn’t too busy, and thankfully half of the model is cloaked in a wolfskin, making it much easier to complete!

D&D Wrath of Ashardalon - Kraash, Orc Storm Shaman, Orc Archers, Orc Smashers

To finish up, what better than a group shot alongside the Orc Smashers, who have been waiting patiently over the past five years for their brethren to catch up with them and finally get painted!