D&D ̶M̶o̶n̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ Hero Manual 45: Nolzur’s Male Dragonborn Paladin

Dungeons and Dragons D&D Nolzur's Male Dragonborn Paladin

Another D&D model today – one of the Nolzur’s figures I picked up to use as Player Characters in the D&D board games. This figure was painted after the Naga-Salamander I posted yesterday, and shows a bit of progression on using the same blue-teal contrast paint, though in this case doing some normal hihlighting over the top of it, as well as the use of “normal” model paints on the “ear crests” and “beard” for a different tone.

Dungeons and Dragons D&D Nolzur's Male Dragonborn Paladin

I quite like a lot of the Nolzur’s models, really. Some of them (the older ones?) suffer pretty badly from mold lines in spots as well as somewhat bendy weapons, but this guy is chunky enough to come across nicely as a model with a bit of presence.

Dungeons and Dragons D&D Nolzur's Male Dragonborn Paladin

Simple, by-the-numbers kind of “paladin” scheme here, fairly bright armour with gold accoutrements.

Dungeons and Dragons D&D Nolzur's Male Dragonborn Paladin

One of the cooler things about this figure is the fact that it comes with this alternate head, spewing flame-breath.

Dungeons and Dragons D&D Nolzur's Male Dragonborn Paladin

I used a mixture of various transparent paints and Contrast paints to paint the flames as that section of the alternate head comes with the flame-breath cast in a transparent plastic. Some of it wasn’t so great to paint, but it all turned out alright in the end. Another hero done. Of course, by now, we’re well past the game where Marouda was actually using the Dragonborn hero….

D&D ̶M̶o̶n̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ Hero Manual 42: The Legend of Drizzt – Guenhwyvar the Panther

D&D Adventure Boardgame - The Legend of Drizzt - Guenhwyvar the Panther

Thought I posted this before my little hiatus recently, as I painted this in July – but apparently not. So here ’tis. For those who don’t know (*like me), Guenhwyvar was a 600 lb (270 kg) black panther who resided on the Astral Plane. She was summoned to the Prime Material Plane by the use of an onyx Figurine of Wondrous Power.

D&D Adventure Boardgame - The Legend of Drizzt - Guenhwyvar the Panther

This figurine was last in the possession of Drizzt Do’Urden, who treated Guenhwyvar as his ranger animal companion. She could be summoned to her master’s side for twelve hours every other day. However, it was possible for her to be away from the astral plane for longer, but this caused her to become incredibly drowsy, barely able to lift her head. Due to her nature as an astral being not of the Prime Material Plane, she was highly resistant to biological poisons and quite resistant to physical injuries as well.

So basically, the Magic Panther is the animal companion model to Drizzt in The Legend of Drizzt D&D Advanture boardgame. Given how much “Mary-Sue” criticism Drizzt has received over the years, I’m sure he and his pet panther won’t be dramatically overpowered in game….

Painting was based on the usual methods for painting black hair, and I may have thrown in a dilluted brown or purple wash in there as well to tone down the blue slightly. I don’t fully recall. I did give her a “monster” style base, but I can always add texture later if it works better with her being a PC’s pet.