Go Hunting Dragons With Otherworld Miniatures’ Collection
August 22, 2018 by brennon
Otherworld Miniatures creates some wonderful creatures and characters for dungeon delving on the tabletop. One of the most iconic creatures of the Fantasy role-playing game world is the Dragon and whilst these aren't exactly new I wanted to draw your attention to these awesome creations that are over on their webstore.
We start with the iconic Red Dragon which also happens to adorn the front cover of Otherworld's Fantasy Skirmish Rulebook. This fellow is much bigger than the other Dragons in the collection but suitably so!
Red Dragons have always been the most powerful of their kind, at least when you look towards the likes of a D&D Monster Manual, and they have reserved a place in history as being the creatures that featured on the cover of pretty much every boxed game for Dungeons & Dragons over the years.
Next up we have the Blue Dragon.
Blue Dragons are sly and malicious creatures that dwell within dark, wet caves and can even swim if the need arises. They are often cruel, like most of their species, and you'd probably never be able to reason with one of them!
The Green Dragon is next; a forest-dwelling beast who doesn't spew fire but instead a terrible acidic gas.
Much like the Blue Dragon, a Green Dragon is a cruel and dangerous foe. They are tricky and cunning, preferring to ambush their prey and lull them into a false sense of security before pouncing.
You actually run into one of these during the Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Starter Set adventure and whilst they can be reasoned with, there is a chance that they might just turn on you and chomp you into little bits.
Next up we have the Black Dragon, probably the evilest and dangerous of this selection.
The lair of a Black Dragon is more dangerous than most as the very landscape that it inhabits might be what kills you, nevermind the gnashing teeth and goring horns! I like that they have designed this particular dragon to be a little smaller than the others to mirror the time it spends underground and within caves.
Last but not least we have the dimwitted brutes of Dragonkind, the White Dragon.
This is probably my favourite of the smaller Dragons due to the stance and the design of the face. I think it matches well proportionally with the rest of the model well and bridges a gap between looking old school and modern.
White Dragons, as mentioned above, are slow and ponderous, often disinterested in anything around them and letting their minions do all of the work. However, they can be quick to anger and due to their dulled minds, they are more animalistic in their approach to taking down prey. You wouldn't want to be caught in one of their lairs.
What do you make of these Dragons and which is your favourite?
"Red Dragons have always been the most powerful of their kind..."
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I like the look of these dragons .. There is a strange friendliness/storybook feel to them, and I like it alot. The red one really captures my imagination. Good job 😀
Those are some good looking dragons.
And the hard question which one to get or get the whole set.
Ooh pricey little critters.
These are lovely oldhammer style dragons, but the price is rather steep and it would be useful to see how they stack up to the recent Reaper bones dragons and the old but much loved Grenadier miniatures dragon lords range.
@zebraoutrider I’m sure you know but all the grenadier dragons are still available from http://www.mirliton.it
Indeed. I’ve some of the originals with the Frost Dragon getting me a gold medal for painting…. many years ago ??
I should emphasize, many many years ago. Pre air brushing and the huge strides in the quality of painting we see around us today ?
That red dragon seems familiar, is there a donkey on that base somewhere?
lol there should be!
Like several posters here, I’ve been hesitating to buy some Otherworld minis. They have a very nice range of miniatures with a great style. But their prices have been a turn-off so far. I also wish their rulebook was available in cheaper pdf format at Wargamevault for example, this would mitigate the entry point price.
White dragon’s always get a bad rap ….. I think they are cool …… Heh heh heh