THE SCALED ONES: TERRAKIN SENTINELS.

(Vengeance of the Earth series, pt. 3)

Picking up where we left off, we return to the Cult of the Scaled Ones! The mystery deepens, as the cult's members seem to each be expressing their newfound powers in unique ways...

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It was hopeless to fight them. The Scaled Ones came for outsiders who'd ventured into the city on a whim. Some of them fled, while others were yet captured. The pattern was simple, yet remarkably effective—their eyes and ears in the city would report what they saw and heard throughout the day, including any foreigners in the city, the Sentries would locate and engage the out-of-towners, and if they failed, they'd send in the Sentinels. While their stone terrakin brethren seemed to gain mysterious and heightened awareness from the cult's influence, the metal terrakin's combat prowess was enhanced. They were, faster, hardier, more difficult to hit—and far deadlier. Their abilities to summon weapons from their very flesh also ensured they'd never have a disadvantage offensively.

The Sentinels were much of why the Resistance played the long game. Tales and accounts of their ferocity and violence had reached their door, and left them certain that they did not have the means to deal with such an overwhelming force. So it would be information-gathering, then. A new group had come into town, likely to be hunted down by the Sentries. Though they seemed bedecked in magical items, they had also stirred up quite the ruckus in the city, and had brought the only horse the city had seen in ages. The party of outsiders had holed up in a boarded-up, abandoned manor above a wandmaker's store one night, when the Sentries finally found them. One after another they slew the Sentries, a more capable fighting force than the Scaled Ones were accustomed to. But, sure as they could be of their cause, the Sentinels descended into the home with bloodlust in their eyes.

I made some really cool looking customs with each of the races, it's honestly even hard for me to choose, but if i were to, i'd go with the githyanki.

Share your favourite custom in the comments, or who you think fits the look better!

This theme is created to spread creativity and demonstrate how many different characters you can make with one same base.

Hey folks!

Here's a new character i created for my LEGO D&D universe.

Case No. 013
"The Whistling Disappearances"

Private Journal of Detective Elias Harrow
Ravengarde Constabulary

October 9

Thirteen disappearances in seventeen nights. Ravengarde has imposed a curfew, yet every morning brings another missing soul.

Mrs. Edith Wycliffe claims her husband vanished after hearing a peculiar whistle outside their window. Neither human nor birdlike, but mechanical, as though some dreadful contraption were attempting to sing.

October 12

I have searched every alley and abandoned passage in the eastern districts.

Thirteen locations. Rotten corpses, rusted machinery, and cobblestones stained with oil and blood. The stench is unbearable.

Witnesses speak of a mysterious woman wandering the streets after midnight. Strangely, no two descriptions agree.

Whatever she is, I doubt she is human.

October 15

Survivors describe an irresistible fragrance accompanying the whistle. Some recall following it as though summoned by a loved one.

I have acquired a peculiar medallion, said to break enchantments. I pray the stories are true.

October 17 - After Midnight

I have exhausted every lead. Tonight, I shall place myself in the shoes of a victim.

I heard the whistle shortly after midnight.

Then came the fragrance.

I followed it through the deserted streets, unaware of how far I had wandered. Suddenly, the medallion burned against my chest.

The spell broke.

Before me, an ordinary brick wall began to shimmer, revealing an entrance of iron and interlocking machinery. A hidden structure vibrating at a frequency beyond human hearing.

The whistling ceased.

I drew my revolver.

At last, I have found where the missing are taken.

God alone knows what waits for me inside...

Thanks for taking your time to read! :)

Bricks Of Many Realms

Wanted to know your thoughts on my Rust Monster! I use a 4 stud grid when I play so they're a little big but I think I balanced size and detail pretty well!

Here’s all the villans and the villain lineup for the holiday season! Ghosts, monsters, witches, criminals and all lead by a firey Knight of Hell

I finally bought Thelonious figure from the Shrek cmf and turned him into a fantasy executioner with a heavy axe.
Thanks @Gustav_EK for showing your axe design on a beast character. It looks so cool as savage weapon.

THE RESISTANCE MILITIA.

(Vengeance of the Earth series, pt. 2)

Continuing the series based around my latest campaign arc, here we have the enemy of the Scaled Ones. Every good struggle for power needs some good opposition, right?

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The beautiful terrakin city within Mt. Ogru had gone dark, but its light hadn't died—it just went deeper underground. Though many refugees fled the city to seek shelter for their families elsewhere, there were many who stayed, and had to find another way to seek refuge. Enter the Resistance. A group of concerned citizens who wished to preserve the hope within the city banded together, and sought to maintain a semblance of order and a fighting chance against the Scaled Ones. Three splinter cells of those in opposition to the new occupiers formed, to the west, south, and east. In the west and the east, they set up shop in series of tunnels that ran under the buildings, while the Southwatch took up residence in the city guard tower. Not exactly clandestine, but plenty defensible.

Though they lacked the sheer numbers and reach of the Scaled Ones, the Resistance operated in the shadows to shield as many of the remaining townsfolk from the enemy's nefarious influence as possible. Striking a balancing act of gathering intel and building their defenses, the Resistance was poised to learn as much as they could and be as sure of their position as they could be before striking back against the dark interlopers. Tensions from within, however, pulled the branches in separate directions, and allowed the Scaled Ones' influence to grow without any true checks to their power. Still, the people of Mt. Ogru hoped and pleaded that, when the time was right, they would be liberated, and the fanatics would disband once and for all.

Unfortunately, hope didn't stop or slow their enemy.

From top left to bottom right:
Green Dragon: from Medieval Castle by BrickType on rebrickable
Red Dragon: Lego DnD set
Baby Red Dragon: Inspired by RapDax_Gaming on Reddit. 
Beholder: Lego DnD Set
Magma Elemental/Golem: Chubbybots on youtube (Alt build of Infernox set)
Displacer Beast: Lego DnD set
Owlbear: Lego DnD set
Bulette:  ASortaOkayBuilder on rebrickable 
Griffon: bricks_fan_uy on rebrickable 
Ogre/ Troll: BrickAA on rebrickable 
Minotaur: MOC
Demon: moko_bricks on instagram
Plant Monster (could be a corpse flower, assassin vine, etc.): Lego TLoZ Deku Tree set
Serpent: Lego Hogwarts: East Wing set
Brickbuilt shark: Lego 3-in-1 Creator Pirate Ship
Giant Spider: BrickAA on rebrickable 
Wolves: Various lego CMF/sets
Octopus/Squid: Lego 3-in-1 Creator Iconic Pirate Ship
Sharks: Various lego sets
Not shown: Mimics, Gelatonous Cube, Myconids all from the DnD set. 

Ghosts/Wraiths, Yuan-ti, Death Knights/ Blackguard, Bugbear, Zombies, Harpies, fiends/imps, Mindflayers with Intellect Devourers, Elementals, Skeletons, Orcs (soon to be given reinforcements with the Barad-dur set) , Cultists, Witch, Goblins, and Bandits. I have plenty of other characters for generic NPCs such as guardsmen, soldiers, townsfolk, pirates, shopkeepers, mages, royals, vampires, etc. 

I am trying to see what other monsters I should build. I am looking for monsters that are unique, but can also fill multiple roles. I.e. how the Gyphon could be close enough to be a chimera or a manticore on a gameboard. What should I make? A striga? A Cloaker? A flesh meld? If there are any monsters you recommend or really good designs please send them to me!

My wife and I are doing 2 player versions of a bunch of adventures, where we swap who DMs each session. Currently working through Phandelver and the Shattered Obelisk and going to the Curse of Strahd next.

A collection of all my D&D characters. Which one(s) would be your favorite(s)?

A shiny crystal, might be some kind of a prism...

Artifactory; a theme where i make random artifacts and you share your opinions and views on what they do, how they're named, etc.

After this post i'll take a break because, at this rate, i'll run out of artifacts. Wait for posts on "DnD race flash-mob" theme soon, and let me know which theme you prefer.

When I started building minifigs with my parts, one of the first I made was my Human Rogue Nobel. Born into a family that made their wealth from thievery, I always thought that the bard torso from the D&D set was good but not quite right.

Enter today when I recieved this torso on a lot I had bought, and I knew what to do straight away!

Also shoutout to the sword from the old Mega Bloks Assassins Creed sets

Your party happens upon the entrance of the Citadel but it is guarded by Dark Master’s Beast that weirdly looks like former WWE, UFC, and NCAA Champion Brock Lesnar. Roll for Initiative….

Wanted to make something out of as much gold as possible

I was thinking, grand wizards, or corrupt warlocks

THE SCALED ONES: TERRAKIN SENTRIES.

(Vengeance of the Earth series, pt. 1)

Hi folks, finally back to posting with the start of a new series here! This series will be focused around the latest arc of my D&D campaign, in which my players were charged with investigating a subterranean city of terrakin and the mysterious happenings causing a mass exodus of its people. The terrakin are a (homebrew) race of peaceful earthborn folk who value craftsmanship, tradition, and community, and come in three distinct varieties—stone, metal, and gemstone. When a group of fanatics that called itself the Scaled Ones began to raise a ruckus in town, it came as a confounding shock to the rulers of the realm...

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First, it came for the outsiders. Stragglers and outcasts in the community whose presence and role amongst society had never really been cemented. Their behavior turned irritable and erratic at best, and wildly violent at worst. It was thought there was some sort of outbreak going on, that would hopefully pass with time. Then, they began to organize.

It wasn't long before there were enough of them to shut out the routes to their ancestral holy site: the Earthtree. They began to call themselves by a mysterious name, then. The Scaled Ones seemed at first some fanatics whose connection to the Earthtree made them into something of zealots, only the townsfolk didn't know how much worse it would get.

With time, the Scaled Ones' influence bled into all things in the town, and their numbers grew, taking in even terrakin considered friendly and well established in their social spheres. The concessions made to them were small at first, and hardly an inconvenience. A place to meet as an official organization, some representation in the city council. But with each demand they made, they grew hungrier and hungrier for influence. What started as appeasing and sating a growing group of believers quickly turned to finding a way to contain their power. And by the time the commonfolk realized it, it was too late.

They were called a gang, a militia, and many other things, but what they really were was a cult. The Scaled Ones ruled over all of it. The mines, the farms, the ranches, water treatment, construction, and eventually the trade. People had begun to have their homes stolen from them, as others abandoned theirs altogether, fleeing their hometown. Before they knew it, the Scaled Ones had eyes all over the city. During the day, they were silent watchers, but at night, no one made a move that they did not meticulously observe.

Whatever it was that had begun to affect them changed their physiology in different ways. The stone terrakin who joined the cult became the eyes and ears. They patrolled at night, aware of even the quietest sounds and faintest movements in the shadows. It was said that people were taken in the night by them, and that they were cold—almost unfeeling. They had iron grips, and could summon blades of pink, shimmering crystal from their own flesh, as if they'd been granted some sort of twisted and sinister gifts.

Before long, the city went dark, and the last vestiges of the society that existed went deeper underground, to scheme against the Scaled Ones. But even they would not be spared.

Big fan of MTG and wanted to make Jace