The table-top roleplaying game Dungeons and Dragons does not require models to play, but being able to slap models onto the map and declare your actions certainly does make the game more fun. Of course, there’s more to play than that; heroes in D&D can alter and manipulate the world around them in a great many interesting ways. One of the more efficient routes to victory is to summon a creature to fight by your side.
The D&D Icons of the Realms Summoned Creatures range comes in two boxes; one can be best described as mostly unusual mounts and the other features creatures from esoteric planes. As always, these are solidly painted models made from a resilient plastic suitable for transporting to the gaming table.
Box one features a Giant Goat, a Warhorse, an Aurochs and a Pegasus. We also get an needle blight, a humanoid plant monster favoured as an assassin of choice by evil druids. The warhorse is very well equipped as you might expect and looks like it’d fit quite a few paladin/knight style models with a little work. The Auroch’s is painted with light brown fur and is about to stamp on some one with it’s Ox-like fury. The Goat is perhaps the most fun piece; it’s always fun to summon a goat as your magical mount (and very in keeping with various myths) and this is indeed a heroic goat. Finally we have a Pegasus, which bears a look like it’s far to good and noble to bear a rider. Perhaps it’s right.
Box two gives us Air, Earth and Fire elementals, as well as a Satyr, Coautl and Green Hag. The latter is perhaps the oddest in this set; Hags are typically best avoided and if you need to summon one for aid you’re in some serious trouble. The Satyr is a jolly looking piece; handsome and with his hands wrapped round a flute. Perfect for your Theros campaign. The coautl is a winged, rainbow serpent and a great choice of monster to summon as it has access to lots of healing magic. It’s very pretty and robust. The elemental models show off Wizkid’s use of materials. The Air model is translucent and looks like it’s in motion, the Fire elemental uses orange plastic to resemble flame and the Earth model looks like a mudslide with a smile. They’re character filled pieces likely to bring fun to an encounter.
Both boxes are a useful addition to your collection and worth checking out.
