Bells Hells is the name of the adventuring party in Critical Role, Campaign Three. Named after blow-hard adventurer Bertram Bell, it’s comprised of a rag-tag bunch of weirdoes who are facing off against forces that, on the face of it, seem utterly beyond them. And we really mean weird, even for D&D. They are some minor spoilers for the first few episodes of Campaign Three here, simply because of the nature of the show.
Obviously, Wizkid’s has produced a miniature set for Bells Hells, featuring the primary characters of the show. It’s worth pointing out that this Bells Hells as the appeared close to the start of the show; some of them are also from another party, The Crown Keepers, who folded into Bells Hells early on.
First up we have Fearne Calloway, the character played by Ashley Johnson on the show. The Satyr druid is sculpted with a flowing dress. She is accompanied by Mister, the fire elemental monkey who throws flaming waste at its foes. Mister is not in full fling, but his tail is on fire.
We also get Dorian Storm, the Air Genasi Bard. Played by Robbie Daymond, Dorian brings a lot of levity to the party and the pre-painted model reflects this; Dorian looks simply splendid. Liam O’Brien’s character, Orym of the Air Ashari, is a tough little halfling and their piece reflects this. Surprisingly small but compact. It’s a good Halfling fighter model in general, being well equipped but also interesting.
Travis Willingham’s curmudgeonly gnome, Chetney Pock O’Pea is one of the party’s heavy hitters> The wood obsessed Blood Hunter is dynamically posed and looks like a proper sneak. His alternative form is quite impressive, being all greys and fur. The sculpt and paint job is fab on both, though like all pre-painted models, experienced hobbyists may want to add their own touch.
Laura Bailey’s cult character, Imogen, the bookish sorcerer with eerie telepathic powers, is shown in her full occult glory, purple energy pouring from their hands thanks to the clever use of translucent plastic. The other cosplayer’s favourit, Laudna (played by Marisa Ray), is equally impressive. Laudna is ‘sort of undead’ and looks like she’s stepped straight of a Tim Burton movie. Little shadowly things populate the models base, and the model is more inky and strange than expected.
Taliesin Jaffe’s character of Ashton Greymoore was always going to be a challenge to turn into a small painted model; the Earth Genasi Barbarian has some strange features (all of the Hells Bells are bit odd), including a glowing crystal in the side of his skull. The model struggles with the sort of detail at this sort of scale; we just get a blob of metallic paint, but the gem-like hammer he wields and the over-all ‘punk rock’ look of the character is quite well conveyed.
Finally we get Sam Reigel’s Fresh Cut Grass, the most challenging hero to cosplay as, because he’s a tiny robot on wheels. This piece is very cute and doesn’t look scary at all; just a nice little heal bot.
This is a fun set, and goes well with the rest of the Critical Role range, be it monsters, NPCs from other campaigns or the hordes of other fantastic things.
If you’re a fan of Critical Role models, you should check out our reviews of Wave Two of the Unpainted range, NPCS of Wildemount, Monsters Set One, Monsters Set Two and NPCs of Tal Dorei.
