by Ed Fortune
As the mighty media machine that is Critical Role continues, it’s nice to remember what started it all. A bunch of nerds getting together to play a TTRPG, who then ended up live streaming it. That campaign was Vox Machina. It all started with D&D, and of course, the folk at Wizkids have made miniatures of the iconic heroes so you can re-enact a titanic battle with Vecna in your own home.
The WizKids Vox Machina set contains D&D-scaled, pre-painted miniatures of the main characters from the popular actual play D&D live stream that started a franchise. Unlike the Bells Hells set, this box contains the heroes at the end of their adventuring journey.
The paint jobs are decent; the models are robust. The bases are translucent, so if your tastes run to more complicated bases, you’ll have to open up a pot of Goblin Green and sort that out yourself. The smallest models are the two gnomes, Scanlan and Pike Trickfoot. Scanlan looks every bit like a sleazy musician and is in a singing pose; Pike has celestial wings and looks ready for a fight. The Scanlan model is more useful in a generic sense, but Pike is a nice 3D version of Ashley Johnson’s iconic character.
The two half-elven twins, Vax and Vex, pair well together. Vex is posed mid-fight, slotting an arrow into her legendary longbow, Fenthras. Vex wields the dagger, Whisper, and his armour. The Deathwalker’s Ward is in its full exalted state, raven wings spread with Vex ready to pounce, as its bearer finally accepts their fate as the Champion of the Raven Queen. The Vax model could be used as a noble half-elven. The Vex model, when not on the gaming table, might look nice on your desktop.
We also get Vax’s most beloved, most loyal, most important companion. The bear, Trinket. It’s a nice armour bear model, and they’ve sculpted to fur very well. Trinket looks like he needs a treat. We also get Vax’s future husband, Percival de Rolo, who looks stylish in a long coat with their trusty firearms equipped. It’s a nice, smug-looking piece.
Grog Strongjaw wields his iconic cursed blade, and this is the giant strength belt-wearing, bearded version of Grog. He looks almost noble. Finally, we get a Keyleth in full arch-druid form, stag horns, red hair, staff and cloak.
All of these pieces will be familiar faces to fans of the show, and it’s nice to have access to the official models. DM’s looking to add a touch of Critical Role-connected flair to their games, and collectors looking for small versions of beloved heroes will want to pick up a box.
