Tag: Models

Bases and D&D 5e

Posted in D&D, MiniaturesLeave a comment

One of the minor conundrums of fifth edition Dungeons and Dragons is matching miniatures to base sizes in the game. My son painted an Albino Ape for his Labyrinth Lord game.

bases_albino_ape_01

Anyone who plays OSR games can testify these things seem to show up onrandom encounter charts all the time. By the way, (Dad Brag) that’s a pretty great paint job for a 14-year-old kid isn’t it?

Anyway, in my 5E game I had a wizard who kept polymorphing folks into Giant Apes. The only problem was these creatures are huge. Meaning that their base has to occupy a 15-feet by 15-feet area. I took some Hirst Arts and made an appropriate base. I had to make sure the figure was still usable in the OSR game and was aesthetically pleasing for my game.

bases_albino_ape_02

So here is what the great ape looks like in my 5e game.

bases_albino_ape_03

Finally some action shots – just because!

The base allows us to get a lot more mileage out of a great figure!