A review of the board game's miniatures from the perspective of a mini painter and a dungeon master looking to expand his miniature collection.
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage the board game is the sixth entry in the Dungeons & Dragons Adventure System series. This iteration of the tile placing dungeon crawler game sees the player characters venture into a sprawling multi-layered mega-dungeon laden with traps, treasures, and a colorful cast of creatures and villains. I painted all the minis that come with this game and now it is time for me to review them.
CONTENTS
0:00 - Intro
3:40 - Heroes
13:10 - Goons & Grungs
22:38 - Monsters
36:10 - Villains
47:15 - Dungeon Tiles
49:50 - Conclusion
Board Game Miniature List
Qty - Miniature Name
1 - Human Paladin of the Oath of Vengeance
1 - Elf Cleric of the Grave
1 - Tiefling Battlemaster
1 - Human Storm Sorceror
1 - Gnome Inquisitive
3 - Thugs
1 - Thug Leader
3 - Veterans
1 - Veteran Leader
3 - Grungs
1 - Grung Elite Warrior
3 - Bheur Hag
3 - Shadows
1 - Gray Ooze
6 - Intellect Devourers
3 - Flying Swords
2 - Beholder Zombies
1 - Death Tyrant
1 - Scaladar
1 - Arcturia
1 - Trobriand
1 - Dezmyr Shadowdusk
1 - Zalthar Shadowdusk
1 - Muiral
1 - Halaster Blackcloak
Total Miniatures: 43
Painting/Prep Tips for These Miniatures
I have had paint chip off of these kinds of miniatures before, but not since I have inserted these three steps to my painting process.
1. Wash the miniatures before you paint them. They come coated with traces of manufacturing residue that repels paint. You want paint to stick to the models not wick off. Scrubbing them with a spare toothbrush in warm soapy water will do the trick.
2. Prime the miniatures before you paint. This can be done by spray can, or airbrush, or thinly brushed on by hand. A coat of primer will help the paint adhere to the plastic.
3. Varnish your miniatures after the paint has fully cured. Varnish is an extra strong transparent paint that will seal in your carefully placed layers of paint. A couple thin coats of varnish will protect the paint job.
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MUSIC
- "Weirder Stuff" by Geographer
- "A Stranger Thing" by Bruno E.
- "Cinematic Symphony of Steel" by Jimena Contreras
- "Cosmic Nightmares" by Jimena Contreras
- "Haunted Forest" by Tracktribe
The following Creative Commons licensed songs were modified and used in this project. The below songs are all licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
"Some Amount of Evil" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Volatile Reaction" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Lobby Time" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Magic Forest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Colossus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Action" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Dark Fog" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"We Got Trouble" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Stoneworld Battle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Noble Race" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Exotic Battle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Mysterioso March" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Gagool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Industrial Revolution" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Halls of the Undead" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Curse of the Scarab" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Sunset at Glengorm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)