Iron Studios Dungeons & Dragons Tiamat Demi Statue: Literal Fivehead

Iron Studios has a treat for die-hard and deep-pocketed Dungeons & Dragons fans. The figure maker’s 1/20-scale Tiamat Demi statue features the legendary tabletop RPG monster as it was depicted in the franchise’s 1980s cartoon. Naturally, the statue also includes figurines of the cartoon’s six protagonists: Hank, Diana, Shiela, Eric, Presto, and Bobby (and Bobby’s pet Uni).

Each statue is primarily made of polystone that’s been handpainted. It stands at a towering 22″ tall and weighs 40 freaking pounds.

My only gripe with the figure is that you can see the gaps between the pieces if you look closely. But this is probably going on a shelf to be admired far from greasy fingers, that shouldn’t be a big concern. You can pre-order the statue from Iron Studios for $1,400 (USD).

Stranger Things Dungeons & Dragons Set: EGGOs Not Included

Of all the cool shows that Netflix has made, Stranger Things is arguably the most popular among us geeks. In the early episodes of the show, the kids were always playing Dungeons & Dragons, so it only makes sense that a special Stranger Things-themed Dungeons & Dragons starter set is on the way.

Since this is a starter set, it comes with everything you need to, you know, start a game. That means you get a rule book,  Stranger Things character sheets, six dice, and two Demogorgon figures, one of them being finished, and the other being paintable.

You can pre-order the set from Amazon now for $24.99 with shipping set for May 2019. Do it now so you can have your D&D session set up for July 4 when the third season premieres.

[via Bloody-Disgusting]

D&D Mind Flayer Trophy Head Plaque Slices Wallets

If you ever played Dungeons & Dragons and came up against an Illithid or the feared Mind Flayer, you know what difficulty lies in defeating the beast. You don’t have to roll a 20-sided die to capture this Mind Flayer and mount its head to your wall. All you need is a wallet with about 400 singles inside.

This Mind Flayer trophy head is made of foam rubber and hand-painted latex, and looks like something a hunter would hang on their wall. It’s gigantic at 25″ tall x 20″ deep x 20″ wide. You’ll need a suitably large wall to hang it on, and it will decorate thine dungeon (or basement) in creepy and cool style.

You can get your hands on the D&D Mind Flayer trophy head from Amazon for about $402.

This 3D-Printed Dice Tower Features a Spiral Staircase

I’ve always been against using dice towers. I just never saw the point since I am perfectly capable of rolling the dice myself. But having said that, occasionally you roll really horribly and embarrass yourself. You have only yourself to blame. But I just realized that if you use a dice tower, you can blame it on the dice tower. So I may just start using one. This 3D-printed dice tower is one of the loveliest I have ever seen.

It’s called the Spiral Dice Tower from The3DForgeShop. It will look cool in your home and compliments your Dungeons and Dragons or other medieval-themed games. It lets you witness the dice tumbling down a twisty spiral staircase, and uses the plastic from a 1.5-liter soda bottle as the outer wall to prevent dice from spraying out everywhere.

I love the amount of detail in this thing. It even has a knight statue embedded on the wall, next to the exit.

It’s actually based on Thingiverse contributor Lau85’s design so you can make for one yourself if you have a 3D printer, or you can pay about $32, and get one pre-made. All dice towers should look this good.

[via Yanko Design via Mike Shouts]

This Steel D20 Could Literally Kill the Demogorgon

If you have spent any amount of time playing Dungeons & Dragons or any other fantasy role-playing game that involves dice, you know the D20. This 20-sided die is the one that you go to when shiz gets real and you have only a slight chance of killing the Demogorgon.

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Normally this die is made of plastic just in case a nerd rages and throws it at the balls of another nerd during the game. I have seen this happen on a few occasions. I can only imagine the havoc this steel D20 would have made; someone would probably have not made it past 13-years-old in my crew.

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Blacksmith Gil Ramierez’s video below shows the involved forging process for this steel D20 and it’s pretty awesome to see. Just don’t roll it on mom’s glass dinner table.

[via Core77]

Retro Report Remembers Dungeons & Dragons’ Ironic Success Story

Look at these children having the time of their lives playing Dungeons & Dragons. But if you showed a similar scene to some American parents in the early ’80s, they’d freak out and say that these children were being introduced to witchcraft and devil worship. Yep, we’re talking 1980s, not 1480s.

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As the New York Times’ documentary series Retro Report shows in the video below, a clueless investigator and a handful of unrelated deaths were apparently enough to convince mass media that D&D was a gateway to satanism and other occult practices. Fortunately, this witch hunt backfired in favor of the game. The bad publicity ended up introducing D&D to a wider audience and helped make it even more successful.

That was delicious. The chaotic good guys win.

Dungeons & Dragons Compatible The Lord of the Rings Game Coming

Having grown up playing Dungeons & Dragons with my cousins, I can tell you from experience that the game is quite fun and infuriating at the same time. It really depends on how big an a-hole your dungeon master is. If you really want to get your geek fix on, a new D&D compatible game based on J R R Tolkien’s Middle-earth is coming.

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Yep, you will be able to play a D&D compatible role-playing game based in the world of The Lord of the Rings. Cubicle 7 Entertainment is making the game. The company says that its popular The One Ring role-playing game will continue as a separate line.

The new game series will be based on the work of Francesco Nepitello and will launch this summer. The company behind the game promises more details will be coming later this week.

[via Cubicle 7]

Critical Hit Cookie Cutters: 1-in-20 Chance They Come out in Blobs

I’ve come to the conclusion that even if you buy the cookie dough that is offered in sheets during the holidays, your cookie cutter cookies will still come out more round and blobby than you expect. I am never able to get them to actually look like the cookie cutters should make them. Cookie dough is kind of a dick.

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If you want to risk kitchen rage, you can try to make your on critical hit cookies with these six different dice cookie cutters. Even if they turn out blobby, at least you get cookies so there’s that.

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The set includes d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, and d20 dice. You can get your own set for $14.99(USD) at ThinkGeek and they would go perfectly with that D20 cake pan.

Fan-made Dungeons & Dragons 3D Models: Monster Compendddium

Redditor mz4250 has been playing Dungeons & Dragons for 17 years. Recently, he decided it was time to give back to the community. He ended up making 3D models of most of the D&D monsters, with a couple of bonuses thrown in. And he’s sharing them all for free.

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As of this writing, mz4250 has made models for nearly 190 monsters, from drow elves to Tiamat. They’re small and simple, but on the other hand, it cost him only $75 (USD) to print all of them. That’s a ton of savings.

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Check out all the monsters on Imgur or in the gallery below:

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You can download mz4250’s 3D files for free from his Shapeways page. You’ll need to register at the site but that’s free as well. Imgur member albertp says he has copies of all the files in this public Dropbox folder, but I have no idea if those are safe or legit.

[via Reddit]