Nolzur's Grungs & Grenadier Marsh Dragon

[Rigel]

Frog-folk are always irresistible, and tiny poison-arrow frog-folk even more so. These are from a Nolzur's 3-pack. One had some kind of horns on its head I didn't fancy, so I trimmed those off. Look at these big-headed little savages!  

 

 

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But I know you're all here for the Grenadier! Afraid I had to get this Marsh Dragon from Mirliton, but I couldn't resist. It's so salamander-like, with goggling newt eyes and axolotl gills, and that lovely rounded snout. We're really jaded by fancy dragons after years of fantasy art. Even a low-level drake like this would be pant-fillingly TERRIFYING in real life. Look at that dynamic curve of its body, the lashing tail! The armored prehistoric arrogance of a crocodilian, but faster and more agile; something with the metabolism of a tiger and the yawning bite of a leopard seal, with a bone-breaking tail-swipe. This is a great 'cryptid' dragon, suitable for Call of Cthulhu or a low-fantasy gritty medieval / renaissance game. 

You know any treasure hoard is buried deep in soft, acidic mud, too. They don't stockpile precious metals in particular, but anything else gets corroded away in that caustic sump.

Like the Grungs, I gave it vivid aposematic coloration, partly like the salamanders it resembles, and partly because many of the dragons chronicled in Continental European legend were feared less for their size than for their virulent poison. 

I don't know what the excrescence on its back is meant to be; certainly not wings. Maybe a bony outgrowth, maybe a Suriname Toad style brood pouch of puckered and toughened hide, maybe an organic saddle. Since there are so many styles and colorations of poison dart frogs, I might get another pack of Grung and modify one of them to ride on this thing. Their bandy legs and its peaked carapace look like a good fit.

 

EDIT: More froggies! 

 

 

Edited April 19, 2020 by Rigel
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[Glitterwolf]

I love it!

Poisoned dart frogs are my favorite little frogs, I had a few as pets when I was younger.

The Grenadier Dragon brings back memories, I love the older minis.

As for that thing on it's back, maybe it's a ribcage of some sort of monster he defeated.

[Iridil]

Wonderful foggies! And that dragon is perfect - like the idea of adding a rider. Nice, bright, tropical colors. The patterns are really nice - we you using a reference photo - look very natural.

[Inarah]

Those are great. I can just feel the despair the PCs emit when they come across the big guy. 

[Lostraven]

Very cool and colourful!

[AutumnHare]

Love the froggies!  Amazingly cute.

[Warlady]

Super job on the patterning!

[Cyradis]

Yay froggies!!

[Rigel]

Thanks, everyone! 

On 2/5/2020 at 4:09 PM, Cyradis said:

Yay froggies!!

 

On 2/3/2020 at 9:52 PM, AutumnHare said:

Love the froggies!  Amazingly cute.

Agreed--there's something endearing about those boggle eyes and gormless grins. Hooray frogs!
 

On 2/5/2020 at 4:06 PM, Warlady said:

Super job on the patterning!

 

On 2/3/2020 at 3:46 PM, Lostraven said:

Very cool and colourful!

 

On 2/3/2020 at 8:41 AM, Iridil said:

Wonderful foggies! And that dragon is perfect - like the idea of adding a rider. Nice, bright, tropical colors. The patterns are really nice - we you using a reference photo - look very natural.

Thank you! Yes, definitely referred to several photos. There was no end of inspirational pictures to choose from. And I'm convinced now--YES I'll get more frogs!  The rider will happen! 
 

On 2/3/2020 at 11:47 AM, Inarah said:

Those are great. I can just feel the despair the PCs emit when they come across the big guy. 

Ha! Yes, it's definitely an "Oh broccoli, what NOW?!" moment. 
 

On 2/3/2020 at 1:01 AM, Glitterwolf said:

I love it!

Poisoned dart frogs are my favorite little frogs, I had a few as pets when I was younger.

The Grenadier Dragon brings back memories, I love the older minis.

Ooo, lucky! They are adorable little beasties, and apparently nonpoisonous after a while with a diet of milder prey.
Yes, there's something about the old sculpts. It's dynamic and extremely well-detailed and boldly goofy and I love it! 

[Rigel]

As promised, more frogs! Never did get to converting one into a rider though.

 

[Glitterwolf]

Lovely!

All those bright colours are great.

Nature is a great inspiration.