The second Empyrean (25B) from WizKids Monster Menagerie 3 is also a huge model that I wanted to convert into a Cloud Giant for my Storm King’s Thunder campaign. This time, I wanted to add more details to make the figure into a boss type NPC/monster.
Cloud Giant, D&D, dungeons & dragons, repainting, SKT, wizkids
The Empyreans (25A and 25B) from WizKids Monster Menagerie 3 sets are huge models (3 inch base) and are similar in height to the Cloud Giants from Storm King’s Thunder. I guess they are not very popular, because I found them only for a bargain. I decided to turn them into Cloud Giants for my campaign.
Cloud Giant, D&D, dungeons & dragons, repainting, SKT, wizkids
Storm King’s Thunder also involves Cloud Giants. It even starts with one in the introduction adventure. But later in the campaign, Cloud Giants come into play as adversaries. Of course, there are nice miniatures from Wizkids from the Storm King’s Thunder set. I bought two (28A and 28B) and repainted them.
Cloud Giant, D&D, dungeons & dragons, repainting, SKT, wizkids
There are also quite nice Frost Giant miniatures by WizKids. Unfortunately, I often dislike the factory paint job. I bought the Frost Giantess from the Storm King’s Thunder booster set (#29A) in Ebay and was surprised to find Smurfette with a sword in my mail. Other than that, the figure looks pretty cool!
Harshnagg the Grim features a prominent role as an NPC in the Storm King’s Thunder D&D campaign. WizKids has a very cool miniature for him in the Storm King’s Thunder booster line, and I had to have it. The old Frost Giant veteran features two hand axes and a cool dragon skull helmet.
Back when the WizKids Icons of the Realms miniatures first came out, they already included a Frost Giant miniature. Way smaller than the later minis, they were based on the Frost Giant artworks before the Monster Manual for 5th Edition was released.
You can always use more generic bad guy minions. The Royal Guard from the Underdark set of old D&D miniatures line is a general humanoid in full plate armor and a spear. The halforc executioner from the same set is a hooded brute with a bardiche. I repainted both to add them to the Dragon Cultists’ army for the final encounter at the Well of Dragons.
As they were approaching the later episodes of the Tyranny of Dragon campaign, my players faced the mighty Red Wizard Rath Modar. The new D&D miniatures line from WizKids has a Human Red Wizard (#019) in their “Tyranny of Dragons” set. I did not really like the factory paint job, so I repainted him.