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Merry the DM
@merrydm.bsky.social
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Genderfluid (he/him, she/her, they/them), 39 years old

Parent, Dungeon Master, Miniature Painter
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I love me a good Shambling Mound, and this mini is a great figure for one. Really love the combination of wood, vines, leaves, moss, stone, and mushroom on this guy. I'm also fairly pleased with the somewhat stagnant looking water for the base.
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A custom painted miniature of a Shambling Mound. They have a wooden, branch-like base, covered mostly in vines, leaves, and patches of moss. They have a mouth-like opening on their stump of a head, with a collection of stones arranged like teeth. Mushrooms with orange or red with white spotted caps dot the top of their head and left shoulder area. They are posed shuffling through a pool of dirty water, their left arm hanging down and their right arm reaching out. A side view of the Shambling Mound's mini, showing off their mushrooms. A back view of the Shambling Mound's mini, showing off their vine and Leaf covering. A close up view of the Shambling Mound's mini, showing off their mossy face and stone teeth.
December 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Following up from last week's Mind Flayer theme with one if their most dangerous variants. An Alhoon is the name given to a Mind Flayer Lich, and these Undead Aberrations are especially deadly!
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A custom painted miniature of an Alhoon. They have desiccated off-white skin, and dead white eyes. They are wearing black robes with a brown hooded mantle with fringe along the bottom end. A ling green sash with gold trim is wrapped around their waist and hangs down in the front. Several brown straps hang down from their waist, ending in gold rings. They hold a brown spellbook open in their left hand, with their right hand pointing to the magic in it's pages. Their head is bowed slightly, their mouth tentacles flexing menacingly. A cluster of curling black magic tentacles shoot up from the stone floor behind them. A side view of the Alhoon's mini, showing off their profile and pose. A back view of the Alhoon's mini, showing off their fringed mantle and the magic tentacles they're conjuring. A side view of the Alhoon's mini, showing off the magical text of their spellbook.
December 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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I don't know what it is about this one, but I really feel like this one is the most regal looking of the minis. They've got an air of power about them.
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A custom painted miniature of a Mind Flayer. They have mauve-purple skin with red eyes. They are wearing black robes with red sleeves, and a silvery breastplate and pauldrons. They also wear a maroon mantle with a red cape hanging from it. They stand upright, with their hands held slightly out and their palms raised upward. A side view of the Mind Flayer's mini, showing off their pose and pauldrons. A back view of the Mind Flayer's mini, showing off their mantle and cape. A side view of the Mind Flayer's mini, showing off their profile and pose.
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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A couple more Mind Flayers, this time with newer models! I feel like I really picked up some good techniques by the time I got to these ones, and they look much better than the original two I did.
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Two custom painted miniatures of Mind Flayers. Both are wearing robes of red and black, though in different shades and arrangements. A custom painted miniature of a Mind Flayer. They have mauve-purple skin with red eyes. They are wearing maroon robes with a tattered high collar, with a black overplayed that is open at the front bottom. A black mask covers their face down to their head tentacles. They have a triangular red waist wrap, with white trim and a skull emblem. They are hunched slightly, their arms reaching out slightly. A back view of the Mind Flayer's mini, showing off their high collar. A side view of the Mind Flayer's mini, showing off their profile and pose.
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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This Mind Flayer figure makes a bit more sense to me. The staff with a head that looks like wriggling tentacles is a nice touch. I'm also very happy with how the color of their skin turned out.
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A custom painted miniature of a Mind Flayer. They have mauve-purple skin, with red eyes. They are wearing a high collared gray-blue robe, with a metal mantle and breastplate strapped over it. A metal plate covers their face below their eyes, with their mouth tentacles extending from that. They hold a golden staff in their left hand, which is topped with a effigy of wriggling tentacles. They stand slightly hunched, with their arms raised and outstretched. A side view of the Mind Flayer's mini, showing off their profile and robes. A back view of the Mind Flayer's mini, showing off their high collar and the straps that hold their armor in place. A side view of the Mind Flayer's mini, showing off their tentacle themed staff.
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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My first try at painting Mind Flayers were these older designs. The choice of a claw weapon seems like a strange choice for these foes, and their hands seem weirdly large, but it all kind of works out okay.
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Two custom painted miniatures of Mind Flayers. The left one is looming with a staff held forward, while the right is holding a massive claw weapon near the ground. A custom painted miniature of a Mind Flayer. They have mauve-purple skin with red eyes. They are wearing a gray-blue robe, with a metal mantle and breastplate strapped over it. A metal plate covers their face below their eyes, with their mouth tentacles extending from that. Their left hand holds a golden bracer, with three long steel claws jutting forth from it. They stand in a hunched pose, the claws dragging near the floor, and their right hand raised slightly. A back view of the Mind Flayer's mini, showing off their robes and the straps that hold their armor in place. A side view of the Mind Flayer's mini, showing off their profile and their massive right hand.
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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The second batch of Intellect Devourer minis are a bit larger and more detailed. Still nothing to fancy, but I'm happy with how they came out.
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Three custom painted miniatures of Intellect Devourers. They are both quadrepedal brain creatures, with spindly legs and large, clawed feet. The left one is posed walking forward, the middle one is sitting back with their forelegs in front, and the right one is raising their left claw up to strike. A side view of the Intellect Devourers' minis, showing off their poses. A back view of the Intellect Devourers' minis, showing off their brain-like bodies. A side view of the Intellect Devourers' minis, showing off their legs.
December 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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My first two Intellect Devourers are slightly smaller, but thankfully there isn't much detailing needed on these ones.
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Two custom painted miniatures of Intellect Devourers. They are both quadrepedal brain creatures, with spindly legs and large, clawed feet. Both are posed with their front left foot placed slightly forward. A side view of the Intellect Devourers' minis, showing off their poses. A back view of the Intellect Devourers' minis, showing off their brain-like bodies. A side view of the Intellect Devourers' minis, showing off their legs.
December 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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A bit of a collection here with some Intellect Devourers! These little brain-like creatures serve as guards and trackers for Mind Flayer communities. I've got quite a little army of them now!
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Five custom painted miniatures of Intellect Devourers, quadrepedal brains in varying poses.
December 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Wrapping up November with my biggest animal, a Tyrannosaurus Rex! For the coloration, I was inspired by the old Jurassic Park toys. Instead of the movie's brown colors, they were more of a dark red. Love to use this mini in my game!
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A custom painted miniature of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. They have dark red scaly skin, with a yellowish underbelly and black stripes they go down either side from a central strip along their spine. They have yellow eyes with round, black pupils. Their claws are black, their teeth yellowish, and their inner mouth is pink. They are posed mid-turn, with their head and tail both curving towards their right side. They have their left foreclaw raised, and their mouth is open, as if biting. A front view of the T-Rex's mini, showing off their head and mouth, as well as the curve of their pose. A side view of the T-Rex's mini, showing off their stripes and the small, yellowish spines that run from the back of their head to near the end of their tail. A back angle view of the T-Rex's mini, showing off their underbelly and a better look at their eye.
November 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Rounding out November with some bigger animals. The Giant Ape is clearly based on King Kong, and gorillas by extension. I think this one came out great! Nothing to fancy, but I feel like I executed it well.
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A custom painted miniature of a Giant Ape. He is modeled after a gorilla, with gray skin and black fur. His eyes are brown, his teeth yellowish, and his inner mouth pink. He stands upright, with his right hand bouncing back from striking his chest while his left is lifted up and preparing to swing back down. His mouth is open wide in a shout or roar. A side view of the Giant Ape's mini, showing off his arms. A back view of the Giant Ape's mini, showing off the silver fur on his back. A side view of the Giant Ape's mini, showing off his profile.
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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An early mini painting I did was this metal Elk figure. It generally came out pretty well, but I can see the ways I'd do things differently now. A great look back, though!
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A custom painted miniature of an Elk. He has brown fur, with darker brown around the neck. His eyes, nose, and hooves are black, and his antlers are a pale tan. He is posed mid-stride, with the front right leg raised and the back right leg extended. A side view if the Elk's mini, showcasing his pose and profile. A back view of the Elk's mini, showing his legs and tail.
November 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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I was happy with how my smaller octopuses came out, but I really love my Giant Octopus. Larger, stronger, and a better combatant, they make great aids in underwater fights. I really love the way that red-orange color pops!
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A custom painted miniature of a Giant Octopus. They have a red-orange coloration, with white along the under-arms and underside. Their eyes are yellow, with black horizontal pupils. They are laying low, with most of their arms curled along the ground and two front arms raised up. A front view of the Giant Octopus's mini, showing off their raised arms and the suckers underneath. A back angle view of the Giant Octopus's mini, showing off their body, eye, and curled up arms.
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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While I think these colors are fine, and maybe even typical, for an octopus mini, I think I'd like to try some more vibrant colors next time.
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A custom painted miniature of an Octopus. They have bright orange skin with darker splotches, and yellow eyes with horizontal black pupils. They have their arms splayed out across the ocean floor, and their body low. A back view of the Octopus's mi i, showing off their spread out arms.
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Following up the squid from a couple days ago with some octopuses! These clever animals excel at hiding, infiltrating and problem solving, making them useful in a tight underwater scenario. I went with some more basic colors on these two.
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Two custom painted miniatures of octopuses. The left one is a bright orange with dark splotches and is spread out on the ocean floor, while the right on is a beige color and is raised up in their arms. A custom painted miniature of an Octopus. They are a beige color, with yellow eyes and horizontal black pupils. They have their body raised up on all eight arms, the tips supporting them on the ocean floor. A back view of the Octopus's mini, showing off their bulbous body.
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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I'm not sure that smaller squids like the mini is depicting come in this color, but I think it looks good regardless of accuracy.
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A custom painted miniature of a Squid. They have a dark orange coloration and dark eyes. They rise up vertically from the ocean floor, propped up on the ends of their extended arms and tentacles. On the seabed around them is a white clam with a pearl in it, some pebbles, a yellowish seahorse hiding in some green seaweed, and an orange and white striped conch shell. A back view of the Squid's mini, showing off their mantle and the seahorse. A side view of the Squid's mini, showing off their arms and the pearl in the open clam.
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Keeping up the oceanic theme with a couple squid! They aren't much threat to larger creatures, but they can move fast and blind foes with jets of ink! For the coloration, I took inspiration from the giant squid (despite the size) and the market squid.
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Two custom painted miniatures of squid. The left one os orange and raised up on their arms and tentacles, while the right is white and has their arms and tentacles spread across the ocean floor. A custom painted miniature of a Squid. They have a white coloration with dark eyes. Their mantle is raised up, but their arms and tentacles are spread across the ocean floor. On the seabed nearby are an orange starfish and a yellow and green striped conch shell. A back angle view of the Squid's mini, showing off their arms and the starfish. A side view of the Squid's mini, showing off one of their eyes and the conch shell.
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Sharks are swift and powerful predators with keen senses. This makes them excellent aids in aquatic battle, or dangerous opponents.
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A custom painted miniature of a Shark. This one is modeled after a great white shark, with a gray upper body, a white underbelly body, black eyes, a pink inner mouth, and numerous broad teeth. They are leaping out of the water with their mouth open, their back half still submerged in the crest of water. A side view of the Shark's mini, showing off their underbelly and the water around their tail. A side view of the Shark's mini, showing off their gills and fins. A back view of the Shark's mini, showing of their massive back.
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Continuing the oceanic theme with a shark! This one in particular is patterned after a great white shark, easily one of the most recognizable of their kind. Another early success in painting water effects!
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Two custom painted miniatures of sharks. The left one breaching up out of the water with jaws open, while the right one is just a cresting dorsal fin. A custom painted miniature of a Shark. Their gray dorsal fin is just cresting out of the water. A side view of the Shark's mini, showing of the profile of their fin.
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Dolphins may not be the most dangerous ocean creature, but they can slam into larger creatures to keep them at bay. These were also some of my first successes with finding a way to paint translucent water.
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A custom painted miniature of a Dolphin. They have gray skin with a light gray underbelly and dark eyes. They are leaping above the water, their upper body mostly horizontal and their tail hanging lower. The water below them is cresting up into a wave. A back view of the Dolphin's mini, showing off their tail flukes. A side view of the Dolphin's mini, showing off their profile and the wave beneath them.
November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Switching over to some aquatic creatures with some dolphins! These intelligent mammals can swim quickly and hold their breath from long stretches, making them ideal aids to druids who need to scout watery environments.
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Two custom painted miniatures of dolphins. The left one is poking its upper body above the water, while the right one is leaping up over a cresting wave. A custom painted miniature of a Dolphin. They have gray skin, with a light gray underbelly, dark eyes, white teeth, and a pink inner mouth. They are posed poking their head out of the water, their mouth open and their front flippers just above the water. A back view of the Dolphin's mini, showing off their dorsal fin just barely starting to crest above the water. A side view of the Dolphin's mini, showing off their face.
November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Mules are harder and longer lived than horses and seemingly less stubborn and slow than donkeys This makes them ideal pack animals, able to reliably transport heavy loads for travelers, merchants, and soldiers. I really like these models, they were fun!
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Two custom painted miniatures of Mules. They have dark reddish coats, with white around the eyes and muzzles and cream on the lower legs and bellies. Their short manes and long tails are black, as are their hooves and eyes. Their backs are loaded with numerous packages of various sizes and colors. A front angle view of the Mule's mini, showing off their face and sone of their packages. A back view of the Mule's mini, showing off their tail and some of their packages. A side view of the Mule's mini, showing off their pose and some of their packages.
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Finally, we have the very first horse I painted. For as old as this mini painting was, I'm still pretty happy with how it came out.
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A custom painted miniature of a horse. They have a dark brown coat with white near the feet and on the muzzle, a white mane and tail, and black hooves. They are wearing a brown saddle, bit, and bridle, with a blue saddle blanket trimmed in yellow, golden stirrups, and a green bedroll. They stand upright, looking forward. A back angle view of the Horse's mini, showing off their tail and gear. A side view of the Horse's mini, showing off their profile and mane.
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Single color horses feel harder to paint, if only because I want to make them interesting. Still, I think this black horse came out pretty well.
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A custom painted miniature of a horse. They have a black coat, mane, tail, and hooves. They are wearing a brown saddle, bit, and bridle, with a blue saddle blanket trimmed in gray, silver stirrups, and a dark brown bedroll. They stand upright, looking forward. A back view of the Horse's mini, showing off their tail and gear. A side view of the Horse's mini, showing off their profile and coat.
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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More horses, now with saddles and riding gear! Before they added horses to Hero Forge, these were my options for the party's mounts.
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Two custom painted horse miniatures, the left one with a gray coat and the right one with a black coat. A custom painted miniature of a horse. They have a light gray coat, a gray mane and tail, and black hooves. They are wearing a dark brown saddle, bit, and bridle, with a red saddle blanket trimmed in yellow, golden stirrups, and a brown bedroll. They stand upright, looking forward. A back view of the Horse's mini, showing off their tail and gear. A front angle view of the Horse's mini, showing off their face, bit, and bridle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM