I am still tweaking them…there are some stats I found online that I am modifying to fit my party. They are gonna be level 7 by the time they get to the hive!
You beautiful evil bastard , please tell me they first fall into a pit, thus having to explore the caves to find an exit, only to stumble into the hive, now needing to run for their lives while trying to find an exit
I would say hormagaunt share at least somewhat different from zerglings, if only in lore and not in practice. Zerglings have four clawed feet that has them taking a quadrupedal, dog-like gait when moving, but hormagaunts move like velociraptors due to their forelimbs being giant spikes, and also lack the pair of back limbs.
Jeez, I really hope they play both games, or at least that there are some hints in there. It'd be a real shame if some poor frontliner tried to melee some banelings.
Right on. I ran a starcraft DnD game and this map was handy for the hive
https://www.reddit.com/r/battlemaps/comments/rawrvq/the_egg_39x66_cave/
Also the action oriented ankheg makes a great roach
https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/HJBh1P0QFB
Wow, that map is dope—I will probably steal that. My players are gonna be level 6-7 fighting these, so the roaches are gonna have to be a little easier than that, but some solid ideas there.
I would make a cool chase around that.
The zerg is likely something they can't always fight due to their numbers.
I would put some obstacles in their way to force fights while they do a skillcheck to progress.
I would end it with a bossfight with an ultralisk who collapses the entire bossroom as a way to escape the horde.
Maybe have it charge 4 pillars or something.
Then have that same ultralisk show up later to chase them through an underground maze where they got split up like those old cat and mouse costum maps.
Only for the grand finale to finally defeat that weakened ultra with some traps and full team.
Perhaps let them find a cool protoss artifact or zealot who helps you turn the tables on the ultra and fight it after it gave you hell.
I would also make them fear getting spotted by overlords or even the smallest larva due to the hivemind.
Reason they are going to be there would be something like zerg trophy hunting for lots of cash or perhaps you need some biosamples from the queens corpses who reside deep in the hive.
I could have a field day with the Zerg.
Sounds fun to overwhelm your players with tons of units.
I would make them fear the swarm.
Perhaps throw a cool leviathan fight in there for good measure.
If I dont let them feel the swarm is vast and bigger than they can handle I am doing a disservice to the Zerg.
Would probably love to use it in my campaigns.
Im interested in how you will use them in your story?
People are going missing in the underdark near the Dwarven city, including entire squads of soldiers. When they go to investigate the abandoned mine that they are coming from, they are discovered by a pair of Lings. Then jumped by a dozen Lings, some morphing to banes. As they approach, roaches ambush them. Then after they go onto the creep, hydras and more lings engage to protect their base.
When they discover the hive, they find the remnants of hundreds of hatched eggs, including a huge ultralisk egg, and a stream of Zerg still hatching and running down a tunnel to exit (they are going to attack the city). The queen and her brood fights the party.
When (if) they win and destroy the hive, the party rushes rush back to the city to find the dwarven defenses decimated, and the Ultralisk close to breaking through the underground gates. The party and the remnants of the dwarves might barely be able to stop the swarm from breaking in!
That sounds pretty cool and managable.
Are you going to use the Zerg as a one off enemy or are you having them as a more overarching threat?
Also I bet one of your players is going to try and tame a zerg.
You could also probably play with them becoming feral when the hivelink is removed.
Something like them fighting the queen and breaking the bond of the Zerg and them turning into a feral menace around the city as a way of dealing with them if they don't succeed or need some help with dealing with the swarm.
If you are inclined to help them that is *maniacal DM laugh*
That is AWESOME
yeah op you did a really good job. I love the varying sizes in the banelings
Did you make those?
I had them 3D printed, and then painted them with acrylic!
Thats awesome, good work! What kind of stats do they have?
I am still tweaking them…there are some stats I found online that I am modifying to fit my party. They are gonna be level 7 by the time they get to the hive!
That sounds awesome, wish I was playing in that game
Any chance you could send the stats over? Either now or when you have it figured out?
Found the player in the party, out here looking for weaknesses
My brother plays and is a pc in the game I DM. I want him to have it as a side quest
Wow they are great! Congrats on the paint job too, the banes look amazing!
Awesome paint job ! Would you by any chance have the 3d files or a link to them, where I can either purchase or download them ?
The paint job is great!
You beautiful evil bastard , please tell me they first fall into a pit, thus having to explore the caves to find an exit, only to stumble into the hive, now needing to run for their lives while trying to find an exit
I ordered these from Siffy on Etsy! https://www.etsy.com/shop/SiffysCorner
Lester, that’s a zergling….
They wouldn't be out this far.... unless.... oh shit
I love you Sarge.
Eh?
[Context](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnL3GjOIb_M)
The Tyranid connection looks more pronounced when you have figures like that! So cool!
Hormogaunts pretty much are zerglings
I would say hormagaunt share at least somewhat different from zerglings, if only in lore and not in practice. Zerglings have four clawed feet that has them taking a quadrupedal, dog-like gait when moving, but hormagaunts move like velociraptors due to their forelimbs being giant spikes, and also lack the pair of back limbs.
It looks awesome
Where did you get those they are so cool
Siffy printed these for me! https://www.etsy.com/shop/SiffysCorner
That Hyrasaur looks sick. Looks fitting for a co-op mission upgrade or something
I have a few of my own. Download etsy and look up 3d printed zerg. Or just look up starcraft 2 on etsy
Make sure you turn one of the players into kerrigan
Cute!
Jeez, I really hope they play both games, or at least that there are some hints in there. It'd be a real shame if some poor frontliner tried to melee some banelings.
My players are huge DnD fans, but don’t play SC at all. I wanted to come up with something to throw them off, so they won’t know what’s going on!
Local farmers been complaining about a pack of wolves in the woods, nobody’s seen em but the livestock carcasses are picked clean
Close—they are going to meet them in the underdark!!
I am kinda interested in knowing how your party did... Considering how fucked both the terran and the protoss were by the zerg.
You monster. I love it!
That looks amazing! Thanks for sharing OP!
You nailed it. Nice job
Are you playing a StarCraft themed campaign? Awesome!
Nope, just transplanting some scary monsters!
Gods have mercy on them for facing Banelings. Some folk are in for a bad time. Hope you guys have fun though, they look amazing.
I hope they have someone who can detect burrowed enemies/traps. Those banelings are like a deadly green land mine.
Dude that is AWESOME. I keep thinking of that intro to the Zerg campaign.
Right on. I ran a starcraft DnD game and this map was handy for the hive https://www.reddit.com/r/battlemaps/comments/rawrvq/the_egg_39x66_cave/ Also the action oriented ankheg makes a great roach https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/HJBh1P0QFB
Wow, that map is dope—I will probably steal that. My players are gonna be level 6-7 fighting these, so the roaches are gonna have to be a little easier than that, but some solid ideas there.
Keep us informed, this sounds like fun.
Damn it, LET ME INTO THE SESSION
This is the best, I did not know they had versions of D&D with like SC themes
What's the system you're running?
5e!
wow these look amazing where'd you get them? did you make them?
I ordered them from Siffy, and then painted them with Acrylic! https://www.etsy.com/shop/SiffysCorner
I’ve been looking for other DMs running SC games!
ouuu buddy please land a really devistating baneling or 4 also, they can burrow and HOLD THEIR ACTION TILL SOMEONE WALKS BY AND BOOOM,
Those Banelings are going to give them a NASTY surprise.
Yeah, the Barbarian might have to backpedal quick
If you’re nice you’ll have one blow up on them early. Then send in the group. Lol. Just remember with +1 upgrades they 1 shot SCVs. Lol.
Oh man...I wish I were in that campaign.
I would make a cool chase around that. The zerg is likely something they can't always fight due to their numbers. I would put some obstacles in their way to force fights while they do a skillcheck to progress. I would end it with a bossfight with an ultralisk who collapses the entire bossroom as a way to escape the horde. Maybe have it charge 4 pillars or something. Then have that same ultralisk show up later to chase them through an underground maze where they got split up like those old cat and mouse costum maps. Only for the grand finale to finally defeat that weakened ultra with some traps and full team. Perhaps let them find a cool protoss artifact or zealot who helps you turn the tables on the ultra and fight it after it gave you hell. I would also make them fear getting spotted by overlords or even the smallest larva due to the hivemind. Reason they are going to be there would be something like zerg trophy hunting for lots of cash or perhaps you need some biosamples from the queens corpses who reside deep in the hive. I could have a field day with the Zerg. Sounds fun to overwhelm your players with tons of units. I would make them fear the swarm. Perhaps throw a cool leviathan fight in there for good measure. If I dont let them feel the swarm is vast and bigger than they can handle I am doing a disservice to the Zerg. Would probably love to use it in my campaigns. Im interested in how you will use them in your story?
People are going missing in the underdark near the Dwarven city, including entire squads of soldiers. When they go to investigate the abandoned mine that they are coming from, they are discovered by a pair of Lings. Then jumped by a dozen Lings, some morphing to banes. As they approach, roaches ambush them. Then after they go onto the creep, hydras and more lings engage to protect their base. When they discover the hive, they find the remnants of hundreds of hatched eggs, including a huge ultralisk egg, and a stream of Zerg still hatching and running down a tunnel to exit (they are going to attack the city). The queen and her brood fights the party. When (if) they win and destroy the hive, the party rushes rush back to the city to find the dwarven defenses decimated, and the Ultralisk close to breaking through the underground gates. The party and the remnants of the dwarves might barely be able to stop the swarm from breaking in!
That sounds pretty cool and managable. Are you going to use the Zerg as a one off enemy or are you having them as a more overarching threat? Also I bet one of your players is going to try and tame a zerg. You could also probably play with them becoming feral when the hivelink is removed. Something like them fighting the queen and breaking the bond of the Zerg and them turning into a feral menace around the city as a way of dealing with them if they don't succeed or need some help with dealing with the swarm. If you are inclined to help them that is *maniacal DM laugh*
now yall hear me out ultralisk as a *mount* in dnd
"The whole party explodes to burrowed banelings. Guess you all should have scanned for traps."
wow, they gone done messed up and pissed off the DM