Sunday 7 January 2024

Devilry Afoot - witch hunters (2)

I've now finished up my second batch of angst-ridden monster hunters for Devilry Afoot. The three men are all from Bloody Miniatures - the woman is from the Flint and Feather range by Crucible Crush Productions.

The first chap was painted up to be a veteran soldier, but he could be a gentleman at a push. Equipped with polearm, sword, buff coat, cuirass and religious tract (stuffed into his head band), he is certainly ready to confront some devilry!

I am particularly fond of this rural-looking sculpt. With a blunderbus, pipe and dead rabbit, his most notible moments in playtesting have been the accidental shooting of a colleague, and a lot of standing in the bushes smoking his pipe. He could fit the solfier archetype, but he's been painted up with the intention of being a doughty goodman.

My only female hunter to date, I've painted up this lovely wee sculpt with a pistol to be a goodwife. Depending on her upgringing, she might also work as a scholar.

This fine agitator has been conceptualised as a veteran soldier, although he could pass as a goodman or perhaps even a religious. He comes with holy item (or political pamphlets?), sword and matchlock.

2 comments:

  1. Mark from Thailand9 January 2024 at 13:14

    So ‘Devilry Afoot’ is the new working title?
    And the six archetypes of witch hunters: Soldier, Gentleman, Religious, Scholar, Goodman, Goodwife ?

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    1. Indeed. It seemed there was a bit of a branding clash with Witching Hour, so Devilry Afoot it is!

      There are five main archetypes, gentleman, goodman/goodwife, religious, scholar and soldier. There is also a sixth, the follower, but they are henchmen and hangers-on rather than fully fledged characters.

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