Dead Watchman 02 by Novaminis

He never saw it coming — and now the cobblestones are cold beneath his studded armour, his open hand reaching for a blade that is no longer there.

• ✔ 32mm scale resin miniature, printed fresh to order in the UK
• ✔ Supplied unpainted and ready to prime
• ✔ Compatible with D&D, Pathfinder, and all tabletop RPGs
• ✔ Equally at home on the gaming table or the display shelf

The Dead Watchman 02 is a prone, fully recumbent figure — a city guard struck down mid-duty. He lies face-up, legs slightly bent, one arm outstretched with an upturned open hand as if grasping at nothing. His sculpted studded leather armour is detailed with rivet work and cross-laced stitching across the torso and arms. A brimmed iron helmet rests beside his turned head, separated from his body as though knocked free in the struggle. Sturdy, heavily-soled boots complete the look of a working soldier of the watch — someone who walked these streets every night, until tonight.

This is the second variation in Novaminis' Dead Watchman series. Where variant 01 offers a different posture or orientation, this sculpt places the guardsman squarely on his back, arms slightly spread, lending itself particularly well to dramatic crime-scene and aftermath storytelling. The detail across the armour — each rivet, each stitched seam — gives painters a wealth of surface texture to work with, and the flat pose makes him remarkably easy to base and display.

As a prone terrain-adjacent piece, he works equally well as scatter — a body on the floor of a corridor — or as a deliberate narrative focal point in a murder-mystery or heist scenario. Paint him in muted greys and browns for a grim city guard, or push the contrast on the leather armour for a display diorama centrepiece.

A great addition for adventurers who:

• Run urban campaigns with city watches, guilds, or criminal underworlds
• Need corpse markers or fallen NPC props for encounter storytelling
• Want atmospheric scatter to dress dungeon corridors, tavern floors, or alleyways
• Enjoy painting detailed armour textures and character-rich figures
• Are building a Ravenloft or gothic city setting with real narrative weight

Encounter Hook

The party turns into the alley behind the Merchant's Quarter and finds a city watchman face-up in a puddle — his helmet beside him, one hand outstretched, his purse untouched. No wounds are visible. The Investigation check reveals faint burns on his fingertips and a smell of sulphur. Someone, or something, wanted him out of the way tonight — and the party has three hours before the morning patrol finds the body.

Details

Dead Watchman 02 is a 32mm scale prone human figure, supplied unpainted and unassembled where applicable. The flat recumbent pose makes him straightforward to base on a standard rectangular or oval base. He is this second sculpt in the Dead Watchman series — collectors and Dungeon Masters building out their city encounter sets may wish to add variant 01 alongside him for additional variety.

Sculpted by Novaminis — visit their collection to see more of their work.

Pairs well with urban NPCs and townsfolk and Ravenloft gothic encounters — or explore more from Novaminis.

The cats cannot help with the work. They have, however, rolled a natural 20 on Supervision.

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