Hobgoblin Smuggler 02 by Novaminis

He doesn't run contraband because he has to — he runs it because the Hobgoblin Warlord's army needs funds, and nobody moves black-market steel through the docklands quite like he does.

• ✔ 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

This is pose 02 of the Hobgoblin Smuggler range from Novaminis, and it carries a very different energy to its companion sculpt. Where some smugglers lurk, this one fronts it out — standing broad and unhurried, a wide-bladed sword held low in one hand and a studded mace gripped in the other, daring anyone to ask questions. The riveted face mask, skull medallion, and patchwork armour of bolted plates and chain speak to someone who has survived long enough in the criminal underworld to stop caring about subtlety. The braided cord at his shoulder and the heavily studded belt loaded with rings and loops suggest a figure who carries more than just weapons — someone who knows where the bodies, and the cargo, are buried.

Hobgoblins in D&D 5e are defined by their discipline and martial hierarchy, and this sculpt leans into the idea of one who applies that discipline to organised crime rather than open warfare — a quartermaster, enforcer, or black-market broker operating just beneath the notice of the city watch. He works equally well as a recurring NPC in an urban campaign, a mid-tier boss in a goblinoid criminal syndicate, or a grunt-level soldier who's been moonlighting in the wrong trade.

Well suited for adventurers who:

• Are running urban intrigue or criminal underworld story arcs
• Need a hobgoblin enforcer, fence, or gang lieutenant for their campaign
• Want to field a varied hobgoblin warband with distinct visual identities across poses
• Are collectors who appreciate characterful, lore-grounded sculpts for their display shelf

Encounter Hook:
The party follows a lead on stolen temple artefacts to a waterfront warehouse — and finds it already occupied. A masked hobgoblin with a sword across his knees is sitting on a crate, entirely unbothered. He tells them, with quiet menace, that the artefacts passed through here three days ago, and that he'll tell them where they went — for the right price, and the right silence about what else was in that shipment.

Details

Supplied at 32mm scale. Available with or without a plain black base — the base is sent unattached and can be fixed with a small amount of glue. As with all our minis, some minor marks from the printing process are possible; these are easily tidied up before priming. Supplied unpainted and ready for your brush.

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

Mitz & Simz — because someone has to bring these sculpts to life, and the cats volunteered us.

Pairs well with goblinoid warbands — build out your grassland encounters with more from Novaminis.

Ready to add this adventurer to your collection? Order today and we'll print it fresh for you here in the UK. 🐾🐈‍⬛🎲