{"product_id":"snailfolk-bard-with-bagpipes-by-mz4250","title":"Snailfolk Bard with Bagpipes by MZ4250","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSomewhere between the mossy roots of an ancient oak, a melody rises — reedy, droning, unmistakably bagpipe — and the party realises with dawning horror that the bard they hired is, in fact, a snail.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ Multi-miniature bundle — multiple variations in one order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ 32mm scale resin, printed fresh to order in the UK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ All pieces supplied unpainted and ready to prime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ Great value for building out encounter groups or display collections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Snailfolk Bard is one of those sculpts that stops a table dead in its tracks — not through menace, but through sheer, joyful absurdity. Hunched within a smooth, spiral-ridged shell, this gastropod musician clutches a full set of bagpipes with startlingly muscular arms, antennae raised high above a textured, broad-featured head. The pipes themselves are rendered in satisfying detail — chanters, drones, and bag all clearly defined — and the whole composition reads as both genuinely characterful and deeply, deliberately daft. In the best possible way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're running a Feywild campaign where nothing is quite what it seems, a forest encounter table that needs something truly memorable, or a one-shot where the party's hired entertainment turns out to be significantly slower than advertised, this miniature earns its place. The sculpt has enormous personality at the painting stage — the shell alone invites your favourite wet-blending technique, while the bagpipes reward careful drybrushing and a spot of tartan freehand if you're feeling ambitious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a display piece, the Snailfolk Bard holds its own alongside any collection of weird and wonderful creatures. It's the kind of sculpt that makes visitors ask questions — and the answer is always more interesting than they expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ Adventurers who need an unforgettable bard NPC that gets a genuine laugh from players\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ Dungeon Masters building Feywild, forest, or swamp encounter tables with real variety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ Painters who want a characterful sculpt with interesting textures and a shell that rewards creativity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ Collectors drawn to the more eccentric corners of the miniature world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEncounter Hook:\u003c\/strong\u003e The party has been tasked with escorting the Grand Bard of the Verdant Conclave to the Midsummer Court. They picture a glamorous elf or perhaps a dashingly roguish human. What arrives at the meeting point, at its own unhurried pace, three hours late, is Glorpin Shellsworth — Snailfolk Bard, bagpiper of considerable local reputation, and entirely unbothered by the urgency of anyone else's schedule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis listing is a bundle that includes both the supported and unsupported variants of the sculpt, giving you flexibility for your preferred method. All pieces are supplied unpainted and ready to prime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSculpted by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mz4250\"\u003eMZ4250\u003c\/a\u003e — visit their page to see the full range of their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePairs well with other \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fey\"\u003efey and fantastical creatures\u003c\/a\u003e and suits \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wilderness-forest\"\u003ewoodland and forest encounters\u003c\/a\u003e — or explore more from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mz4250\"\u003eMZ4250\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMitz rolled Charisma. Simz rolled Charisma. Both succeeded. The humans had no say in any of this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReady to add this adventurer to your collection? Order today and we'll print it fresh for you here in the UK.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MZ4250","offers":[{"title":"32mm Artist Scale","offer_id":57865616884094,"sku":"M-SNAILFOLK-BARD-W-BAGPIPES","price":3.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0872\/2520\/5035\/files\/Snailfolk_Bard_w_Bagpipes.jpg?v=1787073023","url":"https:\/\/mitznsimz.com\/products\/snailfolk-bard-with-bagpipes-by-mz4250","provider":"MitzNSimz ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}