Lurking foes are a mixed bag of different opponents that you can encounter in dungeons. Here you will find everything from Rodents of Unusual Size (if they really exist) to giant omnivorous worms to undead warriors left to guard their liege's tomb for all eternity, which makes them a bit short-tempered.
I have mixed and matched from various different scales and ranges to put together a selection I am happy with. As a result, the ROUSs range in size from that of a medium sized dog to that of a pony. The dungeon worms are huge despite being 10mm figures, and so on. I have also reused figures from other factions to save time and money.
Giant rats
These are rodents of unusual size, ranging in stature from medium dog-sized to being as large as an average human being. Some people say they do not exist...
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| Rodents of unusual size (Ral Partha Europe 28mm rats) |
Giant bugs
It is said that the larger the scorpion, the less venomous it is. That may be the case but these giant scorpions still hurt when they sting you, and their pincers are enough to take your arm off if you are not careful.
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| Giant scorpions (Pendraken) |
Winged Imps
The imps of the third level of Hell take the form of giant flies in Utavoll. Their infernal buzzing can drive a person crazy even before they attack.
I took the cheap option with these and got a big bag of plastic Halloween flies. I really need to base the rest up too.
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| Giant flies (plastic Halloween decorations) |
Skeletal defenders
Sometimes a necromancer just won't let a body rest in peace. These are the least of the undead, but they should not be discounted as foes. They can still kill you if you are not careful.
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| Skeletons (Ral Partha Europe Demonworld) |
Decrepit worshippers
Sometimes the caverns and tombs under Utavoll are filled with the insane remnants of unspeakable cults. These people were formerly upstanding members of their communities until the Elder Gods called them to their service. Now they shamble round the tombs drooling and perform exotic and obscene rituals to honour their gods.
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| Sinners (Ral Partha Europe Demonworld) |
Goblin infestation
"See the little goblin
See his little feet
See his little nosey wosey
Isn't the goblin sweet? Yeah!"
Goblins get a bad rap. They are just little guys trying to make it in a big person's world, and that makes them irritable and cranky when forced to confront larger people. It makes them inclined to attack big people in the hope that they can bring them down to the goblins' level. Seeing eye to eye with a goblin usually does not end well for the big person. Of course, you can avoid this situation by not going into goblin caves. So, knowing this, why are you in this goblin lair?
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| Goblin warriors (RPE Demonworld) |
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| Goblin heroes (RPE Demonworld) |
There are only a few breeds of bear in Utavoll. The cave bears are the largest and most dangerous of those breeds, and yet you occasionally see a goblin captain leading the bear pack. No one is sure how the goblins have succeeded in developing a relationship with the bears, but it seems to work out for both of them, although some say that the goblin captains riding bears only did it for a dare, and now do not know how to get off again without being eaten.
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| Bears, one with Goblin rider (RPE Demonworld) |
Gargoyle sentries
No one knows who summoned these stone demons or why they stick around after so long, but they are dangerous foes and the casual adventurer should be careful round them.
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| Gargoyles (Pendraken) |
Tomb shades
Sometimes a person is just not done with everything they were planning to do in life, so their spirit hangs around after death. Sometimes that spirit finds company and they start to take out their anger on adventurers that raid their tombs. It seems unreasonable to the living but that is just the way things are, and these ghosts will not be happy to see you. The worst ones and the leaders of the other ghosts are those whose sheets got mixed in with the colours wash and turned pink.
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| Ghosts (Alternative Armies) |
Delve crawlers
When people talk about the dead being food for the worms, this is not quite what most people have in mind. Nevertheless, tombs are a source of nutrition for the giant worms known as Delve Crawlers, and they do not care if the nutrition is still moving or not.
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| Giant worms (Pendraken) |
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| Giant worm captain (RPE 28mm) |
Crystal wards
It's nice to have your tomb decorated with crystal statues and some people in the past took it a step further. They summoned crystal demons into those statues and animated them to protect their worldly wealth from those who would seek to redistribute it in the nearest tavern.
Once more I am reusing figures in a different role. These figures are also the Fog Born (humanoid demons) from The Whispers from Beyond list.
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| Daughters of Xeribulos (Ral Partha Europe Demonworld) |
Eternal Guard
The richest lords and ladies of the past hired necromancers to transform their personal bodyguards into undead personal bodyguards that would guard their tombs forever. No one fully understands why, but perhaps it was a test of those that came after. Only the bravest and the strongest would be able to seize their wealth. Or perhaps the rich were just greedy and heedless of the effect of hoarding their wealth instead of using it for the common good.
These look very like the Skeletal defenders earlier in this list. That's because I am being frugal and using exactly the same figures.
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| Skeletons (Ral Partha Europe Demonworld) |
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