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This month’s collection is all about the Guanghan Rabbitfolk, and their Imperial Court. Hasel from our Discord informed us that female bunnies are the ones who make the burrow, so we thought it fitting that the Imperial Court was mainly comprised of princesses and an Empress. Of course, if you have a Court, you need a Court Bard; Guanghan are great lovers of the arts, and consider it a higher calling to engage in music, poetry, and martial arts. The flashy Shining Wave loves to show off, and I think we’ve captured one of his best performances. 

Some Guanghan, like Princess Wild Swan, are a little bratty and ambitious, while others like Princess Dawn Clouds, are content to relax and enjoy life. The elderly Empress herself is a shrewd and savvy ruler who might have a special task for your adventurers (and an equally special reward). 

The bases and terrain this month were designed by Paul Ferret, and sculpted by Kittifizz and Calrais as usual. Stats continue to be made by Conflux Creatures, formatted by OddBallOwlBear, and are available through the link in the Patron Download Post. 

We’re almost caught up with the stats now, with only April 2022 and April 2023 missing (as well as the May stats for last month). Phew! Conflux Creatures has been hard at work pumping out the stats, and OddballOwlbear has been making time in his final year of college to do the layouts. You can find the dropbox link for all the stats in the Patron Download Link.

If you want to read the deeper world lore, check the CobraCompendium, which also has the numbered listing of all our monthly collections at the end: https://bit.ly/3om6snO 

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Summer in the desert must have inspired us to go back to the Taforalt Desert and its capital city, Jebel Irhoud. This bustling city of intrigue is home to a multitude of Guilds, each vying for power and status with each other. Employing mages and private armies, they each adamantly protect their turf, guild secrets, and technologies in a city that thrives on merchant commerce with the wider world. This time, we’re getting a look at the Lamplighter’s Guild. Their humble beginnings as a guild that lit the lamps at night has grown to include the management of their special gas lines and the technology stemming from their use. The gas comes from a particular Barrow Realm, meaning it has magical properties. The guild mages connect to this Barrow Realm to draw their power, and also make contracts with creatures of that realm (Hinn) for various purposes.

This month’s minis give us a glimpse into the inner workings of the Lamplighter’s guild, with a few members from different strata as well as a Pari, a specific type of Hinn that often works with the Guild.

Bases and Terrain this month were sculpted by Kittifizz and Calrais, with concepts by Paul Ferret!

We’re almost caught up with the stats now, with only April 2022 and April 2023 missing (as well as the May stats for last month). Phew! Conflux Creatures has been hard at work pumping out the stats, and OddballOwlbear has been making time in his final year of college to do the layouts. You can find the dropbox link for all the stats in the Patron Download Link.

As always, you can read more about the background of Jebel Irhoud and the Taforalt Desert in our Cobra Compendium, the ever-growing lore document for the CobraMode Universe! The end of the Compendium also has a numbered listing of all the collections: https://bit.ly/3om6snO 

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This month we’re going back to our roots with the Hikiga and Hanzaki, one of our original factions! The Hikiga have a very regimented Imperialist society, and have all the benefits (and drawbacks) of that system. The discipline of their army is reknowned, and their drive for military power allows for experimentation into some of the more controversial technologies. For example, the enormous Command Post Tsukumogami, an animated object powered by multiple will-o-wisp-like spirits called Onibi bound to physical objects. The creation of this massive magical construct took the lives of fifteen Spirit Binders, and remains the pinnacle of Hikiga ingenuity. Imperial Spirit Binders like Ginchiyo often employ much smaller and more manageable Onibi as assistants, such as the Guanghan Mask Onibi which she uses a bit like a bomb-defusing robot. The rogue Spirit Binder, Tozen, has thrown in his lot with the shady Ryujin Katsuhito, and his chaotic creations aren’t always well behaved. The Hanzaki have their own form of ancestral spirit possession, which Haranobu practices. While it may look like Hikiga-style Spirit Binding, it’s actually an older form that the salamanders had been using for centuries before the Hikiga Empire. 

This month’s bases and terrain were sculpted by Kittifizz and Calrais, using concept art by Paul Ferret as the basis 🙂 

We’re sooo close to being caught up with our Stats, lovingly crafted by Conflux Creatures and laid out by OddballOwlBear! There are only 5 months missing right now (not including May), so almost all of our collections now have stats that can be used in your tabletop games. Phew!

For all you new Lore Lovers, make sure you read the CobraCompendium to catch up with the background on the Hikiga and the Hanzaki, and check out the numbered listing of all our collections at the end: https://bit.ly/3om6snO 

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April’s collection is exploring the dark and forbidding world of the Stygian Apertures, mysterious portals to an unknown Barrow Realm that open seemingly at random. The Geometers of Jebel Irhoud are the most familiar with this phenomenon, and have studied it so extensively that they can even predict when and where some of the portals will open. This has made Jebel Irhoud the main adventurers and expeditionists to the Apertures, where they find extremely rare, alien magic artifacts, creatures, and plants. However, adventurers must beware of the Call of the Apertures – staying there too long or going too often can begin an unstoppable process of mutation into a Stygian creature, not always sentient.

Some of the creatures are featured in this collection, such as the Stygian Alanqa, a flying beast used by the Ait Alexon Air Cavalry force who help to protect adventurers in the Apertures, and the Stygian Cynomorphs, a common and dangerous beast found therein. The Stygian Larva, which scientists have discovered can morph into a variety of adult forms (including the Cynomorph), is an eerie marvel. Meanwhile, some of those who are mutated by the Stygian Realm are received less warmly – called Children of Ydris, they are likened to demon-spawn and shunned (albeit respected) in Jebel Irhoud. You can read more about the specific lore at the end of the post.

This month’s bases and terrain were concepted by Paul Ferret and sculpted by TheBetaMarie, Calrais, and Kittifizz! We also have a stellar Throwbacks pack this month, with our desert themed base and terrain pack, a chonky Tengu with a big stick, and 5 adorable Hanzaki Ashigaru to help you on your journeys.

As always, you can read all of the collected Lore in our CobraCompendium, which also has a numbered listing of all our collections at the end: https://bit.ly/3om6snO

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March is a special month, because it’s the Anniversary of CobraMode and it’s also Erin’s birthday! CobraMode is now in it’s 3rd year of operation, can you believe it?

For such an auspicious occasion, what better way to celebrate than with a dragon, some fluffy bunnies, and a cute pet?! I don’t know if anything says CobraMode more than that. The popularity of Coiled Strike really took us by surprise, but I’m glad that we got that feedback in time to make our “March Hare” collection 😁 Special thanks to resident bunny expert Hasel, whom we consulted with on the features of bunnies in order to create these characters.

This month’s wonderful bases and terrain were sculpted by Calrais, Kittifizz, and Karurosu from our Discord Server, with the help of concept art from Paul Ferret. Our stats are by Conflux Creatures (who has his own Patreon that you should definitely check out), and formatted by OddballOwlBear.

This month we have a couple Cross-Promos planned, the first of which is Dragon Gate Tavern! They’re sharing something I think everyone will enjoy, but I’ll wait till the 2nd of the month to make a formal post about it.

If you’re interested in the full Lore of the CobraMode Universe, check out the CobraCompendium (which also has a full numbered listing of all our models, sans extras and patron exclusives).

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This month’s collection is continuing our sea theme, with the new Lemurians! Based on mermaids or sirens, they pilot their bio-mechs in order to travel (and wage war) on land. The two we have this month are Tereis and Melusine, one a fighter and one a mage. Each of them pilots their own Sandwalker, a biomech controlled by sound or song through symbiotes. They each also have some Servitors, little biomech helpers that can serve as companions and protectors. 

The fabulous bases and terrain this month were created by Calrais, Kittifizz, and Karurosu, with concepts for both characters and terrains by Paul Ferret. We have an extra scatter this month with the little crab chest servitor! It might make for a fun thing for your adventurers to chase around 😆 

Our throwbacks for February are also great, and include the Sommos Calongo 5 pack, a perfect complement for this sea themed release. I’m also happy to see Izdara the Mazigh Raider and Nycterix, the Pteropodea Bat Assassin, as they’re figures that we don’t normally see people print and paint. Hoping to see more this coming month!

Conflux Creatures has continued to hammer away at the stats alongside OddBallOwlBear now that the situation with the OGL has mostly resolved. Once the release is more settled, you’ll be seeing the Dec and Jan stats in fairly short order.

The lore this month ties in with the lore of the Sommos and the Noctuoidea, so if you’re interested in reading more, check out the CobraCompendium. It also has a numbered listing of all the releases we’ve put out, for those completionists out there 🙂

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This month’s collection explores the remnants of the Sommos Empire, which was destroyed through the political machinations of the Ryujin. As the nearest and most powerful neighbours to the Mikata, the Ryujin were invested in making sure the amphibious fish empire didn’t get too influential, while also seeking to exploit their resources. The Sommos, now a scattered people, have never forgotten their former glory. Even though hundreds of years have passed, and their once-unified lands are now broken into rogue encampments and isolated villages preyed upon by lawless roving bandits, they still hunger for the day when their Empire will become whole again.

Orchamus the Jow Warlord, and his advisor Gishima the Mago Tidecaller, are dead set on reuniting the Sommos. The most successful warlord in hundreds of years, it seems like Orchamus might become a real threat to the Ryujin’s plans. Many Sommos are flocking to his banners, including Jow Veterans who keep the traditions of the old Empire Warriors, and even humble fishermen riding their Kyokas to go see this new hero. Some have even brought the baby Kyokas they’re raising, perhaps to become trained war mounts for the cause (or just for companionship). 

Our bases and terrain pack this month was sculpted by Kittifizz, Calrais, and Karurosu, and will provide plenty of flavor to base your water-themed minis! 

Stats will be coming for December’s minis pretty soon (we’re just reviewing them and getting them formatted), courtesy of Conflux Creatures and OddballOwlbear! If you haven’t seen Conflux Creatures before, he writes a truly astounding number of stat blocks every month, and if you like homebrew D&D, you should definitely check out his patreon. 

As usual, I’m including the lore for this particular collection below, but you can read more about the CobraMode Universe in our 40+ page Lore doc, the CobraCompendium: https://bit.ly/3om6snO 

It also includes a numbered listing of every collection (at the very end of the doc), for all those completionists out there. 

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December’s collection is set in the Taforalt Desert, in a small oasis area controlled by independent Hikiga. The Kasane Oasis is a new area that we haven’t explored yet, so this lore, while intertwined with the Mikata Wetlands, is separate and distinct. The desert versions of Hikiga and Hanzaki who have been emigrating from the Wetlands for thousands of years, a dusty Ryujin, and a new species (Owl-folk), which we haven’t seen before! MidJourney inspired our new Owl-folk mini, and will be sure to help us generate new ideas in the future. 

We have wonderful bases and terrain by Calrais and Kittifizz this month, and Conflux Creatures and Oddball Owlbear are still hard at work on those 5E stats. Supported files, as always, are by Atlas3DSS. 

If you’d like to read the lore for the entire CobraMode universe, make sure you check the CobraCompendium, which also has a numbered listing for every model we’ve sculpted at the end. If you want to read the teaser posts, which sometimes have some notes and asides that I don’t put into the official lore, look at the top of this posts section and click the WIP tag to see all of the previews 🙂

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As we start to feel the chill of impending Winter here in Northern Minnesota, our attention has turned back to the cooler valleys and slopes of the Qian Sheng Shan, the Thousand Sacred Mountains. This month we’re expanding the Tengu who live there, including some fun new Sacred Beasts. The Tengu Witches and Kotengu are new aspects of Tengu Society that we haven’t seen before. But perhaps Usagibo from our February 2022 Release would fit in with the Witches if she weren’t busy leading the Yugiri Forest Outlaws?

This month’s bases and terrain were created by Calrais and Karurosu from our Discord! This is Karurosu’s debut as an official freelancer, although he’s created some awesome fan sculpts like the Cool Dude Hanzaki (available for download in the Kitbashing channel on Discord; check the pinned posts). We have a variety of snowy and foresty bases that would look great mixed and matched with your other minis, CobraMode and otherwise. 

We’re still working on finalizing and formatting the 5E stats backlog, though the gap is slowly closing! Oct, July, June, and May of this year are in the works, and will hopefully be formatted soon. Conflux Creatures and OddballOwlBear are working hard to catch up 🙂 To access the 5E Stats, go to the Patron Download Post and click the dropbox link.

As always, you can read all of our lore in the CobraCompendium, and also see a complete numbered listing of all our collections at the very end of the document.​

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