October is the perfect time for some spooky models. If you remember our November 2023 collection, you might recall the story of The Sealed Gate of Despair, located at the foot of Agony Peak. A multicultural base of operations exists there with the express purpose of maintaining the Seal and holding back any stray demons who slip through the deteriorating gate. We saw some of the heroes who guard the gate, but what about their enemies? This month we have a small unit of Oni, worshippers and children of the god of Despair named Yami no Zetsubou-nushi. From the devious mastermind Inmetsu, the deceptively erudite behemoth, Kyokotsu, to the low level vassals like Hoju and Shukai, and the newly born demon children Futaba and Kozue.

We also have some special Halloween minis only for subscribers this month, to celebrate the spooky season! These will be dressed up by Kittifizz and Calrais, who also sculpt our wonderful base packs and terrains each month with concept art by Paul Ferret.

We’re still slowly working on the stats formatting, as Conflux Creatures continues to make stats faster than we can format them 😂 September stats will begin having a slightly updated format to match with some new standards, but we’re still working on our backlog to catch back up.

If you want to read more about the backstory of the Sealed Gate of Despair, check out the CobraCompendium, which also has a listing of all our releases: https://bit.ly/3om6snO

See the full post on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/october-release-113091445

September is dedicated to the Dinovians, an ancient civilization that fled the mundane realm to escape the effects of the devastating war between their god, Archaen, and an enemy god, Stygian. The echoes of this war can still be felt today, with the random appearances of Stygian Apertures, shards of the dead god that create portals into Stygian’s twisted barrow realm. The Dinovians who escaped into the barrow realms have highly developed magical technology which many from the mundane realm dismiss as myths and legends. However, the Dinovian Merchant Caravans still circulate back to this realm from time to time, albeit sometimes with hundreds of years in between. This month’s minis are some of the characters are from Vae’lira’s caravan, a merchant from our October 2023 Collection that first introduced this society.

Our fabulous bases and terrain pack was sculpted by Kittifizz and Calrais this month, with concept art by Paul Ferret (as usual). The throwbacks include a fun collection of our back catalog minis, including some creatures from the Stygian Realm that might serve as a good encounter for tabletop gamers, a Lemurian Mage with her Servitor (our take on mermaids), and an adorable little Curly Tail Shishi, a pet or familiar that would be perfect to decorate your desk or keychain 🥰

Stat sheets are currently backlogged due to some life stuff, but we should be able to get April and May out fairly soon. Conflux Creatures is hard at work creating stats faster than we can format them!

If you want to know more about the background and history of the Dinovians, check out our CobraCompendium, the huge lore document containing all of our lore to date (plus a numbered listing of our back catalog collections): https://bit.ly/3om6snO

August is dedicated to the Guanghan Rabbitfolk, who live in the Qian Sheng Shan (Thousand Sacred Mountains). The Guanghan have a fraught history with the Nature Spirits who live in the surrounding areas to their villages and towns. In the past, their rapid expansion and population growth has lead to deforestation, destruction of natural habitats, and a general upset to the natural cycles of the land. The Nature Spirits fought back against this, but it wasn’t until they asked for aid from the Five Elemental Dragons that the Guanghan saw the error of their ways. Not all of the Nature Spirits are content to forgive and forget, however, and they still fight back when they feel that the rabbitfolk are overstepping their bounds. The Plantform Nature Spirits from this month are some of the spirits that you may encounter in the Guanghan lands, and raising their ire can be quite frightening! Luckily there are hired mercenaries and guards like Iron Heart, her brother Iron Will, and Fierce Flame, who help protect against all the dangers of the Qian Sheng Shan. Those who wish to learn the way of the sword might go to Master Elegant Sword, and study his Drifting Cloud technique while trying not to spill a cup of fine tea.

This month’s bases and terrain pack was sculpted by Kittifizz and Calrais, with concepts by Paul Ferret. He also did the fantastic character designs this month!

I’m behind again on the Stats, but we have May and June in the works still for formatting while Conflux Creatures works on July.

You can learn more about the conflict between the Guanghan and the Five Elemental Dragons by reading the CobraCompendium, which also has a full listing of all our collections at the end: https://bit.ly/3om6snO

July’s collection is taking it to the high seas with Sommos Pirates! The remnants of the Sommos Empire, located in the marshy Reed Sea, is on a large stretch of coast. It’s only natural that bandits on land would also take to the oceans. This month we’re adventuring with the crew of The Crooked Marlin (formerly just The Marlin), who are out for revenge against the mighty Kraken that gave the rebuilt ship its new moniker. Dashing Captain Dagon is leading the charge, while First Mate Padu (riding atop Murushu), barks out the orders to the crew. Not everyone wants to listen though; for example, 14th generation pirate Zulrida and her Pelican Bomber mount, Umu! Jonathan and Zu, Seagull Trappers, are not exactly the most obedient either…

Our fantastic bases and terrain pack was sculpted by Calrais and Kittifizz this month, with concept art (including characters) done by Paul Ferret. You should definitely scroll through the WIPs to see his original sketches 😀

We’ve fallen a bit behind on the Stats again, but will hopefully be catching up a little bit this month. Our stats are created by Conflux Creatures, who has tons of fun stats to choose from on his own Patreon.

If you’re curious about the fall of the Sommos Empire, check out the CobraCompendium, which also has a full listing of all our collections at the end: https://bit.ly/3om6snO

Maybe June just puts us in mind of bugs? This month’s release is all about the Fidelium, mothfolk who use biohacking to meet all their needs. They shun the use of magic, unlike their cousins and enemies, the Noctuoidea. They (rightly) blame magic and the pursuit of more power for the catastrophic destruction of their ancient society and goddess, and the many centuries of suffering that came after. Remaining loyal to their goddess Divalia, they refuse to use her Barrow Realm, or the Barrow Realm of any dead god, nor do they mine her corpse for precious metals as the Noctuoidea do. However, their leafpunk spirit does manifest in some surprising and unsettling ways…

The shady Fidelium Shaman, Siridia, might sell you an illicit potion with some unconventional effects, while Dysphania, Fidelium Monstrosity, is full of rage against the Noctuoidea and has already mutated her body almost as far as it will go. Acheron, Fidelium Assassin has chosen some specific mutations for his profession, specializing for stealth and speed. But Vireo, Rubus, and Foli are all-natural beetle folk who are allies with the Fidelium, peacefully farming fungus and tending to their deadfall villages.

Our gorgeous bases and terrain pack was sculpted by Calrais and Kittifizz this month, with concept art by Paul Ferret. I’ve fallen behind on the stats formatting again, but we do have April Stats waiting to be formatted while Conflux Creatures works on May and June.

You can read the full lore for the CobraMode Universe in the CobraCompendium, which also has a full listing of all our collections: https://bit.ly/3om6snO

It seems like April showers bring May… Yetis! We haven’t done a Xueren release for over a year, and it’s high time we revisited these beefy mountain monastics. Way back when, we set up the story of two sisters who founded the two main factions of the Yetis, the evil Yu Huo Zong (Fiery Hell Sect), and Nan Tian Zong (Heavenly Gate Sect). These xanxia inspired Qi users are martial arts masters, and the sisters have gained immortal status through their respective techniques. We’ve already seen the vain and evil Libang Xian, but this month we’re finally seeing her sister and polar opposite, Libang Zhao. I haven’t officially written the history of their family, but their family name “Libang” roughly means “powerful scroll”, and it’s this historian’s belief that the Libang family kept safe the Scroll of Summoning now in Libang Xian’s possession. Her younger sister is the only person who has ever escaped being bound to the scroll, and continues to evade the Yu Huo Zong to avoid being captured and absorbed into it. Weifeng the Xueren Acolyte and Chongyang the Xueren Adept are part of the Nan Tian Zong founded by Libang Zhao, practicing Qi cultivation techniques to build their power rather than killing and absorbing it from their foes. We also have some of the creatures of the high mountains, the Xuehou Snow Goblins and the Qingling Shenzhong, Pure Spirit Bell Deity, who can be found wandering the snowy passes and peaks of the Qian Sheng Shan.

This month’s bases and terrain were sculpted by Kittifizz and Calrais as usual, with concepts by Paul Ferret. Our stats are a bit behind because I got sick in the middle of the month for a long time, but we’ll have our April stats formatted soon and start working on May.

If you’re interested in the greater lore of the Xueren, make sure you read the CobraCompendium: https://bit.ly/3om6snO

April is usually still cold where I’m from, but here in Jebel Irhoud, it’s always hot! This collection is centered around the Geometer’s Guild, the engineers and mage-scientists of the CobraMode world. Sometimes the study of the intricate workings of the world introduces an element of mysticism, and this is no less true for the Geometers. Their study of magic and its mechanisms spawns a lot of strange ideas, theories, and practices, and some of the fruits of these studies can be seen in our Tara’iq Geometers, Sarab and Qamar. The Tannit Geometers who deal with stars and heavenly bodies are only slightly more practical, with young Thuraya being somewhat of a mischievous outlier. Keeping them all in line with the Guild Laws is Naila, a Hakam Geometer who watches over and regulates the other Geometers, no matter how powerful. We also have a fantastical and eerie terrain piece which might be sentient…

Speaking of terrain, our bases and terrain pack was sculpted by Kittifizz and Calrais, with concept art from Paul Ferret! As usual they’ve done a fantastic job, and there are a lot of great pieces to build out mini scenes or dioramas.

We have caught up with March stats, and Conflux Creatures is starting work on April. Hoping to get that knocked out by mid-month, while I load the stats into our MMF listings. It’s going to take awhile, but for now you’ll be able to access all the stats through our Patron Download Links according to Collection. If you need to reference a model’s collection, you can search our CobraCompendium, which has a numbered listing at the end (along with all our lore so far, an impressive 86 pages!!)

February was a short month, which is always a bit rough for Erin. Still, he wanted to challenge himself to make a dragon with scales and fur together. I’m in absolute awe of the final result, and I hope everyone is excited to print and paint that one! March follows more of the Feixian cranefolk, a doomed people who are systematically hunted by the ten thousand shards of the Nemesis. An old and vengeful god, Nemesis was promised their lives by their last, and most corrupt king, and their people have paid the price for generations as their numbers dwindle. Will the Feixian ever escape their tragic fate? RuYan and LiuYi certainly dream of a future in which the Nemesis is defeated, and with the help of their ally, FengYun the Dragon Sacred Beast, they’re making headway against the vast hordes of shards. 

As usual we have a full pack of bases and terrain sculpted by Calrais and Kittifizz, with concept art by Paul Ferret. Calrais also helped to pose and make the weapons for the cute Nemesis shards 14, 15, 16, and 17.

Isaac of Conflux Creatures has us caught up with our stats finally! Kittifizz helped me format the sheets, and we might actually be able to simultaneously release stats with the month collection for the first time 😂 Feb stats have been written, just need to be reviewed and formatted while Isaac works on March. Woohoo!

I put some extra effort into the lore this month as I was eagerly awaiting Erin to finish sculpting the beautiful dragon. I hope you enjoy it, and take a look at the greater Feixian lore in our CobraCompendium!

This month’s collection  has three models that Erin sculpted for February: Hanshiro, Hayami, and Hikimasa. Harukage, Hanzaki Champion, and the Hanzaki Grenadier trio are from our March 2022 collection which started the Ninjas of Smoke who work under Katsuhito. We also have some Hanzaki Surgeons sculpted by Kittifizz and Calrais, from whom no gallbladder is safe! And a round of fun throwbacks, including the April 22 bases and terrain pack, Qingshan, Feixian Swordsman, and Haneboshi, Hanzaki Gunner. 

Our bases and terrain were created by Kittifizz and Calrais as usual, with concept art by Paul Ferret. 

Conflux Creatures has been banging away at the stats while I’ve been formatting them into our custom sheets, and we’re now up to Oct 2023. Nov stats are in the pipeline for formatting while we finalize the Dec and Jan stats, and Isaac works on the Feb stats. You can download all the stat sheets from any of the Patron Download Links posts, including the one that will be posted for this month.

There’s some great lore for Katsuhito and his crew, which you should read in our CobraCompendium: https://bit.ly/3om6snO 

The January Collection travels back to the Boondaburra Continent, where we’re taking a closer look at the Imperial Navy. We’ve seen the pirates of the Boondaburra, but who do they fear?! The Boondaburra are avid sailors with quite a powerful and extensive Navy, including some colorful crewmembers. Captain Mushen was once an instructor to the dread pirate Siduri, who captured an Imperial Navy Ship and has been terrorizing the seas ever since. The salty old dog still regrets teaching his pupil as well as he did. His old friend and Navigator, Tilmun, is a grumpy Nurasa penguinfolk who could have shot to great heights if it weren’t for his utter lack of soft skills. Faithful Namerin, his personal valet, is better suited to working in a manor house or estate, but chose to follow his master out to sea where he uses his skills to bring the finer things in life to the Captain. A consummate gentleman, he still holds his own in a fight against pirates! What he can’t handle, Hazi the Monkey Guard can. The wisdom of giving a monkey a gun is questionable, but has so far proven to be a good bet… mostly. Lastly, we have the all-female Boondaburra Dive Corps, an elite group of suited divers sent on only the deadliest of missions beneath the waves. 

Our fabulous bases and terrain were sculpted by Kittifizz and Calrais as usual, with concept art by Paul Ferret! 

If you’re interested in the full lore, check out the CobraCompendium: https://bit.ly/3om6snO 

For December, we’ve moved to the YuanYang Territories which lie at the foot of the Qian Sheng Shan (The Thousand Sacred Mountains). We haven’t explored our ducks too much yet, so we thought it was high time to revisit them! I’m hoping that our new duck knight, Evergreen, will inspire as many beautiful paints as Red Sun, our last knight! This time, his large banner offers some incredible freehanding opportunities… We also have our showpiece, the Peng Sacred Beast, whose beautiful plumage will surely be fun to paint. Or would you prefer a trio of chubby little potatoes like the Yosuzume Mercenaries? There’s also the mage pondering his egg, joined by a tough little rabbit friend, and some artillery engineers ready to do some serious damage. Which ones will you be painting this month?

As usual, our wonderful bases and terrain were sculpted by Calrais and Kittifizz, with concept art by Paul Ferret. Calrais also sculpted the artillery and did a lot of the feathering of the Peng, which Erin blocked/finished off the detailing of. Awesome work from the fastest sculptor in our Discord!

The stats for Sept/Nov have been sitting in my computer waiting to be formatted. This month has been partially self-imposed madness, so the stats have just fallen by the wayside… As things settle down, I’ll be making time to format them properly so that we can get caught up. 

If you haven’t read the lore of the YuanYang yet, check out the CobraCompendium (which also contains the rest of the lore, and a complete listing of all our releases).

This month’s collection is featuring the Zuijin of the Sealed Gate of Despair. The Zuijin are the sworn keepers of the gate, and serve various functions from warriors, defenders, and casters, to craftspeople and artisans. It is considered an important and sacred duty to serve as a Zuijin, and all of the societies of the Qian Sheng Shan send people to contribute. This time we’re seeing a new society, the Sarugami, along with an old favorite, the Daitengu! 

We have our wonderful themed bases and terrain pack this month sculpted by Calrais and Kittifizz, with concept art by Paul Ferret, as usual. 

The throwbacks this month are also some of our favorites, with Esmar the Boondaburra Diplomat and her two guards Ishu & Goru, Red Sun the YuanYang Knight on his bold mount, and the mushroom themed base and terrain pack from August 2021!

A little bird told me that there might be something fun for Thanksgiving later this month too 👀

I’ve currently got Sept and Oct stats waiting to be formatted, which will get done after the month changeover is finished with. This would get us almost current with the stats! Exciting!

If you’re curious about the lore of Qian Sheng Shan, check out the CobraCompendium, which also has a numbered listing of our official month releases at the very end. 

Fall is upon us, and especially Halloween! As an avid costume-wearer, I’m pretty excited about this, and so are the Hanzaki! We have an adorable crew of trick-or-treaters for you this month, courtesy of Kittifizz and Calrais, and I can’t wait to see how these get painted up. 

I hope everyone is excited for the Dinovians this month, who are kind like our world’s version of the Annunaki. The Ancients of myth and lore who only visit every few hundred years, coming from afar with their stargate-esque advanced tech and magic… What’s not to love about them? 

Our awesome bases and terrain this month really complement the ancient tech angle, with designs by Paul Ferret and models by Kittifizz and Calrais. I can see this pack getting a lot of use even for Sci-Fi minis. The idea is that the Dinovian ruins can be found everywhere in our world also, so these can be mixed and matched with our other factions as well.

As always, you can see all of our previous lore on the CobraCompendium, along with a numbered listing of our official releases: https://bit.ly/3om6snO

September is another Moth Month, which I hope everyone is excited for! The Twilight Forest Faction was our 3rd most popular faction in our last poll, after the Mikata Wetlands Amphibians and the Boondaburrans. We’ve expanded on the two warring sides of the Mothfolk with some Fidelium and some Noctuoidea. The Twilight Forest has some of the deepest lore out of all our factions, so make sure you check out the CobraCompendium’s section on them to find out their secret history… 

The bases and terrain were created by Kittifizz and Calrais as usual, with amazing concept art by Paul Ferret. And our stats are created by Conflux Creatures. Unfortunately there is a delay on releasing them because our layout artist OddballOwlBear got a full time job! Congrats! I’ll be slowly working on them myself until I can find a new layout artist to fill his shoes. If anyone knows how to lay out text and graphics in our Affinity Designer template, send me an email at andrea(at)cobramode.com 🙂

I’m setting up some Cross-Promos this month also, so make sure to keep your eyes out for those. Please go to the Patron Download Dropbox link and download the August Cross-Promos before the end of the month, as those will not be uploaded to MMF. 

As always, you can see all of our previous lore on the CobraCompendium, along with a numbered listing of our official releases: https://bit.ly/3om6snO