The Quest for the Perfect Gelatinous Cube Miniature Continues

November 3, 9:28 AMLexington Game ExaminerWilliam Thrasher

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A Gelatinous Cube inches up on its prey on this Wiz War board by Hirst Arts.

photo courtesy of Hirst Arts.

Earlier today RPG Examiner Michael Tresca posted an article about the difficulties of acquiring a decent Gelatinous Cube miniature. You know the infamous Gelatinous Cube, that stately hexahedral mass of semitransparent matter, created by unscrupulous alchemists or summoned by foul sorcerers, forever squidging through dungeon halls absorbing and digesting any organic mater it can subsume into its semi-solid bulk, keeping said dungeon sanitary and free of corpses, failed experiments, mold, fungus, and adventurers. Well, for those who do not wish to settle for the Gelatinous Cube miniature produced by Wizards of The Coast, there are a few more places to look online if you wish to make your own.

First and foremost is Hirst Arts Fantasy Architecture Inc., makers of Castle Molds and home to innumerable instructions, tutorials, and projects to enrich your tabletop gaming experience. Within the Hirst Arts Tips & Tricks section you will find wonderfully detailed instructions for making your own Gelatinous Cube, including a suggestion on customizing the miniature and photos of several completed miniatures.

For those looking for a quicker alternative, look no further than Abaroth's World. The second entry in the Monsters & Minis section details how to make a Gelatinous Cube with no more than tinfoil, varnish, and clear resin. Just add a plastic skeleton miniature to the mix, and you've got a half digested victim all ready to go.

Finally, we have a set of Gelatinous Cube making instructions from professional RPG writer Sean K. Reynolds. Inspired by Hirst Arts, Sean has chronicled his own experiments in Cube creation, including a detour into transparent dungeon floor tiles.

So there you have it. Armed with the knowledge gathered by Michael and myself, go forth and make Cubes. Make the gelatinous crawling horrors in such numbers as to fill even the most spacious dungeon with their glutinous bulk. Woe be to whatever dungeoneers may cross their path.