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What are Constructs in Your D&D World? – WizKids Bell’s Hells and Critical Role –

Eberron came on the scene many a year ago and brought with it a massive change in the world of D&D fantasy gaming. It brought the lightning rail, airships, and most of all the Warforged. Since then many gamers have loved playing warforged in their games. While some refused to make the magical or technological leap forward others leaped at the idea and asked well how does my world see this race if they are not playing in Eberron?

While I have played games in Forgotten Realms and Eberron, I feel like I do most of my gaming in a homebrew setting and that means there is always going to be the question about what this race is when you decide to play something that is designed for a particular setting. In Eberron, there is a rich story about how and why these creatures were created. And with that a long enough time frame to have them fully inserted a regular race within the world.

In the games, I have played since Eberron’s release I have seen numerous constructed race visual descriptions that could easily be just using the warforged race and just being a little different. In Dave’s game, we were transported to an area that had not been explored in a very long time. It was frozen in time from a previous age. Our mere presence began to wake everyone up which of course led to problems we had to deal with. The core people in the previous age encountered some life-threatening issues of a biological nature. Clockwork bodies, very much with gears and the like were made. After our travel there the clockwork people were set free and able to travel our world. While visually different a clockwork person could be played just using the warforged race.

In the game I am running now, Dave wanted to play a warforged for my “We live on a Boat” game. But he came up with the cool story of his body being captured, tortured, and killed. Somehow his spirit possessed an ancient divers suit and he fights with a small anchor.

In my kid’s game, 2 players wanted to play a warforged and one player wanted to be an artificer. They thought it would be a neat idea if the artificer actually made the warforged characters. But if they are not being made for war, would they be called Warforged? I have begun using the term Forged to represent them in my games. They are made after all, but not necessarily made for War. As it turns out both of these made Forged would be good at war. One is a Barbarian and the other a Paladin.

There will always be lots of options when you have creative people thinking about how to reimagine mechanics to be something different. I highly encourage people to do so. Now, this idea was brought about by the amazing construct race that is Fresh Cut Grass of Season 3 of Critical Role. Bells Hells minis are about to be released. This is a 10-piece set of minis where you get the whole group plus a few extras. I will say, I would have loved it if they had added one more and given us Bertrand Bell. But Alas, they did not. You get the full D&D party: Fearne Calloway, Chetney Pock O’Pea, Orym: of the Air Ashari, Laundna, Imogen Temult, Fresh Cut Grass, and Ashton Greymoore. But they threw in some cool extras: Dorian Storm, Mister (Fearne’s Wildfire Spirit Monkey), and Chenty in Werewolf form.

These are a great set of minis to add to your collection, play your own game using these figures or introduce some plane-traveling Bells Hells into your game, or do all of the above. I only have to ask which one is your favorite? Of the actual characters I am drawn to Fearne and Orym. If the physical minis. The uniqueness of FCG and the noble look of Dorian make them all stand out, but I could easily see uses for all of these great minis in the future.

Thanks for reading. Until Next Time, Stay Nerdy!