Capture the fierce spirit of the wild with this incredibly detailed hissing opossum miniature. Featuring a defiant wide-mouthed pose and a realistic scaly tail, this tiny marsupial adds character and grit to any forest, swamp, or post-apocalyptic tabletop setting.
A feral scavenger is startled and enters a defensive display, hissing at an intruder.
This miniature is best used as a druid's familiar, a campsite pest, a scavenger in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, or environmental flavor to add realism to a forest or swamp map.
Artist: MZ4250
Type: MONSTER
Pose: Crouched on all fours with head turned and mouth agape.
Action: Hissing or baring teeth in a defensive or aggressive posture.
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Attacking
Genre: Fantasy, Modern, Horror, Post-Apocalyptic, Genre-Neutral
Suitable Locations: city alleyway, forest floor, dungeon storeroom, sewer system, ruined farmhouse, wasteland campsite, backyard garden, tavern cellar
Encounter Scenarios: nuisance animal found in a dark basement, scavenger lurking near a monster's lair, druid's wild shape form, mutated wasteland variant encounter
Power Level: Trivial (score 5/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (perfect): Ideal as a generic beast, giant rat proxy, or familiar.; Pathfinder (perfect): ; Fallout: Wasteland Warfare (perfect): Perfect for a post-apocalyptic scavenger/critter.; Frostgrave (good): Suitable as a random animal encounter.; Call of Cthulhu (good): Works as a mundane threat or thematic urban animal.
Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Stocky, Size: Tiny, Age: Adult, Style: Realistic
NPC Role: Animal
Creature: Opossum (Beast), Size: Tiny
Body: A quadrupedal marsupial with a furry body and a scaly prehensile-style tail. It has one head with sharp teeth visible in an open mouth.
Also known as: Beast, Marsupial, Scavenger
Related creatures: Giant Rat, Raccoon, Badger
Distinctive Features: Exaggerated open-mouthed hiss, Long scaly tail
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Bite, description: Rows of sharp teeth in an open, hissing mouth., position: Mouth, type_ja: 噛みつき, description_ja: 威嚇して開かれた口に並ぶ鋭い歯。, position_ja: 口, type: Claws, description: Small claws on all four paws., position: Feet, type_ja: 爪, description_ja: 4本の足にある小さな爪。, position_ja: 足
Defensive Features: Thick fur hide
Aesthetic: Savage / Feral, Gritty / Realistic, Creepy / Unsettling, Classic Fantasy
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None (non-humanoid)
Similar to characters: Rad-possum (Fallout series), Crash and Eddie (Ice Age), Ozzie (Over the Hedge), R.O.U.S. - Rodent Of Unusual Size (Princess Bride), Lester (A Goofy Movie)
Miniature Dimensions: 9.5mm H x 16.4mm W x 18.8mm D (base: 25.0mm)
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