This Skeleton Jester miniature brings a touch of macabre whimsy to your tabletop, featuring a dynamic dancing pose and an expressive laughing skull. Dressed in traditional slashed-sleeve finery and a three-pointed hat, this undead entertainer is perfect for representing a cursed bard or a sinister courtly threat.
A skeletal entertainer performing a macabre and energetic dance in a haunted court.
A thematic mid-dungeon encounter that uses tricks, taunts, or low-level spells to harass adventurers, or a quirky undead NPC performer.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: HERO, MONSTER
Pose: Leaping/Dancing
Action: Dancing
Mood: mischievous
Action Category: Moving/Walking
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Suitable Locations: ruined palace ballroom, haunted carnival, necromancer's court, cursed theater, underground crypt, wizard's tower, thieves' guild theater, interplanar circus, vampire's estate garden
Encounter Scenarios: An undead entertainer summoned by a lich to perform eternally, A restless spirit of a court fool seeking revenge on those who mocked him, A guardian of a hidden treasure chamber disguised as a simple statue
Power Level: Easy (score 22/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (perfect): ; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (perfect): ; Mork Borg (perfect): ; Warhammer Fantasy / Age of Sigmar (good): ; Frostgrave (good): ; Mordheim (good): ; Ravenloft (perfect): ; Savage Worlds (usable):
Race: Skeleton, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Skeletal, Size: Medium, Age: Undead, Style: Stylized
Also suitable as: Undead, Reborn, Hollow One
Distinguishing Features: Exposed skull with open mouth, Ribcage visible through clothing, Skeletal fingers and toes, Three-pointed jester hat with bells
Weapons: Jester's Scepter (Mottey): A long cylindrical rod topped with a carved skull-like head wearing a three-pointed hat.
Armor: Padded Clothing (cloth, Full body)
Clothing: Jester Hat, Puffed Doublet, Pointed Shoes
Accessories: Bells, Sash
Character Classes: Bard (high%), Warlock (medium%), Rogue (medium%)
NPC Role: Undead Court Fool
Creature: Skeleton Jester (Undead), Size: Medium
Body: A standard skeletal humanoid frame wearing flamboyant, puffed Renaissance-style clothing.
Also known as: Undead Fool, Skeletal Entertainer, Necrotic Mime
Related creatures: Skeleton, Lich, Banshee, Poltergeist
Distinctive Features: Skull with open jaw, Pointed jester shoes, Puffed-sleeve garment
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Scepter, description: A weighted staff topped with a skull., position: right hand, Vicious Mockery, Fear Aura, Necrotic Touch
Defensive Features: Skeletal damage resistances (Bludgeoning vulnerability, Piercing/Slashing resistance)
Mount: none, Size: none
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Comical / Funny, Grimdark, Whimsical / Playful, Classic Fantasy
Cultural Aesthetic: Western European Medieval
Hairstyle: Skeletal/No Hair
Similar to characters: Cicero from Skyrim, The Joker (Medieval Archetype), Jack Skellington, Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Fantasy variant), Kefka Palazzo (undead version)
Miniature Dimensions: 36.0mm H x 27.1mm W x 20.2mm D (base: 35.0mm)
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