Our Patreon Has Relaunched — Lunar Acolytes Are Here

Hello fellow adventurers,

The Lion’s Tower Patreon has officially relaunched — and we’re starting as we mean to go on: with dark elves, samurai armour, and just enough sinister elegance to make your average paladin start nervously checking the exits.

Our first new release is now live:

The Lunar Acolytes

4 Dark Elf Samurai Miniatures for War Commander

The Lunar Acolytes are the first wave of miniatures for War Commander, our developing fantasy skirmish wargame created by myself and game designer Max Witt.

This release includes four dark elf samurai miniatures, designed with a sinister, elegant fantasy aesthetic and sculpted with the usual Lion’s Tower focus on strong silhouettes, painter-friendly detail, and clean 3D printing.

They are ideal for:

• Fantasy skirmish games

• RPG encounters

• Dark elf warbands

• Samurai-inspired villains

• Display painting projects

• Anyone who thinks “murderous moonlit elf cult” is a perfectly reasonable hobby direction.  And frankly, who among us has not had that phase?

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What This Patreon Is Becoming

This relaunch is not just about monthly STL files.

The new Lion’s Tower Patreon is being built as an evolving home for fantasy STL miniatures, tabletop game development, and growing game worlds.

The core idea is simple:

Design the game. Print the army. Grow the world.

Each month, we plan to release new miniatures connected to our two main game systems:

War Commander

A fantasy skirmish wargame focused on commanders, warbands, units, factions, and community-driven development.

Crystal Collapse

Our anime and JRPG-inspired tactical tabletop game, focused on premium hero miniatures, bold characters, and dramatic tabletop battles.

The rules for both systems will remain free and public, so anyone can follow along, play, test, and get involved.

Patreon supporters get the miniatures, development updates, community votes, previews, and access to the growing archive depending on their tier.

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Our Monthly Release Structure

We are keeping this realistic and sustainable.

Rather than promising an avalanche of miniatures every month and then vanishing under a pile of goblin admin, we are aiming for a clear monthly rhythm:

Week 1

War Commander release
Usually a unit set, warband expansion, or group of related miniatures.

Week 2

Devlog and community voting
Help shape the future of War Commander, including units, factions, scenarios, and development direction.

Week 3

Crystal Collapse hero release
A single high-quality character miniature for our JRPG-inspired tactical game, with a profile card to use them in your Crystal Collapse games.

Week 4

Sneak peeks, work-in-progress previews, lore, and future planning

This gives us two proper miniature releases each month, while still keeping the Patreon active throughout the month with development content, previews, and community involvement.

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The Vault

One of the key parts of the new Patreon is the Vault.

The Vault is our growing archive of past Patreon releases, bonus content, and supporter milestone unlocks.

As the Patreon grows, we’ll unlock additional miniatures and content based on supporter milestones. These will become part of the permanent Vault, making the Patreon more valuable over time.

New releases will not go into the Vault immediately. They will move into the Vault after a delay, usually around 2–3 months.

That means current supporters get the newest releases first, while Vault members build access to an expanding back catalogue over time.

In other words:

More supporters → more unlocks → bigger Vault → better value for everyone.

A dangerously sensible system. We’ll try not to let it go to our heads.

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Patreon Tiers

We have kept the new tier structure simple.

Guild Member — £8.50 per month

This is the core monthly release tier.

You receive the current monthly Patreon releases, including War Commander and Crystal Collapse STL files.

Includes:

• Monthly War Commander release

• Monthly Crystal Collapse hero release

• STL files for personal use

• Variants and bonus parts where included

• Devlogs and behind-the-scenes updates

• Community voting

• Sneak peeks and WIP previews

This tier does not include Vault access.

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Guild Artisan — £10 per month

This tier includes the monthly releases plus access to the Vault.

Includes:

• Everything in Guild Member

• Access to the growing Vault

• Delayed archive access to past releases

• Supporter milestone unlocks added to the Vault

This is the best tier if you want the current monthly releases and access to the expanding back catalogue.

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Guild Merchant — £40 per month

This tier is for small businesses, resin printing services, and sellers who want a commercial licence.

Includes:

• Monthly releases

• Vault access

• Commercial licence for eligible miniatures

• Permission to sell physical printed miniatures while subscribed

The commercial licence applies to physical printed miniatures only. STL files may not be shared, resold, redistributed, uploaded elsewhere, or included in digital bundles.

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Why Join Now?

The Patreon has only just relaunched, which means this is the perfect time to get involved from the beginning.

By joining now, you can:

• Download the first War Commander release

• Help shape the direction of the game

• Support the development of future factions and miniatures

• Follow the creation of Crystal Collapse heroes

• Build your collection as the Vault grows

• Support an independent miniature studio directly

The Lunar Acolytes are the first step in the new structure, and they set the tone for where this is going: characterful, printable, game-ready fantasy miniatures that belong to worlds we are actively building.

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Join the Relaunched Patreon

If you want high-quality fantasy STL miniatures, evolving tabletop games, community-driven development, and a growing archive of printable content, I’d love to have you with us.

You can join the relaunched Patreon here:

https://www.patreon.com/ltminis

Thank you as always for supporting The Lion’s Tower. Whether you join the Patreon, share the post, print the miniatures, paint them beautifully, or simply point at them and mutter “yes, those elves look suitably unpleasant,” it all helps.

Welcome to the next stage of The Lion’s Tower.

Design the game. Print the army. Grow the world.

Cheers,
Dan
The Lion’s Tower