Dungeon Undead by Bite the Bullet: Skeletons, Overseers and Scenery for D&D Dungeon Encounters

The Dungeon Undead range from Bite the Bullet came out in mid-2022 and has stayed in our catalogue ever since. That's usually a sign that it's doing something a bit different. Where a lot of undead releases give you a generic horde, this one builds a specific scenario: an underground prison, long abandoned, still patrolled by guards who don't know they're dead. You get skeletons, overseers, arachnid minions, a proper boss figure, and three scenery packs to dress the floor around them. It's a complete dungeon encounter in one release, and that's rarer than it sounds.

We stock the Dungeon Undead Full Set in 28/32mm resin at £59.99, with 35mm (£69.99) and 40mm (£79.99) options available.

What the Dungeon Undead Range Covers

Sixteen models in the Full Set, split across four distinct roles. The skeleton squad forms the basic rank and file, which is what you'd expect. What you might not expect is how the sculpts are handled: these aren't hunched, shambling figures with swords pointing vaguely at the floor. They're mid-action, weapons raised, with the kind of sculptural energy that photographs well on a table and reads clearly during play. The Skeleton Small Set (4 models, £15.99) is available separately for anyone who wants to bolster their undead numbers without buying the full release.

The overseers are the more unusual addition. These are undead prison wardens, upright and armoured, still running their patrols through the empty cells. The Prison Overseer Small Set puts three of them together at £12.99, which makes a solid mid-encounter group or a wandering patrol in a larger dungeon map. There's also an Overseer Minions three-model variant within the full listing (£11.99) if you just need supporting characters.

Then there are the spiders. The Spider Minions at £7.99 are arachnid familiars, part pest and part weapon. They pair naturally with the overseers and with the Arachnophobia Scenery Pack if you want to lean into that side of the setting.

The Gatekeeper

The standout model in the range is the Gatekeeper, and it earns that position. Three variants at £12.99 each: mouth closed (stoic and heavy-set, the kind of figure that makes players lower their dice rolls mentally before the fight starts), mouth open (mid-roar, useful if you want something more aggressive), and fire breather (which adds a clear magical threat to what might otherwise look like a melee-only encounter). Print all three and you have three separate bosses, or run the fire breather as a reveal when the players think they've worked out what they're up against.

At 35mm he towers over the rest of the warband cleanly. That scale difference, printed in resin, tends to get a reaction when you place it on the table.

Building the Encounter, Model by Model

One of the better things Bite the Bullet does with their monthly releases is structure them so you can buy in at whatever level suits the campaign. A minimal encounter, something you'd use as a mid-dungeon ambush, could be the Skeleton Set and the Gatekeeper. Add the Prison Overseers and the Spider Minions and you've got the full setup: foot soldiers, armed guards, and crawling threats that make the room feel inhabited rather than staged.

The Full Set at £59.99 covers all sixteen models and works out as the best value across the range. Collectors and painters who want something more unusual should also look at Lizzy the Unchained (£6.99), a display-quality single figure from the same release with a very different character from the combat-focused models.

The Scenery Packs

Bite the Bullet built three scenery packs alongside this release. The Arachnophobia Scenery Pack (£14.99) leans into the spider angle: webs, cocoons, the sort of dressing that tells players exactly what kind of room they've walked into before anything rolls for initiative. Scenery B (£14.99) and Scenery C (£12.99) add dungeon architecture: pillars, cell structures, rubble. Together they give you enough physical dressing to lay over a grid without sourcing terrain from anywhere else.

The resin finish across the scenery packs matches the minis, which avoids the slight inconsistency you often get when mixing materials from different ranges or manufacturers.

Painting Notes

Resin holds wash pigment cleanly, and this range rewards a wash-heavy approach. A pale bone or off-white base, a sepia or brown wash worked into the recesses, then a dry-brushed highlight across the raised edges will get the skeletons looking right in an evening. The Gatekeeper has more complex surface detail and benefits from a dark primer followed by a lighter grey mist coat, which brings the upper surfaces forward before colour goes on.

Bite the Bullet publish regular painting guides on their YouTube channel, and their MyMiniFactory profile includes sculpting process notes which give useful context for where to place highlights.

Browse the full Bite the Bullet collection to see the rest of their catalogue, from werewolf warbands to Trench Crusade units to fantasy heroes. If you want a dungeon encounter that handles both the miniatures and the scenery in a single order, Dungeon Undead is a clean option.