Does anyone have a way of giving multicolor PLA prints a good surface finish?

Yes, upside down is quite standard for resin figure legs, to eliminate support contact points. Another thing they will do is print a figure such that the head is angled back, to keep supports out of the face.

Please don’t remind me about hats. When I worked for a company making “knockoffs” (D&D has an Open Game License) of BattleWarMaceHammer and DragonDungeons, figures with hats and cloaks were the worst things to get our of an injection mould.

You’d make a frame with 8 idiots in chunky armour and 1 leader with a hat or cape, and that stupid vanity accessory would be like 3/4 of the engineering budget. Then people complain that you sell 10 dudes in a box for the same price as 1 hero, and accuse you of costing your figures based on in-game power level and not manufacturing cost.

My understanding is that vapor smoothing does not work with PLA, at least not when using acetone.

Correct, acetone doesn’t vapor smooth PLA. Solvents that do are significantly more hazardous, I won’t name them here.

I just remembered finding this product… I have not bought it, but is supposed to be just for providing a smooth finish.